port v collingwood aami stadium friday night
port are yet to win a final after a 13 point loss to collingwood hurt their title hopes but they get anoter chance against essendon friday night. collingwood host the winner of adeliade/melbourne in a prelim final on saturday afternoon week.
COL 5.3 9.6 13.9 16.12 (108)
PA 3.1 8.3 12.6 14.11 (95)
GOALS: COL – L. Davis 3, Betheras 2, N. Davis 2, Rocca 2, Lonie 2, Didak, O’Bree, McKee, Steinfort, Burns; Pa – P. Burgoyne 3, Dew 3, S. Burgoyne 2, Schofield, Carr, K. Cornes, French, Stevens. C. Cornes
BEST: COL – Licuria, Cloke, O’Bree, Lonie, Burns, L. Davis; PA – Francou, P. Burgoyne, Stevens, Bishop, Schofield
UMPIRES: Allen, Avon, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 33,131 at AAMI Stadium
essendon v west coast colonial saturday afternoon
essendon overrun west coast by 33 points to keep their hopes of another grand final alive they will play port friday night in adeliade. west coast are out of it now.
ESS 3.4 6.6 11.7 17.9 (111)
WCE 2.2 6.6 9.8 11.12 (78)
GOALS: ESS – Lucas 3, Moorcroft 3, Barnard 2, Bolton 2, Caracella 2, M. Johnson, Salmon, J. Johnson, Jacobs, Welsh; WCE – Munro 3, Wilson 2, Gardiner, Kerr, Banfield, Jakovich, Sampi, Humm
BEST: ESS – Lucas, Fletcher, Salmon, Rioli, Misiti, J. Johnson; WCE – Gardiner, Cousins, Munro, Haynes, Kerr, Pt. Matera
INJURY: ESS – Lloyd (concussion), Rioli (shoulder), Hird (groin) replaced in selected side by Hunt; WCE – Judd (knee), Hunter (cut head)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, James, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 37,475 at Colonial
brisbane v adeliade gabba saturday night
brisbane are through to the prelim final breaking their last multi year losing streak against adeiaide by 71 points. brisbane will play port/essendon saturday night week adeliade play melbourne at the g in a “home” semi final saturday night.
BRIS 5.3 8.9 13.11 17.13 (115)
ADE 1.4 2.5 2.9 5.14 (44)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 7, Hart 2, Headland, Johnson, McRae, Notting, Akermanis, Brown, White, Lappin; ADE – Burton, Ricciuto, Bassett, Smart, Crowell
BEST: BRIS – Black, Akermanis, Lappin, Hart, Lynch, Voss, Leppitsch, Headland; ADE – Ricciuto, Ladhams, McGregor, Goodwin
INJURY: BRIS – Power (knee), C. Scott (hamstring), McDonald (thigh) replaced in selected side by Keating; ADE – Ladhams (arm)
UMPIRES: Coates, Kennedy, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 31,854 at the Gabba
melbourne v kangaroos mcg sunday
melbourne stay alive with a 38 point win over the roos they will play adelaide saturday night in a semi final at the g. kangaroos are finished.
MELB 2.2 9.5 11.10 18.14 (122)
KANG 3.4 5.8 7.11 11.18 (84)
GOALS: MELB – Vardy 5, Robertson 3, Green 2, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Armstrong, Woewodin, Johnstone, Bruce; KANG – Harding 2, Pickett 2, Harvey, Makepeace, Morrell, Petrie, Cochrane, Robbins, Rocca
BEST: MELB – Yze, Ward, Brown, Woewodin, Johnstone, Vardy, Bizzell; KANG – Makepeace, Harvey, Burton, Simpson, Grant, Robbins
INJURY: KANG – Robbins (shoulder)
UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 53,967 at MCG
finals week 2 matches
friday
port v essendon AAMI (N)
saturday
adeliade v melborune MCG
the reason the adeliade v melbourne clash is at the g is at the time one final had to be there every week of the finals.
Harrison’s world 