west coast (10-1) vs essendon (4-7) subiaco friday night
west coast secure a 4 goal win over essendon. west coast (11-1) travel to play melbourne at the g in a top of the table clash saturday afternoon. essendon (4-8) host st kilda in the 2nd friday night of the split round.
WEST COAST: 2.1, 7.5, 9.10, 15.16 (106)
ESSENDON: 3.3, 6.6, 8.8, 12.10 (82)
GOALS – West Coast: Matera 4, Lynch 3, Embley 2, Staker 2, Selwood 2, Cousins, Hansen Essendon: Lucas 3, Lloyd 3, M Johnson 2, Lovett-Murray, Murphy, Hille, Bolton
BEST – West Coast: Kerr, Cousins, Cox, Wirrpunda, Judd, Braun
Essendon: Lucas, M Johnson, Hird, Bradley, Hille, Murphy
hawthorn (3-8) vs st kilda (5-6) mcg saturday afternoon
st kilda keep their finals hopes on track with a 46 point win over the hawks. st kilda (6-6) face essendon friday night 2 of the split round. hawthorn (3-9) travel to port friday nigth 1.
HAWTHORN: 1.3, 4.4, 5.4, 8.6 (54)
ST KILDA: 5.2, 8.6, 13.8, 15.10 (100)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Dixon 2, Franklin, Everitt, Ladson, Hodge, Brennan, Williams
St Kilda: Gehrig 6, Maguire 3, Murray 2, Baker, Riewoldt, Fiora, Peckett
BEST – Hawthorn: Mitchell, Crawford, Bateman, Miller
St Kilda: Maguire, Gehrig, Hudghton, R.Clarke, Hayes, Harvey, Peckett
carlton (2-1-8) vs brisbane (4-7) telstra dome saturday night
brisbane beat carlton by 58 points.brisbane (5-7) host geelong sunday 1 of the split round. carlton (2-1-9) travel to play bulldogs in darwin saturday nigth 1 of the split round.
CARLTON: 3.3 8.4 10.7 12.10 (82)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.5 11.6 17.11 21.14 (140)
GOALS – Carlton: Whitnall 4, Fevola 2, Davies, Houlihan, Lappin, Scotland, Waite, Walker
Brisbane Lions: Brown 4, Corrie 3, McGrath 2, Merrett 2, Notting 2, Power 2, Akermanis, Black, Bradshaw, Drummond, Keating, Voss
BEST – Carlton: Koutoufides, Lappin, Whitnall, Walker
Brisbane Lions: Brown, Drummond, Notting, Power, Bradshaw, Michael, Johnson, Corrie, Adcock
port (4-1-6) vs bulldogs (5-6) aami stadium saturday night
port continue to revive their season with a 15 point win over the bulldogs. port (5-1-6) host hawthorn friday night. bulldogs (5-7) host carlton in darwin saturday night.
PORT ADELAIDE: 3.3, 4.6, 12.11, 17.16 (118)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.2, 6.7, 9.10, 15.13 (103)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Pickett 4, Francou 3, Tredrea 2, Lade, Wanganeen, K. Cornes, C. Cornes, Mahoney, Ebert, Walsh, Cassisi Western Bulldogs : Hargrave 3, Cooney 3, Robbins 2, Murphy 2, Smith 2, Ray, Eagleton, Faulkner.
BEST – Port Adelaide: Western Bulldogs: West, Cooney, Eagleton, McMahon, Cross, Gilbee, Harris
sydney (6-5) vs freo (5-6) scg sunday
sydney beat freo by 38 points to keep their finals spot. sydney (7-5) host collingwood at telstra stadium saturday night 2. freo (5-7) host north sunday.
SYDNEY: 5.3, 8.4, 14.9, 16.13 (109)
FREMANTLE: 3.2, 5.8, 8.10, 10.11 (71)
GOALS – SYDNEY: O’Loughlin 4, Hall 4, McVeigh 2, Davis 2, Goodes, Mathews, Saddington, Buchanan FREMANTLE: Farmer 2, Smith, Hasleby, Longmuir, Bell, Medhurst, Gilmore, Pavlich, Murphy
BEST – SYDNEY: Buchanan, Williams, C. Bolton, Hall, Kennelly, Barry FREMANTLE: Smith, Gilmore, Bell, Farmer, Parker
geelong (7-4) vs adelaide (7-4) skilled stadium sunday
geelong secure 3rd with a 4 point win over adeliade. geelong (8-4) travel to brisbnae sunday. adelaide (7-5) play richmond at the dome saturday night 1.
GEELONG: 5.3, 5.3, 9.4, 9.7 (61)
ADELAIDE: 2.1, 4.6, 7.6, 8.9 (57)
GOALS – Geelong: Riccardi 2, Playfair 2, Ottens, Milburn, Chapman, Ling, Sanderson Adelaide: Thompson 3, Skipworth 2, Burton, McGregor, Perrie,
BEST – Geelong: Scarlett, Ling, Chapman, Hunt, Milburn, Sanderson
Adelaide: Thompson, Goodwin, Bassett, Skipworth, Hudson
north (6-5) vs richmond (7-4) telstra dome sunday
roos stay in the finals hunt with a 29 point win over richmond. kanagroos (7-5) travel to play freo sunday. richmond (7-5) host adelaide at the dome saturday night.
KANGAROOS: 4.1, 7.7, 14.6, 17.7 (109)
RICHMOND: 2.6, 5.10, 8.11, 10.20 (80)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Thompson 5, Harding 3, Harris 2, Grant 2, Wells, Archer, Brown, Jones, LeCras Richmond: Richardson 2, Krakouer 2, Newman 2, Pettifer, Tivendale, Tuck, Meyer
BEST – Kangaroos: Harvey, Harris, Grant, Brown, Archer, Harding, Colbert, Thompson Richmond: Johnson, Coughlan, Tuck, Bowden, Chaffey, Deledio
melbourne (8-3) vs collingwood (4-7) mcg monday
melbourne secure 2nd with a 45 point win over collingwood. melbourne (9-3) host west coast in the top of the table clash saturday at the g. collingwood (4-8) travel to sydney saturday night 2.
MELBOURNE: 3.6, 4.11, 10.13, 17.15 (117)
COLLINGWOOD: 3.5, 6.8, 8.9, 10.12 (72)
GOALS – Melbourne: Yze 5, Neitz 3, Robertson 3, Johnstone 2, Bruce 2, McLean, Sylvia Collingwood: Didak 3, Tarrant 2, Caracella 2, Rowe, Lonie, O’Bree
BEST – Melbourne: Johnstone, Yze, Bizzell, Davey, Whelan, Nicholson, Bruce, Rivers Collingwood: Burns, Lockyer, Clement, Licuria, Rowe
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1309 | 939 | 139.40% | 44 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1322 | 1088 | 121.51% | 36 |
| 3 | Geelong | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1273 | 1043 | 122.05% | 32 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1060 | 866 | 122.40% | 28 |
| 5 | Richmond | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1179 | 1151 | 102.43% | 28 |
| 6 | Sydney | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 997 | 1008 | 98.91% | 28 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1078 | 1162 | 92.77% | 28 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1144 | 1054 | 108.54% | 24 |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 988 | 1186 | 83.31% | 22 |
| 10 | Brisbane | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1140 | 1136 | 100.35% | 20 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1255 | 1277 | 98.28% | 20 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1085 | 1119 | 96.96% | 20 |
| 13 | Collingwood | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1058 | 1247 | 84.84% | 16 |
| 14 | Essendon | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1039 | 1252 | 82.99% | 16 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1058 | 1138 | 92.97% | 12 |
| 16 | Carlton | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1046 | 1365 | 76.63% | 10 |
round 13 matches
friday
port v hawthorn AAMI (N)
saturday
melbourne v west coast MCG
richmond v adeliade TD (N)
bulldogs v carlton TIO (N)
sunday
brisbane v geelong G
freo v kangaroos S
friday
essendon v st kilda TD (N)
saturday
sydney v collingwood TS (N)