geelong (12-3) vs bulldogs (9-6) telstra dome friday night 740pm
geelong make it 11 striaght smashing bulldogs by 75 points. geelong (13-3) travel to freo saturday afternoon. bulldogs (9-7) host west coast at the dome friday night.
GEELONG: 8.2, 13.6, 15.11, 20.18 (138)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 3.1, 4.4, 6.8, 9.9 (63)
GOALS: Geelong: Mooney 4, Chapman 2, Corey 2, D. Johnson 2, Mackie 2, Selwood 2, Stokes 2, G. Ablett, Enright, S. Johnson, Ling
Western Bulldogs: Johnson 3, Everitt 2, Hargrave 2, Eagleton, R. Murphy
BEST: Geelong: Ablett, Bartel, Mooney, Mackie, Milburn, Enright, Selwood
Western Bulldogs: Everitt, Williams, Johnson, Boyd
collingwood (9-6) vs essendon (8-7) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
esssendon are in trouble after a 29 point loss to collingwood. collingwood (10-6) host brisbane at the g saturday night. essendon (8-8) host adeliade sunday.
COLLINGWOOD: 5.4, 11.8, 15.11, 18.14 (122)
ESSENDON: 1.2, 5.5, 13.8, 14.9 (93)
GOALS: Collingwood: Davis 4, Rocca 4, Cloke 3, Pendlebury 2, Thomas, Licuria, Didak, Fraser, Lockyer
Essendon Lucas 4, Lloyd 3, McVeigh 2, Lovett 2, Peverill, Monfries, Dyson
BEST: Collingwood: Cloke, Davis, Lockyer, Pendelbury, Fraser, Thomas
Essendon: McVeigh, Watson, Hille, Lucas, Lloyd
adeliade (8-7) vs freo (6-9) Aami stadium saturday afternoon 310pm
freo under a new coach stunning adeliade by 25 points. freo (7-9) host geelong saturday afternoon. adeliade (8-8) play essendon at the dome sunday.
ADELAIDE: 3.7, 6.8, 12.8, 15.11 (101)
FREMANTLE: 5.0, 10.2, 16.2, 20.6 (126)
GOALS: Adelaide: Burton 4, McLeod 2, Doughty, Maric, Thompson, Welsh, Stevens, Perrie, Torney, Johncock, Douglas
Fremantle: Pavlich 5, Drum 4, Hasleby 3, Bell 2, Hayden, M. Carr, Gilmore, Black, Johnson, Thornton
BEST: Adelaide: Edwards, Thompson, Goodwin, Reilly, Burton, McLeod
Fremantle: Pavlich, Black, Crowley, M. Carr, Bell, J. Carr, Gilmore, Munday, Hasleby
st kilda (7-8) vs hawthorn (10-5) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
st kilda keep their finals hopes alive by 17 points over hawthorn. st kilda (8-8) play carlton at the dome saturday afternoon. hawthorn (10-6) host north in tasmania sunday.
ST KILDA: 3.2, 8.4, 12.7, 14.11 (95)
HAWTHORN 2.3, 5.8, 8.10, 11.12 (78)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 3, Ball 3, Milne 2, Gehrig, Montagna, Hayes, Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Fiora
Hawthorn: Franklin 5, Dixon 2, Sewell, Taylor, McGlynn, Ellis
BEST: St Kilda: Ball, Dal Santo, Montagna, Hayes, S Fisher, Riewoldt
Hawthorn: Hodge, Young, Franklin, Smith, Birchall
west coast (9-6) vs sydney (8-7) subiaco saturday night 740pm
west coast win the grand final rematch by 12 points over sydney. west coast (10-6) face bulldogs at the dome friday night. sydney (8-8) host richmond saturday night.
WEST COAST: 2.6, 6.9, 13.14, 16.16 (112)
SYDNEY: 2.3, 6.9, 9.9, 15.10 (100)
GOALS: West Coast: Hansen 4, Staker 3, Cox 3, Judd 2, Lynch, Hunter, Chick, R.Jones
Sydney: O’Keefe 4, Matthews 2, Schneider 2, O’Loughlin, Barry, Jolly, O’Loughlin, Schmidt, Davis, McVeigh
BEST: West Coast: Cousins, Hansen, Staker, Kerr, Cox, Chick, Judd
Sydney: O’Keefe, Malceski, Kirk, C.Bolton, McVeigh
brisbane (6-1-8) vs carlton (4-11) gabba sunday afternoon 110pm
brisbane lead by jonathan brown who outscored carlton in a 117 point demoltion. brisbane (7-1-8) travel to the g to play collingwood saturday night. carlton (4-12) host st kilda saturday afternoon at the dome.
BRISBANE LIONS: 6.2, 9.5, 17.8, 25.13 (163)
CARLTON: 2.4, 4.6, 6.7, 6.10 (46)
GOALS: Brisbane Lions: Brown 10, Hooper 4, Adcock 3, Copeland 2, McGrath, Charman, Harding, Patfull, Brennan, Hamill
Carlton: Fevola 3, Simpson, Murphy, Houlihan
BEST: Brisbane Lions: Hooper, Copeland, Adcock, Brown, Lappin, Selwood
Carlton: Walker, Scotland, Carrazzo
richmond (1-1-13) vs port (9-6) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
port beat richmond by 55 points. port (10-6) host melbourne sunday twillight. richmond (1-1-14) travel to sydney saturday night.
RICHMOND: 7.4, 7.7, 10.9, 15.10 (100)
PORT ADELAIDE: 9.3, 13.6, 19.9, 24.11 (155)
GOALS: Richmond: Richardson 4, Riewoldt 3, Edwards 2, Pettifer 2, Brown, Hyde, Simmonds, Tuck
Port Adelaide: Ebert 6, Motlop 5, S. Burgoyne 4, Tredrea 3, Boak, C. Cornes, K. Cornes, Lonie, Pearce, Rodan
BEST: Richmond: Foley, Tuck, Newman, Edwards, Riewoldt
Port Adelaide: Ebert, Motlop, S.Burgoyne, Surjan, C.Cornes, Thurstans
north (10-5) vs melbourne (3-12) telstra dome sunday twillight 510pm
north moved into 2nd with a 64 point win over melbourne. north (11-5) play hawthorn in tasmaina sunday. melbourne (3-13) travel to port sunday twillight.
KANGAROOS: 4.2 9.3 14.9 19.12 (126)
MELBOURNE: 2.3 4.5 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: Kangaroos: Jones 4, Petrie, Harvey, McMahon 3, Hale, Whyman 2, Grant, Brown
Melbourne: Robertson, Newton 2, Buckley, Jones, McLean, Neitz, Moloney
BEST: Kangaroos: Jones, Rawlings, Harvey, Grant, Simpson, Sinclair
Melbourne: Moloney, White, Wheatley, Ward
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Geelong | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1796 | 1153 | 155.77% | 52 |
| 2 | Nth Melbourne | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1524 | 1441 | 105.76% | 44 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1490 | 1305 | 114.18% | 40 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1660 | 1530 | 108.50% | 40 |
| 5 | West Coast | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1433 | 1330 | 107.74% | 40 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1482 | 1391 | 106.54% | 40 |
| 7 | Wstn Bulldogs | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1635 | 1682 | 97.21% | 36 |
| 8 | Sydney | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1419 | 1264 | 112.26% | 32 |
| 9 | Adelaide | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1346 | 1219 | 110.42% | 32 |
| 10 | Essendon | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1600 | 1671 | 95.75% | 32 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1287 | 1379 | 93.33% | 32 |
| 12 | Brisbane | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1443 | 1380 | 104.57% | 30 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1593 | 1556 | 102.38% | 28 |
| 14 | Carlton | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1582 | 2146 | 73.72% | 16 |
| 15 | Melbourne | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1329 | 1723 | 77.13% | 12 |
| 16 | Richmond | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1404 | 1853 | 75.77% | 6 |
round 17 matches
friday
bulldogs v west coast TD (N) 740pm
saturday
carlton v st kilda TD 210pm
freo v geelong S 410pm
sydney v richmond SCG (N) 710pm
collingwood v brisbane MCG (N) 710pm
sunday
hawthorn v north AU 110pm
essendon v adealide TD 210pm
port v melbourne AAMI (t) 440pm
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