kangaroos (5-1-4) vs richmond (6-4) telstra dome friday night
richmonds form continues to drop with a 3 point loss to the roos in jason mcartneys only game after he was hurt in the bali bombings (he played for north). kangaroos (6-1-4) face essendon friday night at telstra dome. richmond (6-5) face carlton at the g saturday afternoon.
KANG 3.4 8.5 10.12 13.14 (92)
RICH 4.2 8.6 10.9 13.11 (89)
GOALS: KANG: Harding 3, Grant 3, King 2, Brown, Morrel, McCartney, A Stevens, Harris;
RICH – Krakouer 3, Houlihan 2, Ottens 2, Fiora, Fleming, Tivendale, Richardson, Bowden, Rodan
BEST: KANG – Simpson, Harvey, Grant, King, Brown, Jones, Petrie; RICH – Chaffey, Tivendale, Richardson, Johnson, Coughlan, A Kellaway
INJURY: KANG – Colbert (stomach); RICH – Gaspar (knee) A Fiora (ankle)
Colbert was accidentally kicked in the stomach by teammate David King and had to rushed to the hospital where scans revealed pancreas damage. He underwent surgery and will be out for the season
Darren Gaspar had scans which confirmed the worst – an ACL rupture requiring a knee reconstruction and ending Gaspar’s season
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Sheehan, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 43,200 at Telstra Dome
hawthorn (3-7) vs adelaide (6-4) mcg saturday afternoon
hawthorn got out of the bottom 4 with a 5 point upset win over adeliade. hawthorn (4-7) face collingwood at the g sunday. adeliade (6-5) host melbourne sunday.
HAW 0.1 5.6 7.6 11.9 (75)
ADEL 2.3 4.5 7.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: HAW – Holland 3, Smith 2, Everitt, Ries, Ladson, Rawlings, Vandenberg, Brown;
ADE – McGregor 3, Edwards 2, Ladhams 2, Smart, Perrie, McLeod
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Mitchell, Smith, S. Cox, Everitt, Barlow; ADE – McGregor, Hart, McLeod, Ladhams, Ricciuto, Massie
INJURY: HAW – Campbell (knee), Brown (shoulder), Bateman (chest cartilage), Lekkas (nose) replaced in selected side by Ladson; ADE – Goodwin (broken wrist), Marsh (knee), Carey (calf) replaced in selected side by Ladhams
Goodwin will be sidelined for 8 weeks
UMPIRES: Ryan, Margetts, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 25,851 at MCG
st kilda (5-5) vs brisbane (8-1-1) telstra dome saturday night
st kilda cause one of the biggest upsets of the year by 5 points over brisbane to continue their revival. st kilda (6-5) host port in tasmania saturday afternoon. brisbane (8-1-2) host west coast sunday.
STK 5.1 9.5 13.6 13.12 (90)
BRIS 5.3 5.4 9.6 13.7 (85)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 4, Milne 2, Murray 2, Hamill, Burke, Knobel, Powell, Gehrig;
BRIS – Lynch 4, McGrath, Copeland, Voss, Johnson, McDonald, Power, Pike, Lappin, McRae
BEST: StK – Riewoldt, Hayes, Harvey, Black, Voss, Clarke, Murray; BRIS – Lappin, Power, Black, B. Scott, McGrath, Lynch
INJURY: StK – Knobel (concussion), Hamill (foot), Penny (knee); BRIS – Voss (knee), McDonald (ribs), C. Scott (ankle), Caracella (ankle), Bradshaw (ankle)
UMPIRES: Fussell, Kennedy, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 30,313 at Telstra Dome
sydney (6-4) vs essendon (5-5) telstra stadium saturday night
sydney move closer to the top 4 with a 9 goal win over essendon. sydney (7-4) face bulldogs in a “away” game in sydney. essendon (5-6) host the roos friday night at telstra dome.
SYD 4.0 7.2 16.11 21.7 (133)
ESS 1.2 7.3 9.5 12.7 (79)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, Davis 4, Goodes 3, Nicks 2, O’Loughlin 2, Williams, Cresswell, Schneider, Kirk, O’Keefe; ESS – Lloyd 5, Lucas 3, Rioli 2, Richards, Cupido
BEST: SYD – Hall, Goodes, Williams, Ball, Davis, Nicks; ESS – Lloyd, M. Johnson, Mercuri, Lucas, Bullen
UMPIRES: James, Allen, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 45,917 at Telstra Stadium
port (7-3) vs freo (7-3) aami stadium sunday
port end freos run by 49 to continue their home and away dominance. port (8-3) travel to play st kilda in tasmania. freo (7-4) host geelong saturday night.
PA 2.5 7.6 12.12 16.16 (112)
FRE 1.2 5.5 6.7 9.9 (63)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 7, Stevens 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Wanganeen, Burgoyne, Pickett, Cornes, James;
FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Cook 2, Carr, Headland, Grover, Croad
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Stevens, Schofield, Wanganeen, James, Carr; FRE -Bell, Carr, J. Longmuir, McManus, Hasleby
INJURY: PA – Wilson (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McBurney, McKenzie, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 30,745 at AAMI Stadium
geelong (2-8) vs carlton (3-7) telstra dome sunday
geelong move out of the bottom 2 for the first time with a 40 point win over carlton. geelong (3-8) travel to play freo saturday night. carlton (3-8) host richmond at the g saturday afternoon.
GEEL 3.1 7.3 11.8 17.13 (115)
CARL 3.2 6.2 9.2 12.3 (75)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 4, Riccardi 3, Chapman 2, Ablett 2, Lord 2, Ling, Wojcinski, McCarthy, Mooney; CARL – Camporeale 3, Fevola 3, Lappin 2, Fisher, Fletcher, Whitnall, Beaumont
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Ling, Scarlett, Kingsley, Graham, Ablett; CARL – Koutoufides, Lappin, French, Houlihan, McKay
INJURY: GEEL – Kelly (ill) replaced in selected side by Gardiner; CARL – Wiggins (knee), Hickmott (groin)
REPORTS: CARL – McKay by field umpire Nicholls for allegedly striking Riccardi
UMPIRES: Coates, M. Nicholls, K Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 43,587 at Telstra Dome
west coast (7-3) vs bulldogs (1-9) subiaco sunday
in the biggest shock of the year 2nd place west coast drew with last place bulldogs ending the laters 9 game losing streak technically. west coast (7-1-3) travel to brisbane on sunday to play them. bulldogs (1-1-9) play a home game against sydney in sydney saturday night.
WCE 5.2 9.5 12.6 19.10 (124)
WB 2.4 7.6 14.8 19.10 (124)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 5, Sampi 3, Embley 3, Jakovich 2, Haynes 2, Cousins, Fletcher, Braun, Chick; WB – Brown 7, Harrison 3, Garlick 2, Johnson 2, Hargrave, Darcy, Bowden, McMahon, Gilbee
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Fletcher, Embley, Sampi, Matera, Kerr, Braun; WB – Brown, Smith, Johnson, Darcy, Hargrave, Hahn, Garlick
UMPIRES: Ellis, Jeffery, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 38,540 at Subiaco Oval
melbourne (3-7) vs collingwood (5-5) mcg monday
collingwoods inconsistant run continues with a 56 point win over struggling melbourne. collingwood (6-5) host hawthorn sunday at the g. melbourne (3-8) travel to play adelaide sunday.
COL 4.3 11.4 16. 8 20.13 (133)
MELB 3.4 5.9 6.11 10.17 (77)
GOALS: COL – Burns 4, Didak 3, Tarrant 3, Davis 2, Williams 2, Fraser 2, Lonie 2, Cole, Holland; MELB – Green 3, Bizzell 2, Yze 2, Thompson, Godfrey, White
BEST: COL – Burns, O’Bree, Tarrant, Fraser, Shaw, Davis; MELB – Godfrey, Williams, Bruce, Yze
INJURY: COL – Buckley (groin) replaced in selection side by Scotland; MELB – Ward, (abdomen), Leoncelli (calf)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 60,010 at MCG
goals
GOALS
Matera (WCE) 39
Lloyd (ESS) 37
Neitz (MELB) 35
Brown (WB) 34
Fevola (CARL) 33
Tarrant (COL) 29
Hall (SYD) 29
J. Longmuir (FRE) 25
S. Burgoyne (PA) 28
Lynch (BRIS) 24
Medhurst (FRE) 23
Kingsley (GEEL) 23
Harding (KANG) 23
Tredrea (PA) 23
Gehrig (STK) 23
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1139 | 900 | 126.56% | 34 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1097 | 878 | 124.94% | 32 |
| 3 | West Coast | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1249 | 1036 | 120.56% | 30 |
| 4 | Sydney | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1074 | 932 | 115.24% | 28 |
| 5 | Fremantle | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1161 | 1065 | 109.01% | 28 |
| 6 | Nth Melbourne | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1102 | 1148 | 95.99% | 26 |
| 7 | Adelaide | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1088 | 933 | 116.61% | 24 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1140 | 1064 | 107.14% | 24 |
| 9 | Richmond | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 979 | 954 | 102.62% | 24 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1030 | 1145 | 89.96% | 24 |
| 11 | Essendon | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1094 | 1128 | 96.99% | 20 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 923 | 1089 | 84.76% | 16 |
| 13 | Geelong | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 926 | 1046 | 88.53% | 12 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 956 | 1186 | 80.61% | 12 |
| 15 | Carlton | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 995 | 1256 | 79.22% | 12 |
| 16 | Wstn Bulldogs | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1122 | 1315 | 85.32% | 6 |
round 12 matches
friday
essendon v kangaroos TD (N)
saturday
st kilda v port YP
richmond v carlton MCG
bulldogs v sydney SCG (N)
freo v geelong S (N)
sunday
brisbane v west coast G
collingwood v hawthorn MCG
adelaide v melbourne AAMI
Harrison’s world 