collingwood (10-5) vs richmond (4-11) mcg friday night
collingwood survive a determined richmond scare by 40 points. collingwood (11-5) travel to play west coast in perth saturday afternoon. richmond (4-12) have now lost 8 striaght host essendon friday night.
COL 0.3 2.6 8.7 13.11 (89)
RICH 4.4 4.7 6.7 7.7 (49)
GOALS: COL – N. Davis 3, Fraser 3, Didak 2, Tarrant, L. Davis, Betheras, Freeborn, Lockyer; RICH – Stafford 2, Coughlan, Ottens, Pettifer, Bowden, Richardson
BEST: COL – Didak, Licuria, Betheras, Scotland, Wakelin, Cloke, Prestigiacomo; RICH – D. Kellaway, A. Kellaway, Rogers, Gaspar, Chaffey, Ottens
INJURY: Richardson (calf) replaced in selected side by Steinfort; RICH – Richardson (corked thigh)
UMPIRES – McBurney, Head, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 48,620 at MCG
kangaroos (8-7) vs port (12-3) optus oval saturday afternoon
port still can’t beat the roos as the roos end an 8 game wining streak by port keepig their record intact against port. kangaroos (9-7) face bulldogs at colonial sunday. port (12-4) host melbourne saturday night.
KANG 4.3 7.6 11.9 14.15 (99)
PA 2.4 4.7 10.10 10.10 (70)
GOALS: KANG – Morrell 3, Rocca 3, Pickett 2, Stevens 2, Burton, Cochrane, Clayton, Harding; PA – James 3, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Carr, P. Burgoyne, Bishop, Primus, Stevens
BEST: KANG – Stevens, Archer, Morrell, Teague, Burton, Colbert, Cochrane; PA – Primus, James, Montgomery, Wakelin, Wanganeen, P. Burgoyne
INJURY: KANG – Grant (rib) replaced in selected side by S Cochrane, Harvey (shoulder); PA – Hardwick (strained knee), Wanganeen (ankle)
Harvey will miss two weeks with the injury
UMPIRES: Dore, Nicholls, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 9398 at Optus Oval
melbourne (9-6) vs hawthorn (8-7) mcg saturday afternoon
hawks stay alive with their 4th straight win over melbourne by 26 points. hawthorn (9-7) host brisbane saturday afternoon at the g. melbourne (9-7) travel to play port saturday night.
HAW 2.3 5.4 10. 6 14.9 (93)
MELB 0.6 4.10 5.11 9.13 (67)
GOALS: HAW – Holland 3, Chick 3, A. Cox 3, Dixon, Rawlings, Greene, Brown, Barlow; MELB – Powell 2, Neitz 2, Leoncelli 2, Johnstone, Wheatley, Walsh
BEST: HAW – Rawlings, Vandenberg, A. Cox, Brown, Hodge, Chick, Holland; MELB – White, Ellis, Godfrey, Neitz, Powell
INJURY: MELB – Vardy (Corked thigh)
REPORTS: HAW – Tallis McLaren for wrestling Wheatley; MELB – Wheatley for wrestling Tallis
UMPIRES: McLaren, McKenzie, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 37,442 at MCG
essendon (8-1-6) vs geelong (9-6) colonial saturday night
essendon are out of the 8 for the first time in 4 years losing by 39 points to geelong who have now won 7 straight. geelong (10-6) host adeliade sunday. essendon (8-1-7) play richmond at the g friday night.
GEEL 4.3 8.5 11.7 14.11 (95)
ESS 2.2 4.2 7.4 8.8 (56)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 6, Mooney 3, Riccardi 2, Johnson, Lord, Chapman; ESS – Caracella 3, Lloyd 2, Lucas, Hille, Reynolds
BEST: GEEL – King, Kingsley, Kelly, Mooney, Scarlett, Rahilly; ESS – Hird, Rioli, Caracella, J Johnson, Moorcroft
INJURY: GEEL – Wojcinski (ankle); ESS – Barnard
CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher replaced in selected team by Reynolds
UMPIRES: James, Ellis, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 47,778 at Colonial
freo (6-9) vs west coast (9-6) subiaco saturday night
freo win only their third derby ever by 30 points over west coast. freo (7-9) play st kilda at optus oval sunday. west coast (9-7) host collingwood saturday afternoon.
FRE 3.1 5.5 10.7 15.10 (100)
WCE 5.0 6.1 7.3 11.4 (70)
GOALS: FRE – Medhurst 4, Carr 3, Croad 3, Pavlich 2, Koops, Hasleby, Brown; WCE – Wirrpunda 3, Judd 2, Kerr, Williams, Lynch, Haynes, Cox, Matera
BEST: FRE – Hasleby, Carr, Pavlich, Medhurst, McPharlin, Simmonds; WCE – Cousins, Kerr, Wirrpunda, McIntosh, Judd, Hunter
REPORTS: WCE – Jakovich for striking Croad
UMPIRES: Humphery-Smith, McInerney, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 41,776 at Subiaco Oval
brisbane (11-4) vs sydney (4-1-10) gabba sunday
brisbane beat sydney by 38 points to stay in the top of the table race. brisbane (12-4) play hawthorn at the g saturday afternoon. sydney (4-1-11) host carlton saturday night at the olympic stadium.
BRIS 4.5 9.9 13.13 17.15 (117)
SYD 3.0 6.3 9.4 12.7 (79)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 7, McRae 3, Headland 2, Voss 2, White 2, Johnson; SYD – O’Loughlin 4, Goodes 2, Fosdike, Kelly, Stevens, Saddington, Kirk, Bennett
BEST: BRIS – Headland, Lynch, Voss, B. Scott, McRae, Power; SYD – Mathews, Saddington, Cresswell, Kennelly, Barry, O’Loughlin
INJURY: SYD – Seymour (virus) replaced in selected side by Bennett
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Kelsey, Baldwin
ATTENDANCE: 25,720 at the Gabba
carlton (2-13) vs st kilda (3-1-11) colonial sunday
st kilda hand carlton their first wooden spoon by 43 points meaning carltons only hope is to start winning more often. st kilda (4-1-11) host freo sunday. carlton (2-14) face sydney at the olympic stadium saturday night.
STK 9.2 12.3 16.5 22.8 (140)
CARL 1.1 10.4 13.10 14.13 (97)
GOALS: StK – Hamill 3, Lawrence 3, Milne 3, Black 2, Loewe 2, Baker 2, Peckett, Jones, Gehrig, Everitt, Riewoldt, Wulf, Schwarze;’
CARL – McKernan 4, Hickmott 4, Lappin 2, Davies, Murphy, Houlihan, Campbell
BEST: StK – Black, Baker, Peckett, Loewe, Milne, Riewoldt; CARL – McKernan, Hickmott, Franchina, Murphy, Livingston
INJURY: STK – Baker (cramp), Gehrig (knee);
CARL – Davies (cork thigh), McKernan (knee)
REPORTS: STK – Peckett for striking Lappin; CARL – Livingston for charging Lawrence
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Rowston, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 33,813 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (9-6) vs bulldogs (6-1-8) aami stadium sunday
adeliade return to the top 4 by 43 points over the bulldogs. adelaide (10-6) travel to play geelong sunday. bulldogs (6-1-9) host kangaroos sunday at colonial.
ADE 6.2 9.6 16.8 21.12 (138)
WB 1.1 8.2 10.7 14.11 (95)
GOALS: ADEL – Burton 4, Bode 4, Stevens 4, McLeod 3, Goodwin 3, Ricciuto 3; WB – Brown 4, Giansiracusa 3, Murphy 2, Smith, Johnson, Bandy, Birss, McMahon;
BEST: ADE – Bode, Bickley, Goodwin, McLeod, Smart, Stevens; WB – West, Dimattina, Brown, Johnson, Darcy, Smith
INJURY: ADE – Bassett (wrist)
Bassett could miss 4 weeks
UMPIRES: Allen, Morris, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 41,247 at AAMI Stadium
goals
GOALS
Kingsley (GEEL) 49
Neitz (MELB) 49
Lynch (BRIS) 48
Hall (SYD) 43
Milne (STK) 37
Tredrea (PA) 36
Rocca (KANG) 35
Burton (ADE) 34
Croad (FRE) 33
Dew (PA) 33
Johnson (WB) 32
Bradshaw (BRIS) 32
Wilson (WCE) 31
Akermanis (BRIS) 30
Tarrant (COL) 29
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1808 | 1338 | 135.13% | 48 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1853 | 1403 | 132.07% | 48 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1566 | 1339 | 116.95% | 44 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1692 | 1514 | 111.76% | 40 |
| 5 | Geelong | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1506 | 1418 | 106.21% | 40 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1612 | 1573 | 102.48% | 36 |
| 7 | West Coast | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1606 | 1585 | 101.32% | 36 |
| 8 | Nth Melbourne | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1565 | 1593 | 98.24% | 36 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1458 | 1507 | 96.75% | 36 |
| 10 | Essendon | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1427 | 1382 | 103.26% | 34 |
| 11 | Fremantle | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1384 | 1591 | 86.99% | 28 |
| 12 | Wstn Bulldogs | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1681 | 1666 | 100.90% | 26 |
| 13 | Sydney | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1441 | 1461 | 98.63% | 18 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1240 | 1686 | 73.55% | 18 |
| 15 | Richmond | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1279 | 1656 | 77.23% | 16 |
| 16 | Carlton | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1304 | 1710 | 76.26% | 8 |
round 17 matches
friday
richmond v essendon MCG (N)
saturday
hawthorn v brisbane MCG
west coast v collingwood S
sydney v carlton ANZ (N)
port v melbourne AAMI (N)
sunday
geelong v adeliade SS
st kilda v freemantle OO
bulldogs v kangaroos CS
Harrison’s world 