st kilda (1-1) vs brisbane (1-1) telstra dome thursday night
st kilda win the easter thursday game by 37 points over brisbane. st kilda (2-1) travel to play port monday night. brisbane (1-2) host richmond saturday night.
ST KILDA: 7.3, 10.6, 16.9, 19.10 (124)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.2, 4.7, 8.11, 12.15 (87)
GOALS – ST KILDA: Riewoldt 5, Milne 3, Gehrig 2, Fiora, Goddard, Blake, Fisher, Montagna, Ackland, Schwarze, Maguire, Hamill BRISBANE LIONS: Brown 2, Brennan 2, Charman 2, Power 2, Stiller, Akermanis, Rischitelli, Leppitsch
BEST – St Kilda: Dal Santo, Hayes, Riewoldt, Montagna, Fisher, Baker, Thompson Brisbane Lions: Voss, Charman, Brennan, Leppitsch
geelong (2-0) vs hawthorn (1-1) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
hawthorn stun geelong at geelong by 52 points. hawthorn (2-1) face carlton at the dome friday night. geelong (2-1) face the bulldogs at the dome saturday afternoon.
GEELONG: 2.5, 4.10, 5.11, 6.13 (49)
HAWTHORN: 4.1, 6.5, 9.8, 15.11 (101)
GOALS – Geelong: Bartel 2, S.Johnson 2, Corey, Milburn
Hawthorn: Brown 3, Williams 3, Hodge 2, Ladson 2, Osborne, Crawford, Vandenberg, Croad, Campbell
BEST – Geelong: Corey, Bartel, Milburn, Enright
Hawthorn: Hodge, Mitchell, Brown, Guerra, Bateman, Crawford, Vandenberg, Smith, Roughead
carlton (1-1) vs sydney (0-2) telstra dome saturday night
sydney get their title defence going late with a 7 point win over carlton. sydney (1-2) host melbourne sunday. carlton (1-2) host hawthorn at the dome friday night.
CARLTON: 1.3 3.4 8.6 11.8 (74)
SYDNEY: 4.3 6.4 10.7 12.9 (81)
GOALS – Carlton: Fevola 3, Stevens 2, Bentick, Betts, Koutoufides, McLaren, Saddington, Simpson
Sydney: O’Loughlin 4, J.Bolton 2, N.Davis 2, Hall, Mathews, McVeigh, O’Keefe
BEST – Carlton: Whitnall, Stevens, Bentick, Simpson, Murphy, Betts
Sydney: J.Bolton, O’Loughlin, Barry, Kirk, O’Keefe, Buchanan
west coast (2-0) vs richmond (0-2) subiaco saturday night
west coast go on top by 46 points over richmond. west coast (3-0) travel to play the roos in canberra sunday. richmond (0-3) travel to brisbane saturday night.
WEST COAST: 3.3, 7.10, 15.13, 20.16 (136)
RICHMOND: 4.2, 6.3, 9.5, 14.6 (90)
GOALS – West Coast: A Sampi 3, A Embley 3, A Hunter 2, D Cox 2, Q Lynch 2, J Graham, M Nicoski, B Waters, C Judd, M Seaby, D Wirrpanda, M Braun, R Jones
Richmond: M Richardson 4, S Tuck 2, P Bowden 2, C Hyde, R Tambling, D Jackson, N Brown, K Pettifer, G Tivendale
BEST – West Coast: C Fletcher, D Cox, M Nicoski, A Sampi, T Stenglein, A Hunter
Richmond: S Tuck, M Richardson, P Bowden, K Johnson, K Pettifer, C Hyde
melbourne (0-2) vs adeliade (1-1) carrara sunday
footys return to the gold coast saw adelaide hold off melbourne by 5 points. adeladei (2-1) travel to freo saturday night. melbouirne (0-3) travel to sydney sunday.
MELBOURNE: 2.0, 9.5, 10.9, 14.3 (97)
ADELAIDE: 6.5, 11.6, 14.10, 15.12 (102)
GOALS – Melbourne: Neitz 4, Bruce 3, Brown 2, Robertson, Miller, Yze, Johnstone, Davey
Adelaide: Burton 5, Bode 3, Ricciuto 3, Edwards 2, Hentschel, Skipworth
BEST – Melbourne: Brown, Bruce, Rivers, Pickett, Green, McLean, Johnstone
Adelaide: Goodwin, McLeod, Edwards, Burton, Bode, Ricciuto, Reilly
essendon (1-1) vs bulldogs (2-0) telstra dome sunday
bulldogs hold off essendon by 11 points ending lloyds season with a bad injury. bulldogs (3-0) host geelong saturday afternoon at the dome. essendon (1-2) face collingwood at the g tuesday.
ESSENDON: 5.5, 8.10, 10.12, 13.15 (93)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.2, 8.5, 13.11, 15.14 (104)
GOALS – Essendon: Lucas 2, Hird 2, Bradley 2, Lloyd, Ryder, Lovett, M. Johnson, Bolton, Heffernan, Monfries
Western Bulldogs: Murphy 2, Hahn 2, Cooney 2, Grant 2, Eagleton 2, Robbins, Gilbee, Cross, Montgomery, Smith
BEST – Essendon: McVeigh, Hird, Lovett, Watson, M.Johnson, Monfries, Fletcher
Western Bulldogs: Grant, Cooney, Hahn, Giansiracusa, Boyd, West, Skipper
port (1-1) vs freo (1-1) aami stadium sunday
freo stun port by 31 points. freo (2-1) host adelaide saturday night. port (1-2) host st kilda monday night.
PORT ADELAIDE: 0.5, 3.9, 7.11, 11.13 (79)
FREMANTLE: 0.6, 5.12, 9.16, 15.20 (110)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Lade 4, Mahoney 2, Pettigrew, Thompson, Pearce, S. Burgoyne, Dew
Fremantle: McPharlin 3, Medhurst 2, Headland 2, J.Carr 2, McManus 2, Farmer, Black, Bell, Pavlich
BEST – Port Adelaide: K.Cornes, Lade, P.Burgoyne, Walsh, Lonie, Pearce
Fremantle: J.Carr, Hasleby, Johnson, M.Carr, McManus, Pavlich, Black, McPharlin
north (1-1) vs collingwood (1-1) telstra dome monday
collingwood destroy north by 77 points. collingwood (2-1) host essendon at the g tuesday. north (1-2) host west coast in canberra sunday.
KANGAROOS: 2.3, 5.4, 8.6, 11.10 (76)
COLLINGWOOD: 3.3, 9.5, 16.12, 23.15 (153)
GOALS – Kangaroos: S.Rocca 6, Grant 2, Brown, Wells, Harvey
Collingwood: Tarrant 6, Didak 3, A.Rocca 3, Holland 2, Davis 2, Swan 2, Buckley, Lockyer, Fraser, Lonie, H.Shaw
BEST – Kangaroos: S.Rocca, Harvey, Harris, B.Rawlings, Perry
Collingwood: Tarrant, Buckley, Johnson, Lockyer, O’Bree, Fraser, Didak, O’Brien
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Wstn Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 235 | 173.62% | 12 |
| 2 | West Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 244 | 127.05% | 12 |
| 3 | Geelong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 302 | 208 | 145.19% | 8 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 349 | 271 | 128.78% | 8 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 294 | 255 | 115.29% | 8 |
| 6 | Adelaide | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 301 | 264 | 114.02% | 8 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 248 | 112.10% | 8 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 298 | 274 | 108.76% | 8 |
| 9 | Carlton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 254 | 99.61% | 4 |
| 10 | Essendon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 298 | 300 | 99.33% | 4 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 272 | 318 | 85.53% | 4 |
| 12 | Sydney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 242 | 288 | 84.03% | 4 |
| 13 | Nth Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 273 | 378 | 72.22% | 4 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 240 | 336 | 71.43% | 4 |
| 15 | Melbourne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 259 | 332 | 78.01% | 0 |
| 16 | Richmond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 219 | 391 | 56.01% | 0 |
round 4 matches
friday
carlton v hawthorn TD (N)
saturday
bulldogs v geelong TD
brisbane v richmond G (N)
freo v adelaide S (N)
sunday
kangaroos v west coast MO
sydney v melbourne SCG
monday
port v st kilda AAMI (N)
tuesday
collingwood v essendon MCG