kangaroos (2-1-2) vs adelaide (3-2) telstra dome friday night
carey lead the crows to beat his old side the knagaroos by 9 goals. adeliade (4-2) host collingwood saturday night. kangaroos (2-1-3) face hawthorn friday night at telstra dome.
ADEL 5.3 8.5 11.8 19.10 (124)
KANG 3.1 7.6 8.12 9.16 ( 70)
GOALS: ADE – Carey 4, Burns 3, Bode 2, Perrie 2, Bassett, Edwards, Johncock, Stenglein, McLeod, Bickley, Goodwin, Mattner; KANG – Harvey 2, King 2, Sinclair, Archer, Jones, Bourke, Harding
BEST: ADE -Ricciuto, Johncock, Clarke, Goodwin, Bassett, McLeod, Bickley; KANG – Harvey, Simpson, Sinclair, Harris, Rawlings, Robbins
UMPIRES: James, Kennedy, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 38,469 at Telstra Dome
carlton (2-3) vs hawthorn (2-3) optus oval saturday afternoon
hawthorn continue their lose win lose win run by 11` points over carlton. hawthorn (3-3) host the roos at telstra dome friday night. carlton (2-4) face st kilda at telstra dome saturday night.
HAW 5.2 6.4 9.6 11.8 (74)
CARL 2.2 6.3 8.7 9.9 (63)
GOALS: HAW – A. Cox 3, Lekkas 2, Thompson 2, Smith 2, Johnson, Graham; CARL – McKernan 2, Prendergast, French, Waite, Camporeale, Koutoufides, Houlihan, Fevola
BEST: HAW – Hay, Smith, Lekkas, Rawlings, A. Cox, Johnson, Osborne; CARL – Ratten, McKay, Whitnall, Prendergast, French, Lappin
INJURY: CARL – Wiggins (groin) replaced in selected side by Plunkett
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Avon
ATTENDANCE 27,725 at Optus Oval
melbourne (2-3) vs west coast (3-2) mcg saturday afternoon
in a reverse of last year west coast stun melbourne by 33 points in their first away win of the season the opposite of round 19 last year. west coast (4-2) host geelong saturday afternoon. melbourne (2-4) host port at the g sunday.
WCE 5.3 6.5 16.8 19.13 (127)
MELB 2.1 7.4 12.6 14.10 (94)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 5, Chick 4, Cox 3, Hunter, Judd, Embley, Adkins, Jakovich, Munro, Sampi; MELB – Robertson 3, Green 2, Neitz 2, Brown 2, Yze 2, Vardy, Moorcroft, McDonald
BEST: WCE – Chick, Matera, Read, McIntosh, Fletcher, Gardiner; MELB – Brown, Yze, McDonald, Godfrey, Jolly
INJURY: WCE – Cousins (corked thigh), Carroll (corked thigh), Gaspar (hamstring); MELB – White (knee)
UMPIRES: McInerney, Ellis, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 17,534 at MCG
collingwood (3-2) vs sydney (2-3) Telstra dome saturday night
the inconsistency that cost collingwood the flag in 02 continues in a 20 point upset loss to sydney. sydney (3-3) host brisbane sunday. collingwood (3-3) travel to play adelaide saturday night.
SYD 4.2 8.6 14.7 17.7 (109)
COL 3.3 5.6 8.9 13.11 (89)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Goodes 3, Hall 2, Schneider 2, Davis, Cresswell, Williams, Maxfield, Fosdike, Kennelly, J. Bolton;
COL – Tarrant 5, Buckley 2, Rocca 2, Molloy, Betheras, Fraser, Lokan
BEST: SYD – O’Loughlin, Kennelly, Barry, Crouch, Cresswell, Goodes, Maxfield; COL – Buckley, Licuria, Tarrant, Rocca, Woewodin, Burns
INJURY: Williams (concussion)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Rowe, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 41,874 at Telstra Dome
port (3-2) vs richmond (4-1) aami stadium saturday night
port end richmonds 4 game winning streak making their run 4 by 27 points. port (4-2) face melbourne at the g sunday. richmond (4-2) host essendon at the g saturday afterrnooon.
PA 5.1 5.5 10.7 12.12 (84)
RICH 1.3 3.6 7.8 8.9 (57)
GOALS: PA – S. Burgoyne 4, Thurstans 2, Lade, Schofield, Carr, Tredrea, C. Cornes, Stevens; RICH – Stafford 2, Krakouer 2, Fiora 2, Cameron, Tivendale
BEST: PA – P. Burgoyne, Wanganeen, Tredrea, S. Burgoyne, Schofield, Bishop; RICH – Stafford, Newman, Hilton, Coughlan, Cameron, Fiora
INJURY: PA – Brogan (corked knee), Wilson (bruised shoulder); RICH – Campbell (calf), Houlihan (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Allen, McKenzie, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 29,608 at AAMI Stadium
geelong (1-4) vs brisbane (4-1-0) skilled stadium sunday
it might be first v last but it didn’t feel like it as brisbane hold off geelong by 14 points. brisbane (5-1-0) play sydney on sunday at the scg. geelong (1-5) play west coast saturday afternoon in perth.
BRIS 2.3 8.6 10.10 13.14 (92)
GEEL 4.1 4.2 8.4 12.6 (78)
GOALS: BRIS – McRae 4, Brown 2, Bradshaw 2, Voss, Lappin, Power, C. Scott, Akermanis;
GEEL – Kingsley 5, Riccardi 2, Corey, Ablett, Bartel, Clarke, Graham
BEST: BRIS – Voss, Lappin, Power, Johnson, B. Scott, Black, Pike; GEEL – Ablett, Scarlett, Milburn, Johnson, Kingsley, Corey
INJURY: BRIS – C. Scott (hamstring), Leppitsch (groin)
UMPIRES: Coates, Nicholls, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 21,246 at Skilled Stadium
bulldogs (1-4) vs st kilda (2-3) telstra dome sunday
st kilda keep their improvement going by 15 points over the bulldogs. st kilda (3-3) host carlton saturday night. bulldogs (1-5) host freo sunday at telstra dome.
STK 4.3 9.5 12.6 15.10 (100)
WB 3.3 5.5 9.10 12.13 (85)
GOALS: StK – Koschitzke 3, Peckitt 2, Hamill 2, Hayes 2, Lawrence 2, Harvey 2, Burke, Riewoldt; WB – Bowden 3, Croft 2, Hahn, Gilbee, Bandy, Brown, McMahon, Dimattina, Murphy
BEST: StK – Goddard, Hayes, Harvey, Hamill, Jones, Hudghton; WB – Darcy, Hargrave, West, Bandy, Gilbee
INJURY: StK – Black (jaw), Gehrig (foot), Brooks (hand); WB – Cross (hand), Kretiuk (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Power
REPORTS: WB –Hargrave reported by emergency umpire James for allegedly striking Black
UMPIRES: McBurney, Fussell, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE 27,278 at Telstra Dome
freo (2-3) vs essendon (3-2) subiaco sunday
freo stay unbeaten against travelling sides by 31 points over essendon. freo (3-3) face bulldogs at telstra dome sunday. essendon (3-3) face richmond at the g saturday afternoon.
FRE 4.2 9.4 18.6 20.11 (131)
ESS 3.3 7.4 11.4 15.10 (100)
GOALS: FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Pavlich 3, Medhurst 3, Headland 2, Bell 2, Cook 2, Croad 2, Hasleby, Farmer, McManus; ESS – Lloyd 5, Alessio 3, Cupido 2, J. Johnson, Misiti, McPhee, McGrath, Hille
BEST: FRE – Headland, Hasleby, Woods, Cook, Hayden, Haddrill, Bell, Medhurst; ESS – Lloyd, Lucas, Alessio, J. Johnson, Hird, Misiti
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Margetts, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 28,492 at Subiaco Oval
goals
GOALS
Matera (WCE) 34
Neitz (MELB) 23
Fevola (CARL) 22
Lloyd (ESS) 20
S. Burgoyne (PA) 19
Kingsley (GEEL) 19
Brown (WB) 17
Milne (STK) 16
Tarrant (COL 15
Bradshaw (BRIS) 14
Harding (KANG) 14
Hall (SYD) 14
Rocca (COL) 13
Hickmott (CARL) 12
Green (MELB) 12
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 592 | 484 | 122.31% | 22 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 635 | 485 | 130.93% | 16 |
| 3 | West Coast | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 663 | 512 | 129.49% | 16 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 554 | 486 | 113.99% | 16 |
| 5 | Richmond | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 550 | 489 | 112.47% | 16 |
| 6 | Essendon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 643 | 606 | 106.11% | 12 |
| 7 | Sydney | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 568 | 545 | 104.22% | 12 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 568 | 577 | 98.44% | 12 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 541 | 569 | 95.08% | 12 |
| 10 | Fremantle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 592 | 629 | 94.12% | 12 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 543 | 597 | 90.95% | 12 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 604 | 663 | 91.10% | 10 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 531 | 633 | 83.89% | 8 |
| 14 | Carlton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 537 | 648 | 82.87% | 8 |
| 15 | Wstn Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 588 | 664 | 88.55% | 4 |
| 16 | Geelong | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 473 | 595 | 79.50% | 4 |
round 7 matches
friday
hawthorn v kangaroos TD (N)
saturday
richmond v essendon MCG
west coast v geelong S
st kilda v carlton TD (N)
adeliade v collingwood AAMI (N)
sunday
sydney v brisbane SCG
melbourne v port MCG
bulldogs v freo TD
Harrison’s world 