richmond (11-6) vs collingwood (9-8)
tigers beat pies by 20. richmond (12-6) collingwood (9-9)
RICH 3.0 4.6 8.10 10.11 (71)
COL 2.3 5.9 6.12 6.15 (51)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 3, Richardson 3, Rogers 2, Campbell, Bowden; COL – N. Davis 3, Buckley, Holland, Lane
BEST: RICH – Campbell, Gale, Ottens, Chaffey, Knights, Holland; COL – N. Davis, O’Bree, Licuria, Molloy, Wakelin
UMPIRES: Nash, Goldspink, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 69,930 at MCG
west coast (3-14) vs st kilda (3-14)
eagles beat saints by 92. west coast (4-14) st kilda (3-15)
WCE 5.4 13.10 23.11 26.15 (171)
STK 3.5 5.5 7.6 12.7 (79)
GOALS: WCE -McIntosh 4, Embley 4, Jones 3, Taylor 3, Kerr 2, Green 2, Wirrpunda 2, Haynes 2, Fletcher, Chambers, Collica, Williams; StK – Wulf 2, Milne 2, Hamill, Callaghan, Capuano, Koschitzke, Blake, Baker, Traianidis, Oliver
BEST: WCE – Jones, Gardiner, Cousins, Embley, McIntosh, Pt. Matera; StK – Hamill, Wulf, Peckett, Hudghton, Callaghan, Gehrig
INJURY: StK – Riewoldt (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, James, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 31,555 at Subiaco
brisbane (12-5) vs bulldogs (9-8)
lions beat dogs by 33. brisbane (13-5) bulldogs (9-9)
BRIS 4.4 8.10 13.16 19.22 (136)
WB 3.4 5.7 12.10 15.13 (103)
GOALS: BRIS – Akermanis 4, Headland 3, Lynch 3, Brown 2, Black 2, Notting, McDonald, S. Hart, Power, Ashcroft; WB – Garlick 5, Grant 3, Bartlett 2, Johnson 2, Brown, Darcy, Eagleton
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Voss, Black, Lappin, Headland, Johnson, McDonald; WB – Garlick, Grant, Robbins, Darcy, Ellis
UMPIRES: Dore, McLaren, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 26,872 at the Gabba
melbourne (6-11) vs geelong (9-8)
dees edge cats by 3. melbourne (7-11) geelong (9-9)
MELB 4.1 7.3 12.6 16. 7 (103)
GEEL 5.3 9.6 10.7 15.10 (100)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 5, Green 3, S. Febey 2, Farmer 2, McDonald, Bruce, Leoncelli, Walsh; GEEL – Graham 5, Kingsley 4, Burns 2, Riccardi, White, Sanderson, Ling
BEST: MELB – Robertson, McDonald, S. Febey, Leoncelli, Yze, Walsh; GEEL – Graham, Kingsley, Sanderson, McGrath, Enright, Scarlett
INJURY: MELB – Brown replaced in selected side by Thompson; GEEL – Burns (hamstring)
Burns will miss 2-3 weeks
REPORTS: MELB – Yze reported for charging Clarke
Yze was cleared of the report at the Tribunal. He admitted to being marginally late in delivering a bump to Clarke, who had just kicked the ball. He said his intention in jumping at Clarke was to put pressure on him. The panel ruled that while the bump might have been late, they said it was not unnecessary or unreasonable force.
UMPIRES: Wenn, Nicholls, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 31,074 at MCG
port (11-6) vs adelaide (9-8)
port win showdown over crows by 8. port (12-6) adeliade (9-9)
PA 3.3 9.5 13.7 16.11(107)
ADE 6.3 10.6 10.9 15.9 (99)
GOALS: PA -Primus 3, C. Cornes 3, Wanganeen 2, Francis 2, Che C-C 2, Tredrea 2, Paxman, Dew;
ADE – Ricciuto 3, McLeod 2, Stevens 2, Jarman, Smart, Welsh, Johnson, Vardy, Marsh, Biglands, Gallagher
BET: PA – Francou, Paxman, Tredrea, Primus, Wanganeen, Stevens; ADE – Clarke,
McLeod, Stevens, Ricciuto, Bickley, Edwards
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Avon, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 49,846 at Football Park
This was the highest ever attendance for a football match at Football Park.
carlton (10-7) vs essendon (14-3)
blues beat dons by 7. carlton (11-7) essendon (14-4)
CARL 7.1 10.3 12.4 16. 6 (102)
ESS 4.0 9.1 11.8 14.11 (95)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 5, Franchina 3, Camporeale 2, Ratten, Whitnall, Hickmott, Porter, Houlihan, Koutoufides; ESS – Lloyd 4, Barnard 2, Mercuri, Hird, Ramanauskas, McVeigh, Johnson, Lucas, McGrath, Jacobs
BEST: CARL – Lappin, Ratten, Hickmott, Silvagni, Koutoufides, Franchina; ESS – Hird, McVeigh, Caracella, Ramanauskas, Barnard, Johnson
INJURY: ESS – Hird (ankle)
Hird will miss 3-4 weeks with a bad sprain.
REPORTS: ESS – Lloyd for striking Fletcher
UMPIRES: Allen, Sheehan, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 75,873 at MCG
sydney (10-7) vs north (8-9)
swans beat roos by 107. sydney (11-7) north (8-10)
SYD 5.2 10.4 14.8 22.11 (143)
KANG 1.5 1.8 2.13 3.18 (36)
GOALS: SYD – Kelly 3, Stafford 3, Schwass 2, Cresswell 2, Williams 2, Nicks 2, Kirk 2, O’Keefe, McPherson, O’Loughlin, Ball, Crouch, Bennett; KANG – Pickett, McCartney, Staull
BEST: SYD – Mathews, Kelly, Williams, Schwass, Goodes, Cresswell; KANG – Simpson, Grant, Harvey, Blakey, McCartney, Cochrane
INJURY: SYD – Dunkley (knee), Seymour (leg)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Coates, Rowe
CROWD: 32,689. At the SCG
hawthorn (12-5) vs freo (0-17) uor
freo break 18 game losing streak for first win of year against hawks by 16. freo (1-17) hawthorn (12-6)
FRE 2.4 5.6 10.7 16.10 (106)
HAW 7.2 10.5 12.8 13.12 ( 90)
GOALS: FRE – J. Longmuir 5, Pavlich 4, Koops 3, Bell 2, McPhee, Fewster; HAW – Lord 4, Barker 3, McCabe, Hazell, Chick, Thompson, Clarke, Lekkas
BEST: FRE – Bell, Haddrill, J. Longmuir, Fletcher, Pavlich, Jones; HAW – Thompson, Lord, Barker, Cox, Crawford
INJURY: FRE – Black (groin); HAW – Harford (ankle) replaced in selected side by Hazell, Crawford (corked thigh), Rawlings (ankle), Clarke (broken collarbone), Chick (hamstring)
Clarke could be out for the season
REPORTS: FRE – Black reported by emergency umpire J Harvey for striking Vandenberg, Black reported by emergency umpire for wrestling R Vandenberg; Black (Fremantle) reported by field umpire B Rosebury for striking Clarke
HAW – Vandenberg for wrestling Black
Black was suspended for one game on the first striking charge, but was cleared on the second and third charges. Black will miss the Round 19 game against the Eagles.
Vandenberg accepted a $1200 fine for wrestling.
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Vozzo, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 16,595 at Colonial Stadium
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 14 4 2143 1577 135.9 56
BRIS 13 5 2069 1676 123.4 52
PA 12 6 1936 1611 120.2 48
HAW 12 6 1774 1665 106.5 48
RICH 12 6 1692 1601 105.7 48
CARL 11 7 1883 1498 125.7 44
SYD 11 7 1742 1475 118.1 44
COL 9 9 1838 1691 108.7 36
GEEL 9 9 1681 1617 104.0 36
ADE 9 9 1643 1700 96.6 36
WB 9 9 1907 1977 96.4 36
KANG 8 10 1759 1909 92.1 32
MELB 7 11 1687 1908 88.4 28
WCE 4 14 1439 2089 68.9 16
StK 3 15 1555 2140 72.7 12
FRE 1 17 1444 2058 70.2 4
round 19 matches
friday
north v geelong
saturday
st kilda v port
melbourne v hawthorn
adeliade v carlton
sunday
brisbane v richmond
collingwood v bulldogs gor
essendon v sydney
west coast v freo