st kilda (9-7) vs collingwood (5-11) telstra dome friday night
st kilda smash collingwood by 73 points to keep their top 4 hopes alive. st kilda (10-7) play melbourne at the g saturday afternoon. collingwood (5-12) host freo sunday.
ST KILDA: 4.4, 9.8, 15.14, 21.17 (143)
COLLINGWOOD: 2.4, 3.6, 8.8, 10.10 (70)
GOALS – St Kilda: Koschitzke 5, Milne 4, Guerra 4, Gehrig 3, Dal Santo, R.Clarke, Ball, Goddard, Hayes Collingwood: Tarrant 2, Davis 2, Lockyer, Maxwell, Burns, Lonie, Woewodin, Fanning
BEST – St Kilda: Koschitzke, Ball, Hayes, Milne, Thompson, Powell, Fisher, Guerra
Collingwood: Buckley, Davis, Woewodin, Wakelin, Shaw, Lockyer
hawthorn (3-13) vs carlton (2-1-13) mcg saturday afternoon
hawthorn got some breathing space off the bottom with a 4 goal win over carlton who have now lost 11 straight and are last. hawthorn (4-13) travel to west coast saturday afternoon. carlton (2-1-14) host richmond at the dome sunday.
HAWTHORN: 5.3, 12.6, 15.7, 19.13 (127)
CARLTON: 5.2, 10.5, 12.10, 15.13 (103)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Williams 5, Everitt 2, Lonie 2, Franklin 2, Croad 2, Ladson, Miller, Taylor, Smith, Clarke, Lewis
Carlton: Fevola 4, Betts 3, Stevens 2, Waite 2, Fisher 2, Longmuir, Lappin
BEST – Hawthorn: Hodge, Jacobs, Smith, Everitt, Williams, Croad, Sewell
Carlton: Stevens, Scotland, Fevola, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Carrazzo
bulldogs (6-10) vs geelong (10-6) telstra dome saturday afternoon
bulldogs return to form with a 35 point upset win over geelong. bulldogs (7-10) host brisbane at the dome saturday night. geelong (10-7) play essendon friday night at the dome.
BULLDOGS: 6.4, 10.9, 17.12, 20.13 (133)
GEELONG: 2.3, 5.8, 11.10, 14.14 (98)
GOALS – Western Bulldogs: Skipper 5, Eagleton 4, Smith 3, Giansiracusa 2, Robbins 2, Cooney, Hahn, Johnson, R.Murphy
Geelong: Kingsley 4, G.Ablett 3, Bartel 2, Chapman, Corey, Koulouriotis, Milburn, Mooney
BEST – Western Bulldogs: Griffen, Eagleton, Gilbee, Skipper, R.Murphy, West, Cross, Smith
Geelong: Kingsley, Milburn, Mooney, Bartel, G.Ablett
brisbane (8-8) vs essendon (6-10) gabba saturday night
brisbane keep their season alive with a 13 point win over essendon. brisbane (9-8) travel to play bulldogs saturday night at the dome. essendon (6-11) host geelong friday night at the dome.
BRISBANE: 5.3, 8.9, 11.11, 17.12 (114)
ESSENDON: 1.7, 4.9, 10.13, 14.17 (101)
GOALS – Brisbane: Brown 5, Corrie 4, McGrath 2, Black, Sherman, Keating, Notting, McDonald, Lappin
Essendon: Lucas 4, Lovett 3, Dyson 2, Bolton, Monfries, J Johnson, Lloyd, Welsh
BEST – Brisbane: Brown, Corrie, Drummond, Voss, Michael, Lappin Essendon: Lucas, Fletcher, J Johnson, Stanton, McVeigh, Peverill
port (7-1-8) vs richmond (9-7) Aami stadium saturday night
port continue to keep richmonds slump going by 13 ponits. port (8-1-8) travel to te roos in canberra sunday. richmond (9-8) play carlton at the dome sunday.
PORT ADELAIDE: 7.4, 10.6, 11.8, 14.12 (96)
RICHMOND: 2.3, 7.6, 11.9, 12.11 (83)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Mahoney 4, Lade 2, Tredrea 2, Ebert, Pickett, White, Dew, S.Burgoyne, Pettigrew Richmond : Richardson 4, Deledio 2, Tuck, Hyde, Campbell, Pettifer, Symonds, Tivendale
BEST – Port Adelaide: K. Cornes, Kingsley, Mahoney, S. Burgoyne, P.Burgoyne, Dew, Tredrea Richmond: Tuck, Bowden, Coughlan Richardson, Campbell, Hyde
sydney (10-6) vs west coast (15-1) scg sunday
sydney end west coasts run by 21 points. sydney (11-6) travel to play adelaide saturday night. west coast (15-2) host hawthorn saturday afternoon.
SYDNEY: 3.2, 5.7, 9.9, 13.10 (88)
WEST COAST: 1.5, 6.8, 7.11, 9.13 (67)
GOALS – Sydney: O’Loughlin 3, Schneider 2, Hall 2, Jolly 2, Buchanan, Ablett, J. Bolton, Davis West Coast: Cox 4, Lynch, Cousins, Fletcher, Staker, Seaby
BEST – Sydney: Buchanan, Kirk, J. Bolton, Schneider, Crouch, Barry, O’Loughlin, Goodes West Coast: Wirrpunda, Cox, Fletcher, Judd, Banfield
kanagroos (10-6) vs adelaide (11-5) telstra dome sunday
adelaide make it 5 striaght by 13 points over the roos. adelaide (12-5) host sydney saturday night. kanagroos (10-7) host port in canberra sunday.
KANGAROOS: 4.2, 7.5, 10.9, 16.13 (109)
ADELAIDE: 6.2, 12.5, 16.7, 19.8 (122)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Grant 4, Harvey 2, Jones 2, Thompson 2, Rocca 2, Stevens, Sansbury, Harding, Rawlings Adelaide: Welsh 6, Edwards 3, Ricciuto 3, Perrie 2, Shirley, Van Berlo, Thompson, Goodwin, McGregor
BEST – Kangaroos: Harvey, Grant, Sinclair, Harris, Colbert, Petrie, Jones
Adelaide: Welsh, Edwards, Burton, Ricciuto, Perrie, Thompson
freo (7-9) vs melbourne (9-7) subiaco sunday
freo continue melbournes slump by 25 points. freo (8-9) travel to play collingwood sunday at the g. melbourne (9-8) host st kilda saturday afternoon at the g.
FREMANTLE: 4.2, 7.4, 11.8, 15.11 (101)
MELBOURNE: 4.4, 7.7, 10.8, 11.10 (76)
GOALS – Fremantle: McPharlin 4, Pavlich 3, Headland 3, Haselby 2, Carr, Schammer, Crowley Melbourne: Davey 3, Neitz 2, Yze, Bruce, McLean, Green, Ferguson
BEST – Fremantle: Black, Headland, Haselby, McPharlin, Thornton, Bell, Bell Melbourne: Green, Johnstone, Bizzell, Bruce, Carroll, Holland
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1832 | 1364 | 134.31% | 60 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1595 | 1228 | 129.89% | 48 |
| 3 | Sydney | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1455 | 1365 | 106.59% | 44 |
| 4 | St Kilda | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1766 | 1451 | 121.71% | 40 |
| 5 | Geelong | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1708 | 1502 | 113.72% | 40 |
| 6 | Nth Melbourne | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1587 | 1583 | 100.25% | 40 |
| 7 | Brisbane | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1757 | 1542 | 113.94% | 36 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1733 | 1701 | 101.88% | 36 |
| 9 | Richmond | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1538 | 1635 | 94.07% | 36 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1527 | 1643 | 92.94% | 34 |
| 11 | Fremantle | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1615 | 1564 | 103.26% | 32 |
| 12 | Wstn Bulldogs | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1729 | 1815 | 95.26% | 28 |
| 13 | Essendon | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1542 | 1795 | 85.91% | 24 |
| 14 | Collingwood | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1466 | 1802 | 81.35% | 20 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1450 | 1729 | 83.86% | 16 |
| 16 | Carlton | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1471 | 2052 | 71.69% | 10 |
round 18 matches
friday
essendon v geelong TD (N)
saturday
melborune v st kilda MCG
west coast v hawthorn S
bulldogs v brisbane TD (N)
adelaide v sydney AAMI (N)
sunday
kanagroos v port MO
carlton v richmond TD
collingwood v freo MCG
Harrison’s world 