essendon (10-9) vs collingwood (8-11) mcg friday night
essendon keep their finals hopes alive with a 34 point win over collingwood. essendon (11-9) travel to sydney saturday night at telstra stadium. collingwood (8-12) host port friday night at the g.
Essendon: 9.2, 11.5, 14.8, 18.13 (121)
Collingwood: 2.4, 5.6, 10.8, 13.9 (87)
Goals: Essendon: Hille 4, Hird 3, Lucas, Watson, Dyson 2, J Johnson, Lloyd, Richards, McVeigh, Murphy.
Collingwood: Burns 3, Davis, Holland, Tarrant 2, Lockyer, Fraser, Lonie, King.
Best: Essendon: McPhee, Hird, Peverill, Hille, Stanton, Solomon.
Collingwood: Fraser, Holland, Burns, Woewodin, O’Bree, Licuria.
geelong (13-6) vs freo (11-8) Skilled stadium saturday afternoon
geelong secure a top 4 spot with a 50 point win over freo. geelong (14-6) travel to play adelaide saturday afternoon. freo (11-9) host west coast in the derby sunday.
Geelong: 1.9 3.11 8.15 9.21 (75)
Fremantle: 0.1 3.2 3.4 3.7 (25)
Goals: Geelong: Riccardi, S Johnson, McCarthy 2, Graham, Tenace, Corey 1
Fremantle: Bell, Farmer, Medhurst 1
Best: Geelong: Ablett, Bartel, King, Scarlett, Riccardi, S Johnson
Fremantle: Thornton, Bell, Hasleby, Smith, J Longmuir
hawthorn (3-16) vs brisbane (13-6) mcg saturday afternoon
brisbane survive a hawthorn scare by 23 points to keep their title defence on track. brisbane (14-6) host st kilda sunday. hawthorn (3-17) host richmond at the g sunday to decide the wooden spoon.
Hawthorn: 2.3 2.3 6.4 6.7 (43)
Brisbane Lions: 2.5 3.12 6.14 8.18 (66)
Goals: Hawthorn: Cox 2, Holland 2, Lekkas 2
Brisbane Lions: Brown 4, McRae 2, Black, Notting
Best: Hawthorn: Mitchell, Picioane, Cox, Hodge, Croad, Holland
Brisbane Lions: Pike, Brown, Power, Lappin, Voss, Black, Akermanis, Johnson, White
melbourne (14-5) vs sydney (10-9) telstra dome saturday night
after a boring last quarter sydney are a step closer to finals with a 21 point upset win over melbourne. sydney (11-9) host essendon at telstra stadium saturday night. melbourne (14-6) face carlton at optus oval saturday afternoon.
Melbourne: 0.1, 3.2, 6.4, 7.4 (46)
Sydney: 3.3, 7.7, 10.7, 10.7 (67)
GOALS: Melbourne: Holland, Robertson 2, Heffernan, Neitz, White 1
Sydney: O’Loughlin 5, Doyle 2, O’Keefe, Ball, Crouch
BEST: Melbourne: Whelan, Brown, Holland, Heffernan, Robertson
Sydney: Kennelly, O’Loughlin, Goodes, C.Bolton, J.Bolton, Barry
bulldogs (4-15) vs port (14-5) tio stadium (darwin) saturday night
port destroy the bulldogs by 86 points in darwin. port (15-5) travel to play collingwood friday night at the g. bulldogs (4-16) host the roos saturday night at tesltra dome.
Western Bulldogs: 3.3 5.7 6.7 9.7 (61)
Port Adelaide: 5.2 10.5 18.6 23.9 (147)
Goals: Bulldogs: Murphy 2, Darcy, Johnson, Robbins, Hahn, Cooney, Eagleton, Harrison
Port: Wanganeen 4, Mahoney 3, Montgomery 2, Lade 2, Carr 2, ,Schofield 2, Thurstans 2, Dew, Kingsley, K Cornes, James, Cassisi, Hardwick
Best: Bulldogs: Cooney, Power, Cross, Birss, B Murphy
Port: Montgomery, James, Wanganeen, Carr, Schofield, Lade, C Cornes
adelaide (6-13) vs richmond (4-15) aami stadium sunday
adelaide hand richmond their 12th straight loss by 52 points. adelaide (7-13) host geelong saturday afternoon. richmond (4-16) face hawthorn at the g sunday to decide the wooden spoon.
Adelaide: 3.2, 8.5, 14.8, 21.12 (138)
Richmond: 5.1, 7.5, 13.6, 13.8 (86)
Goals: Adelaide: Perrie 4, Welsh 4, Hentschel 4, Jericho 2, Ricciuto 2, Shirley, Stenglein, Goodwin, McLeod, S Stevens
Richmond: Weller 2, Schulz 2, Fleming 2, Richardson 2, Krakouer, Brown, Rodan, Moore, Blumfield
Best: Adelaide: Edwards, Perrie, Ricciuto, McLeod, Goodwin, Hentschel, Welsh, Clarke
Richmond: Tivendale, Fleming, Zantuck, Bowden
kangaroos (10-9) vs st kilda (14-5) telstra dome sunday
st kilda secure a top 4 finish with a 51 point win over the roos leaving the roos in trouble to make the finals. st kilda (15-5) travel to play brisbane sunday. kangaroos (10-10) play bulldogs at telstra dome saturday night.
Kangaroos: 7.0 11.1 12.3 15.6 (96)
St Kilda: 5.2 10.5 15.7 23.9 (147)
Goals: Kangaroos: Rocca 4, Co.Jones 3, McKernan 2, Grant, Harding, B.Harvey, Ch.Jones, Rawlings, Sinclair
St Kilda: Gehrig 10, Riewoldt 3, Blake 2, Harvey 2, Baker, Ball, Black, X.Clarke, Hamill, Montagna
Best: Kangaroos: Simpson, Rocca, Co.Jones, King, Grant, Harris
St Kilda: Gehrig, Riewoldt, Baker, Black, Harvey, Hayes, Dal Santo, Ball
west coast (10-9) vs carlton (8-11) subiaco sunday
west coasts dream run to finish the season continues with a 62 point win over carlton. west coast (11-9) play freo sunday in the derby. carlton (8-12) host melbourne saturday afternoon.
West Coast: 3.3 7.8 12.15 15.21 (111)
Carlton: 0.5 2.6 2.7 6.13 (49)
Goals: West Coast: Embley, McDougall, Judd, Seaby 2, Matera, Wooden, Sampi, Fletcher, Braun, Adkins, Kerr
Carlton: Koutoufides, Lappin, Camporeale, Fevola, Johnson, Whitnall
Best: West Coast: Judd, Braun, Wooden, Embley, Morrison, Glass, Hunter, Chick
Carlton: Stevens, Koutoufides, Lappin, Livingston, Thornton, Camporeale, Scotland
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | St Kilda | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2246 | 1696 | 132.43% | 60 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2221 | 1693 | 131.19% | 60 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2147 | 1641 | 130.83% | 56 |
| 4 | Geelong | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1878 | 1574 | 119.31% | 56 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1998 | 1700 | 117.53% | 56 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1754 | 1665 | 105.35% | 44 |
| 7 | Sydney | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1720 | 1670 | 102.99% | 44 |
| 8 | Essendon | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2079 | 2022 | 102.82% | 44 |
| 9 | West Coast | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1842 | 1856 | 99.25% | 44 |
| 10 | Nth Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1979 | 1829 | 108.20% | 40 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1722 | 1867 | 92.23% | 32 |
| 12 | Carlton | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1624 | 2066 | 78.61% | 32 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1781 | 1867 | 95.39% | 28 |
| 14 | Wstn Bulldogs | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1725 | 2240 | 77.01% | 16 |
| 15 | Richmond | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1563 | 2228 | 70.15% | 16 |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1501 | 2166 | 69.30% | 12 |
round 21 matches
friday
collingwood v port MCG (N)
saturday
carlton v melbourne OO
adelaide v geelong AAMI
bulldogs v kanagroos TD (N)
sydney v essendon TS (N)
sunday
brisbane v st kilda G
hawthorn v richmond MCG
freo v west coast S
Harrison’s world 