melbourne (5-13) vs geelong (5-13) mcg friday night
melbourne look like getting a priority pick after a 39 point loss to geelong with a tough run home coming up. geelong (6-13) host west coast saturday afternoon. melbourne (5-14) travel to play port saturday night on the road.
GEEL 4.4 6.8 8.14 11.18 (84)
MELB 1.4 3.8 3.8 6.9 (45)
GOALS: GEEL – McCarthy 3, Riccardi 3, Chambers 2, Ablett, Graham, Wojcinski; MELB – Neitz 2, Robertson 2, Bizzell, Yze
BEST: GEEL – Harley, Milburn, Wojcinski, Rooke, Graham, Riccardi, McCarthy, Ling; MELB – Yze, McDonald, Godfrey
INJURY: GEEL – Johnson (groin) replaced in selected side by Kelly;
MELB – Heffernan (ankle)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Wenn, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 22,508 at MCG
collingwood (12-6) vs brisbane (11-1-6) mcg saturday afternoon
the grand final rematch sees brisbane keep thiir top 4 hopes alive with a 39 point win over collingwood ending the pies 6 game winning streak. brisbane (12-1-6) play sydney at the gabba sunday. collingwood (12-7) host adelaide friday night at the dome.
BRIS 8.0 10.2 13.7 15.11 (101)
COL 1.0 5.3 8.8 8.14 (62)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 3, Brown 3, Caracella 2, McRae, B. Scott, McGrath, Pike, Charman, Hart, White; COL – Tarrant 2, Woewodin, O’Bree, Burns, Williams, Rocca, Lokan
BEST: BRIS – Bradshaw, Ashcroft, Voss, Hart, Caracella, B. Scott, Brown; COL – Burns, Buckley, Woewodin, Wakelin, Fraser
INJURY: BRIS – C. Scott (quadricep) replaced in selected side by White
ATTENDANCE: 61,868 at MCG
west coast (11-1-6) vs adeliade (12-6) subiaco saturday afternoon
west coast drop their first home game of the season by 4 goals against adeliade. adelaide (13-6) face collingwood at telstra dome friday night. west coast (11-1-7) play geelong at geelong saturday afternoon.
ADE 5.6 10.7 12.11 13.13 (91)
WCE 3.0 6.2 6.5 10.7 (67)
GOALS: ADE – Johncock 4, Burns 3, Carey 3, Ricciuto, McLeod, Perrie; WCE – Matera 4, Braun, Kerr, Cousins, Hunter, Chick, Wilson
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto, Johncock, Smart, Carey, Clarke, Burns, Bickley; WCE – Braun, Chambers, Sierakowski, Kerr, Staker
INJURY: ADE – Bode (ill) replaced in selected by Skipworth, Carey (knee); WCE – Glass (ill) replaced in selected side by Wilson, Sampi (omitted) replaced in selected side by Munro
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Allen, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 39,681 at Subiaco Oval
st kilda (8-10) vs richmond (7-11) telstra dome saturday night
st kilda are amazingly still alive with an 80 point demolition of richmond. st kilda (9-10) face carlton at optus oval saturday afternoon. richmond (7-12) face essendon at the g sunday.
STK 5.5 7.7 14.8 20.10 (130)
RICH 1.2 3.4 4.6 7.8 (50)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 4, Gehrig 4, Clarke 3, Goddard 3, Blake, Dal Santo, Montagna, Maguire, Burke, Hudghton; RICH – Ottens 2, McGrath, Rodan, Richardson, Holland, Johnson
BEST: StK – Harvey, Dal Santo, Baker, Gehrig, Hayes, Riewoldt, Goddard; RICH – Ottens, Tivendale, Newman, Johnson
INJURY: StK – Riewoldt (head), Burke (facial cut); RICH – A. Kellaway (facial cut)
UMPIRES: M. Nicholls, Head, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 41,514 at Telstra Dome
sydney (12-6) vs hawthorn (8-10) scg saturday night
hawks stay alive with a 17 point win over sydney. hawthorn (9-10) face the roos at telstra dome saturday night. sydney (12-7) play brisbane at the gabba sunday.
HAW 4.4 10.5 13.7 17.8 (110)
SYD 2.3 4.6 9.7 14.9 (93)
GOALS: HAW – Thompson 3, Johnson 2, Rawlings 2, Williams 2, Vandenberg, Lekkas, Everitt, Lonie, Clarke, Mitchell, Picioane, Holland; SYD – Hall 4, Schneider 2, O’Keefe 2, Cresswell, O’Loughlin, Nicks, J. Bolton, Goodes, Crouch
BEST: HAW – Everitt, Mitchell, Thompson, Williams, Crawford; SYD – Schneider, Hall, Cresswell, J. Bolton, Goodes
INJURY: HAW – Barlow (flu); SYD – Williams (ankle)
UMPIRES: Baldwin, McBurney, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 33,473 at SCG
port (14-4) vs carlton (4-14) aami stadium sunday
port move a step closer to another minor premership with a 44 point win over a determined carlton. port (15-4) host melbourne saturday night. carlton (4-15) host st kilda saturday afternoon.
PORT ADELAIDE: 4.3, 6.7, 13.13, 18.17 (125)
CARLTON: 3.3, 7.4, 11.8, 12.9 (81)
Goals: Port Adelaide: Pickett 4, Tredrea 3, C Cornes 2, Dew 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, K Cornes 2, S Burgoyne, James, Cassisi.
Carlton: Fevola 3, McKernan, Houlihan, Lappin, Hulme, Beasy, O’Keeffe, Beaumont, Hulme, Fisher.
Best: Port Adelaide: James, Wanganeen, Pickett, Tredrea, Carr, Poulton, K Cornes.
Carlton: Hulme, Beaumont, Fevola, Lappin, McKay
kanagroos (9-1-8) vs freo (11-7) mcg sunday
freo get their 3rd away win of the year by a point over the roos putting the roos in trouble. freo (12-7) host bulldogs sunday. kangaroos (9-1-9) host hawthorn saturday night.
FRE 2.3 6.4 10.6 15.9 (99)
KANG 3.2 7.4 12.6 15.8 (98)
GOALS: FRE – T. Longmuir 3, Headland 2, Pavlich 2, Medhurst 2, Hasleby, McManus, Cook, J. Longmuir, Bell, Farmer; KANG – D. Motlop 3, Simpson 2, Harvey 2, Morrell 2, Sinclair, Petrie, Jones, Baird, Robbins, Makepeace
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Medhurst, Headland, Bell, Longmuir, Hayden; KANG – Harvey, D. Motlop, Simpson, Jones, Makepeace, Rawlings
UMPIRES: James, Morris, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 18,486 at the MCG
essendon (10-8) vs bulldogs (3-1-14) telstra dome sunday
lloyd kicks 11 goals while breaking essendons goal kicking record in the process of all time in a 67 point win over the last place bulldogs. essendon (11-8) host richmond at the g sunday. bulldogs (3-1-15) travel to freo sunday.
ESS 9.3 14.6 17.11 22.15 (147)
WB 2.0 5.2 8.4 12.8 (80)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 11, Bolton 3, Bullen 2, Cupido, Hille, Alessio, J. Johnson, Mercuri, McPhee; WB – Brown 3, Johnson 2, Giansiracusa, Gilbee, Hahn, Darcy, Harrison, Wiggins, Murphy
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Lucas, Hird, J. Johnson, M. Johnson, McPhee, Fletcher, McVeigh; WB – West, Power, Smith, Murphy, Brown
INJURY: WB – Smith (ankle), Gilbee (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Ellis, Ryan, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 36,138 at Telstra Dome
goals
GOALS
Lloyd (ESS) 73
Lynch (BRIS) 56
Neitz (MELB) 56
Fevola (CARL) 51
Matera (WCE) 51
Hall (SYD) 50
Brown (WB) 49
Tarrant (COL) 45
Tredrea (PA) 44
Gehrig (STK) 44
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1899 | 1472 | 129.01% | 60 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1901 | 1478 | 128.62% | 52 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1926 | 1620 | 118.89% | 50 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1969 | 1639 | 120.13% | 48 |
| 5 | Sydney | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1877 | 1627 | 115.37% | 48 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1841 | 1786 | 103.08% | 48 |
| 7 | West Coast | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 2038 | 1732 | 117.67% | 46 |
| 8 | Essendon | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1898 | 1751 | 108.40% | 44 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1828 | 1986 | 92.04% | 38 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1685 | 1765 | 95.47% | 36 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1769 | 1998 | 88.54% | 36 |
| 12 | Richmond | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1615 | 1784 | 90.53% | 28 |
| 13 | Geelong | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1586 | 1774 | 89.40% | 24 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1650 | 1995 | 82.71% | 20 |
| 15 | Carlton | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1582 | 2183 | 72.47% | 16 |
| 16 | Wstn Bulldogs | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1821 | 2295 | 79.35% | 14 |
round 20 matches
friday
collingwood v adelaide TD (N)
saturday
carlton v st kilda OO
geelong v west coast SS
kangaroos v hawthorn TD (N)
port v melbourne AAMI (N)
sunday
brisbane v sydney G
essendon v richmond MCG
freo v bulldogs S
Harrison’s world 