brisbane (1-0) vs st kilda (1-0) gabba thursday night
brisbane smash st kilda by 52 points. brisbane (2-0) travel to sydney sunday. st kilda (1-1) host bulldogs saturday night at the dome.
BRISBANE LIONS 2.4 7.7 11.11 15.12 (102)
ST KILDA 2.3 3.4 6.6 7.8 (50)
Goals: Brisbane: J Brown 5 J Sherman 3 S Black 2 J Patfull 2 A McGrath C Stiller C Johnson. St Kilda: A Fiora 2 J Koschitzke 2 S Milne L Montagna S Birss.
Best: Brisbane: M Rischitelli J Sherman C Stiller L Power S Black. St Kilda: A Fiora J Gram N Dal Santo S Fisher.
richmond (0-1) vs sydney (0-1) mcg saturday afternoon
sydney beat richmond by 16 points in a close one. sydney (1-1) host brisbane sunday. richmond (0-2) face collingwood at the g friday night.
SYDNEY 4.0 6.6 10.7 13.10 (88)
RICHMOND 1.1 5.2 10.3 11.6 (72)Goals: Sydney: M O’Loughlin 2 P Everitt 2 N Malceski 2 B Hall R O’Keefe A Buchanan C Bolton T Kennelly T Schmidt D Jolly. Richmond: M Richardson 2 J Schulz 2 C Hyde 2 R Tambling 2 J Bowden G Tivendale N Foley.
Best: Sydney: P Everitt N Malceski B Mathews A Buchanan A Goodes T Kennelly L Barry.
Richmond: B Deledio J Bowden C Hyde G Polak G Tivendale K Moore. R Tambling.
geelong (0-1) vs carlton (1-0) telstra dome saturday night
geelong destroy carlton by 13 goals. geelong (1-1) play melborune at the g sunday. carlton (1-1) host essendon saturday afternoon at the g.
GEELONG 4.6 10.8 19.13 24.18 (162)
CARLTON 3.2 5.6 7.9 12.12 (84)
Goals: Geelong: C Mooney 5 N Ablett 5 T Hawkins 3 G Ablett 2 T Varcoe 2 C Ling 2 B Ottens J Hunt J Selwood S Byrnes D Wojcinski. Carlton: E Betts 3 B Fisher 2 A Carrazzo 2 A Walker M Murphy L Whitnall C Ackland N Stevens.
Best: Geelong: G Ablett D Wojcinski M Scarlett B Ottens J Bartel S Byrnes N Ablett. Carlton: M Murphy A Walker H Scotland.
west coast (1-0) vs collingwood (1-0) subiaco saturday night
west coast beat collingwood by 12 points. west coast (2-0) have freo in the derby saturday night. collingwood (1-1) host richmond at the g friday night.
WEST COAST 3.2 7.6 10.11 12.15 (87)
COLLINGWOOD 4.3 8.4 10.8 11.9 (75)
Goals: West Coast: D Wirrpanda 3 C Judd 2 D Kerr Q Lynch M Braun S Armstrong T Stenglein B Staker M Rosa. Collingwood: A Rocca 4 L Davis 3 B Johnson S O’Bree R Shaw S Burns.
Best: West Coast: D Kerr C Judd D Wirrpanda T Stenglein B Jones.Collingwood: H Shaw A Rocca N Maxwell L Davis D Swan.
port (1-0) vs north (0-1) aami stadium sunday
port beat north by 3 goals. port (2-0) host adeliade saturday afternoon in the showdown. north (0-2) host hawthorn at the dome sunday twillight.
PORT ADELAIDE 2.7 8.12 13.18 17.20 (122)
KANGAROOS 3.5 7.8 11.10 15.14 (104)
Goals: Port Adelaide: B Ebert 5 S Burgoyne 2 P Burgoyne 2 D Pearce 2 J Mahoney 2 D Rodan 2 N Lonie N Krakouer. Kangaroos: C Jones 4 B Harvey 4 D Hale 2 A Edwards A Simpson D Wells J Sinclair L Thomas.
Best: Port Adelaide: S Burgoyne B Ebert S Salopek D Pearce J Surjan D Brogan P Burgoyne. Kangaroos: B Harvey C Jones D Wells J Sinclair A Simpson.
essendon (1-0) vs freo (0-1) telstra dome sunday
essendon beat freo by 10 in another upset to start their season. essendon (2-0) face carlton at the g saturday afternoon. freo (0-2) host west coast saturday night in the derby.
ESSENDON 5.2 8.5 15.6 19.8 (122)
FREMANTLE 2.3 6.5 12.8 17.10 (112)
Goals: Essendon: S Lucas 5 M Lloyd 4 M McVeigh 2 A Davey J Hird L Jetta J Laycock A Lovett A Monfries H Slattery B Stanton. Fremantle: M Pavlich 4 C Tarrant 4 P Bell 2 M Carr J Carr R Crowley D Gilmore P Hasleby B Peake D Solomon.
Best: Essendon: S Lucas A McPhee B Stanton M Lloyd J Winderlich M McVeigh. Fremantle: M Pavlich C Tarrant P Bell A Sandilands M Carr.
bulldogs (1-0) vs adeliade (0-1) mcg sunday
adeliade beat bulldogs by 38 points. adeliade (1-1) face port in the showdown saturday afternoon. bulldogs (1-1) face st kilda at the dome satuday night.
ADELAIDE 4.5 8.10 14.12 16.14 (110)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 4.1 5.2 6.5 11.6 (72)
Goals: Adelaide: S Welsh 4 N Bock 4 S Stevens 3 I Perrie 2 N Van Berlo M Bode B Reilly. Western Bulldogs: S Higgins 3 B Johnson 2 A Cooney 2 R Murphy M Boyd R Griffen A McDougall.
Best: Adelaide: T Edwards A McLeod S Welsh N Bock S Goodwin C Knights. Western Bulldogs: S West J McMahon D Cross.
hawthorn (0-1) vs melbourne (0-1) mcg monday
hawthorn beat melbourne by 22 points. hawthorn (1-1) face north at the dome sunday. melbourne (0-2) host geelong sunday at the g.
HAWTHORN 2.4 7.8 15.9 17.14 (116)
MELBOURNE 4.5 5.7 10.10 14.10 (94)Goals:Hawthorn: M Williams 6 T Boyle 3 B Dixon 2 T Croad 2 S Crawford B McGlynn L Franklin C Young.
Melbourne: B Miller 3 B Moloney 2 S Godfrey 2 M Jamar 2 M Bate D Neitz D Ward R Robertson J White.
Best: Hawthorn: B Sewell R Ladson M Williams S Mitchell R Campbell J Lewis.
Melbourne: C Bruce J McDonald B Miller M Bate N Brown.
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 94 | 181.91% | 8 |
| 2 | Essendon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 186 | 122.04% | 8 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 209 | 116.27% | 8 |
| 4 | West Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 148 | 108.78% | 8 |
| 5 | Geelong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 197 | 129.44% | 4 |
| 6 | Sydney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 146 | 110.27% | 4 |
| 7 | Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 177 | 103.95% | 4 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 163 | 98.16% | 4 |
| 9 | Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 166 | 94.58% | 4 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 203 | 91.13% | 4 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 164 | 87.20% | 4 |
| 12 | Carlton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 260 | 76.54% | 4 |
| 13 | Nth Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 204 | 89.71% | 0 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 243 | 89.30% | 0 |
| 15 | Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 203 | 83.74% | 0 |
| 16 | Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 209 | 74.64% | 0 |
round 3 matches
friday
collingwood v richmond MCG (N)
saturday
carlton v essendon MCG
port v adeliade AAMI
st kilda v bulldogs TD (N)
freo v west coast S (N)
sunday
sydney v brisbane SCG
melbourne v geelong MCG
north v hawthorn TD (T)
Harrison’s world 