kangaroos (9-5) vs west coast (13-1) telstra dome friday night
west coast continue to dominate surviving a roos scare by 4 points. west coast (14-1) host brisbane saturday night. kangaroos (9-6) face hawthorn at the dome sunday.
KANGAROOS: 3.4, 6.6, 9.9, 14.13 (97)
WEST COAST: 3.2, 8.4, 14.6, 15.11 (101)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Thompson 5, Harding 3, Harvey 3, Harris, Hale, Rocca
West Coast: Matera 5, Lynch 2, Butler, Cox, Chick, Fletcher, Nicoski, Staker, Selwood, Adkins
BEST – Kangaroos: Simpson, Thompson, Harvey, Colbert, Brown, Rawlings, Harding
West Coast: Wirrpunda, Matera, Fletcher, Cousins, Cox, Butler, Braun
richmond (8-6) vs essendon (5-9) mcg saturday afternoon
richmond beat essendon by 26 points to keep their finals spot. richmond (9-6) host st kilda at the g saturday afternoon. essendon (5-10) face collingwood at the g friday night.
RICHMOND: 4.2, 8.3, 13.6, 14.8 (92)
ESSENDON: 1.1, 4.5, 7.7, 9.12 (66)
GOALS – Richmond: Campbell 2, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, Deledio 2, Hilton 2, Krakouer, Tambling, Knobel, Pettifer
Essendon: Lloyd 4, Lucas 2, Bolton, Dyson, Lovett
BEST – Richmond: Campbell, Bowden, Coughlan, Hyde, Richardson, Tuck, Pettifer, Chaffey, Simmonds
Essendon: J. Johnson, Bradley, Lloyd, Solomon, Thomas, M. Johnson
port (6-1-7) vs melbourne (9-5) aami stadiums saturday afternoon
port stun melbourne by 62 to keep their title defence alive. port (7-1-7) travel to geelong saturday afternoon. melbourne (9-6) host sydney at the dome saturday night.
PORT ADELAIDE: 4.4, 11.9, 17.13, 20.17 (137)
MELBOURNE: 1.1, 3.5, 5.7, 11.9 (75)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Tredrea 5, Mahoney 4, K. Cornes 4, Dew 2, Thurstans 2, Pickett, Lade, P. Burgoyne Melbourne: Robertson 3, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Miller, Sylvia, Johnstone, Read
BEST – Port Adelaide: K. Cornes, Tredrea, Dew, C. Cornes, Mahoney, S. Burgoyne, Francou, Lade Melbourne: Yze, Bizzell, Robertson, Bruce
brisbane (7-7) vs collingwood (5-9) gabba saturday night
5 weeks ago brisbane were finished in their grand final defence now are back in the 8 and red hot with a 13 goal win over collingwood. brisbane (8-7) travel to play west coast saturday night. collingwood (5-10) host essendon friday night at the g.
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.7, 8.12, 13.15, 19.19 (133)
COLLINGWOOD: 0.3, 0.7, 3.9, 7.13 (55)
GOALS – Brisbane Lions: McGrath 3, Merrett 3, Akermanis 2, Lappin 2, Voss, Charman, Corrie, Drummond, Johnson, Black, Notting, Scott, Bradshaw
Collingwood: Buckley 2, Licuria, Rowe, Burns, Davis, Caracella
BEST – Brisbane Lions: Power, Lappin, Johnson, Black, Merrett
Collingwood: Licuria, Burns, Clement, Holland
sydney (8-6) vs geelong (9-5) scg saturday night
sydney join the congestition for top 4 spots with a 9 goal win over geelong. sydney (9-6) face melbourne at the dome saturday night. geelong (9-6) host port saturday afternoon.
SYDNEY: 1.1, 10.3, 13.6, 16.9 (105)
GEELONG: 1.4, 3.5, 6.7, 7.9 (51)
GOALS – SYDNEY: Hall 5, O’Keefe 3, Kirk 2, Davis 2, Crouch, Goodes, Ablett, O’Loughlin
GEELONG: Thurley 3, Kingsley, Haynes, Chapman, Bartel
BEST – SYDNEY: Goodes, Hall, Buchanan, Kirk, Barry, O’Keefe
GEELONG: Chapman, Kelly, Ablett, Thurley
hawthorn (3-11) vs adelaide (9-5) york park sunday
adelaide survive a hawks scare by 10 points in tasmania. adelaide (10-5) host bulldogs sunday. hawthorn (3-12) host kangaroos sunday at the dome.
HAWTHORN: 4.4, 4.7, 5.7, 10.8 (68)
ADELAIDE: 2.0, 4.2, 12.3, 12.6 (78)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Lonie 3, Williams 2, Lekkas 2, Croad, Clarke, Roughead Adelaide: McGregor 2, Goodwin 2, Burton 2, Hentschel 2, Biglands, Doughty, Ricciuto, Thompson
BEST – Hawthorn: Smith, Lekkas, Lonie, Brown, Hodge, Everitt, Sewell, Crawford Adelaide: Goodwin, McGregor, Burton, Edwards, Thomspon, Doughty, Hudson, McLeod
st kilda (7-7) vs carlton (2-1-11) telstra dome sunday
st kilda kept their finals hopes alive with a 80 point win over carlton. st kilda (8-7) face richmond at the g saturday afternoon. carlton (2-1-12) host freo sunday.
freo (5-9) vs bulldogs (6-8) subiaco sunday
freo stay alive with a 53 point win over the bulldogs. freo (6-9) travel to play carlton at the g sunday. bulldogs (6-9) travel to adeliade sunday.
FREMANTLE: 4.4, 11.5, 16.10, 22.13 (145)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 3.3, 10.8, 12.10, 13.14 (92)
GOALS – Fremantle: McPharlin 5, Pavlich 4, Headland 3, Medhurst 3, Haselby 3, Peake, Murphy, Crowley, Longmuir Western Bulldogs: Bandy 3, Eagleton 2, Hahn 2, Minson, R Murphy, Gilbee, Griffin, West, Johnson
BEST – Fremantle: Black, Pavlich, McPharlin, Schammer, Cook, Headland Western Bulldogs: West, Eagleton, Hahn, R Murphy, Johnson, Bandy
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1654 | 1188 | 139.23% | 56 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1364 | 1084 | 125.83% | 40 |
| 3 | Geelong | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1484 | 1322 | 112.25% | 36 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1579 | 1496 | 105.55% | 36 |
| 5 | Sydney | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1263 | 1220 | 103.52% | 36 |
| 6 | Richmond | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1418 | 1433 | 98.95% | 36 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1369 | 1393 | 98.28% | 36 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1555 | 1330 | 116.92% | 32 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1517 | 1344 | 112.87% | 32 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1384 | 1434 | 96.51% | 30 |
| 11 | Fremantle | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1362 | 1371 | 99.34% | 24 |
| 12 | Wstn Bulldogs | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1561 | 1608 | 97.08% | 24 |
| 13 | Collingwood | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1291 | 1528 | 84.49% | 20 |
| 14 | Essendon | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1310 | 1576 | 83.12% | 20 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1255 | 1517 | 82.73% | 12 |
| 16 | Carlton | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1251 | 1773 | 70.56% | 10 |
round 16 matches
friday
collingwood v essendon MCG (N)
saturday
richmond v st kilda MCG
geelong v port SS
melbourne v sydney TD (N)
west coast v brisbane S (N)
sunday
adelaide v bulldogs AAMI
carlton v freo MCG
hawthorn v kangaroos TD
Harrison’s world 