adeliade (5-12) vs kangaroos (9-8) Aami stadium friday night
adelaide win a horrible kicking game by 7 points over the roos. adelaide (6-12) travel to play st kilda in tasmania saturday afternoon. kanagroos (9-9) travel to play sydney saturday night.
Adelaide: 0.3, 0.10, 2.17, 5.19 (49)
Kangaroos: 1.7, 1.8, 2.10, 5.12 (42)
Goals: Adelaide: McLeod, Welsh, Perrie, Stenglein, Edwards
Kangaroos: Rocca 2, Wells, Motlop, Grant
Best: Adelaide: Bassett, Goodwin, Edwards, Perrie, McGregor, Stenglein
Kangaroos: Grant, Simpson, A Stevens, Harris, Wells, King
carlton (7-10) vs freo (10-7) optus oval saturday afternoon
freo are 1 win off sealing a finals spot after beating carlton by 8 goals. freo (11-7) host collingwood friday night. carlton (7-11) play essendon saturday afternoon at the g.
Carlton: 3.3 5.8 8.8 9.9 (63)
Fremantle: 4.4 6.7 9.12 16.15 (111)
Goals: Carlton: Koutoufides 2, Camporeale, Deluca, Fevola, French, Lappin, McGrath, Waite
Fremantle: Bell 2, Farmer 2, Headland 2, J.Longmuir 2, Medhurst 2, McManus, Pavlich, Sandilands, Siegert, Simmonds, Smith
Best: Carlton: Koutoufides, Stevens, Lappin, Teague, McGrath
Fremantle: Haddrill, Sandilands, Simmonds, J.Longmuir, Thornton, Pavlich, Hasleby, Bell
collingwood (6-11) vs richmond (4-13) mcg saturday afternoon
richmond have their 10th straight loss by 5 points to collingwood. collingwood (7-11) travel to play freo friday night. richmond (4-14) host geelong sunday at the g.
Collingwood: 5.2 8.5.14.8 15.13 (103)
Richmond: 3.5 8.6 10.10 14.14 (98)
Goals: Collingwood: King 2, Lonie 2, Davis 2, Holland 2, Woewodin, Buckley, O’Bree, Licuria, Johnson, Lokan, Walker.
Richmond: Zantuck 4, Rodan 2, Houlihan 2, Richardson 2, Ottens, Krakouer, Hall, Hyde
Best: Collingwood: Johnson, Lockyer, Woewodin, King, Davis, Holland, Cole
Richmond: Bowden, Rodan, Johnson, Zantuck, Richardson, Tivendale
essendon (9-8) vs port (13-4) telstra dome saturday night
essendon stun port by 40 points to hold their spot in the 8. essendon (10-8) host carlton at the g saturday afternoon. port (13-5) host melbourne sunday in a top of the table clash.
Essendon: 3.4 9.5 12.9 18.11 (119)
Port Adelaide: 2.7 4.8 8.11 11.13 (79)
Goals: Essendon: Lloyd 7, J Johnson, Cupido 2, Lovett-Murray, Peverill, M Johnson, McVeigh, Rioli, Haynes, Hille 1
Port Adelaide: Tredrea, Lade 3, Dew 2, Mahoney, Montgomery, S Burgoyne 1
Best: Essendon: McPhee, Lloyd, J Johnson, Peverill, Bolton, Welsh
Port Adelaide: Kingsley, Tredrea, Lade, Cochrane, Ebert, Schofield
sydney (9-8) vs brisbane (13-4) scg saturday night
sydney keep their finals hopes alive by 32 points over brisbane. sydney (10-8) host the roos saturday night. brisbane (13-5) host west coast sunday.
Sydney: 3.6 6.8 11.10 12.11 (83)
Brisbane: 1.2 3.5 5.8 7.9 (51)
Goals: Sydney: O’Keefe 2, O’Loughlin 2, Bevan 2, Ablett, J.Bolton, Goodes, Hall, Mathews, Maxfield
Brisbane: Notting 3, Voss 2, Bradshaw, Caracella
Best: Sydney: O’Keefe, Kirk, O’Loughlin, Bevan, Kennelly
Brisbane: Notting, Lappin, Akermanis, Voss, Power
geelong (11-6) vs st kilda (13-4) skilled stadium sunday
geelong keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 7 point win over st kilda. geelong (12-6) face richmond at the g sunday. st kilda (13-5) host adeliade in tasmania saturday afternoon.
Geelong: 6.2 8.5 13.6 15.11 (101)
St Kilda: 2.1 9.1 13.1 15.4 (94)
Goals: Geelong: Graham 4, Kingsley 2, Ablett 2, S Johnson 2, King, Corey, D Johnson, Chapman, Scarlett.
St Kilda: Gehrig 3, Riewoldt 3, Montagna 3, Black 2, Ball 2, X Clarke, Harvey.
Best: Geelong: S Johnson, Ling, Corey, Graham, Milburn, Hunt.
St Kilda: Ball, Harvey, Black, Dal Santo, Montagna, Baker.
melbourne (13-4) vs hawthorn (2-15) mcg sunday
melbourne beat hawthorn by 44 points in a supprising close game for most of it. melbourne (14-4) travel to play port sunday. hawthorn (2-16) face the bulldogs saturday night at the dome.
Melbourne: 5.4, 9.8, 11.12, 15.17 (107)
Hawthorn: 2.6, 5.8, 9.8, 9.9 (63)
GOALS: Melbourne: Robertson 4, Neitz 2, Yze, Johnstone, Bruce, White, Walsh 1
Hawthorn: Thompson 3, Everitt, Williams, Hodge, Beaumont, Clarke, Brown 1
BEST: Melbourne: Yze, Johnstone, McDonald, Bizzell, Whelan, Bruce, Robertson, Neitz
Hawthorn: Bateman, Holland, Vandenberg, Everitt, Barker, Smith
west coast (8-9) vs bulldogs (4-13) subiaco sunday
west coast stay alive by 49 points over the bulldogs. west coast (9-9) travel to play brisbane sunday. bulldogs (4-14) host hawthorn saturday night at the dome.
West Coast: 4.2 9.7 12.10 15.16 (106)
Western Bulldogs: 2.3 4.5 7.7 8.9 (57)
Goals: West Coast: McDougall, Matera 3, Adkins 2, Glass, Judd, Chick, Fletcher, Lynch, Wirrpunda, Kerr
Western Bulldogs: Harrison 2, Robbins, Johnson, Cooney, Garlick, Bowden, Eagleton
Best: West Coast: Fletcher, Kerr, Morrison, McDougall, Waters, Wirrpunda
Western Bulldogs: West, Eagleton, Hahn, Johnson, Murphy
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1900 | 1508 | 125.99% | 56 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2008 | 1511 | 132.89% | 52 |
| 3 | St Kilda | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2008 | 1532 | 131.07% | 52 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1949 | 1580 | 123.35% | 52 |
| 5 | Geelong | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1689 | 1466 | 115.21% | 48 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1656 | 1484 | 111.59% | 44 |
| 7 | Sydney | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1541 | 1506 | 102.32% | 40 |
| 8 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1901 | 1861 | 102.15% | 40 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1765 | 1570 | 112.42% | 36 |
| 10 | West Coast | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1644 | 1734 | 94.81% | 36 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1529 | 1673 | 91.39% | 28 |
| 12 | Carlton | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1501 | 1898 | 79.08% | 28 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1575 | 1690 | 93.20% | 24 |
| 14 | Wstn Bulldogs | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1555 | 1973 | 78.81% | 16 |
| 15 | Richmond | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1394 | 1976 | 70.55% | 16 |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1338 | 1991 | 67.20% | 8 |
round 19 matches
friday
freo v collingwood S (N)
saturday
essendon v carlton MCG
st kilda v adelaide YP
bulldogs v hawthorn TD (N)
sydney v kangaroos SCG (N)
sunday
brisbane v west coast G
richmond v geelong MCG
port v melbourne AAMI
Harrison’s world 