st kilda (10-2) vs hawthorn (2-10) telstra dome friday night
a strong start didn’t help the hawks in a 11 goal loss to ladder leaders st kilda. st kilda (11-2) host port sunday in tasmania. hawthorn (2-11) face collingwood at the g saturday afternoon.
St Kilda: 3.2 5.4 10.10 19.13 (127)
Hawthorn: 6.2 6.6 7.7 9.7 (61)
Goals: St Kilda: Milne, Gehrig 5, Koschitzke, Riewoldt 2, Powell, Dal Santo, Guerra, Hayes, Knobel
Hawthorn: Lekkas, Thompson, Hodge 2, Williams, Bateman, Everitt
Best: St Kilda: Dal Santo, Gehrig, Milne, Powell, Harvey, Jones, Hudghton
Hawthorn: Everitt, Dixon, Croad, Lekkas, Smith, Ball, Ries
geelong (7-5) vs brisbane (9-3) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
geelong beat the brisbane lions for the first time since the lions merged with fitzroy by 27 points. geelong (8-5) travel to play west coast saturday night. brisbane (9-4) host richmond saturday night.
Geelong: 2.3 5.4 10.10 13.14 (92)
Brisbane Lions: 3.5 5.7 8.10 9.11 (65)
Goals: Geelong: Graham, S Johnson, Kingsley, Mooney 2, Haynes, Corey, Ablett, Wojcinski, Ling 1
Brisbane Lions: Brown 4, Notting, Akermanis, Pike, McLaren, Lappin 1
Best: Geelong: Graham, Ling, Sanderson, D Johnson, Mooney, Wojcinski, Kelly, Scarlett
Brisbane Lions: Brown, Black, Voss, Lappin, Akermanis, McLaren
richmond (4-8) vs carlton (5-7) telstra dome saturday night
3 weeks ago carlton were gone for all money in the finals race now they are looking like a possible wild card by 31 points over richmond. carlton (6-7) host sydney saturday afternoon at optus oval. richmond (4-9) travel to brisbane saturday night.
Richmond: 2.2 5.3 13.5 14.9 (93)
Carlton: 5.2 12.7 16.10 18.16 (124)
Goals: Richmond: Krakouer 3, Richardson 3, Ottens 2, Blumfield, Bowden, Chaffey, Gaspar, Newman, Stafford
Carlton: Fevola 8, Whitnall 3, Koutoufides 2, Camporeale, Johnson, Lappin, Prendergast, Scotland
Best: Richmond: Bowden, Johnson, Stafford, Krakouer, Hyde, Richardson
Carlton: Fevola, Whitnall, Prendergast, Lappin, Stevens, Scotland, Houlihan
freo (7-5) vs port (8-4) subiaco saturday night
port are the only team not scared of perth trips after a 10 point win over freo. port (9-4) travel to play st kilda sunday in tasmania. freo (7-6) travel to play bulldogs at the dome.
Fremantle: 4.3 7.3 12.3 16.6 (102)
Port Adelaide: 2.4 9.7 14.9 17.10 (112)
Goals: Fremantle: Bell, Medhurst 3, Carr, Farmer 2, Headland, Grover, Browne, Pavlich, Simmonds, Woods
Port Adelaide: Thurstans, James 3, Carr, Tredrea, Schofield 2, Brogan, Dew, P.Burgoyne, Bishop, Kingsley
Best: Fremantle: Bell, Carr, Browne, Schammer, Pavlich, Headland
Port Adelaide: James, Thurstans, Wakelin, P.Burgoyne, Wanganeen, C.Cornes
kangaroos (5-7) vs west coast (5-7) manaka oval sunday
kanagroos keep their hopes alive by 33 points over west coast who now need a miracle run to make the finals. kangaroos (6-7) play essendon friday night at the dome. west coast (5-8) host geelong saturday night.
Kangaroos: 5.4 10.8 15.9 16.12 (108)
West Coast: 5.1 8.5 10.5 11.9 (75)
Goals: Kangaroos: B Harvey 4, Rocca 3, Harding, Grant 2, Rawlings, Harris, Brown, C Jones, Firrito 1
West Coast: McDougall, Matera 3, Kerr, Cousins, Seaby, Chambers, Sampi 1
Best: Kangaroos: B.Harvey, Archer, Colbert, Simpson, Grant, Harris, A. Stevens
West Coast: Fletcher, Morrison, Cox, Chambers, Glass
essendon (8-4) vs melbourne (9-3) mcg sunday
essendon are falling after a 26 point loss to melbourne. melbourne (10-3) travel to play adelaide sunday. essendon (8-5) host the roos friday night at the dome.
Essendon: 2.1, 4.3, 8.6, 10.9 (69)
Melbourne: 1.6, 6.14, 9.16, 13.17 (95)
GOALS: Essendon: Lloyd 5, Hird, Hille, Murphy, McPhee, Haynes 1
Melbourne: Neitz 4, Bruce, Davey 2, McLean, Thompson, Miller, Yze, Green 1
BEST: Essendon: Hird, Haynes, McPhee, Welsh, Lloyd, Peverill
Melbourne: Green, Rivers, Yze, Brown, Miller, White, Wheatley, Bruce
adelaide (3-9) vs bulldogs (4-8) aami stadium sunday
adelaide beat the bulldogs by 32 points. adelaide (4-9) host melbourne sunday. bulldogs (4-9) host freo sunday at the dome.
ADELAIDE: 7.1, 10.4, 16.10, 20.13 (133)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 3.5, 9.7, 11.10, 15.11 (101)
Goals: Adelaide: Welsh 7, Skipworth 3, Hentschel 2, Bode 2, Biglands, Watts, Johncock, Bock, Smart, Clarke
Western Bulldogs: Bowden 3, Darcy 3, Hahn 2, Robbins 2, Murphy, Power, Harrison, Johnson, Smith
Best: Adelaide: Welsh, Bode, McLeod, Ricciuto, Clarke, Skipworth, Edwards Western Bulldogs: West, Bowden, Johnson, Darcy, Murphy
sydney (6-6) vs collingwood (4-8) telstra stadium saturday night
sydney may have ended collingwoods hopes of a 3rd straight grand final but don’t look like getting to a prelim again after a 1 goal win. sydney (7-6) travel to play carlton saturday afternoon. collingwood (4-9) host hawthorn saturday.
Sydney: 5.2 6.3 10.5 13.7 (85)
Collingwood: 4.1 7.2 9.7 11.13 (79)
Goals: Sydney: Hall, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin 3, Nicks 2, Mathews, Kennelly
Collingwood: Holland, Lonie, Fraser 2, Lokan, Davis, Rocca, Buckley, C Cloke
Best: Sydney: Ball, Kirk, J Bolton, Hall, O’Loughlin, O’Keefe
Collingwood: Buckley, Licuria, Lonie
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | St Kilda | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1546 | 1039 | 148.80% | 44 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1355 | 1086 | 124.77% | 40 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1409 | 1143 | 123.27% | 36 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1447 | 1245 | 116.22% | 36 |
| 5 | Geelong | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1237 | 1120 | 110.45% | 32 |
| 6 | Essendon | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1383 | 1361 | 101.62% | 32 |
| 7 | Fremantle | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1139 | 1078 | 105.66% | 28 |
| 8 | Sydney | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1152 | 1131 | 101.86% | 28 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1322 | 1230 | 107.48% | 24 |
| 10 | Carlton | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1170 | 1376 | 85.03% | 24 |
| 11 | West Coast | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1208 | 1371 | 88.11% | 20 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1208 | 1236 | 97.73% | 16 |
| 13 | Wstn Bulldogs | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1233 | 1406 | 87.70% | 16 |
| 14 | Collingwood | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1033 | 1231 | 83.92% | 16 |
| 15 | Richmond | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 992 | 1373 | 72.25% | 16 |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1002 | 1410 | 71.06% | 8 |
round 14 matches
friday
essendon v kangaroos TD (N)
saturday
carlton v sydney OO
collingwood v hawthorn MCG
brisbane v richmond G (N)
west coast v geelong S (N)
sunday
st kilda v port YP
bulldogs v freo TD
adelaide v melbourne AAMI
Harrison’s world 