st kilda (12-4) vs essendon (9-7) telstra dome friday night
st kilda secured another win by 35 points over essendon. st kilda (13-4) travel to play geelong sunday. essendon (9-8) host port saturday night at the dome.
St Kilda: 6.4 9.5 15.6 20.7 (127)
Essendon: 2.1 4.3 9.7 14.8 (92)
Goals: St Kilda: Gehrig 8, Riewoldt 7, Montagna 3, Guerra, Dal Santo
Essendon: Lloyd 6, Hille 2, Haynes 2, J Johnson, Lovett-Murray, Winderlich, Ramanauskas
Best: St Kilda: Gehrig, Riewoldt, Black, Harvey, Dal Santo, Hayes, Jones, Montagna
Essendon: Lloyd, J Johnson, McVeigh, Solomon, Misiti
kanagroos (8-8) vs hawthorn (2-14) mcg saturday afternoon
roos are back in the 8 after an 80 point demolition of the hawks who sack their coach after the loss. kanagroos (9-8) travel to play adeliade friday night. hawthorn (2-15) face melbourne at the g sunday.
Kangaroos: 6.2 12.7 17.9 22.11 (143)
Hawthorn: 1.4 3.6 5.6 9.9 (63)
Goals: Kangaroos: S Harvey 4, Motlop 4, Rocca 2, Harris 2, Brown 2, Petrie 2, Grant 2, Wells, B Harvey, Makepeace, M Stevens
Hawthorn: Thompson 2, Lekkas 2, Holland, Hodge, Brown, Graham, Williams
Best: Kangaroos: Wells, Motlop, Simpson, S Harvey, Grant, Petrie, Harris, Archer
Hawthorn: Hay, Everitt, Croad, Lekkas
freo (9-7) vs sydney (9-7) subiaco saturday afternoon
freo break their home losing streak by 27 points over sydney. freo (10-7) play carlton at optus oval saturday afternoon. sydney (9-8) host brisbane saturday night.
Fremantle: 6.5 11.7 16.8 18.10 (118)
Sydney: 3.1 5.2 10.3 14.7 (91)
Goals: Fremantle: Farmer 5, Longmuir 4, Medhurst 3, Headland 2, Grover, Bell, Cook, Simmonds
Sydney: Hall, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Kennelly, Nicks, C Bolton, Maxfield, Crouch, Bevan
Best: Fremantle: Longmuir, Farmer, Walker, Hasleby, Haddrill, Schammer
Sydney: Kirk, O’Keefe, Maxfield, O’Loughlin, J Bolton, Kennelly
Injuries: Fremantle: Simmonds (concussion)
Sydney: None
bulldogs (4-12) vs collingwood (5-11) telstra dome saturday night
collingwood beat bulldogs by 49 points. collingwood (6-11) host richmond saturday afternoon at the g. bulldogs (4-13) travel to play west coast sunday.
Western Bulldogs: 1.3 3.8 7.12 8.18 (66)
Collingwood: 3.5 6.9 9.12 17.13 (115)
Goals: Western Bulldogs: Robbins 3, Bowden, Hahn, Johnson, Rawlings, Darcy 1
Collingwood: Burns, Fraser 3, Walker, Buckley, Holland 2, Lonie, King, Lockyer, Woewodin, Lokan 1
Best: Western Bulldogs: Murphy, Smith, Darcy, West, Robbins
Collingwood: Johnson, Buckley, Burns, Fraser, Licuria, Lockyer, Clement
brisbane (12-4) vs adelaide (5-11) gabba saturday night
brisbane are looking like the team who won the previous 3 grand finals more and more after a 141 point demoltion of adeliade. brisbane (13-4) travel to sydney saturday night. adelaide (5-12) host the roos friday night.
Brisbane: 3.6 8.11 18.12 28.15 (189)
Adelaide: 2.2 4.6 6.10 6.12 (48)
Goals: Brisbane: Lynch 6, Akermanis 4, Caracella 3, Voss 3, Lappin 3, Rischitelli 2, Notting 2, Black 2, McGrath, MacDonald, Copeland, McRae
Adelaide: Jericho 2, S Stevens, Skipworth, Edwards, Johncock
Best: Brisbane: Akermanis, Black, Power, Lynch, Voss, Lappin, Michael
Adelaide: Jericho, Edwards, Ricciuto, McLeod, Skipworth
port (12-4) vs west coast (8-8) aami stadium sunday
port beat the eagles by 26 points to secure a top 4 spot. port (13-4) travel to play essendon saturday night at telstra dome. west coast (8-9) host bulldogs sunday.
PORT ADELAIDE: 5.0, 10.4, 12.4, 16.6 (102)
WEST COAST EAGLES: 2.5, 4.8, 7.16, 9.22 (76)
GOALS: Port Adelaide: Tredrea 6, White 2, Lade, Schofield, Carr, Pickett, Brogan, Mahoney, Cassisi, Thurstans
West Coast Eagles: Matera 4, Judd, Kerr, Braun, Adkins, Lynch
BEST: Port Adelaide: C. Cornes, Tredrea, K. Cornes, Wilson, Mahoney, Carr
West Coast Eagles: Fletcher, Kerr, Braun, Matera, Waters, Morrison
geelong (10-6) vs carlton (7-9) telstra dome sunday
carltons hopes are over after a 57 point loss to geelong. geelong (11-6) host st kilda sunday. carlton (7-10) host freo saturday afternoon.
Geelong: 5.5, 9.10, 12.17, 18.23 (131)
Carlton: 1.3, 4.4, 8.6, 11.8 (74)
GOALS: Geelong: Kingsley, Chapman 4, Ablett 3, Wojcinski 2, Graham, Gardiner, Callan, S.Johnson, Scarlett 1
Carlton: Fevola 3, Walker, Morrell, Fisher, Stevens, Deluca, Waite, Houlihan, Koutoufides 1
BEST: Geelong: Ablett, Milburn, Harley, Chapman, Wojcinksi, Bartel, Corey, Scarlett
Carlton: Scotland, Lappin, Camporeale, Stevens, Teague, Koutoufides
richmond (4-12) vs melbourne (12-4) mcg sunday
melbourne move a step closer to a top 4 finish with a 56 point win over richmond. melbourne (13-4) host hawthorn at the g sunday. richmond (4-13) face colllingwood at the g saturday afternoon.
Richmond: 4.4 7.7 9.8 10.10 (70)Melbourne: 5.3 11.7 15.10 19.12 (126)Goals: Richmond: Pettifer 4, Richardson 2, Ottens 2, Chaffey, HoulihanMelbourne: Neitz 6, Miller 4, Holland 3, Robertson 2, Yze, Walsh, Johnstone, Brown.Best: Richmond: Rodan, Fleming, Jackson, Chaffey, Hartigan, PettiferMelbourne: Bruce, Neitz, Holland, Miller, Brown, Johnstone, Wheatley
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1957 | 1428 | 137.04% | 52 |
| 2 | St Kilda | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1914 | 1431 | 133.75% | 52 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1870 | 1461 | 127.99% | 52 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1793 | 1445 | 124.08% | 52 |
| 5 | Geelong | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1588 | 1372 | 115.74% | 44 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1545 | 1421 | 108.73% | 40 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1723 | 1521 | 113.28% | 36 |
| 8 | Sydney | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1458 | 1455 | 100.21% | 36 |
| 9 | Essendon | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1782 | 1782 | 100.00% | 36 |
| 10 | West Coast | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1538 | 1677 | 91.71% | 32 |
| 11 | Carlton | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1438 | 1787 | 80.47% | 28 |
| 12 | Collingwood | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1426 | 1575 | 90.54% | 24 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1526 | 1648 | 92.60% | 20 |
| 14 | Wstn Bulldogs | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1498 | 1867 | 80.24% | 16 |
| 15 | Richmond | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1296 | 1873 | 69.19% | 16 |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1275 | 1884 | 67.68% | 8 |
round 18 matches
friday
adeliade v kangaroos AAMI (N)
saturday
collingwood v richmond MCG
carlton v freo OO
essendon v port TD (N)
sydney v brisbane SCG (N)
sunday
geelong v st kilda SS
melbourne v hawthorn MCG
west coast v bulldogs S
Harrison’s world 