carlton (1-2) vs hawthorn (2-1) telstra dome friday night
hawks beat blues by 32 points. hawthorn (3-1) host essendon at the g sunday. carlton (1-3) play richmond at the g friday night.
CARLTON: 2.4, 4.6, 6.13, 9.14 (68)
HAWTHORN: 5.2, 6.4, 10.6, 15.10 (100)
GOALS – CARLTON: Whitnall 3, Koutoufides 2, Stevens 2, Fisher, Betts
HAWTHORN: Croad 5, Williams 2, Mitchell 2, Osborne 2, Bateman, Ladson, Everitt, Clarke
BEST – Carlton: Whitnall, Scotland, Stevens, Walker, Houlihan, Thornton
Hawthorn: Crawford, Clarke, Croad, Hodge, Brown, Sewell
bulldogs (3-0) vs geelong (2-1) telstra dome saturday afternoon
bulldogs scrape home by 1 point over geelong. bulldogs (4-0) travel to adelaide saturday afternoon. geelong (2-2) travel to sydney saturday night at telstra stadium.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 3.5, 8.9, 10.11, 14.14 (98)
GEELONG: 4.2, 8.5, 10.10, 14.13 (97)
GOALS – Western Bulldogs: Murphy 3, Hahn 2, Johnson 2, Cooney 2, Eagleton 2, Smith, Giansiracusa, Robbins
Geelong: G.Ablett 4, Mooney 2, Chapman 2, Ottens, Enright, D. Johnson, Kelly, Rooke, Enright
BEST – Western Bulldogs: Harris, West, McMahon, Murphy, Hahn, Gilbee, Cross
Geelong: Rooke, G.Ablett, Ling, Kelly, Ottens, Chapman, Bartel
brisbane (1-2) vs richmond (0-3) gabba saturday night
richmond open thier account by 14 points over brisbane. richmond (1-3) host carlton friday night at the g. brisbane (1-3) travel to west coast saturday night.
BRISBANE LIONS: 1.6 4.9 5.10 11.16 (82)
RICHMOND: 1.4 4.8 10.11 14.12 (96)
GOALS – Brisbane Lions: Bradshaw 2, Brown 2, Power 2, Attard, Hooper, Merrett, Moody, Sherman
Richmond: Richardson 4, Stafford 3, P.Bowden, Jackson, Johnson, Pettifer, Simmonds, Tambling, Tuck
BEST – Brisbane Lions: Power, Brown, Charman, Sherman
Richmond: Richardson, Simmonds, Coughlan, Tuck, Stafford, Tivendale, Bowden
freo (2-1) vs adelaide (2-1) subaico saturday night
adeliade beat freo by 11 points in perth. adelaide (3-1) host bulldogs saturday afternoon. freo (2-2) travel to tasmania to play st kilda sunday.
FREMANTLE: 1.1, 3.3, 6.3, 9.5 (59)
ADELAIDE: 3.3, 7.7, 8.11, 9.16 (70)
GOALS – Fremantle: Farmer 3, Polak 3, Pavlich 2, M Carr. Adelaide: Biglands 2, Bode 2, Burton 2, Reilly, Ricciuto, Goodwin
BEST – Fremantle: McManus, Schammer, Farmer, Polak, Bell, Black, Pavlich. Adelaide: Johncock, Massie, Reilly, McGregor, Thompson, Biglands, Ricciuto
north (1-2) vs west coast (3-0) manaka oval sunday
west coast keep their unbeaten start intact by 4 goals over the roos. west coast (4-0) host brisbane saturday night. north (1-3) play melbourne at the g saturday afternoon.
KANGAROOS: 4.5, 7.6, 8.10, 10.11 (71)
WEST COAST: 3.1, 6.5, 10.6, 14.11 (95)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Harding 3, Jones 2, Firrito, Harvey, Harris, Green, Rocca
West Coast: Hunter 4, Wirrpanda 3, Staker, Selwood, R. Jones, Chick, Judd, Embley, Cox
BEST – Kangaroos: Brown, Harvey, Jones, Firrito, Sinclair, Rawlings
West Coast: Judd, Cox, Hunter, Braun, Wirrpanda, Selwood, Embley
sydney (1-2) vs melbourne (0-3) scg sunday
melbourne get on the board by 5 points over sydney. melbourne (1-3) host north at the g saturday afternoon. sydney (1-3) host geelong at the olympic stadium saturday night.
SYDNEY: 4.2, 6.6, 9.10, 13.14 (92)
MELBOURNE: 3.3, 7.5, 10.6, 15.7 (97)
GOALS – Sydney: Hall 3, Schneider 2, Richards, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin, Buchanan, Davis, Malceski, Ablett, McVeigh Melbourne: Yze 3, Johnson 2, White 2, Davey 2, Bruce 2, McLean, Neitz, Pickett, Robertson
BEST – Sydney: Buchanan, C.Bolton, Schneider, Mathews, Malceski
Melbourne: Bruce, Pickett, Davey, White, Whelan, McDonald
port (1-2) vs st kilda (2-1) aami stadium monday night
port stun st kilda by 4 points. port (2-2) face collingwood at the dome sunday. st kilda (2-2) host freo in tasmania sunday.
PORT ADELAIDE: 6.2, 12.5, 17.6, 19.9 (122)
ST KILDA: 4.2, 8.5, 14.9, 18.10 (118)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Mahoney 6, Dew 4, P.Burgoyne 3, Tredrea 2, Motlop, Pettigrew, Lonie, Ebert
St Kilda: Hamill 4, Riewoldt 3, Schwarze 3, Milne 2, Ball 2, Voss, Baker, McQualter, Clarke
BEST – Port Adelaide: C.Cornes, Mahoney, Lade, P.Burgoyne, Walsh, Lonie, K.Cornes, Symes
St Kilda: Hayes, Ball, Fisher, Hamill, Dal Santo, Clarke, Harvey, Schwarze
collingwood (2-1) vs essendon (1-2) mcg tuesday
collingwood win the return to the mcg by 17 points over essendon. collingwood (3-1) host port at the dome sunday. essendon (1-3) play hawthorn at the g sunday.
COLLINGWOOD: 2.4 6.8 11.14 15.16 (106)
ESSENDON: 4.4 7.8 10.13 12.17 (89)
GOALS – Collingwood: Didak 4, Buckley 3, Thomas 2, Clement, C.Cloke, Holland, Licuria, Lonie, Rocca
Essendon: Hille 3, Hird 2, Lucas 2, Heffernan, Lovett, Monfries, Rioli, Winderlich
BEST – Collingwood: Johnson, H.Shaw, Swan, Buckley, Didak, Thomas, Licuria
Essendon: Hille, Hird, Lovett-Murray, Stanton, McVeigh, Fletcher
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Wstn Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 332 | 152.41% | 16 |
| 2 | West Coast | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 315 | 128.57% | 16 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 455 | 360 | 126.39% | 12 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 394 | 323 | 121.98% | 12 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 371 | 323 | 114.86% | 12 |
| 6 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 399 | 306 | 130.39% | 8 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 396 | 370 | 107.03% | 8 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 357 | 344 | 103.78% | 8 |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 394 | 436 | 90.37% | 8 |
| 10 | Essendon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 387 | 406 | 95.32% | 4 |
| 11 | Carlton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 321 | 354 | 90.68% | 4 |
| 12 | Sydney | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 334 | 385 | 86.75% | 4 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 356 | 424 | 83.96% | 4 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 322 | 432 | 74.54% | 4 |
| 15 | Nth Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 344 | 473 | 72.73% | 4 |
| 16 | Richmond | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 315 | 473 | 66.60% | 4 |
round 5 matches
friday
richmond v carlton MCG (N)
saturday
melbourne v north MCG
adelaide v bulldogs AAMI
sydney v geelong TS (N)
west coast v brisbane S (N)
sunday
st kilda v freo YP
hawthorn v essendon MCG
collingwood v port TD
Harrison’s world 