kanagroos (3-0) vs collingwood (1-2) mcg friday night
roos go 4 straight with a 3 point win over colligwood. kanagroos (4-0) host hawthorn at the g saturday afternoon. collingwood (1-3) play essendon monday on anzac day.
KANGAROOS: 4.4, 7.5, 11.6, 14.9 (93)
COLLINGWOOD: 5.3, 8.5, 10.6, 13.12 (90)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Jones 3, Archer 2, Harvey, Stevens, Thompson, Hale, Firrito, Grant, Simpson, S. Rocca, Sansbury
Collingwood: Tarrant 4, A. Rocca 3, O’Bree 2, Burns 2, Walker, Caracella
BEST – Kangaroos: Archer, Harvey, Grant, Jones, Sinclair, Stevens, Wells
Collingwood: Caracella, O’Bree, Licuria, Tarrant, Holland, Johnson, Wakelin, Cloke
hawthorn (0-3) vs brisbane (1-2) mcg saturday afternoon
hawks finally open their account after being robbed by an umpiring mistake the weak before with a 46 point massive upset win over the losing grand finalists brisbane. hawthorn (1-3) face the roos at the g saturday afternoon. brisbane (1-3) host west coast sunday.
HAWTHORN: 4.2, 10.4, 14.5, 18.7 (115)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.0, 5.3, 6.7, 10.9 (69)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Williams 6, Everitt 2, Hodge, Crawford, Franklin, Dixon, Osborne, Clarke, Barker, Roughead, Bateman, Miller
Brisbane Lions: Sherman 3, Bradshaw 2, Corrie, White, McGrath, McLaren, Johnson
BEST – Hawthorn: Everitt, Williams, Mitchell, Croad, Crawford, Vandenberg, Bateman, Hodge, Miller, Brown
Brisbane Lions: Black, Corrie, Sherman, Bradshaw, Power
west coast (3-0) vs bulldogs (1-2) subiaco saturday afternoon
west coast remain unbeaten going on top with a 6 goal win over the bulldogs. west coast (4-0) travel to brisbane sunday. bulldogs (1-3) host adelaide saturday night at the dome.
WEST COAST: 6.4, 9.9, 14.14, 21.17 (143)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.1, 7.2, 11.4, 17.5 (107)
GOALS – WEST COAST: Cousins 4, Fletcher 3, Matera 3, Sampi 2, Judd 2, Adkins 2, Cox, Wirrpunda, Hansen, Butler, Graham WESTERN BULLDOGS: Grant 4, Gilbee 4, Griffen 2, Darcy 2, Murphy, Smith, Eagleton, Power, Faulkner BEST – WEST COAST: Cousins, Judd, Wirrpunda, Braun, Fletcher, Cox WESTERN BULLDOGS: Gilbee, Griffen, Darcy, West, Murphy, Grant
geelong (1-2) vs essendon (1-2) telstra dome saturday night
geelong beat essendon by 56 points to return to the winners list. geelong (2-2) travel to play port friday night. essendon (1-3) host collingwood on monday (anzac day).
GEELONG: 3.4, 5.10, 12.15, 19.17 (131)
ESSENDON: 3.1, 5.5, 9.6, 11.9 (75)
GOALS – Geelong: Kingsley 3, Ottens 2, Playfair 2, S.Johnson 2, Bartel 2, Ablett 2, D.Johnson, Chapman 2, Kelly, Riccardi, Gardiner
Essendon: Lloyd 5, Lucas 2, M.Johnson, Monfries, Hird, Laycock
BEST – Geelong: S.Johnson, Riccardi, Enright, Chapman, Kelly, Ablett, Playfair
Essendon: Lloyd, Lucas, M.Johnson, Hird
port (1-2) vs carlton (1-2) aami stadium saturday night
port and carlton play the first draw since round 20 2003. port (1-1-2) host geelong friday night. carlton (1-1-2) travel to play freo saturday afternoon.
PORT ADELAIDE: 6.3, 11.6, 13.9, 15.19 (109)
CARLTON: 3.2, 8.5, 12.11, 16.13 (109)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Montgomery 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Thurstans 2, Ebert 2, Tredrea 2, White 2, Primus, Wanganeen, Dew
Carlton: Fevola 4, Wiggins 2, Deluca, Houlihan, Carrazzo, Waite, Longmuir, Lappin, Bowyer, French, Chambers, Sporn
BEST – Port Adelaide: K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Dew, Walsh, Kingsley, Montgomery
Carlton: Houlihan, Fevola, Johnson, Carrazzo, Wiggins, Waite
sydney (2-1) vs adeliade (2-1) scg sunday
adelaide stun sydney by 41 points on the road. adelaide (3-1) travel to play bulldogs saturday night at the dome. sydney (2-2) host melbourne saturday night.
SYDNEY: 4.2, 7.5, 9.8, 11.13 (79)
ADELAIDE: 4.3, 6.5, 10.11, 18.12 (120)
GOALS – Sydney: Goodes 2, Hall 2, O’Keefe 2, O’Loughlin 2, Ablett, Mathews, Maxfield Adelaide: Perrie 4, Thompson 3, McLeod 2, Welsh 2, Begley, Goodwin, Johncock, Mattner, Reilly, Shirley, Skipworth
BEST – Sydney: Goodes, J Bolton, Kirk, Ablett Adelaide: Perrie, Mattner, Skipworth, McLeod, Thompson
richmond (2-1) vs freo (1-2) mcg sunday
richmond beat freo by 8 goals in their best game in nearly a year. richmond (3-1) face st kilda sunday twillight at the dome. freo (1-3) host carlton saturday afternoon.
RICHMOND: 5.5, 7.7, 13.9, 14.16 (100)
FREMANTLE: 1.4, 4.5, 4.6, 7.10 (52)
GOALS – Richmond: Richardson 6, Brown 2, Stafford 2, Knobel, Deledio, Simmonds, Pettifer Fremantle: Farmer, Hasleby, Murphy, Johnson, Pavlich, Medhurst, Schammer
BEST – Richmond: Brown, Richardson, Hyde, Coughlan, Kellaway, Gaspar, Hall, Knobel Fremantle: Black, McPharlin, Cook, McManus
st kilda (1-2) vs melbourne (3-0) telstra dome sunday
st kilda stun melbourne by 47 points to return to form. st kilda (2-2) host richmond sunday twilight. melbourne (3-1) travel to sydney saturday night.
ST KILDA: 7.2, 9.4, 16.9, 23.13 (151)
MELBOURNE: 5.6, 9.11, 13.13, 15.14 (104)
GOALS – St Kilda: Gehrig 6, Voss 4, Milne 4, Hamill 2, Fiora 2, Jones, Guerra, R.Clarke, Ackland, Goddard
Melbourne: Yze 3, Neitz 3, Rigoni 3, Robertson 2, Heffernan, Davey, Green, Johnstone
BEST – St Kilda: Gehrig, Ball, Dal Santo, Milne, Voss, Guerra, R.Clarke, Jones
Melbourne: Rigoni, Green, Yze, Johnstone, Rivers, Brown, Godfrey
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 379 | 302 | 125.50% | 16 |
| 2 | Nth Melbourne | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 327 | 116.21% | 16 |
| 3 | Adelaide | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 378 | 274 | 137.96% | 12 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 458 | 385 | 118.96% | 12 |
| 5 | Richmond | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 389 | 385 | 101.04% | 12 |
| 6 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 419 | 371 | 112.94% | 8 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 396 | 378 | 104.76% | 8 |
| 8 | Sydney | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 343 | 338 | 101.48% | 8 |
| 9 | Carlton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 412 | 448 | 91.96% | 6 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 293 | 394 | 74.37% | 6 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 373 | 394 | 94.67% | 4 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 278 | 300 | 92.67% | 4 |
| 13 | Wstn Bulldogs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 414 | 448 | 92.41% | 4 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 339 | 370 | 91.62% | 4 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 334 | 367 | 91.01% | 4 |
| 16 | Essendon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 315 | 419 | 75.18% | 4 |
round 5 matches
friday
port v geelong AAMI (N)
saturday
kangaroos v hawthorn MCG
freo v carlton S
bulldogs v adelaide TD (N)
sydney v melbourne SCG (N)
sunday
brisbane v west coast G
st kilda v richmond TD (T)
monday
essendon v collingwood MCG
Harrison’s world 