st kilda (11-7) vs geelong (10-8) telstra dome friday night
st kilda make it 6 striaght beating geelong by 41 points. st kilda (12-7) face north at the dome saturday afternoon. geelong (10-9) host melbourne saturday afternoon.
ST KILDA: 5.1, 7.7, 9.14, 13.18 (96)
GEELONG: 4.2, 6.3, 7.5, 8.7 (55)
GOALS – St Kilda: Hamill 4, Riewoldt 3, Voss, Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Gehrig, Jones, Milne
Geelong: Kelly 2, Bartel, Chapman, Kingsley, Ablett, Ottens, Haynes
BEST – St Kilda: Hamill, Hayes, Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Voss, Baker, Ball, Jones, Thompson
Geelong: Scarlett, Corey, Bartel, Ling, Kelly
bulldogs (8-10) vs west coast (16-2) mcg saturday afternoon
bulldogs stun leaders west coast by 43 points to keep their finals hopes alive. bulldogs (9-10) face richmond at the dome sunday. west coast (16-3) host freo in the derby friday night.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 7.3, 13.9, 17.11, 21.14 (140)
WEST COAST: 2.4, 6.8, 10.12, 14.13 (97)
GOALS – Western Bulldogs: Grant 6, Giansiracusa 2, Cooney 2, Robbins 2, Hahn 2, Murphy, Cross, Johnson, Gilbee, Eagleton, Birss, Boyd
West Coast: Judd 2, Sampi 2, Hunter 2, McDougall, Fletcher, Matera, Selwood, Staker, Lynch, Nicoski, Cousins
BEST – Western Bulldogs: Gilbee, Grant, West, Eagleton, Johnson Giansiracusa, Cross West Coast: Judd, Fletcher, Cox, Braun, Wirrpunda
adelaide (13-5) vs melbourne (9-9) aami stadium saturday afternoon
adelaide make it 7 straight beating melboourne by 54 points who have lost 7 straight. adeliade (14-5) play port saturday night in the showdown. melbourne (9-10) travel to geelong saturday afternoon.
ADELAIDE: 2.4, 6.10, 8.15, 13.22 (100)
MELBOURNE: 2.1, 5.1, 7.2, 7.4 (46)
GOALS – Adelaide: Goodwin 2, Welsh, 2, Edwards 2, Perrie 2, Reilly 2, Biglands, McGregor, Johncock Melbourne: Motlop 3, Godfrey, Yze, Davey, White
BEST – Adelaide: Goodwin, Biglands, Bassett, Edwards, Hudson, Burton, Mattner, Rutten Melbourne: Brown, Rigoni, Godfrey, Bell
essendon (7-11) vs sydney (11-7) telstra dome saturday night
sydney beat essendon by 20 points ending the dons slim finals hopes. sydney (12-7) host brisbane sunday at telstra stadium. essendon (7-12) face hawthorn at the g sunday.
ESSENDON: 5.0, 10.1, 13.6, 15.8 (98)
SYDNEY: 3.2, 8.3, 13.5, 18.10 (118)
GOALS – Essendon: Lloyd 4, Lucas 2, Lovett 2, Monfries, Hird, Richards, Peverill, Hille, Slattery, Winderlich
Sydney: Hall 7, Vogels 2, Goodes 2, O’Keefe 2, Ball, Buchanan, Ablett, O’Loughlin, Fosdike
BEST – Essendon: Lloyd, Lovett, Stanton, J. Johnson, Peverill, Lucas, Hird, Bradley, Welsh
Sydney: Ablett, Hall, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin, Buchanan, Kennelly, J. Bolton
freo (9-9) vs richmond (9-9) subiaco saturday night
freo are on track with their 5th straight win beating richmond by 27 points. freo (10-9) play west coast in the derby friday night. richmond (9-10) host the bulldogs sunday at the dome.
FREMANTLE: 1.4, 5.6, 10.9, 13.15 (93)
RICHMOND: 2.3, 4.7, 7.9, 9.12 (66)
GOALS – Fremantle: Pavlich 4, J Carr 3, Longmuir, Farmer, Mundy, Headland, Black, McPharlin
Richmond: Pettifer 3, Richardson 2, Bowden 2, Hyde, Deledio
BEST – Fremantle: J Carr, Mundy, M Carr, Schammer, Sandilands, Cook
Richmond Deledio, Richardson, Bowden, Johnson, Hyde, Tuck
brisbane (9-9) vs hawthorn (4-14) gabba sunday
brisbane beat hawthorn by 41 points leaving the hawks close to the bottom. brisbane (10-9) travel to sydney sunday at telstra stadium. hawthorn (4-15) host essendon at the g sunday.
BRISBANE LIONS: 2.2, 7.4, 12.8, 18.13 (121)
HAWTHORN: 2.3, 6.9, 9.13, 11.14 (80)
GOALS – Brisbane Lions: McGrath 5, Bradshaw 5, Power 2, Voss 2, Charman, Merrett, Baird, Sherman Hawthorn: Croad 4, Taylor, Franklin, Osborne, Young, Smith, Lekkas, Miller
BEST – Brisbane Lions: Power, Lappin, Black, McGrath, Akermanis, Voss, Bradshaw, Johnson Hawthorn: Everitt, Hodge, Croad, Clarke
carlton (3-1-14) vs port (8-1-9) mcg sunday
port keep their finals hopes alive by 14 points over carlton. port (9-1-9) host adelaide saturday night. carlton (3-1-15) play collingwood at the g saturday night.
CARLTON: 6.3 12.8 14.10 16.13 (109)
PORT ADELAIDE: 6.1 10.6 14.11 18.15 (123)
GOALS: Carlton: Waite 4, Lappin 3, Fevola 2, Simpson, French, Scotland, Wiggins, Bentick, Koutoufides, Betts Port Adelaide: P Burgoyne 5, Tredrea 3, C Cornes 2, Montgomery, Wanganeen, Brogan, Pearce, Cassisi, Francou, White, Pickett
BEST: Carlton: Waite, Lappin, Camporeale, Simpson, Bentick, Scotland Port Adelaide: P Burgoyne, Tredrea, K Cornes, C Cornes, S Burgoyne, Pearce, Walsh
collingwood (5-13) vs kanagroos (11-7) telstra dome sunday
north come back to beat collingwood by a goal. kangaroos (12-7) host st kilda saturday afternoon. collingwood (5-14) host carlton at the g saturday night.
COLLINGWOOD: 3.2, 7.7, 10.11, 14.14 (98)
KANGAROOS: 3.4, 7.7, 8.10, 15.14 (104)
GOALS – Collingwood: Buckley 3, Caracella 2, Holland 2, Didak, O’Brien, Davis, T. Cloke, Fanning, J. Cloke, Egan Kangaroos: Grant 3, Thompson 3, Harvey 2, Rocca 2, Archer, Trotter, Hale, Harris, Jones
BEST – Collingwood: Buckley, Fanning, Caracella, Woewodin, Maxwell, Holland, Clement, Burns, Davies Kangaroos: Harvey, Archer, Grant, Petrie, Rawlings, Wells, Harding
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2026 | 1553 | 130.46% | 64 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1749 | 1321 | 132.40% | 56 |
| 3 | St Kilda | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2038 | 1594 | 127.85% | 48 |
| 4 | Sydney | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1620 | 1517 | 106.79% | 48 |
| 5 | Nth Melbourne | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1791 | 1777 | 100.79% | 48 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 2001 | 1773 | 112.86% | 40 |
| 7 | Geelong | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1857 | 1705 | 108.91% | 40 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1806 | 1715 | 105.31% | 40 |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1746 | 1852 | 94.28% | 38 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 2020 | 2035 | 99.26% | 36 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1867 | 1977 | 94.44% | 36 |
| 12 | Richmond | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1710 | 1869 | 91.49% | 36 |
| 13 | Essendon | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1747 | 2007 | 87.05% | 28 |
| 14 | Collingwood | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1649 | 2004 | 82.29% | 20 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1579 | 1947 | 81.10% | 16 |
| 16 | Carlton | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1721 | 2281 | 75.45% | 14 |
round 20 matches
friday
west coast v freo S (N)
saturday
kanagroos v st kilda TD
geelong v melbourne SS
collingwood v carlton MCG (N)
port v adelaide AAMI (N)
sunday
sydney v brisbane TS
hawthorn v essendon MCG
richmond v bulldogs TD