bulldogs (9-7) vs richmond (10-6)
tigers edge dogs by 2. richmond (11-6) bulldogs (9-8)
RICH 4.4 8.9 11.10 15.12 (102)
WB 5.3 7.5 12. 8 15.10 (100)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 5, Hilton 2, Richardson 2, Gale, Campbell, Cameron, Bourke, Gaspar, Tivendale; WB – Brown 4, Grant 3, Johnson 2, Curley 2, Darcy, Cox, Croft, Liberatore
BEST: RICH – Gale, Ottens, Campbell, Knights, Gaspar, Cameron; WB – Smith, Darcy, West, Curley, Ellis, Brown
INJURY: RICH – King (split webbing)
UMPIRES: Coates, McKenzie, Allen
ATTENDANCE: 43,595 at Colonial
melbourne (6-10) vs adelaide (8-8)
crows beat dees by 16 to stay alive. adelaide (9-8) melbourne (6-11)
ADE 6.1 9.3 12.7 15.10 (100)
MELB 1.5 6.8 8.9 12.12 (84)
GOALS: ADE – Jarman 6, Welsh 3, Byrne, Smart, Stevens, Marsh, Goodwin, Gallagher; MELB – Robertson 3, Green 2, Bruce 2, Farmer 2, Neitz, S. Febey, Brown
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Jarman, Bickley, Welsh, Clarke, McLeod; MELB – Neitz, Yze, Farmer, S. Febey, Robertson, Leoncelli
INJURY: ADE – Vardy (groin) replaced in selected side by Doughty
REPORTS: ADE – Smart for tripping Farmer
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Harvey, Howlett
ATTENDANCE: 17,566 at MCG
geelong (8-8) vs st kilda (3-13)
cats beat saints by 2 goals. geelong (9-8) st kilda (3-14)
GEEL 4.3 6.4 11.6 12.6 (78)
STK 2.0 4.3 7.4 10.6 (66)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 3, Graham 2, Ling 2, Spriggs, Bizzell, Clarke, Riccardi, White; StK – Capuano 3, Milne 2, Everitt 2, Hamill 2, Hall
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Hocking, Kingsley, Kilpatrick, Sholl, Bizzell; StK – Capuano, Everitt, Callaghan, Riewoldt, Koschitzke, Delaney
REPORTS: STK – Hall for striking Corey, Hall for engaging in rough play with Scarlett
INJURY: GEEL – Ling (ankle)
UMPIRES: McInerney, Rosebury, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 22,414 at Shell Stadium
freo (0-16) vs collingwood (8-8)
pies leave dockers winless by 29. collingwoood (9-8) freo (0-17)
COL 5.2 9.2 11.3 19.5 (119)
FRE 4.4 7.5 11.10 13.12 (90)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 5, N. Davis 3, Buckley 2, Holland 2, Molloy 2, Rocca 2, Fraser, Licuria, L. Davis; FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Koops 2, Ugle 2, McManus, Cook, Wira, Pavlich, Bell, Bandy
BEST: COL – Licuria, Lockyer, Tarrant, Holland, Clement, O’Bree; FRE -J. Longmuir, Carr, Bell, Black, Kickett, Eastaugh
INJURY: FRE – Bandy (groin)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Corcoran, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 20,498 at Subiaco
north (8-8) vs brisbane (11-5)
lions go 8 straight beating roos by 21. brisbane (12-5) north (8-9)
BRIS 5.1 9.2 15.10 21.10 (136)
KANG 5.2 11.4 16. 5 18.7 (115)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 6, Notting 4, McRae 4, Power 2, Lappin 2, B. Scott, Akermanis, Brown; KANG – Rocca 6, McKernan 4, Carey 3, Pickett 2, Harvey 2, Harding
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Voss, Bradshaw, Black, Notting, McRae; KANG – Rocca, Harvey, Pickett, Burton, McCartney, McKernan
INJURY: BRIS – Bolton (omitted) replaced in selected side by Kennedy;
KANG – Colbert (knee) replaced in selected side by Harding, McKernan (knee)
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Sheehan, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 26,776 at Colonial Stadium
hawthorn (11-5) vs carlton (10-6)
hawks win after siren over blues by 3 last win after siren for hawks to date. hawthorn (12-5) carlton (10-7)
HAW 4.2 7.2 9.4 15.6 (96)
CARL 4.2 8.6 11.12 13.15 (93)
GOALS: HAW – Lord 4, Dixon 4, Crawford, Chick, Croad, Green, Barlow, Graham, Lekkas; CARL – Silvagni 4, Ratten 2, Hulme 2, Mansfield, Bradley, Fletcher, Plunkett, Doering
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Thompson, Smith, Lord, Dixon, Green; CARL – Silvagni, Ratten, Lappin, Christou, Camporeale, Hulme
INJURY: HAW – Harford (ankle) replaced in selected side by Hazell, Bowyer (broken leg); CARL – Koutoufides (groin) replaced in selected side by Nelson, Freeborn (thigh) replaced in selected side by Doering, B Nelson (concussion), Prendergast (broken finger)
REPORTS: HAW – Crawford for striking Camporeale; CARL – McKay for wrestling Lord, Rice for wrestling Chick
UMPIRES: Kennedy, McLaren, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 52,472 at MCG
port (10-6) vs essendon (14-2) uor
port edge dons by 7. port (11-6) essendon (14-3)
PA 4.5 7.7 13. 9 15.14 (104)
ESS 2.1 7.8 10.10 14.13 (97)
GOALS: PA – Guerra 4, Francis 2, C. Cornes 2, Tredrea 2, Schofield, Dew, Carr, James, Stevens; ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Wellman 2, Mercuri, McVeigh, J. Johnson, Misiti, Alessio
BEST: PA – Primus, Stevens, Francou, Wanganeen, Paxman, Guerra;
ESS -Wellman, J. Johnson, Barnard, Alessio, Lucas, Hird
INJURY: ESS – M. Johnson (shoulder)
Johnson will miss at least a month.
UMPIRES: Dore, Goldspink, James
ATTENDANCE: 37,930 at Football Park
sydney (9-7) vs west coast (3-13)
swans beat eagles by 35. sydney (10-7) west coast (3-14)
SYD 4.6 6.9 8.13 11.17 (83)
WCE 1.3 1.5 2.9 6.12 (48)
GOALS: SYD – Kelly 2, Williams 2, Stafford, Schwass, O’Keefe, Cresswell, O’Loughlin, Ball, Kirk; WCE – Jakovich 2, Merenda, Embley, Kerr, Haynes
BEST: SYD – Williams, O’Keefe, Mathews, Maxfield, Dunkley, Kelly; WCE – Taylor, Cousins, Pt. Matera, Kerr, Haynes, Collica
INJURY: SYD – Seymour (hip), Schwass (back), Goodes (finger), O’Keefe (concussion), Fixter (foot); WCE – Ph. Matera (ankle) replaced in selected side by Haynes, Cox (flu) replaced in selected side by Hunter, Wirrpunda (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Hanley, Nash, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 20,669 at SCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 14 3 2048 1475 138.85 56
BRIS 12 5 1933 1573 122.89 48
HAW 12 5 1684 1559 108.02 48
PA 11 6 1829 1512 120.97 44
RICH 11 6 1621 1550 104.58 44
CARL 10 7 1781 1403 126.94 40
SYD 10 7 1599 1439 111.12 40
COL 9 8 1787 1620 110.31 36
GEEL 9 8 1581 1514 104.43 36
WB 9 8 1804 1841 97.99 36
ADE 9 8 1544 1593 96.92 36
KANG 8 9 1723 1766 97.57 32
MELB 6 11 1584 1808 87.61 24
StK 3 14 1476 1969 74.96 12
WCE 3 14 1268 2010 63.08 12
FRE 0 17 1338 1968 67.99 0
round 18 matches
friday
richmond v collingwood
saturday
melbourne v geelong
hawthorn v freo
sydney v north
sunday
brisbane v bulldogs
port v adelaide
carlton v essendon
west coast v st kilda gor
Harrison’s world 