west coast (10-1-5) vs hawthorn (8-8) subiaco friday night
west coast move closer to a top 4 finish with a 56 point win over the hawks leaving the hawks in trouble in their finals hopes. west coast (11-1-5) play st kilda sunday at telstra dome. hawthorn (8-9) host port sunday at the g.
WCE 3.1 5.4 9.10 14.14 (98)
HAW 3.2 5.8 5.10 5.12 (42)
GOALS: WCE – Staker 2, Jakovich 2, Cousins, Embley Judd, Cox, McDougall, Haynes, Banfield, Matera, Sampi, Chick; HAW – Lekkas, Rawlings, Lonie, Thompson, Williams
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Embley, Wirrpunda, Jones, Kerr, Cox; HAW – Lekkas, Rawlings, Mitchell, Tallis
INJURY: WCE – Embley (broken collarbone)
Embley will miss at least 4 weeks
REPORTS: HAW – Dixon for rough play on Wirrpunda
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McLaren, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 40,127 at Subiaco Oval
kanagroos (8-1-7) vs geelong (5-11) manaka oval saturday afternoon
kanagroos secure a 3 goal win over geelong to keep their spot in the 8. kanagroos (9-1-7) travel to brisbane saturday night. geelong (5-12) host collingwood at telstra dome saturday night.
KANG 3.4 8.5 11.6 16.8 (104)
GEEL 4.1 7.5 10.8 12.14 (86)
GOALS: KANG – Harding 3, Motlop, Petrie, Wells, Stevens 2, Brown, Robbins, Rocca, Harvey, Sinclair; GEEL – Johnson, Mooney, Wojcinski 2, Corey, Chapman, Playfair, Lord, Kelly, Ablett
BEST: KANG – Stevens, Simpson, Sinclair, Harvey, Brown, Grant; GEEL – Ling, Enright, Johnson, Mooney, Ablett, Scarlett
INJURY: KANG – Archer (ankle)
CHANGES: GEEL – Harley (hamstring) and Riccardi (foot) replaced in the selected side by Lord and Street
UMPIRES: Head, Nicholls and Wenn
CROWD: 10,233 at Manuka Oval, Canberra
melbourne (5-11) vs essendon (8-8) mcg saturday afternoon
essendon hold off melbourne by 17 points in a back and fourth game. essendon (9-8) face carlton at the g saturday afternoon. melbourne (5-12) face bulldogs at telstra dome friday night.
ESS 6.2 8.6 10.8 13.10 (88)
MELB 1.3 7.7 8.8 10.11 (71)
GOALS: ESS – Cupido 3, Lloyd 3, Alessio 2, Rioli, Mercuri, Ramanauskas, Bolton, Misiti; MELB – Robertson 2, Armstrong, Ward, Yze, Johnstone, Green, Bruce, Rigoni, Walsh
BEST: ESS – Misiti, Wellman, Fletcher, Peverill, Ramanauskas, J Johnson, Rioli; MELB – Rigoni, McDonald, Nicholson, Robertson, Bizzell, Heffernan, Yze
INJURY: ESS – Welsh (shoulder); MELB – Brown (back)
CHANGES: ESS – Barnard and Mercuri replaced Hird (ill) and Winderlich (groin)
UMPIRES: Baldwin, Allen, Jeffery
CROWD: 33,368 at the MCG
bulldogs (2-1-13) vs richmond (6-10) telstra dome saturday night
richmond snap an 8 game losing streak by 10 goals over the bulldogs. richmond (7-10) travel to play freo saturday afternoon. bulldogs (2-1-14) host melbourne friday night at telstra dome.
RICH 3.1 7.3 14.7 24.11 (155)
WB 4.4 5.6 9.8 14.11 (95)
GOALS: RICH – Holland 6, McGrath 5, Krakouer 3, Johnson 2, Richardson 2, Rodan 2, Tivendale 2, Bowden, Schulz; WB – Eagleton 3, Johnson 3, Boyd 2, Darcy 2, Bowden, Brown, Harrison, Murphy
BEST: RICH – Johnson, Richardson, Ottens, Holland, McGrath, Rodan, Krakouer, A. Kellaway; WB – Eagleton, Johnson, West, Smith, Dimattina, Darcy
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Quigley, McInerney
CROWD: 25,204 at Telstra Dome
brisbane (10-1-5) vs port (12-4) gabba saturday night
port survive a brisbane scare by 1 point leaving the regining premiers 6th and in trouble. port (13-4) travel to play hawthorn sunday. brisbane (10-1-6) host the roos saturday night.
PA 3.4 7.7 10.10 15.14 (104)
BRIS 3.5 7.8 9.11 15.13 (103)
GOALS: PA – Carr 4, Dew 2, C Cornes 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, James 2, Pickett 2, S Burgoyne;
BRIS – Hart 3, Voss 2, Lynch 2, Keating 2, Akermanis 2, Brown, McRae B Scott, Power
BEST: PA – Carr, Tredrea, Wanganeen, C. Cornes, James, Montgomery, Pickett; BRIS – Brown, Akermanis, Pike, Hart, Power, B. Scott
INJURY: PA – Wakelin (concussion); BRIS – Weller (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McBurney, James, Dore
Umpires Gavin Dore and Mark Turner sustained ankle injuries and were unable to complete the match
CROWD: 32,043 at the Gabba
sydney (11-5) vs freo (10-6) scg sunday
sydney secure 2nd with a 14 point win over freo. sydney (12-5) travel to play adelaide sunday. freo (10-7) host richmond saturday afternoon.
SYD 3.2 9.6 11.7 17.9 (111)
FRE 2.4 6.7 12.9 14.13 (97)
GOALS: SYD – Kirk 3, Hall 3, O’Loughlin 2, Schneider 2, Stevens 2, Ball, J. Bolton, Cresswell, Goodes, Nicks; FRE – Croad 3, Medhurst 3, Pavlich 2, T. Longmuir 2, J. Longmuir 2, Carr, Cook
BEST: SYD – Williams, Kirk, Cresswell, O’Loughlin, Crouch, Kennelly, Goodes, Hall;
FRE – Croad, Pavlich, Medhurst, T. Longmuir, J. Longmuir
INJURY: SYD – Ball (shoulder), Cresswell (broken nose)
CHANGES: SYD – Roberts-Thomson (hamstring) replaced by Sundqvist in the selected side
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Avon, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 30, 228 at the SCG
collingwood (10-6) vs carlton (4-12) mcg sunday
5 rounds ago collingwood were all but gone now they are back in the top 4 after a 73 point demoltion of carlton. collingwood (11-6) face geelong at telstra dome saturday night. carlton (4-13) host essendon at the g saturday afternoon.
COL 7.5 11.10 14.12 20.15 (135)
CARL 1.3 2.6 4.9 8.14 (62)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 4, Burns 3, Tarrant 3, Didak 2, Molloy 2, Shaw, Williams, O’Bree, Lonie, Licuria, Cole; CARL -Fevola 3, Camporeale 2, Norman, Beaumont, McCormick
BEST: COL – Woewodin, Burns, Tarrant, Rocca, Holland, Lonie, Buckley; CARL – Fevola, Hulme, Koutoufides, Lappin
INJURY: COL – Prestigiacomo (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Morris, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 54,500 at MCG
adelaide (10-6) vs st kilda (7-9) aami stadium sunday
adeliade secure a top 4 spot by 57 points over st kilda. adelaide (11-6) host sydney sunday. st kilda (7-10) host west coast sunday.
ADE 7.3 11.6 20.8 22.11 (143)
STK 4.1 7.3 10.4 13.8 (86)
GOALS: ADE – Johncock 6, Perrie 3, Welsh 3, Burton 3, Ladhams 3, McLeod 2, Edwards, Ricciuto; StK – Maguire 3, Milne 2, Hamill, Riewoldt, Ball, Powell, Dal Santo, Montagna, Wulf, Harvey
BEST: ADE – Johncock, Burton, Hart, Ricciuto, Begley, Perrie; StK – Harvey, Powell, Maguire, Jones, Hayes
INJURY: ADE – Mattner (shin); STK – Clarke (ankle)
REPORTS: STK – Milne for striking McLeod
UMPIRES: Coates, Rowston, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 44,667 at AAMI Stadium
goals
GOALS
Lloyd (ESS) 60
Neitz (MELB) 51
Lynch (BRIS) 48
Fevola (CARL) 47
Matera (WCE) 46
Hall (SYD) 43
Tarrant (COL) 42
Brown (WB) 41
Tredrea (PA) 40
Gehrig (STK) 36
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1690 | 1311 | 128.91% | 52 |
| 2 | Sydney | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1691 | 1420 | 119.08% | 48 |
| 3 | West Coast | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1904 | 1513 | 125.84% | 46 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1713 | 1318 | 129.97% | 44 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1810 | 1465 | 123.55% | 44 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1688 | 1475 | 114.44% | 42 |
| 7 | Fremantle | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1638 | 1607 | 101.93% | 40 |
| 8 | Nth Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1647 | 1750 | 94.11% | 38 |
| 9 | Essendon | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1661 | 1615 | 102.85% | 36 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1495 | 1588 | 94.14% | 32 |
| 11 | Richmond | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1484 | 1550 | 95.74% | 28 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1511 | 1881 | 80.33% | 28 |
| 13 | Geelong | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1429 | 1632 | 87.56% | 20 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1525 | 1810 | 84.25% | 20 |
| 15 | Carlton | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1445 | 1968 | 73.42% | 16 |
| 16 | Wstn Bulldogs | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1640 | 2068 | 79.30% | 10 |
round 18 matches
friday
bulldogs v melbourne TD (N)
saturday
carlton v essendon MCG
freo v richmond S
geelong v collingwood TD (N)
brisbane v north G (N)
sunday
adelaide v sydney AAMI
st kilda v west coast TD
hawthorn v port MCG
Harrison’s world 