north (8-10) vs geelong (9-9)
roos beat cats by 49. north (9-10) geelong (9-10)
KANG 6.3 14.4 17.4 21 5 (131)
GEEL 3.2 7.3 8.9 12.10 (82)
GOALS: KANG – Pickett 3, King 3, Motlop 3, Grant 2, Carey 2, Rocca 2, Harvey 2, McKernan 2, Rawlings, Makepeace; GEEL – Graham 3, Bizzell 2, Enright 2, Kilpatrick, Kingsley, White, Murphy, Scarlett
BEST: KANG – Simpson, Burton, Harvey, Grant, McCartney, Motlop; GEEL – Riccardi, Sanderson, King
INJURY: GEEL – Ling (ankle) replaced in selected side by D Wojcinski
REPORTS: GEEL – C. Mooney for striking Sinclair
UMPIRES: McLaren, Ellis, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 30,918 at Colonial Stadium
st kilda (3-15) vs port (12-6)
port beat saints by 11 to secure top 4. port (13-6) st kilda (3-16)
PA 3.1 10.5 17. 8 19.11 (125)
STK 3.8 6.12 11.13 16.18 (114)
GOALS: PA – Francis 4, C Cornes 4, Tredrea 3, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Stevens 2, Primus, Schofield, Dew, James; StK – Milne 4, Hamill 3, Everitt 3, Plapp 2, Moyle 2, Hudghton, Callaghan
BEST: PA – C. Cornes, Stevens, Wanganeen, Francis, Tredrea, Cockatoo-Collins, James;
StK – Everitt, Milne, Thompson, Moyle, Hamill, Hudghton
INJURY: StK – Baker (corked calf)
UMPIRES: Coates, Woodcock, Fox
ATTENDANCE: 14,018 at Colonial Stadium
melbourne (7-11) vs hawthorn (12-6)
hawks beat dees by 85. hawthorn (13-6) melborune (7-12)
HAW 7.3 15.9 18.12 24.12 (156)
MELB 4.2 5.2 8.6 10.11 (71)
GOALS: HAW – Croad 5, Barlow 4, Dixon 4, Barker 3, Greene 2, Crawford 2, Thompson 2, Picioane, Lekkas; MELB – Schwarz 2, Yze 2, Farmer 2, Green, McDonald, Brown, Robertson
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Barlow, Croad, Lekkas, Smith, Harford, Tallis, Barker, Greene;
MELB – Yze, Schwarz, Funcke
INJURY: HAW – Rehn (calf), Dixon (hamstring); MELB – Schwarz (bruised arm)
UMPIRES: Nash, Head, Harvey
ATTENDANCE: 26,632 at MCG
adelaide (9-9) vs carlton (11-7)
crows beat blues by 53. adelaide (10-9) carlton (11-8)
ADE 4.1 8.5 11.10 16.10 (106)
CARL 2.2 2.3 6.4 8.5 (53)
GOALS: ADE – Jarman 4, Stevens 3, McLeod 3, Ricciuto 2, Perrie, Johnson, Hart, Byrne;
CARL – Lappin 2, Whitnall, Porter, Bradley, Prendergast, Pickering, Fletcher
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Biglands, Bickley, Hart, Smart, Goodwin; CARL – McKay, Houlihan, Lappin, Fletcher, Ratten, Hickmott
INJURY: ADE – Stenglein (concussion)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Kelsey, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 44,542 at Football Park
west coast (4-14) vs freo (1-17)
eagles beat freo by 34. west coast (5-14) freo (1-18)
WCE 2.4 5.5 10.9 14.14 (98)
FRE 0.3 2.4 5.7 9.10 (64)
GOALS: WCE – Merenda 4, Jones 2, Wilson 2, Wirrpunda, Ph. Matera, McIntosh, Cousins, Gardiner, Haynes; FRE – Carr 2, Fletcher, McManus, Fewster, Pavlich, Bell, Cook, Koops
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Pt. Matera, Jakovich, Jones, Kerr, Merenda; FRE – Cook, Fletcher, Bell, McPhee, Carr, Parker
INJURY: FRE – Kickett (hamstring), Grover (hamstring) WCE – Kerr (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Schmitt, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 41,285 at Subiaco
collingwood (9-9) vs bulldogs (9-9)
pies beat dogs by 42. collingwood (10-9) bulldogs (9-10)
COL 4.1 9.9 15.15 17.17 (119)
WB 2.4 5.5 7.8 11.11. (77)
GOALS: COL – L. Davis 4, Rocca 3, N. Davis 3, Lockyer 2, Molloy, Burns, Tarrant, Fraser, Lonie; WB – Hudson 3, Grant 2, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson 2, Eagleton, Cox BEST: COL – Rocca, Buckley, L. Davis, Lockyer, O’Bree, N. Davis, Kinnear, Lonie, Molloy; WB – Johnson, Harrison, Hunter
INJURY: COL – Steinfort (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Rintoul, Fraser (concussion); WB – Croft (bruised knee)
UMPIRES: Goldspink, McKenzie, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 38,793 at MCG
essendon (14-4) vs sydney (11-7)
dons overrun swans by 2. essendon (15-4) sydney (11-8)
ESS 1.3 2.8 5.11 11.13 (79)
SYD 2.5 7.6 9.8 11.11 (77)
GOAL: ESS – Alessio 4, Mercuri, Ramanauskas, Barnard, Misiti, Lucas, Moorcroft, Caracella;
SYD – Nicks 3, Stafford, Williams, Maxfield, McPherson, O’Loughlin, Bolton, Ball, Goodes
BEST: ESS -Alessio, Hardwick, Fletcher, Misiti, J. Johnson, Mercuri; SYD – Ball, Williams, Kelly, Schwass, Seymour
INJURY: ESS – M. Johnson (shoulder) replaced in selected side by Bannister, Solomon (hip) replaced in selected side by Hille
UMPIRES: Dore, Kennedy, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 45,057 at Colonial Stadium
brisbane (13-5) vs richmond (12-6)
lions go 10 straight against tigers by 31. brisbane (14-5) richmond (12-7)
BRIS 4.5 10.6 14.10 19.14 (128)
RICH 1.1 4.4 10.5 15.7 (97)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Copeland 3, Lynch 3, Voss, McRae, Power, Notting, Black, C. Scott, Hart, Lappin; RICH – Richardson 5, Rogers 3, Campbell 2, Bowden, Fiora, Cameron, Tivendale, A. Kellaway
BEST: BRIS – Bradshaw, Lappin, B. Scott, McDonald, Lynch, Johnson; RICH – Campbell, Knights, Chaffey, Sziller, Richardson
INJURY: BRIS – Akermanis (foot)
REPORTS: BRIS – C. Scott for abusive language
UMPIRES: Allen, Vozzo, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 31,324 at the Gabba
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 15 4 2222 1654 134.34 60
BRIS 14 5 2197 1773 123.91 56
PA 13 6 2061 1725 119.48 52
HAW 13 6 1930 1736 111.18 52
RICH 12 7 1789 1729 103.47 48
CARL 11 8 1936 1604 120.70 44
SYD 11 8 1819 1554 117.05 44
COL 10 9 1957 1768 110.69 40
ADE 10 9 1749 1753 99.77 40
GEEL 9 10 1763 1748 100.86 36
KANG 9 10 1890 1991 94.93 36
WB 9 10 1984 2096 94.66 36
MELB 7 12 1758 2064 85.17 28
WCE 5 14 1537 2153 71.39 20
StK 3 16 1669 2265 73.69 12
FRE 1 18 1508 2156 69.94 4
round 20 matches
friday
north v adelaide gor
saturday
richmond v west coast
port v geelong
collingwood v essendon
sunday
sydney v melbourne
hawthorn v bulldogs
st kilda v carlton
freo v brisbane
Harrison’s world 