essendon v richmond
dons beat tigers by 70 to earn a prelim final at home. richmond will play carlton in the semis.
ESS 4.5 8.5 12.8 17.11 (113)
RICH 1.4 2.7 4.10 5.13 (43)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Barnard 2, Caracella 2, Barnes, Hird, Misiti, Ramanauskas, Rioli, Solomon; RICH – Richardson 2, Hilton, Rogers, Tivendale;
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Hird, Solomon, Alessio, Misiti, Caracella; RICH – Ottens, Bowden, Gaspar, Torney
UMPIRES: Goldspink, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 78,253 at MCG
carlton v adelaide
blues beat crows by 68 ending the crows season will play tigers in the semi.
CARL 5.4 10.8 12.12 17.16 (118)
ADE 1.6 3.6 5.10 6.14 (50)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 5, Bradley 2, Hickmott 2, Plunkett 2, Whitnall 2, Allan, Fevola, Houlihan, Hulme; ADE – Jarman 2, Welsh 2, McLeod, Stevens
BEST: CARL – Bradley, Koutoufides, Plunkett, Hickmott, McKay, Whitnall, Lappin; ADE – Bassett, Ricciuto, McLeod
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nash, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 53,982 at MCG
brisbane v port
lions overrun power by 32 to earn their first home prelim (and first prelim that won’t be against north). port play hawks in the semis.
BRIS 1.6 3.9 8.14 12.16 (88)
PA 2.0 7.1 8.3 8.8 (56)
GOALS: BRIS – B. Scott 2, Lynch 2, Akermanis 2, Black 2, Voss, Leppitsch, Bradshaw, Lappin;
PA – Burgoyne 3, Tredrea 2, Guerra, Francou, Brogan
BEST: BRIS – Black, B. Scott, White, Akermanis, Brown, Leppitsch, Voss, Lappin; PA – Montgomery, Stevens, Primus, Burgoyne, Carr
INJURY: PA – French (ill) replaced in selected side by Brogan, Wakelin (concussion)
REPORTS: BRIS – Lynch for striking Wakelin in the first quarter, Voss for wrestling Carr; PA – Carr for wrestling Voss
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McBurney, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 32,380 at the Gabba
hawthorn v sydney
hawks end swans season by 55 will play power in semi.
HAW 1.0 5.4 11.9 19.15 (129)
SYD 4.1 6.3 7.5 11.8 (74)
GOALS: HAW – Barker 4, Chick 3, Crawford 2, Lonie 2, Greene 2, Dixon, Rawlings, Thompson, Barlow, Rehn, Cox; SYD – Kirk 3, Bolton 2, Goodes 2, Stafford, O’Keefe, Kelly, O’Loughlin
BEST: HAW – Chick, Crawford, Barker, Smith, Woods, Lonie, Thompson, Greene, Vandenberg;
SYD – Schwass, Kirk, Mathews, Bolton
INJURY: HAW – Harford (back), Dixon (ankle);
SYD – McPherson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Lewis, Nicks (calf) replaced in selected side by O’Keefe, Kelly (hamstring), O’Keefe (knee), Cresswell (hand), Williams (foot)
REPORTS: SYD – Dunkley for striking Chick
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Allen, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 32,910 at Colonial Stadium
semi finals
richmond v carlton
port v hawthorn
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