richmond (1-3) vs carlton (1-3) mcg friday night
richmond scrape home against carlton by 8 points. richmond (2-3) play essendon at the g saturday night. carlton (1-4) host collingwood at the g sunday.
RICHMOND: 2.3, 7.12, 11.15, 12.20 (92)
CARLTON: 5.4, 8.7, 9.13, 11.18 (84)
GOALS – Richmond: Richardson 3, Pettifer 2, Tivendale 2, Krakouer 2, Hyde 2, Foley
Carlton: Waite 3, Fevola 2, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Murphy, Walker, Deluca, Betts
BEST – Richmond: Richardson, Pettifer, Hyde, Raines, Tuck, Coughlan, J Bowden
Carlton: Walker, Scotland, Koutoufides, Simpson, Whitnall, Murphy, Houlihan
melbourne (1-3) vs north (1-3) mcg saturday afternoon
melbourne scrape home against the roos by 4 points. melbourne (2-3) host geelong friday night at the g. north (1-4) host hawthorn at the dome sunday.
MELBOURNE: 1.3, 7.5, 9.9, 13.12 (90)
KANGAROOS: 2.4, 3.9, 9.12, 12.14 (86)
GOALS – Melbourne: Yze 4, Davey 3, Wheatley, McDonald, Robertson, Green, Johnstone, Bate
Kangaroos: Thompson 5, Harvey 2, Green 2, Grant, Hale, Pratt
BEST – Melbourne: Pickett, Yze, Davey, Green, Bruce, McDonald, Johnstone
Kangaroos: Simpson, Grant, Thompson, Brown, Harvey, Makepeace, Firrito
adeliade (3-1) vs bulldogs (4-0) aami stadium saturday afternoon
adeliade dismantle the bulldogs by 77 points ending theire unbeaten start. adelaide (4-1) host port saturday night in the showdown. bulldogs (4-1) face st kilda at the dome saturday afternoon.
ADELAIDE: 6.5, 8.9, 14.10, 20.12 (132)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 1.2, 2.6, 5.11, 7.13 (55)
GOALS – Adelaide: Porplyzia 3, Goodwin 2, Mattner 2, Reilley 2, Biglands 2, Hentschel, Bode, Vince, Skipworth, Edwards, Doughty, Rutten, Shirley, McGregor Western Bulldogs: Cooney 2, Ray 2, Robbins, Johnson, Giansiracusa
BEST – Adelaide: Goodwin, McLeod, Edwards, Mattner, Hart, Reilly, Doughty, Johncock Western Bulldogs: Gilbee, Cooney, Harris, Griffen, West, Smith
sydney (1-3) vs geelong (2-2) Telstra stadium saturday night
sydney started to play like the premiers with a 22 point win over geelong. sydney (2-3) travel to brisbane sunday. geelong (2-3) face melbourne at the g friday night.
SYDNEY: 3.3, 7.11, 11.16, 15.17 (107)
GEELONG: 4.3, 5.3, 9.4, 13.7 (85)
GOALS – Sydney: Schneider 4, Hall 4, C. Bolton 2, Goodes 2, J. Bolton, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin
Geelong: Mooney 3, Chapman 3, Gardiner 2, Ablett 2, Ling, Rooke, Milburn
BEST – Sydney: Schneider, Hall, O’Loughlin, O’Keefe, Williams, J. Bolton
Geelong: Mooney, Bartel, Chapman, Enright
west coast (4-0) vs brisbane (1-3) subiaco saturday night
west coast stay unbeaten with a 59 point win over brisbane. west coast (5-0) face freo saturday afternoon in the derby. brisbane (1-4) host sydney sunday.
WEST COAST: 5.4, 9.7, 13.12, 18.14 (122)
BRISBANE: 4.2, 7.4, 8.8, 9.9 (63)
GOALS – West Coast: Judd 4, Chick 3, Cox 2, Hunter 2, Wooden, Hurn, Staker, Lynch, Graham, Embley, Selwood
Brisbane: McGrath 2, Brown 2, Johnson, Power, Charman, Clark, Notting
BEST – West Coast: Judd, Hunter, Cox, Braun, Embley, Stenglein
Brisbane: Johnson, Brown, Power, Notting, McGrath, Black
st kilda (2-2) vs freo (2-2) york park sunday
in a controversal finish freo won by a point over st kilda after originally drawing. freo (3-2) host west coast saturday afternoon. st kilda (2-3) host bulldogs at the dome saturday afternoon.
ST KILDA 2.5 6.7 9.9 13.15 (93)
FREMANTLE 5.2 10.5 12.7 14.10 (94)
Goals – St Kilda: F Gehrig 3 J Blake 2 S Milne 2 B Voss 2 N Dal Santo L Montagna A Murray N Riewoldt. Fremantle: M Pavlich 6 J Farmer 3 L McPharlin 2 D Gilmore D Headland M Johnson.
Best – St Kilda: L Ball J Blake N Dal Santo R Harvey B Voss. Fremantle: J Carr A Grover D Headland M Johnson M Pavlich.
collingwood (3-1) vs port (2-2) telstra dome sunday
collingwood beat port by 41 points. collingwood (4-1) play carlton at the g sunday. port (2-3) face adeliade in the showdown saturday night.
COLLINGWOOD 6.0 8.2 16.6 18.12 (120)
PORT ADELAIDE 4.1 7.7 8.9 11.13 (79)
Goals – Collingwood: A Rocca 5 C Tarrant 4 N Buckley 4 S O’Bree 2 R Lonie 2 D Swan. Port Adelaide: W Tredrea 2 P Burgoyne 2 B Lade N Lonie S Dew D Pearce P Walsh S Salopek K Cornes.
Best – Collingwood: N Buckley A Rocca B Johnson P Licuria J Clement H Shaw J Fraser. Port Adelaide: K Cornes P Walsh C Cornes S Salopek.
hawthorn (3-1) vs essendon (1-3) mcg sunday
hawthorn scrape home against essendon by a point. hawthorn (4-1) play the roos sunday at the dome. essendon (1-4) host richmond at the g saturday night.
HAWTHORN 1.4 6.5 11.7 12.12 (84)
ESSENDON 4.2 7.5 9.10 12.11 (83)
Goals – Hawthorn: M Williams 3 B Dixon 2 T Clarke 2 P Everitt S Crawford R Vandenberg T Croad C Brown. Essendon: S Lucas 3 J Hird 2 A Lovett 2 J Winderlich K Bradley D Hille M Bolton C Heffernan.
Best – Hawthorn: T Clarke S Crawford M Williams B Dixon J Smith R Vandenberg. Essendon: J Hird J Johnson A McPhee A Lovett J Watson M Bolton
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 527 | 378 | 139.42% | 20 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 503 | 378 | 133.07% | 16 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 575 | 439 | 130.98% | 16 |
| 4 | Wstn Bulldogs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 561 | 464 | 120.91% | 16 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 478 | 406 | 117.73% | 16 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 451 | 437 | 103.20% | 12 |
| 7 | Geelong | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 484 | 413 | 117.19% | 8 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 489 | 464 | 105.39% | 8 |
| 9 | Sydney | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 441 | 470 | 93.83% | 8 |
| 10 | Melbourne | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 446 | 510 | 87.45% | 8 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 473 | 556 | 85.07% | 8 |
| 12 | Richmond | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 407 | 557 | 73.07% | 8 |
| 13 | Essendon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 470 | 490 | 95.92% | 4 |
| 14 | Carlton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 405 | 446 | 90.81% | 4 |
| 15 | Nth Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 563 | 76.38% | 4 |
| 16 | Brisbane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 385 | 554 | 69.49% | 4 |
round 6 matches
friday
melbourne v geelong MCG (N)
saturday
st kilda v bulldogs TD
freo v west coast S
essendon v richmond MCG (N)
adeliade v port AAMI (N)
sunday
brisbane v sydney G
kanagroos v hawthorn TD
carlton v collingwood MCG
Harrison’s world 