collingwood v richmond mcg friday night
in miserable conditions collingwood opened the season with a 28 point win over richmond in a game where goals were at a premium. collingwood (1-0) face carlton at the g friday night. richmond (0-1) host bulldogs at telstra dome sunday.
COL 2.8 3.13 8.14 13.16 (94)
RICH 3.2 4.6 5.12 8.18 (66)
GOALS: COL – Davis 2, Didak 2, Molloy 2, O’Bree 2, Woewodin, Buckley, Betheras, Williams, McGough; RICH – Hall 2, Hilton, Gaspar, Campbell, Richardson, Blumfield, Coughlan
BEST: COL – Buckley, Woewodin, Williams, McKee, Lokan, Johnson; RICH – Campbell, Johnson, Coughlan, Gaspar
INJURY: RICH – D. Kellaway (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Hyde
UMPIRES: Allen, Head, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 61,058 at MCG
kangaroos v st kilda mcg saturday afternoon
a close game for 3 quarters saw the roos pull ahaead at the end by 26 points over st kilda. kangaroos (1-0) face geelong at geelong sunday. st kilda (0-1) host adeliade at telstra dome saturday afternoon.
KANG 4.3 7.7 10.8 14.12 (96)
STK 6.3 7.6 10.9 10.10 (70)
GOALS: KANG – Petrie 3, Morrell 2, King 2, Harding, Rawlings, Grant, Sinclair, Stevens, Rocca, Harvey; StK – Milne 4, Jones, Hayes, Gehrig, Ball, Capuano, Powell
BEST: KANG – Grant, Baird, Petrie, Makepeace, Rawlings, Harvey; StK- Clarke, Thompson, Powell, Jones, Harvey
INJURY: KANG – Burton (foot), replaced in selected side by debutant Jeremy Clayton
UMPIRES: Avon, Jeffrey, Sheehan
CROWD: 28,361 at MCG
west coast vs port subiaco saturday afternoon
a strong third quarter without conceding helped the eagles to an 8 goal win over port (the only team to win at subiaco on the road twice last season). west coast (1-0) travel to play hawthorn in tasmania sunday. port (0-1) host brisbane satuday night.
WCE 4.3 6.9 13.14 17.20 (122)
PA 4.3 6.5 6.5 11.8 (74)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 4, Judd 3, Haynes 3, Cousins 2, Cox 2, Gaspar, Embley, Wilson; PA – P Burgoyne 2, Tredrea 2, Salopek 2, K Cornes 2, S Burgoyne, Dew, Guerra
BEST: WCE – Judd, Gardiner, Cousins, Embley, Banfield, Carroll; PA – Hardwick, Wanganeen, P Burgoyne, Stevens, Montgomery
INJURY: Port Adelaide: Wakelin has what is suspected to be a serious back or hip injury. He will have scans this week
REPORTS: WCE – Cousins for striking Hardwick
UMPIRES: Kennedy, McKenzie, Margetts
CROWD: 35,079 at Subiaco
brisbane v essendon gabba saturday night
a record crowd saw brisbane open their title defence with a 43 point win over essendon. brisbane (1-0) face port in adeliade saturday night. essendon (0-1) host melbourne at the g saturday afternoon.
BRIS 4.7 9.10 11.17 14.20 (104)
ESS 1.5 4.9 6.9 8.13 (61)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 4, Voss 2, Lynch 2, Power 2, Akermanis, Hart, Black, Notting; ESS – Lloyd 4, Cupido 2, Hille, Rioli
BEST: BRIS – Voss, Lappin, Akermanis, Brown, C Scott, Pike; ESS – Ramanauskas, Jacobs, Rioli, Lloyd
INJURY: BRIS – White (thigh), B. Scott (bruised ribs); ESS – Barnard (ankle) replaced in selected side by Forster-Knight, Hille (ankle)
REPORTS: ESS – Solomon for striking Akermanis
UMPIRES: Wenn, McBurney, Vozzo
CROWD: 36,197 at the Gabba
This was the highest ever attendance on a Sat. night at the Gabba
sydney v carlton telstra stadium saturday night
sydney started strong with a 74 point win over carlton. sydney (1-0) travel to play fro saturday night. carlton (0-1) host collingwood at the g friday night.
SYD 2.4 10.7 15.11 22.14 (146)
CARL 2.3 3.6 6.10 10.12 (72)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 4, Williams 3, Davis 3, Doyle 2, Nicks 2, Schneider 2, Maxfield, Fosdike, Kennelly, Crouch, Kirk, O’Keefe; CARL – McCormick 2, Camporeale 2, Murphy 2, Fevola 2, French, Prendergast
BEST: SYD – Nicks, Goodes, J Bolton, Barry, Fosdike, Hall, Williams, Maxfield; CARL – Fevola, McCormick, Lappin, Ratten, Prendergast
INJURY: SYD – Doyle (jarred knee); Williams; CARL – Waite (Cut head); Martyn (knee), replaced in selected side by Manton
UMPIRES: Rowston, Schmitt, James
CROWD: 30,803 at Telstra Stadium
adelaide v freo aami stadium sunday
freos horrible away run continues in a 56 point loss to adeliade. adelaide (1-0) face st kilda at telstra dome saturday afternoon. freo (0-1) host sydney saturday night.
ADEL 6.1 11.5 17.11 22.13 (145)
FRE 1.3 4.7 8.8 13.11 (89)
GOALS: ADE – Carey 4, Perrie 3, Stevens 3, Edwards 3, McLeod 3, Reilly 2, Johncock, Torney, Bode, Goodwin; FRE – Medhurst 3, Hasleby 2, McManus 2, Pavlich 2, Carr, Simmonds, Bell, Sandilands
BEST: ADE – Edwards, McLeod, Ricciuto, Torney, Stevens, Perrie, Bode, Burton; FRE – Bell, Pavlich, Hasleby, McManus, Headland
INJURY: ADE – Smart (dislocated finger);
FRE – Farmer (rolled ankle)
Crowd: 45,436 at AAMI Stadium
melbourne v hawthorn mcg sunday
melbourne scraped home against hawthorn by a goal. melbourne (1-0) face essendon at the g saturday afternoon. hawthorn (0-1) host west coast in tasmania sunday.
MELB 2.2 9.5 12.9 16.10 (106)
HAW 4.2 6.5 9.7 15.10 (100)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 5, Green 4, Robertson, Bruce 2, Armstrong, Yze, Johnstone
HAW – Everitt 3, Rawlings 3, Lekkas 2, Tallis, Crawford, Lonie, Picioane, Hodge, Loats, Cox
BEST: MELB – Ward, Neitz, Bruce, Green, Robertson, White, Whelan, Armstrong;
HAW – Lekkas, Ries, Rawlings, Everitt, Lonie, Mitchell, Tallis
INJURY: MELB – McDonald (concussion), Ward (ankle); HAW – Brown (groin – adductor)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Morris, Rowe
CROWD: 41,888 at the MCG
bulldogs v geelong telstra dome sunday
bulldogs stun geelong by 39 points to open their season. bulldogs (1-0) face richmond at telstra dome sunday. geelong (0-1) host the kangaroos sunday at skilled stadium.
WB 7.5 9.7 14.13 19.16 (130)
GEEL 3.3 6.8 9.11 13.13 (91)
GOALS: WB – Alvey 3, Bandy 3, Brown 3, Johnson 3, Hahn 2, Dimattina, Eagleton, Garlick, Giansiracusa, Wiggins; GEEL – Kingsley 3, Ablett 2, Gardiner 2, Chapman, Corey, S. Johnson, Riccardi, Sanderson, Spriggs
BEST: WB – Johnson, West, Alvey, Smith, Robbins, Murphy, Brown; GEEL -Chapman, King, Corey, Kingsley
INJURY: WB – Grant (knee)
CHANGES: GEEL – Harley replaced in selected side by Grgic
UMPIRES: Corcoran, Humphery-Smith, McInerney
CROWD: 27,931 at Telstra Dome
goals
GOALS
David Neitz (MELB) 5
Green (MELB) 4
Milne (STK) 4
Hall (SYD) 4
Matera (WCE) 4
Carey (ADE) 4
Bradshaw (BRIS) 4
Lloyd (ESS) 4
Kingsley (GEEL) 4
Everitt (HAW) 3
Rawlings (HAW) 3
Perrie (ADE) 3
Haynes (WCE) 3
Judd (WCE) 3
Alvey (WB) 3
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Sydney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 72 | 202.78% | 4 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 61 | 170.49% | 4 |
| 3 | West Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 74 | 164.86% | 4 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 89 | 162.92% | 4 |
| 5 | Wstn Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 91 | 142.86% | 4 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 66 | 142.42% | 4 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 70 | 137.14% | 4 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 100 | 106.00% | 4 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 106 | 94.34% | 0 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 96 | 72.92% | 0 |
| 11 | Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 94 | 70.21% | 0 |
| 12 | Geelong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 130 | 70.00% | 0 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 145 | 61.38% | 0 |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 122 | 60.66% | 0 |
| 15 | Essendon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 104 | 58.65% | 0 |
| 16 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 146 | 49.32% | 0 |
round 2 matches
friday
carlton v collingwood MCG (N)
saturday
essendon v melbourne MCG
st kilda v adeliade TD
freo v sydney S (N)
port v brisbane AAMI (N)
sunday
hawthorn v west coast YP
geelong v kangaroos SS
richmond v bulldogs TD
Harrison’s world 