bulldogs (12-8) vs st kilda (12-8) telstra dome friday night
st kilda stay in the top 4 hunt with a 50 point win over the bulldogs. st kilda (13-8) travel to brisbane saturday night. bulldogs (12-9) host essendon friday night at the dome.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 6.3, 9.5, 12.10, 13.14 (92)
ST KILDA: 3.4, 13.5, 18.8, 22.10 (142)
GOALS – Western Bulldogs: Johnson 6, Montgomery, Street, Robbins, West, Gilbee, Grant, Minson
St Kilda: Gehrig 8, Riewoldt 5, Milne 2, Voss 2, Harvey 2, Dal Santo, Ackland, Koschitzke
BEST – Western Bulldogs: Johnson, Cross, Grant, Cooney, Gilbee St Kilda: Gehrig, Harvey, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Montagna, S Fisher, Gram, Ball, Goddard
geelong (10-10) vs melbourne (13-7) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
geelong and melbourne play the 2nd draw of the year. geelong (10-1-10) face hawthorn at the dome sunday. melbourne (13-1-7) travel to adelaide saturday afternoon.
GEELONG: 2.1 5.4 11.5 14.10 (94)
MELBOURNE: 5.2 10.5 12.8 14.10 (94)
GOALS – Geelong: S.Johnson 4, N.Ablett 2, Scarlett 2, G.Ablett, Corey, Chapman, D.Johnson, Ottens, Prismall Melbourne: Yze 3, McDonald 2, Robertson 2, Bartram, Bruce, Jamar, Johnstone, Miller, Pickett, Sylvia
BEST – Geelong: Ling, Bartel, G.Ablett, S.Johnson, Harley, Enright Melbourne: Ward, McDonald, Yze, Bartram, Bruce, Johnstone
hawthorn (7-13) vs north (7-13) york park saturday afternoon
hawks beat north by 22 points. hawthorn (8-13) host geelong at the dome sunday. north (7-14) face collingwood at the g sunday.
HAWTHORN: 2.4, 4.8, 5.11, 7.16 (58)
KANGAROOS: 4.2, 4.3, 4.8, 4.12 (36)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Dixon 3, Franklin 2 Williams 2 Kangaroos: Thompson, Green, McIntosh, Harding
BEST – Hawthorn: Clarke, Birchall, Bateman, Dixon, Croad Kangaroos: Harvey, Sinclair, Wells, Moran, Jones
richmond (10-10) vs essendon (3-1-16) mcg saturday night
richmond stay alive with a 16 point win over essendon. richmond (11-10) host west coast saturday afternoon at the g. essendon (3-1-17) play bulldogs at the dome friday night.
RICHMOND: 5.2, 10.3, 14.8, 20.9 (129)
ESSENDON: 3.5, 9.8, 12.11, 16.17 (113)
GOALS – Richmond: Richardson 9, Pettifer 3, Simmonds 2, Schulz, Krakouer, Tambling, Pattison, Howat, Johnson
Essendon: Lucas 4, Hird 2, Johnson 2, Lovett-Murray 2, Johns, Stanton, Peverill, Rioli, Dyson, McVeigh
BEST – Richmond: Richardson, Simmonds, Chaffey, Pettifer, Johnson, Foley
Essendon: Peverill, Hird, Lucas, Stanton, Lovett-Murray, Watson
sydney (12-8) vs brisbane (7-13) telstra stadium saturday night
sydney keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 57 point win over brisbane. sydney (13-8) host carlton sunday. brisbane (7-14) host st kilda saturday night.
SYDNEY: 3.2, 7.4, 9.8, 14.13 (97)
BRISBANE: 3.1, 4.2, 5.3, 6.4 (40)
GOALS – Sydney: Hall 2, O’Loughlin 2, Goodes, Buchanan, Malceski, Kennelly, J. Bolton, Doyle, McVeigh, Mathews, Fosdike, Dempster
Brisbane: Sherman 2, Pask, Voss, Johnson, Bradshaw
BEST – Sydney: Goodes, Jolly, J. Bolton, O’Keefe, Buchanan
Brisbane: Stiller, Michael, Sherman, Adcock
port (7-13) vs adeliade (15-5) aami stadium sunday
port stun adelaide in the showdown by 14 points. port (8-13) travel to freo saturday night. adeliade (15-6) host melborune saturday afternoon.
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.2, 6.3, 11.5, 14.11 (95)
ADELAIDE: 3.8, 6.12, 9.13, 11.15 (81)
GOALS – Port: Ebert 3, S.Burgoyne 2, Mahoney 2, Lade 2, Cassisi 2, Salopek, Bentley, Dew
Adelaide: Bode 4, van Berlo 2, Welsh, Goodwin, Clarke, Edwards, Bassett
BEST – Port: C.Cornes, Pearce, Ebert, Kingsley, Cassisi, Salopek, Dew
Adelaide: Edwards, Goodwin, McLeod, Doughty, Bode, Shirley
collingwood (12-8) vs carlton (3-1-16) mcg sunday
collingwood stay in the top 4 race with a 44 point win over carlton. collingwood (13-8) host the roos at the g sunday. carlton (3-1-17) travel to sydney sunday.
COLLINGWOOD: 4.5, 13.8, 20.10, 24.12 (156)
CARLTON: 7.1, 11.4, 17.7, 17.10 (112)
GOALS – Collingwood: Rocca 6, Egan 3, Didak 2, Johnson 2, Rusling 2, Holland 2, Burns 2, Licuria, Lonie, Maxwell, R Shaw, H Shaw Carlton: Fevola 3, Betts 3, Waite 2, Deluca 2, Whitnall 2, Koutoufides, Sporn, French, Sporn, Bower
BEST – Collingwood: Rocca, Didak, Swan, Johnson, Burns, Holland, Licuria
Carlton: Simpson, Koutoufides, Whitnall, Scotland, Lappin, Houlihan, French
west coast (16-4) vs freo (13-7) subaico sunday
freo make it 8 straight beating west coast by 57 points. freo (14-7) host port saturday night. west coast (16-5) travel to richmond saturday afternoon at the g.
WEST COAST: 4.3, 4.8, 4.11, 8.13 (61)
FREMANTLE: 4.1, 8.5, 14.8, 18.10 (118)
GOALS – West Coast: Cousins 3, Lynch 2, Staker 2, Judd
Fremantle: Farmer 4, Headland 2, Crowley 2, Bell 2, Hasleby 2, Pavlich 2, Johnson, Peake, Longmuir, Cook
BEST – West Coast: Cousins, Judd, Stenglein, Glass, Fletcher
Fremantle: Bell, Farmer, Sandilands, Hayden, J Carr, Headland
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2084 | 1789 | 116.49% | 64 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2179 | 1546 | 140.94% | 60 |
| 3 | Fremantle | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1928 | 1821 | 105.88% | 56 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2052 | 1805 | 113.68% | 54 |
| 5 | Sydney | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1962 | 1586 | 123.71% | 52 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2206 | 1894 | 116.47% | 52 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1966 | 1695 | 115.99% | 52 |
| 8 | Wstn Bulldogs | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 2164 | 2048 | 105.66% | 48 |
| 9 | Richmond | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1849 | 2072 | 89.24% | 44 |
| 10 | Geelong | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1910 | 1869 | 102.19% | 42 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1839 | 2000 | 91.95% | 32 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 1701 | 2068 | 82.25% | 32 |
| 13 | Brisbane | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1787 | 2131 | 83.86% | 28 |
| 14 | Nth Melbourne | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1683 | 2028 | 82.99% | 28 |
| 15 | Essendon | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1896 | 2322 | 81.65% | 14 |
| 16 | Carlton | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1747 | 2279 | 76.66% | 14 |
round 22 matches
friday
bulldogs v essendon TD (N)
saturday
richmond v west coast MCG
adeliade v melborune AAMI
brisbane v st kilda G (N)
freo v port S (N)
sunday
sydney v carlton SCGG
collingwood v north MCG
hawthorn v geelong TD
Harrison’s world 