west coast (16-3) vs freo (10-9) subiaco friday night
west coast won the derby by 8 goals leaving them closer to the minor premership and leaving freo in trouble. west coast (17-3) travel to geelong saturday afternoon. freo (10-10) host st kilda friday night.
WEST COAST: 5.4, 12.7, 18.11, 19.14 (128)
FREMANTLE: 2.1, 5.2, 7.4, 12.8 (80)
GOALS – West Coast: Lynch 2, Jones 2, Stenglein 2, Green 2, Seaby 2, Sampi, Wirrpunda, Morton, Cousins, Judd, Braun, Kerr, Fletcher, Cox
Fremantle: Pavlich 3, McPharlin 3, Farmer 2, Crowley, Sandilands, Black, Haselby
BEST – West Coast: Kerr, Judd, Stenglein, Cousins, Selwood, Fletcher, Jones, Lynch
Fremantle: Bell, Grover, Pavlich, M Carr, Thornton
geelong (10-9) vs melbourne (9-10) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
melbourne end a 7 game losing streak by a point over geelong. melbourne (10-10) host bulldogs at the g saturday night. geelong (10-10) host west coast saturday afternoon.
GEELONG: 4.3, 9.4, 11.5, 15.9 (99)
MELBOURNE: 2.4, 4.7, 10.14, 14.16 (100)
GOALS – Geelong: Kingsley 4, Bartel 2, N Ablett 2, S Johnson 2, G Ablett, Ottens, Milburn, Ling, Playfair
Melbourne: Robertson 7, Johnstone 2, Armstrong, Motlop, Godfrey, Davey, Miller
BEST – Geelong: Bartel, Hunt, S. Johnson, Scarlett, Kingsley, Ling, Mooney
Melbourne: T. Johnstone, Robertson, McLean, White, Moloney, Rigoni, Davey
kanagroos (12-7) vs st kilda (12-7) telstra dome saturday afternoon
st kilda make it 7 straight by 23 points over the roos. st kilda (13-7) travel to freo friday night. kanagroos (12-8) travel to sydney sunday.
KANGAROOS: 3.1, 6.2, 9.5, 13.7 (85)
ST KILDA: 5.2, 11.6, 12.8, 16.12 (108)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Rocca 4, Co.Jones 3, Wells, Petrie, Thompson, Harvey, Hale, Harding St Kilda: Gehrig 5, Montagna 2, Milne 2, Hamill, Thompson, Hayes, Ball, Powell, Guerra, Peckett
BEST – Kangaroos: Firrito, Sinclair, Co.Jones, Baird, Rocca, Harvey
St Kilda: Harvey, Jones, Ball, Gehrig, Riewoldt, Maguire
collingwood (5-14) vs carlton (3-1-15) mcg saturday night
carlton get off the bottom for less than a day with a 35 point win over collingwood. carlton (4-1-15) face essendon at the g sunday. collingwood (5-15) play adeliade on the road saturday afternoon.
COLLINGWOOD: 3.4, 7.6, 9.9, 14.10 (94)
CARLTON: 7.2, 9.7, 16.9, 19.15 (129)
GOALS – Collingwood: Buckley 4, Lockyer 4, Maxwell 2, Davis, Egan, Fanning, Swan
Carlton: Betts 3, Fevola 2, Koutoufides 2, Simpson 2, Waite 2, Bryan 2, French, Wiggins, Camporeale, Chambers, Morrell, Fisher
BEST – Collingwood: Buckley, Davis, Lockyer, Wakelin, Holland, Licuria
Carlton: Bentick, Stevens, Camporeale, Koutoufides, Simpson, Scotland, Betts
port (9-1-9) vs adelaide (14-5) aami stadium saturday night
adeliade go 8 straight by 7 points over port keeping their first place hopes alive and putting port on life support. adelaide (15-5) host collingwood saturday afternoon. port (9-1-10) travel to brisbane saturday night.
ADELAIDE: 3.4, 8.5, 10.8, 13.10 (88)
PORT ADELAIDE: 2.4, 4.4, 8.7, 12.9 (81)
GOALS – Adelaide: Thompson 4, Perrie 2, Hentschel 2, Ricciuto 2, Welsh, Biglands, Mattner
Port: Wanganeen 3, Cassisi 2, Tredrea, Montgomery, Ebert, Mahoney, Pearce, White, S. Burgoyne
BEST – Adelaide: Goodwin, Thompson, Ricciuto, Bassett, McLeod, Bock, Hart
Port: S.Burgoyne, Walsh, K.Cornes, Wakelin, Chaplin, Wilson, P. Burgoyne
sydney (12-7) vs brisbane (10-9) telstra stadium sunday
brisbane are on life support after a 14 goal loss to sydney. sydney (13-7) host the roos sunday. brisbane (10-10) host port satruday night.
SYDNEY: 6.1, 11.5, 14.6, 19.10 (124)
BRISBANE: 2.2, 3.3, 5.3, 6.4 (40)
GOALS – Sydney: Hall 6, O’Loughlin 4,O’Keefe 3, Crouch, Davis, Jolly, Mathews, Kennelly, Buchanan Brisbane: Spaanderman, Michael, Johnson, Copeland, McGrath, Sherman
BEST – Sydney: Hall, Williams, Roberts-Thomson, O’Keefe, Schneider Brisbane: Voss, Akermanis, Johnson
hawthorn (4-15) vs essendon (7-12) mcg sunday
hawthorn break an 8 year drought against essendon by 13 points. hawthorn (5-15) face richmond at the dome sunday. essendon (7-13) host carlton at the g sunday.
HAWTHORN: 4.5 11.8 14.11 17.15 (117)
ESSENDON: 4.2 10.3 12.4 16.8 (104)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Dixon 4, Croad 3, Taylor 3, Vandenberg 2, Crawford, Everitt, Franklin, Lonie, Miller Essendon: Hille 3, Lloyd 3, Stanton 3, Hird 2, M.Johnson, Lovett, Lovett-Murray, Lucas, Watson
BEST – Hawthorn: Hodge, Croad, Everitt, Crawford, Dixon, Vandenberg, Jacobs, Taylor, Sewell Essendon: Hille, Stanton, Lovett, Lovett-Murray, J.Johnson, Hird
richmond (9-10) vs bulldogs (9-10) telstra dome sunday
bulldogs late run towards finals continues with a 2 goal win over richmond. bulldogs (10-10) face melbourne at the g saturday night. richmond (9-11) host hawthorn at the dome sunday.
RICHMOND: 5.3, 11.7, 14.8, 16.11 (107)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 5.2, 8.4, 15.7, 18.11 (119)
GOALS – Richmond: Richardson 6, Simmonds 2, Stafford 2, Tuck, Pettifer, Moore, Foley, Johnson, Campbell Western Bulldogs: Johnson 4, Murphy 3, Grant 2, Minson 2, Giansiracusa, Gilbee, Street, Robbins, Cross, Hahn, Boyd
BEST – Richmond: Johnson, Tuck, Hartigan, Richardson, Bowden, Pettifer Western Bulldogs: Johnson, Cross, Murphy, Minson, Hahn, West
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2154 | 1633 | 131.90% | 68 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1837 | 1402 | 131.03% | 60 |
| 3 | St Kilda | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2146 | 1679 | 127.81% | 52 |
| 4 | Sydney | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1744 | 1557 | 112.01% | 52 |
| 5 | Nth Melbourne | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1876 | 1885 | 99.52% | 48 |
| 6 | Geelong | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1956 | 1805 | 108.37% | 40 |
| 7 | Brisbane | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2041 | 1897 | 107.59% | 40 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1886 | 1843 | 102.33% | 40 |
| 9 | Wstn Bulldogs | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2139 | 2142 | 99.86% | 40 |
| 10 | Melbourne | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1967 | 2076 | 94.75% | 40 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1827 | 1940 | 94.18% | 38 |
| 12 | Richmond | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1817 | 1988 | 91.40% | 36 |
| 13 | Essendon | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1851 | 2124 | 87.15% | 28 |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1696 | 2051 | 82.69% | 20 |
| 15 | Collingwood | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1743 | 2133 | 81.72% | 20 |
| 16 | Carlton | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1850 | 2375 | 77.89% | 18 |
round 21 matches
friday
freo v st kilda S (N)
saturday
geelong v west coast SS
adelaide v collingwood AAMI
melbourne v bulldogs MCG (N)
brisbane v port G (N)
sunday
sydney v kangaroos SCG
richmond v hawthorn TD
essendon v carlton MCG
Harrison’s world 