bulldogs (7-6) vs essendon (11-2)
dons beat dogs by 13 goals. essendon (12-2) bulldogs (7-7)
ESS 5.3 12.6 19.7 24.10 (154)
WB 3.2 5.3 10.5 11.10 (76)
GOALS: ESS – Moorcroft 6, Lloyd 5, Lucas 3, M. Johnson 2, McVeigh 2, Caracella 2, Solomon, Ramanauskas, Barnes, Rioli; WB – Johnson 3, Darcy 2, Grant, Garlick, Hudson, Curley, Brown, Ellis
BEST: ESS – Moorcroft, Misiti, Mercuri, Lloyd, Caracella, Ramanauskas, Barnard; WB – Darcy, Brown, West, Grant
INJURY: ESS -Hardwick (chest) replaced in selected side by Bannister, J Johnson (ill) replaced in selected side by Bullen, Barnes (groin); WB – Smith (concussion)
UMPIRES: Ellis, Goldspink, Sheehan
ATTENDANCE: 48728 at Colonial
adelaide (6-7) vs west coast (3-10)
crows beat eagles by 13. adelaide (7-7) west coast (3-11)
ADE 4.5 5.7 8.11 8.16(64)
WCE 3.0 4.4 4.5 7.9(51)
GOALS: ADE – Jarman 3, Ricciuto 2, McLeod 2, Gallagher; WCE – Merenda 2, Ph. Matera 2, Embley, Cummings, Wooden
BEST: ADE – Gallagher, Hart, McLeod, Clarke, Ricciuto, Edwards; WCE – Cousins, Wirrpunda, Jakovich, Wooden, Taylor, Jones
UMPIRES: Coates, Avon, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 31,534 at Football Park
brisbane (8-5) vs st kilda (3-10)
lions beat saints by 57. brisbane (9-5) st kilda (3-11)
BRIS 4.6 9.9 14.11 17.17 (119)
STK 2.4 2.5 6.7 9.8 (62)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Hart 3, Brown 2, Akermanis 2, Johnson, McRae, Lynch, Pike, Keating; StK – Callaghan 4, Hall 3, Beetham, Hudghton
BEST: BRIS – Bradshaw, Voss, Johnson, White, Scott, Hart; StK – Thompson, Callaghan, Beetham, Baker
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Kelsey, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 22,911 at The Gabba
richmond (9-4) vs hawthorn (9-4)
hawks beat tigers by 58. hawthorn (10-4) richmond (9-5)
HAW 2.1 7.2 13.4 20.9 (129)
RICH 3.4 6.6 9.7 10.11 (71)
GOALS: HAW – Chick 3, Dixon 3, Thompson 3, Hazell 2, Cox 2, Lekkas 2, Harford, McCabe, Crawford, Lord, Croad; RICH – Rogers 2, Ottens 2, Bowden 2, Campbell, Richardson, Cameron, Knights
BEST: HAW – Thompson, Crawford, Tallis, Hay, Rawlings, Harford, Graham;
RICH – Campbell, Ottens, Bowden, Daffy, Torney
INJURY: HAW – Rehn (knee) replaced in selected side by O’Farrell, Barker (thigh) replaced in selected side by Barlow, O’Farrell (knee), Holland (shoulder)
UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE: 52,189 at MCG
geelong (6-7) vs collingwood (8-5) uor
cats stun pies by 18. geelong (7-7) collingwood (8-6)
GEEL 3.2 9.7 14.10 16.15 (111)
COL 6.3 9.5 11.6 14.9 (93)
GOALS: GEEL – Bizzell 5, White 3, Graham 2, Burns 2, Sholl, Clarke, C. Mooney, Scarlett; COL – Rocca 4, Tarrant 3, Holland 2, Lockyer 2, Licuria, Fraser, Johnson
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Graham, Bizzell, Rahilly, C. Mooney, Mensch; COL -Fraser, O’Bree, Rocca, Lockyer, Licuria, Prestigiacomo
INJURY: GEEL – Houlihan (corked thigh) replaced in selected side by C Ling; COL – Wakelin (thigh) replaced in selected side by T Lane, Buckley (ankle), Fraser (ankle)
REPORTS: COL – Johnson for charging White
UMPIRES: Dore, Allen, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 50,160 at Colonial Stadium
sydney (6-7) vs carlton (9-4)
swans stun blues by 10. sydney (7-7) carlton (9-5)
SYD 4.1 6.5 9.14 12.19 (91)
CARL 5.1 8.5 10.5 12.9 (81)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Crouch 2, Goodes 2, Stafford, Mathews, Barry, Nicks, Bolton; CARL – Lappin 2, Bradley 2, Hulme 2, Hotton 2, Koutoufides 2, Hickmott, Houlihan
BEST: SYD – Maxfield, Ball, Dunkley, Schwass, Goodes, Crouch; CARL – Fletcher, Hulme, Bradley, Plunkett, Koutoufides, Lappin
INJURY: CARL – Silvagni (virus), replaced by Doering; Whitnall (knee)
REPORTS: SYD – Ball for making contact with field umpire James.
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Rowe, James
ATTENDANCE: 30,488 at SCG
melbourne (5-8) vs north (6-7)
roos beat dees by 28. north (7-7) melbourne (5-9)
KANG 4.3 8.8 13.11 18.13 (121)
MELB 6.4 7.8 9.13 13.15 (93)
GOALS: KANG – Carey 6, Pickett 3, Rocca 2, Grant, Harvey, McKernan, Morrell, King, Makepeace, Cochrane; MELB – Schwarz 2, Green 2, Bruce 2, Farmer 2, Ward, Yze, McDonald, White, Leoncelli
BEST: KANG – Grant, Carey, Rocca, King, Harvey, McKernan, Simpson, Stevens; MELB – Ward, Schwarz, McDonald, Bruce
UMPIRES: Harvey, Kennedy, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 27,464 at MCG
freo (0-13) vs port (8-5)
port beat freo by 92. port (9-5) freo (0-14)
PA 4.3 10.8 16.11 25.13 (163)
FRE 3.1 6.2 8.4 11.5 (71)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 6, Tredrea 4, Bassett 2, C. Cockatoo-Collins 2, Poulton 2, Wanganeen 2, Stevens, Schofield, Montgomery, Mead, Francis, Dew, C. Cornes; FRE – Hasleby 3, Modra 2, Bell, Black, Brown, Carr, Cunningham, J. Longmuir
BEST: PA – Wanganeen, Tredrea, Carr, C. Cornes, Burgoyne, Schofield; FRE – Carr, Hasleby, Fletcher, Parker, Black, Bell
INJURY: FRE – Eastaugh (groin)
UMPIRES: Nash, Woodcock, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 15,961 at Subiaco Oval
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 12 2 1653 1100 150.27 48
HAW 10 4 1367 1279 106.88 40
CARL 9 5 1446 1134 127.51 36
PA 9 5 1569 1269 123.64 36
BRIS 9 5 1574 1295 121.54 36
RICH 9 5 1340 1268 105.68 36
COL 8 6 1476 1257 117.42 32
SYD 7 7 1313 1258 104.37 28
GEEL 7 7 1241 1241 100.00 28
KANG 7 7 1295 1349 96.00 28
WB 7 7 1473 1576 93.46 28
ADE 7 7 1232 1345 91.60 28
MELB 5 9 1297 1470 88.23 20
StK 3 11 1273 1623 78.43 12
WCE 3 11 1030 1623 63.46 12
FRE 0 14 1107 1599 69.23 0
round 15 matches
st kilda v adelaide
carltonv melbourne
hawthorn v sydney
bulldogs v freo
port v richmond gor
collingwood v brisbane
essendon v geelong
west coast v north
Harrison’s world 