geelong (5-6) vs bulldogs (6-5)
dogs overrrun cats by 7. bulldogs (7-5) geelong (5-7)
WB 1.0 7.3 9.4 15.4 (94)
GEEL 7.1 10.2 12.4 13.9 (87)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 3, Brown 2, Eagleton 2, West 2, Hunter, Grant, Gilbee, Curley, Giansiracusa, Robbins; GEEL – Graham 3, Bizzell 3, Hocking 2, Riccardi 2, Milburn, C. Mooney, Kingsley
BEST: WB – West, Johnson, Brown, Grant, Curley, Smith; GEEL – Graham, McGrath, Milburn, Bizzell, Ling, Sanderson
INJURY: WB – Garlick (eye) replaced in selected side by T Curley, Kretiuk (groin) replaced in selected side by R Murphy, Harrison (concussion)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Hanley, Nash
ATTENDANCE: 22,771 at Shell Stadium
essendon (9-2) vs adelaide (6-5)
dons beat crows by 49. essendon (10-2) adelaide (6-6)
ESS 3.3 7.6 13.10 18.14 (122)
ADE 3.1 6.1 8.4 11.7 (73)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 6, Rioli 3, McGrath 2, Lucas 2, J. Johnson 2, Wellman, McVeigh, Hird;
ADE – Vardy 3, Jarman 2, McLeod 2, Johnson, Clarke, Welsh, Stevens
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Lloyd, M. Johnson, Wellman, Barnard, Peverill; ADE – Goodwin, Stevens, Shirley, McLeod
INJURY; ESS – Hardwick (calf, replaced in selected side by Lalich), Hird (concussion), Lalich (concussion); ADE – Robran (knee), Welsh (hamstring)
Robran will miss about 4-6 weeks with a ligament strain and Welsh will miss at least 2 weeks.
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Morris, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 38,816 at Colonial Stadium
freo (0-11) vs st kilda (2-9)
saints beat winless dockers by 10. st kilda (3-9) freo (0-12)
STK 5.3 8.7 9.11 12.18 (90)
FRE 2.6 5.9 10.13 11.14 (80)
GOALS: StK – Hamill 3, Milne 3, Callaghan 2, Thompson, Voss, Davis, Hall; FRE – Modra 4, J. Longmuir 2, T. Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Walker, Schell
BEST: StK – Thompson, Hamill, Everitt, Milne, Harvey, Callaghan; FRE – Black, Modra, J. Longmuir, Prescott, Carr, Walker
INJURY: StK – Harvey (knee)
Harvey has a suspected ruptured ACL and will be out for the season.
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Vozzo, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE; 19,857 at Subiaco
melbourne (5-6) vs brisbane (6-5)
lions beat dees by 49. brisbane (7-5) melbourne (5-7)
BRIS 5.1 9.6 16.8 23.10 (148)
MELB 3.4 6.8 10.10 14.15 (99)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 8, Bolton 3, Bradshaw 3, B. Scott 2, Voss 2, Brown, Lappin, McDonald, McRae, White; MELB – Farmer 3, Yze 3, Green 2, Neitz 2, Broadbridge, Robertson, Ward, Wheatley
BEST: BRIS – Black, Lappin, McDonald, Johnson, White, B. Scott, Lynch; MELB – Yze, Nicholson, Neitz, Green, Ward, J. McDonald
INJURY: MELB – Whelan (hamstring), Brown (hamstring)
REPORTS: MELB – Ingerson (attempting to trip)
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Kennedy, Head
ATTENDANCE: 23740 at the Gabba
week 2 in a seperate post.