essendon (5-7) vs geelong (3-9) telstra dome friday night
essendon kept their season alive wiih a 6 goal win over geelong. essendon (6-7) face st kilda at telstra dome friday night. geelong (3-10) host port sunday.
ESS 8.3 13.5 16.6 20.9 (129)
GEEL 4.0 8.1 12.2 15.3 ( 93)
GOALS: ESS – Cupido 5, Lucas 3, Bolton 2, Misiti 2, Hille 2, Barnard, M. Johnson, Lloyd, McVeigh, J. Johnson, Ramanauskas; GEEL – Johnson 3, Spriggs 2, Kingsley 2, Riccardi 2, Ablett, Bartel, Corey, McCarthy, Clarke, Ling
BEST: ESS – Peverill, Misiti, M. Johnson, Cupido, Jacobs, Reynolds, McVeigh, Hird;
GEEL – Scarlett, Ling, Spriggs, Enright, Corey
INJURY: ESS – McPhee (corked thigh);
GEEL – Milburn (illness) replaced in selected side by Rahilly, McCarthy (arm), Chapman (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: McBurney, Kennedy, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 48,374 at Telstra Dome
melbourne (3-9) vs st kilda (6-6) mcg saturday afternoon
melbourne break a 5 game losing streak against st kilda by 7 goals. melbourne (4-9) face carlton at optus oval sunday. st kilda (6-7) host essendon friday night at telstra dome.
MELB 4.3 8.6 17.7 21.10 (136)
STK 4.3 8.6 10.8 14.10 (94)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 7, Green 3, Johnstone 2, Armstrong 2, Heffernan 2, Ward, Bruce, White, Walsh, Whelan; STK – Riewoldt 4, Koschitzke 3, Powell 2, Jones, Black, Gehrig, Harvey, Clarke
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, Neitz, Jolly, Godfrey, Green, Miller, Whelan; STK – Riewoldt, Jones, Hayes, Koschitzke, Powell
INJURY: MELB – Jolly (corked thigh); StK – Knobel (cut eyebrow)
UMPIRES: Baldwin, Allen, Ryan
CROWD: 29,339 at the MCG
port (9-3) vs sydney (8-4) aami stadium saturday afternoon
port stay on top with a 39 point win over sydney. port (10-3) face geelong at geelong sunday. sydney (8-5) host west coast sunday.
PA 1.1 4.5 9.14 14.15 (99)
SYD 1.5 2.9 4.10 8.12 (60)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Wanganeen 3, Lade 2, S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Dew, Carr, Pickett, K. Cornes; SYD – Hall 2, Schneider 2, Mathews, O’Loughlin, Davis, Goodes
BEST: PA – Brogan, P. Burgoyne, Schofield, Carr, Cochrane, C. Cornes, Hardwick; SYD – Creswell, J. Bolton, Williams, Maxfield, Barry
INJURY: PA – Cockatoo-Collins replaced in selected side by Cassisi, K. Cornes (hand);
SYD – Mathews (ankle)
Cornes will miss at least 4 weeks with a broken hand
UMPIRES: Rowe, Schmitt, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 24,272 at AAMI Stadium
bulldogs (1-1-10) vs collingwood (6-6) telstra dome saturday night
collingwood keep their finals hopes alive with a 43 point win over the last place bullldogs. collingwood (7-6) face the roos at telstra dome saturday night. bulldogs (1-1-11) face hawthorn at the g saturday afternoon.
COL 6.2 10.8 14.14 18.20 (128)
WB 0.3 2.8 9.11 12.13 (85)
GOALS: Col – O’Bree 4, Molloy 3, Tarrant 3, Betheras 3, Buckley 2, Didak, Burns, Kinnear;
WB – Johnson 3, McMahon 2, Giansiracusa, Harris, Croft, Eagleton, Garlick, McGuinness, Hahn
BEST: COL – Buckley, Rocca, Burns, Fraser, Tarrant, Woewodin, Cloke, O’Bree; WB – West, Smith, Hahn, Johnson, Murphy, Garlick
INJURY: COL – Prestigiacomo (ankle) replaced in selected side by Swan;
WB – Kretiuk (calf) replaced in selected side by Power, Bandy (corked thigh), Bowden (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Morris, Ellis, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 42,952 at Telstra Dome
brisbane (8-1-3) vs richmond (6-6) gabba saturday night
brisbane got their title defence back on track by 43 points over the dropping richmond. brisbane (9-1-3) travel to play freo saturday afternoon. richmond (6-7) travel to play adelaide saturday night.
RIS 3.2 8.8 11.12 15.14 (104)
RICH 3.3 6.3 8.3 9.7 (61)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 6, McRae 2, Black 2, Charman, Akermanis, Power, Bradshaw, Weller; RICH – Stafford 3, Fleming, Johnson, Tivendale, Ottens, Richardson, Dragicevic
BEST: BRIS – Lynch, Black, Akermanis, Michael, Power; RICH – Bowden , A. Kellaway, Stafford, Tivendale, Ottens
INJURY: BRIS – White (ill) replaced in selected side by Gram, Johnson (hamstring); RICH – Campbell (calf) replaced in selected side by C Hyde
UMPIRES: Coates, Rosebury, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 32,623 at the Gabba
hawthorn (5-7) vs freo (8-4) york park sunday
3 rounds ago the hawks would have been finished for all money 3 wins against top 8 sides later has the hawks well alive. hawthorn (6-7) host bulldogs saturday afternoon. freo (8-5) host brisbane saturday afternoon.
HAW 5.2 12.4 14.7 15.8 (98)
FRE 3.2 7.2 9.5 10.8 (68)
GOALS: HAW – Lekkas 4, Crawford 2, Barker 2, Mitchell, Tallis, Lonie, Hodge, S. Cox, Graham, Vandenberg; FRE – Bell 3, Pavlich 2, J. Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Medhurst, Farmer
BEST: HAW – Crawford, S. Cox, Lekkas, Hodge, Mitchell, Vandenberg, Graham, Hay; FRE – Hasleby, Bell, Pavlich, Sandilands
INJURY: HAW – Holland (hamstring), Osborne (cramp)
CHANGES: HAW – Everitt (hamstring) replaced by A Cox, Bateman (groin) replaced by Lonie
REPORTS: FRE -Simmonds reported by emergency umpire Scott Jeffrey for striking Sam Mitchell
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Sheehan, Nicholls
CROWD: 17,212 at York Park, Tasmania
carlton (3-9) vs adeliade (7-5) optus oval sunday
adeliade move into the top 4 with a 7 goal win over carlton. adelaide (8-5) host richmond saturday night. carlton (4-9) host melborune sunday.
ADE 4.3 6.5 11.6 13.14 (92)
CARL 3.5 3.5 4.8 7.8 (50)
GOALS: ADE – Johncock 5, McLeod 2, Ladhams 2, Burns, Stenglein, Perrie, Ricciuto; CARL – Fisher 2, Camporeale 2, Whitnall, Lappin, Fevola
BEST: ADE – Johncock, Burton, Bassett, Hart, Riccuito, Carey, McLeod; CARL – Camporeale, Whitnall, Koutoufides, McKay, Lappin
CHANGES: CARL – French replaced in the selected side by Eccles
UMPIRES: Fussell, Head, Rowston
CROWD: 19,242 at Optus Oval
west coast (8-1-3) vs kangaroos (7-1-4) subiaco sunday
west coast keep the perth teams home dominance going by 9 points over the roos. west coast (9-1-3) travel to sydney sunday. kanagroos (7-1-5) host collingwood saturday night at telstra dome.
WCE 3.4 7.6 9.8 11.10 (76)
KANG 4.3 6.3 7.6 10.7 (67)
GOALS: WCE – Embley 3, Judd 2, Sampi 2, Chick, Fletcher, Carroll, Adkins; KANG – Rocca 4, King 2, Sinclair, Harvey, Grant, D. Motlop
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Chick, Embley, Judd, Fletcher, Banfield; KANG – King, Rocca, Harvey, Grant, Sinclair, Baird
INJURY: WCE – Wilson replaced in selected side by Humm, Chick (shoulder), Kerr (ankle);
KANG – Teague (flu) replaced in selected side by J Clayton
UMPIRES: McLaren, Humphery-Smith, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 36,641 at Subiaco Oval
goals
GOALS
Lloyd (ESS) 43
Neitz (MELB) 43
Matera (WCE) 39
Lynch (BRIS) 38
Hall (SYD) 37
Brown (WB) 35
Fevola (CARL) 34
Tarrant (COL) 32
Kingsley (BEEL) 30
S. Burgoyne (PA) 27
J. Longmuir (FRE)27
Tredrea (PA) 27
Medhurst (FRE) 26
Green (MELB) 25
Cupido (ESS) 25
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1295 | 995 | 130.15% | 40 |
| 2 | West Coast | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1485 | 1194 | 124.37% | 38 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1334 | 1121 | 119.00% | 38 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1318 | 1048 | 125.76% | 32 |
| 5 | Sydney | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1261 | 1094 | 115.27% | 32 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1317 | 1235 | 106.64% | 32 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1265 | 1312 | 96.42% | 30 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1319 | 1233 | 106.97% | 28 |
| 9 | Essendon | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1311 | 1317 | 99.54% | 24 |
| 10 | Richmond | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1126 | 1151 | 97.83% | 24 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1105 | 1208 | 91.47% | 24 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1181 | 1380 | 85.58% | 24 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1157 | 1418 | 81.59% | 16 |
| 14 | Carlton | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1138 | 1434 | 79.36% | 16 |
| 15 | Geelong | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1091 | 1263 | 86.38% | 12 |
| 16 | Wstn Bulldogs | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1270 | 1570 | 80.89% | 6 |
round 14 matches
friday
st kilda v essendon TD (N)
saturday
hawthorn v bulldogs MCG
freo v brisbane S
kangaroos v collingwood TD (N)
adelaide v richmond AAMI (N)
sunday
sydney v west coast SCG
carlton v melbourne OO
geelong v port SS
Harrison’s world 