carlton (1-1-3) vs hawthorn (1-4) telstra dome friday night
carlton beat the hawks for the last time for 12 years by a goal. carlton (2-1-3) face richmond at the g saturday afternoon. hawthorn (1-5) host west coast in tasmania sunday.
CARLTON: 1.2, 4.5, 7.8, 13.11 (89)
HAWTHORN: 4.4, 6.7, 10.8, 12.11 (83)
GOALS – Carlton: Waite 5, Betts 3, Whitnall 2, Deluca, Johnson, Lappin
Hawthorn: Williams 4, Osborne 2, Barker, Miller, Hodge, Crawford, Beaumont, Everitt
BEST – Carlton: Waite, Betts, Stevens, Johnson, Teague, Houlihan, Scotland, Koutoufides
Hawthorn: Hodge, Osborne, Thurgood, Mitchell, Crawford, Miller, Everitt
melbourne (4-1) vs freo (2-3) mcg saturday afternoon
freo stun melbourne by 14 points to keep their season going. freo (3-3) host collingwood sunday. melbourne (4-2) host adeliade friday night at the g.
MELBOURNE: 5.4, 8.7, 15.8, 20.9 (129)
FREMANTLE: 7.4, 11.7, 16.9, 22.11 (143)
GOALS – Melbourne: Neitz 6, Holland 5, Robertson 5, Yze 2, Green 2
Fremantle: Farmer 7, McPharlin 5, Black 2, Hasleby 2, Bell 2, Medhurst, Longmuir, Pavlich, Grover
BEST – Melbourne: White, Moloney, Holland, Neitz, Robertson, Davey, Yze
Fremantle: Pavlich, Farmer, McPharlin, Bell, Black, Medhurst, Hasleby, J. Carr, M. Carr
adeliade (3-2) vs kangarooss (5-0) aami stadium saturday afternoon
crows end roos unbeaten start by 10 points. adelaide (4-2) travel to play melbounre at the g friday night. kangaroos (5-1) play port in adelaide sunday in the 2nd leg of their adeliade road trip.
ADELAIDE: 3.6, 7.7, 9.13, 10.14 (74)
KANGAROOS: 2.0, 6.0, 7.1, 10.4 (64)
GOALS – Adelaide: Skipworth 4, Perrie, Burton, Hentschel, Reilly, Thompson, Biglands Kangaroos: Grant 3, Rocca 2, Thompson 2, Makepeace, Stevens, Harvey
BEST – Adelaide: Skipworth, Goodwin, Biglands, Johncock, Thompson, Edwards, ReillyKangaroos: Simpson, Makepeace, Sinclair, Harvey, Grant
essendon (2-3) vs brisbane (1-4) telstra dome saturday night
brisbane broke a 4 game losing streak beating essendon by 8 goals. brisbane (2-4) host bulldogs saturday night. essendon (2-4) travel to telstra stadium to play sydney saturday night.
ESSENDON: 3.2, 6.6, 11.14, 12.16 (88)
BRISBANE LIONS: 7.0, 13.3, 19.6, 21.10 (136)
GOALS – Essendon: M.Johnson 3, Lloyd 2, Lovett 2, Solomon, J.Johnson, Lucas, Murphy, McPhee
Brisbane: Brown 8, C.Scott 3, Power 2, Akermanis 2, Sherman 2, Voss, Notting, McLaren, Keating
BEST – Essendon: Peverill, M.Johnson, Lovett, Laycock
Brisbane: Brown, Power, Lappin, Michael, Leppitsch, Black, Johnson
west coast (5-0) vs sydney (2-3) subiaco saturday night
west coast stay unbeaten earning revenge on sydney from the last elimination final by 45 points. west coast (6-0) travel to play hawthorn sunday in tasmania. sydney (2-4) host essendon at the olympic stadimu saturday night.
WEST COAST:1.2, 7.5, 12.10, 15.14 (104)
SYDNEY: 1.6, 4.6, 6.9, 8.11 (59)
GOALS – WEST COAST: Cousins 3, Matera 3, Sampi 2, Judd, Lynch, Cox, Stenglein, Adkins, Embley, Glass
SYDNEY: Hall 3, Davis 2, Kirk, Goodes, Crouch
BEST – WEST COAST: Cousins, Judd, Cox, Embley, Braun, Wirrpunda
SYDNEY: Kirk, C Bolton, Crouch, Goodes, J Bolton, Barry
geelong (3-2) vs bulldogs (2-3) skilled stadium sunday
geelong return home was a success a 35 point win over bulldogs. geelong (4-2) host st kilda saturday afternoon at the dome. bulldogs (2-4) travel to brisbane saturday night.
GEELONG: 6.4, 8.8, 12.11, 16.12 (108)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.0, 7.3, 9.4, 11.7 (73)
GOALS – Geelong: Chapman 3, S.Johnson 2, Riccardi 2, Ottens 2, Kingsley 2, Enright, Ablett, Byrnes, Hunt, Corey Western Bulldogs: Eagleton 2, Cooney 2, Rawlings 2, Giansiracusa 2, Gilbee, Griffen, Smith
BEST – Geelong: Chapman, Scarlett, Bartel, Corey, Milburn, Gardiner, Byrnes
Western Bulldogs: Gilbee, West, Cooney, Cross, Eagleton
collingwood (1-4) vs st kilda (3-2) mcg sunday
st kilda beat collingwood by 38 points. st kilda (4-2) face geelong at the dome saturday afternoon. collingwood (1-5) travel to freo sunday.
COLLINGWOOD: 2.5, 6.6, 8.11, 10.11 (71)
ST KILDA: 1.4, 8.7, 12.9, 16.13 (109)
GOALS – Collingwood: Didak 2, Fraser 2, Tarrant 2, Caracella, T.Cloke, C.Cloke, Burns St Kilda: Gehrig 8, Baker, Jones, Hamill, Fiora, Milne, Guerra, Goddard, Koschtizke
BEST – Collingwood: Shaw, J.Cloke, Morrison, Holland St Kilda: Gehrig, Dal Santo, Harvey, Hayes, Ball, Baker, Maguire, Koschtizke
richmond (3-2) vs port (1-1-3) telstra dome sunday
richmond win last years last v first clash by 56 over port. richmond (4-2) host carlton saturday afternoon at the g. port (1-1-4) host the roos sunday.
RICHMOND: 1.2, 7.4, 13.7, 19.9 (123)
PORT ADELAIDE: 4.4, 6.8, 6.10, 9.13 (67)
GOALS – Richmond: Brown 6, Pettifer 4, Richardson 3, Stafford 2, Tuck, Coughlan, Simmonds, Kellaway Port Adelaide: Tredrea 2, Lade 2, K.Cornes, Pettigrew, Burgoyne, Wanganeen, Primus
BEST – Richmond: Brown, Tuck, Pettifer, Richardson, Bowden, Coughlan, Gaspar Port Adelaide: Burgoyne, Cornes, Wanganeen, Francou
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 640 | 445 | 143.82% | 24 |
| 2 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 552 | 490 | 112.65% | 20 |
| 3 | St Kilda | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 652 | 528 | 123.48% | 16 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 561 | 478 | 117.36% | 16 |
| 5 | Geelong | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 626 | 539 | 116.14% | 16 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 681 | 588 | 115.82% | 16 |
| 7 | Richmond | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 591 | 599 | 98.66% | 16 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 524 | 513 | 102.14% | 12 |
| 9 | Carlton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 585 | 634 | 92.27% | 10 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 627 | 665 | 94.29% | 8 |
| 11 | Brisbane | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 559 | 615 | 90.89% | 8 |
| 12 | Sydney | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 462 | 536 | 86.19% | 8 |
| 13 | Essendon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 486 | 624 | 77.88% | 8 |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 455 | 616 | 73.86% | 6 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 506 | 564 | 89.72% | 4 |
| 16 | Collingwood | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 513 | 586 | 87.54% | 4 |
round 7 matches
friday
melbourne v adelaide MCG (N)
saturday
geelong v st kilda TD
richmond v carlton MCG
brisbane v bulldogs G (N)
sydney v essendon TS (N)
sunday
hawthorn v west coast YP
port v kanagroos AAMI
freo v collingwood S
Harrison’s world 