essendon (1-1) vs carlton (0-2) mcg friday night
carlton stun essendon by 11 points at the mcg. carlton (1-2) host port sunday at optus oval. essendon (1-2) play bulldogs at telstra dome saturday night.
CARL 4.7 6.9 11.12 15.15 (105)
ESS 3.2 9.6 11.10 13.15 (94)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 4, Whitnall 3, Houlihan 2, Fisher 2, Hickmott 2, Waite, Koutoufides;
ESS – Rioli 3, Lloyd 2, Cupido, Peverill, Hird, Lucas, Ramanauskas, M. Johnson, Solomon, Welsh
BEST: CARL – Fevola, Koutoufides, Waite, Houlihan, Lappin, Whitnall, Camporeale;
ESS – Rioli, Ramanauskas, Alessio, Peverill, Hird, Solomon, Barnard
INJURY: CARL – McKernan (knee) replaced in selected side by Davies; ESS – Misiti (strained buttock)
REPORTS: CARL – Prendergast reported by field umpire Morris for unduly rough play; ESS – Barnard reported by field umpire Allen for striking Wiggins
UMPIRES: McBurney, Allen, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 44,268 at MCG
collingwood (2-0) vs geelong (0-2) mcg saturday afternoon
for 3 quarters geelong matched collingwood and an upset looked possible but a 8 goal to one behind last quarter got the pies a 47 point win. collingwood (3-0) face brisbane at the gabba easter thursday night. geelong (0-3) host melbourne saturday afternoon at skilled stadium.
COL 4.2 5.4 10.5 18.8 (116)
GEEL 4.4 6.5 10.8 10.9 (69)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 4, Tarrant 4, Didak 3, Davis 2, Woewodin, Freeborn, Burns, Williams, Johnson; GEEL – Chapman 2, Mooney 2, Kingsley 2, White, Riccardi, Corey, Milburn
BEST: COL – Tarrant, Burns, Rocca, Clement, Wakelin, Williams; GEEL – Ling, King, Corey, S Johnson, Milburn, Ablett
INJURY: COL – Lockyer (knee); GEEL – Rahilly (ankle) replaced in selected side by Johnson
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Head, Wenn
CROWD: 43,979, at the MCG
west coast (1-1) vs st kilda (1-1) subiaco saturday afernoon
west coast continue the perth teams home doimanation by 70 points over st kilda. west coast (2-1) travel to play adeliade sunday. st kilda (1-2) host richmond monday.
WCE 5.6 12.10 17.14 21.18 (144)
STK 2.3 5.5 8.6 11.8 (74)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 7, Sampi 3, Kerr 3, Cousins 2, Judd 2, Haines 2, Wirrpunda, Embley;
StK – Gehrig 3, Montagna 2, Hayes 2, Harvey, Riewoldt, Peckett, Milne
BEST: WCE – Matera, Kerr, Embley, Gardiner, Cousins; StK – Harvey, Gehrig, Hayes, Montagna
INJURY: WCE – Gaspar (hamstring); StK – Reiwoldt (groin), Wulf (ankle)
CHANGES: WCE – Chad Morrison replaced Dean Cox; StK – Justin Peckett replaced Aaron Hamill (quadricep strain)
UMPIRES: Corcoran, McInerney, Margetts
CROWD: 32,009 at Subiaco Oval
kangaroos (2-0) vs brisbane (2-0) telstra dome saturday night
the top of the table clash ended a draw. kangaroos (2-1-0) play freo in perth sunday. brisbane (2-1-0) host collingwood thursday night.
KANG 4.1 9.4 13.9 16.13 (109)
BRIS 4.4 8.7 12.9 16.13 (109)
GOALS: KANG – Morrell 5, Harding 3, Rocca, King 2, Grant, Brown, Petrie, Clayton; BRIS – Voss 5, Leppitsch 3, White, Power 2, Notting, Akermanis, Pike, Bradshaw
BEST: KANG – Morrell, Harding, Wells, Grant, King, Stevens; BRIS – Voss, Hart, Leppitsch, Power, Notting, Johnson, B. Scott
INJURY: KANG – Motlop (right shoulder)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Nicholls, Fussell
CROWD: 24,359 at Telstra Dome
port (0-2) vs hawthorn (1-1) aami stadium saturday night
shaun burgoyne proved the difference against his future side in a 57 point win account opening win for port. port (1-2) face carlton at optus oval sunday. hawthorn (1-2) host sydney at the g saturday night.
PA 5.3 12.11 15.12 19.14 (128)
HAW 3.0 3.1 7.4 11.5 (71)
GOALS: PA – S. Burgoyne 5, Schofield 3, C. Cornes 3, K. Cornes, James, Thurstans, Salopek, Pickett, Guerra, Wanganeen, Cochrane; HAW – Barlow 3, Dixon 3, Lekkas 2, Vandenberg, Picioane, Mitchell
BEST: PA – Stevens, James, K. Cornes, Wanganeen, Guerra, Primus, Paxman; HAW – Lekkas, Mitchell, Crawford, Cox, Bateman
INJURY: PA – Primus (corked knee); HAW – Brown (ankle)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Ellis, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 24,902 at AAMI Stadium
sydney (1-1) vs adeliade (1-1) scg sunday
adeliade beat sydney by 27 points on the road. adelaide (2-1) host west coast sunday. sydney (1-2) travel to play hawthorn at the g saturday night.
ADE 6.6 11.8 13.11 15.13 (103)
SYD 2.3 4.5 9.6 11.10 (76)
GOALS: ADE – Stevens 4, Ladhams 3, Ricciuto 3, Edwards 2, Bode, Gallagher, Reilly; SYD – Hall 2, Maxfield 2, Fosdike, Kennelly, Nicks, Bolton, Kirk, Schneider, Goodes
BEST: ADE – Bassett, Smart, Ricciuto, Clarke, Edwards, McLeod; SYD – Maxfield, Ball, Kennelly, Fosdike, Goodes, C. Bolton
INJURY: ADE – McGregor (shoulder) replaced in selected side by Schell; SYD – O’Loughlin (knee) replaced in selected side by Ablett, Williams (corked thigh), Warfe (corked calf)
UMPIRES: Coates, McKenzie, Ryan
CROWD: 23,651 at the SCG
melbourne (1-1) vs bulldogs (1-1) telstra dome sunday
melbourne beat the injury ravaged bulldogs by 32 points. melbourne (2-1) play geelong at geelong saturday afternoon. bulldogs (1-2) host essendon saturday night at telstra dome.
MELB 7.2 11.5 17.6 20.7 (127)
WB 2.3 6.6 10.8 14.11 (95)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 7, Robertson 3, White 3, Green 2, Bruce 2, Bizzell, Jolly, Yze;
WB – Giansiracusa 4, Brown 4, Murphy 2, Garlick 2, Johnson, Bowden
BEST: MELB – Bizzell, White, Godfrey, Neitz, Leoncelli, Robertson; WB – Brown, Murphy, Johnson, Smith, Darcy, Hargrave
INJURY: MELB – Armstrong (shoulder); WB – Kretiuk (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Schmidt, Dore
CROWD: 20,790 at Telstra Dome
richmond (1-1) vs freo (1-1) mcg sunday
richmond keep the dockers travelling woes going by 8 goals. richmond (2-1) play st kilda at colonial monday. freo (1-2) host kangaroos sunday.
RICH 4.0 9.5 11.7 14.10 (94)
FRE 2.4 4.6 5.6 6.10 (46)
GOALS: RICH – Rodan 3, Coughlan 2, Bowden 2, Fiora, Houlihan, Campbell, Cameron, Fleming, Stafford, Hilton; FRE – Pavlich, McManus, Farmer, Headland, Carr T. Longmuir
BEST: RICH – Campbell, Bowden, Rodan, Coughlan, Gaspar, Stafford, Fleming, Newman; FRE – Hayden, Simmonds, Carr, Bell, Woods
INJURY: RICH – Richardson (cheek bone) replaced in selected side by Fleming; FRE- Polak (elbow) replaced in selected side by Siegert
UMPIRES: James, Rowe, Woodcock
CROWD: 19,677 at MCG
goals
GOALS
David Neitz (MELB) 13
Matera (WCE) 12
Brown (WB) 12
Fevola (CARL) 11
Milne (STK) 10
Green (MELB) 9
S. Burgoyne (PA) 9
Hall (SYD) 9
Lloyd (ESS) 9
Morrell (KANG) 9
Stevens (ADE) 8
Edwards (ADE) 7
Hickmott (CARL) 7
Power (BRIS) 7
Voss (BRIS) 7
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Collingwood | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 226 | 140.27% | 12 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 299 | 246 | 121.54% | 10 |
| 3 | Nth Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 299 | 250 | 119.60% | 10 |
| 4 | West Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 355 | 239 | 148.54% | 8 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 339 | 264 | 128.41% | 8 |
| 6 | Richmond | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 271 | 229 | 118.34% | 8 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 308 | 307 | 100.33% | 8 |
| 8 | Sydney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 282 | 261 | 108.05% | 4 |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 278 | 279 | 99.64% | 4 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 314 | 329 | 95.44% | 4 |
| 11 | Essendon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 267 | 284 | 94.01% | 4 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 262 | 323 | 81.11% | 4 |
| 13 | Carlton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 268 | 347 | 77.23% | 4 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 299 | 73.91% | 4 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 331 | 73.41% | 4 |
| 16 | Geelong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 231 | 340 | 67.94% | 0 |
round 4 matches easter round
thursday
brisbane v collingwood G (N)
saturday
geelong v melbourne SS
hawthorn v sydney MCG (N)
bulldogs v essendon TD (N)
sunday
adelaide v west coast AAMI
carlton v port OO
freo v kanagroos S
monday
st kilda v richmond TD
Harrison’s world 