st kilda (3-12) vs bulldogs (8-7)
dogs regain 8th over saints by 34. bulldogs (9-7) st kilda (3-13)
WB 1.3 5.8 10.11 16.16 (112)
STK 4.2 6.3 9.5 12.6 (78)
GOALS: WB – Smith 4, Grant 2, Garlick 2, Brown 2, Johnson, Hudson, Eagleton, Giansiracusa, Darcy, Harrison; StK – Hall 8, Everitt 2, Plapp, Hamill
BEST: WB – Cox, Grant, Johnson, Smith, West, Harrison; StK – Hall, Jones, Riewoldt, Thompson, Cripps
INJURY: WB – Harrison (hamstring), Romero (knee); StK – Cripps (bruised heel)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Mitchell, Morris.
ATTENDANCE: 21,665 at Colonial Stadium
carlton (9-6) vs freo (0-15)
blues smash winless freo by 75. carlton (10-6) freo (0-16)
CARL 9.3 12.7 16.11 19.17 (131)
FRE 0.1 1.3 3.5 8.8 (56)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 6, Ratten 3, Silvagni 2, Beaumont 2, Koutoufides 2, Mansfield, Fletcher, Houlihan, Plunkett; FRE – McPhee 2, J. Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Cook, T. Longmuir, Pavlich
BEST: CARL – Silvagni, Lappin, Ratten, Mansfield, Camporeale, Houlihan; FRE – J. Longmuir, McPhee, Brown
INJURY: CARL – Wiggins (hip), Hulme (cut mouth); FRE – Schell (bruised back)
UMPIRES: James, Hanley, Howlett
ATTENDANCE: 15,622 at Optus Oval
collingwood (8-7) vs hawthorn (10-5)
hawks beat pies by 55. hawthorn (11-5) collingwood (8-8)
HAW 3.1 9.8 18.13 21.18 (144)
COL 6.3 9.4 10 4 14.5 (89)
GOALS: HAW – Dixon 5, Barlow 5, Barker 4, Crawford 2, Johnson, Chick, Bowyer, Croad, Clarke; COL – Rocca 4, Fraser 3, N. Davis 2, Didak, O’Bree, Licuria, Tarrant, Lonie
BEST: HAW – Barlow, Barker, Thompson, Smith, Dixon, Chick, Crawford, Johnson; COL – Rocca, Fraser, O’Bree, N. Davis
INJURY: HAW – McCabe (thigh) replaced in selected side by O’Farrell, O’Farrell (broken jaw);
COL – Prestigiacomo (bruised leg)
O’Farrell is out for the season.
REPORTS: HAW – Cox (Hawthorn) head butting Didak
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Schmitt, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 52,381 at MCG
brisbane (10-5) vs port (10-5)
lions beat port by 34. brisbane (11-5) port (10-6)
BRIS 4.4 10.7 12.12 13.16 (94)
PA 2.4 2.8 6.10 8.12 (60)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 4, McRae 2, Pike 2, Notting, Keating, Bradshaw, Brown, S. Hart; PA – Tredrea 3, Schofield, Montgomery, Carr, Brogan, Wanganeen
BEST: BRIS – Lynch, Copeland, Akermanis, Notting, Pike, Headland, Ashcroft; PA – James, Carr, Francis, Mead, Wanganeen
INJURY: BRIS – White (thigh), B. Scott (ankle); PA – Mead (ankle)
UMPIRES: Coates, Nash, Harvey
ATTENDANCE: 29,547 at the Gabba
richmond (9-6) vs melborune (6-9)
tigers beat dees by 41. richmond (10-6) melbourne (6-10)
RICH 9.1 14.5 18. 9 19.13 (127)
MELB 4.2 5.5 7.10 12.14 (86)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 4, Richardson 4, Bowden 3, Pettifer 2, Tivendale 2, Hilton, Campbell, Cameron, Knights; MELB – Bruce 3, Robertson 3, Schwarz 2, S. Febey, Williams, Farmer, Whelan
BEST: RICH – Ottens, Bowden, Richardson, Campbell, Holland, King; MELB – Ward, Leoncelli, Yze
INJURY: MELB – Whelan (hamstring), Brown (bruised back), Woewodin (cut eye)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Rosebury, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 37,938 at MCG
essendon (13-2) vs north (8-7)
dons come from 69 down in the 2nd quarter to beat roos b 12. essendon (14-2) north (8-8)
ESS 2.3 12.4 19.8 27.9 (171)
KANG 12.1 16.1 22.4 25.9 (159)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 9, J. Johnson 4, Caracella 3, Hird 2, McGrath 2, Moorcroft 2, M. Johnson, Ramanauskas, Bolton, Heffernan, Jacobs;
KANG – McKernan 5, Rocca 4, Sinclair 3, Pickett 3, Harvey 3, Rawlings 2, Grant 2, Burton, Watt, Teague
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Lloyd, Caracella, M. Johnson, Fletcher, Hird; KANG – Harvey, McKernan, Sinclair, Grant, Pickett, Teague
INJURY: ESS – McVeigh (calf) replaced in selected side by Bolton; KANG – Carey (calf) replaced in selected side by Jones
UMPIRES: Nicholls, McLaren, Dore
ATTENDANCE: 51,878 at MCG
west coast (3-12) vs geelong (7-8)
cats beat eagles by 70. geelong (8-8) west coast (3-13)
GEEL 3.2 8.8 14.14 22.18 (150)
WCE 3.3 7.7 11.7 12.8 (80)
GOALS: GEEL – Burns 5, Kingsley 4, Ling 3, Graham 2, Bizzell 2, Sholl 2, Clarke, Enright, Kilpatrick, Corey; WCE – Wilson 4, Ph. Matera 2, Cousins 2, Jones, Merenda, Pt. Matera, Embley
BEST: GEEL – Kingsley, Sholl, Ling, Burns, Milburn, Harley; WCE – Jones, Wilson, Carroll, Cousins, Fletcher, Gardiner
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Rowe, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 31,456 at Subiaco
adelaide (8-7) vs sydney (8-7)
sawns overrun crows by 49. sydney (9-7) adelaide (8-8)
SYD 0.1 8.2 12.4 16.9 (105)
ADE 3.3 5.10 7.11 7.14 (56)
GOALS: SYD -Ball 5, Kelly 3, Kirk 2, Stafford, Cresswell, Williams, O’Loughlin, Bolton, Bennett; ADE – Hewitt 2, Ricciuto 2, Jarman, Perrie, Johnson
BEST: SYD – Ball, Williams, Seymour, Mathews, Creswell, Maxfield; ADE – Ricciuto, Stenglein, Gallagher, Bickley, Bassett, McLeod
UMPIRES: Allen, Vozzo, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 46,852 at Football Park
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 14 2 1951 1371 142.30 56
BRIS 11 5 1797 1458 123.25 44
HAW 11 5 1588 1466 108.32 44
CARL 10 6 1688 1307 129.15 40
PA 10 6 1725 1415 121.91 40
RICH 10 6 1519 1450 104.76 40
SYD 9 7 1516 1391 108.99 36
WB 9 7 1704 1739 97.99 36
COL 8 8 1668 1530 109.02 32
GEEL 8 8 1503 1448 103.80 32
KAN 8 8 1608 1630 98.65 32
ADE 8 8 1444 1509 95.69 32
MEL 6 10 1500 1708 87.82 24
StK 3 13 1410 1891 74.56 12
WCE 3 13 1220 1927 63.31 12
FRE 0 16 1248 1849 67.50 0
round 17 matches
friday
bulldogs v richmond
saturday
geelong v st kilda
melbounre v adelaide
north v brisbane
freo v collingwood
sunday
sydney v west coast
port v essendon
hawthorn v carlton gor
Harrison’s world 