collingwood (11-8) vs melbourne (4-15) mcg friday night 740pm
collingwood seucre a top 8 spot with a 11 point win over melbourne. collingwood (12-8) host sydney saturday night. melbourne (4-16) travel to freo saturday afternoon.
COLLINGWOOD: 6.4, 9.8, 10.12, 11.15 (81)
MELBOURNE: 3.5, 3.9, 8.12, 9.16 (70)
GOALS: Collingwood: Medhurst 3, Bryan, Burns, T. Cloke, Davis, Didak, Johnson, Pendlebury, Rusling
Melbourne: Neitz 3, Pickett 2, Dunn, McLean, Newton, Sylvia
BEST: Collingwood: Thomas, Swan, Davis, Burns, O’Brien, Medhurst
Melbourne: Neitz, Brown, McDonald, Wheatley, Carroll, Newton
essendon (9-10) vs carlton (4-15) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
essendon stay alive with a 10 point win over carlton. essendon (10-10) host richmond sunday twillight in an emotional game. carlton (4-16) host north saturday afternoon.
ESSENDON: 2.1, 5.3, 12.6, 18.10 (118)
CARLTON: 4.5, 8.8, 11.11, 16.12 (108)
GOALS: Essendon: Lloyd 6, McPhee 2, Monfries 2, Lucas, Reimers, M.Johnson, McVeigh, Hird, Lovett-Murray, Laycock, Lovett
Carlton: Fisher 4, Lappin 2, Betts 2, Walker, Whitnall, O’hAilpin, Bannister, Saddington, Carrazzo, Jackson, Murphy
BEST: Essendon: Lloyd, Camporeale, Stanton, Monfries, Lovett, Welsh
Carlton: Fisher, Carrazzo, Houlihan, Betts, Waite
st kilda (9-1-9) vs freo (9-10) telstra dome saturday afternoon 210pm
st kilda move into the 8 with a 5 goal win over freo. st kilda (10-1-9) host west coast friday night at the dome. freo (9-11) host melborune saturday afternoon.
ST KILDA: 4.3, 10.5, 16.10, 19.12 (126)
FREMANTLE: 4.4, 7.9, 10.11, 14.12 (96)
GOALS: St Kilda: Gehrig 8, Milne 2, Voss 2, Montagna, Dal Santo, X Clarke, Riewoldt, Fiora, Blake, Baker,
Fremantle: Pavlich 3, Farmer 2, Bell 2, Crowley 2, J Carr 2, Cook, Mundy, McPharlin
BEST: St Kilda: Gehrig, Hayes, S Fisher, Montagna, Fiora, Riewoldt
Fremantle: McManus, Bell, Pavlich, J Carr, McPharlin, Hasleby
brisbane (9-1-9) vs sydney (11-8) gabba saturday night 710pm
brisbane and sydney draw. brisbane (9-2-9) travel to adelilade saturday night. sydney (11-1-8) play collingwood at the g saturday night.
BRISBANE LIONS: 1.0, 4.1, 4.7, 9.9 (63)
SYDNEY SWANS: 2.4, 3.7, 6.12, 8.15 (63)
GOALS: Brisbane Lions: Brown 4, Johnson 2, Hadley, Brennan, Copeland
Sydney Swans: Schneider 2, Davis, Hall, O’Keefe, Matthews, Fosdike, Kirk
BEST: Brisbane Lions: Adcock, Roe, Merrett, Hadley, Johnson, Brown
Sydney Swans: C Bolton, Hall, Barlow, Richards, Goodes, Kirk
west coast (12-7) vs richmond (2-1-16) subiaco saturday night 740pm
west coast secure 3rd with a 31 point win over richmond. west coast (13-7) travel to st kilda friday night. richmond (2-1-17) face essendon at the g sunday.
WEST COAST: 4.5, 9.8, 13.8, 18.9 (117)
RICHMOND: 3.3, 6.6, 10.11, 12.14 (86)
GOALS: West Coast: Lynch 7, LeCras 4, Hunter 3, Staker 2, Braun, Seaby
Richmond: Richardson 3, Brown 3, Deledio 2, Pattison, Edwards, Riewoldt, Tambling
BEST: West Coast: Kerr, Lynch, LeCras, Hansen, Stenglein, Hunter, Staker
Richmond: Richardson, Brown, Tuck, Deledio, Pattison
hawthorn (12-7) vs port (12-7) auoura stadium sundaya afternoon 110pm
port steal 2nd after the siren over the hawks by 5 points. port (13-7) travel to geelong sunday. hawthorn (12-8) play bulldogs sunday at the dome.
HAWTHORN: 4.0, 8.4, 10.9, 12.10 (82)
PORT ADELAIDE: 6.4, 6.8, 7.11, 12.15 (87)
GOALS: Hawthorn: Dixon 3, Roughead 3, Franklin 2, Hodge, Lewis, McGlynn, Young
Port Adelaide: K.Cornes 3, Motlop 3, S.Burgoyne, Ebert, Lade, Pearce, Salopek, Westhoff
BEST: Hawthorn: Crawford, Bateman, Young, Sewell, Brown, Lewis
Port Adelaide: K.Cornes, Pearce, P.Burgoyne, Lade, C.Cornes, Pettigrew
north (12-7) vs geelong (16-3) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
geelong making it 15 striaght the longest run since 2001 by 27 points over the roos. geelong (17-3) host port sunday. north (12-8) play carlton at the dome saturday afternoon.
KANGAROOS: 2.8, 4.10, 7.11, 13.13 (91)
GEELONG: 5.6, 6.10, 13.12, 17.16 (118)
GOALS: Kangaroos: Petrie 3, Grant 3, McIntosh, Harris, Brown, Campbell, C Jones, Harvey, Sansbury
Geelong: Mooney 5, S Johnson 4, G Ablett 2, Chapman 2, Ottens, Corey, Stokes, Bartel
BEST: Kangaroos: Harvey, Grant, Archer, Wells, Petrie, Sansbury
Geelong: Mooney, Corey, Mackie, Harley, Bartel, S Johnson, Ottens, G Ablett
adelaide (9-10) vs bulldogs (9-1-9) aami stasdium sunday twillight 440pm
adelaide stay alive with a 34 point win over the bulldogs. adelaide (10-10) host brisbane satruday night. bulldogs (9-1-10) host hawthorn sunday.
ADELAIDE: 2.5, 7.9, 10.14, 15.17 (107)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 2.2, 7.3, 8.5, 11.7 (73)
GOALS: Adelaide: Welsh 4, Thompson 3, Shirley 2, Gill 2, Bock 2, Reilly, Porplyzia
Western Bulldogs: Darcy 3, Tiller 2, Akermanis 2, Eagleton, Giansiracusa, Higgins, Johnson
BEST: Adelaide: McLeod, Reilly, Knights, Johncock, van Berlo, Welsh, Thompson, Edwards
Western Bulldogs: Boyd, Gilbee, Eagleton, Cross, Cooney, West
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Geelong | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2296 | 1455 | 157.80% | 68 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2091 | 1852 | 112.90% | 52 |
| 3 | West Coast | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1924 | 1713 | 112.32% | 52 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1877 | 1647 | 113.96% | 48 |
| 5 | Nth Melbourne | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1865 | 1826 | 102.14% | 48 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1835 | 1822 | 100.71% | 48 |
| 7 | Sydney | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1814 | 1528 | 118.72% | 46 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1674 | 1743 | 96.04% | 42 |
| 9 | Brisbane | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1823 | 1654 | 110.22% | 40 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1701 | 1577 | 107.86% | 40 |
| 11 | Essendon | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1968 | 2143 | 91.83% | 40 |
| 12 | Wstn Bulldogs | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1951 | 2161 | 90.28% | 38 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 2025 | 1996 | 101.45% | 36 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1666 | 2166 | 76.92% | 16 |
| 15 | Carlton | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1980 | 2611 | 75.83% | 16 |
| 16 | Richmond | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1747 | 2343 | 74.56% | 10 |
round 21 matches
friday
st kilda v west coast TD (N) 740pm
saturday
carlton v north TD 210pm
freo v melbourne S 410pm
collingwood v sydney MCG (N) 710pm
adelaide v brisbane AAMI (N) 740pm
sunday
bulldogs v hawthorn TD 110pm
geelong v port SS 210pm
essendon v richmond MCG (T) 510pm
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