essendon (1-0) vs port (1-0)
dons beat power by 38. essendon (2-0) port (1-1)
ESS 7.4 11.6 18.7 23.7 (145)
PA 3.1 6.4 9.6 16.11 (107)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Hird 3, McVeigh 3, Caracella 2, Fletcher 2, Lucas, Wellman, Jacobs, Solomon, Barnes, Ramanauskas, Barnard, Alessio, M. Johnson; PA – Dew 6, Cockatoo-Collins 4, Tredrea 3, James, Carr, Francou
BEST: ESS – Hird, McVeigh, Fletcher, Wellman, Caracella, Misiti; PA – Dew, Cockatoo-Collins, Francou, Kingsley, Primus
INJURY: ESS – Rioli (hamstring); PA -Wilson (knock to head)
REPORTS: PA – Francou (striking)
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Morris, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 34,918 at Colonial Stadium
carlton (1-0) vs hawthorn (1-0)
hawks hold off blues by 26. hawthorn (2-0) carlton (1-1)
HAW 5.2 8.5 15.7 16.11 (107)
CARL 4.5 4.9 6.12 11.15 (81)
GOALS: HAW – Barker 3, Hay 2, Chick 2, Croad 2, Crawford, Picioane, Lord, Bowyer, Clarke, Lekkas, Rehn; CARL – Hickmott 2, Camporeale 2, Fevola 2, Beaumont 2, Silvagni, Lappin, Allan
BEST: HAW – Hay, Chick, Croad, Thompson, Harford, McPharlin; CARL – Koutoufides, Hickmott, Ratten
INJURY: HAW – Holland (thigh), Harford (concussion), Woods (hamstring), Chick (ankle); CARL – Hickmott (cut eye)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Howlett, Coates
ATTENDANCE: 27,597 at Optus Oval
richmond (1-0) vs bulldogs (0-1)
dogs beat tigers by 42. bulldogs (1-1) richmond (1-1)
WB 4.0 7.2 11.6 17.9 (111)
RICH 2.4 4.7 5.9 9.15 (69)
GOALS: WB – Grant 4, Smith 3, Johnson 2, Hudson 2, Bartlett 2, West, Darcy, Brown, Romero; RICH – Richardson 2, Hilton, D. Kellaway, Ottens, Dragicevic, Fiora, Hall, Gale
BEST: WB – Smith, West, Grant, Johnson, Harrison, Croft, Cox; RICH – Hilton, Tivendale, Cameron, D. Kellaway, Richardson
INJURY: RICH – Bourke (knee) replaced in selected side by M Dragicevic, Ottens, (ankle), Daffy (strained knee), Holland (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Rosebury, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 36,427 at MCG
collingwood (0-1) vs freo (0-1)
pies beat dockers by 17. collingwood (1-1) freo (0-2)
COL 3.3 7.7 12.11 15.15 (105)
FRE 3.3 5.5 8.9 13.10 (88)
GOALS: COL – Fraser 4, Holland 3, Rintoul 2, Buckley, Dimattina, Freeborn, Molloy, Steinfort, Tarrant; FRE – Pavlich 5, Modra 3, Bell, Carr, Cook, Haselby, J. Longmuir
BEST: COL – Buckley, Fraser, Tarrant, O’Bree, Licuria, Richardson; FRE – Bootsma, Bell, J. Longmuir, Pavlich, Jones
INJURY: COL – urns (back related hamstring) A Ukovic (hamstring).
UMPIRES: McBurney, Hanley, Harvey
ATTENDANCE: 26,067 at Colonial
adelaide (0-1) vs melborune (0-1)
dees win after the siren over crows by 3. melborune (1-1) adelaide (0-2)
MELB 3.3 9.6 11.10 12.11 (83)
ADE 2.3 3.7 7.11 11.14 (80)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 3, Schwarz 2, Bruce 2, Leoncelli 2, Neitz, Yze, Beams; ADE – Welsh 4, Robran, Stenglein, Bode, McLeod, Ladhams, Edwards, Goodwin
BEST: MELB – Leoncelli, Robertson, Yze, Schwarz, A. McDonald, White; ADE -Welsh, Bickley, Ladhams, Shirley, Edwards, Goodwin
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Rowe, James
ATTENDANCE: 35,653 at Football Park
brisbane (0-1) vs north (0-1)
lions beat roos by 10 goals. brisbane (1-1) north (0-2)
BRIS 3.8 7.13 13.14 17.16 (118)
KANG 2.3 6.6 7.8 8.10 (58)
GOALS: BRIS – Keating 3, Leppitsch 3, Cupido 2, Michael 2, Ashcroft, Black, Notting, Picken, Robbins, Scott, Voss; KANG – Rocca 5, Clayton 2, McCartney
BEST: BRIS – Keating, Brown, Ashcroft, Hart, Michael, Voss; KANG – Stevens, Harris, Pickett, Rocca
INJURY: BRIS – Leppitsch (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Ellis, Sheehan, Nash
ATTENDANCE: 2970 at the Gabba
st kilda (1-0) vs geelong (1-0)
cats overrun saints by 29. geelong (2-0) st kilda (1-1)
GEEL 2.4 4.6 12.10 17.13 (115)
StK 6.1 8.4 9.8 13.8 (86)
GOALS: GEEL – Burns 5, Mensch 3, J. Mooney 2, White 2, Houlihan, Kilpatrick, Milburn, Riccardi, Snell; StK – Hamill 3, Harvey 3, Callaghan 2, Everitt 2, Beetham, Loewe, Moyle
BEST: GEEL – King, Burns, Scarlett, Milburn, Mensch, Spriggs, J. Mooney, White; StK – Harvey, Loewe, Moyle, Callaghan
UMPIRES: Allen, Dore, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 33687
west coast (0-1) vs sydney (1-0)
swans hold off eagles by 15. sydney (2-0) west coast (0-2)
SYD 4.2 12.8 14.9 15.14 (104)
WCE 3.1 5.3 10.8 13.11 (89)
GOALS: SYD – Ahmat 3, Goodes, 3, Ball 2, O’Loughlin 2, Cresswell, Kirk, Schauble, Stafford, Williams; WCE – Taylor 3, Wilson 2, Braun, Fletcher, Gardiner, Kerr, McIntosh, Merenda, Prior, Wirrpunda
BEST: SYD – Saddington, Goodes, Maxfield, Williams, Schauble, Ball; WCE – Cousins, Gardiner, Fletcher, Kerr, Collica, Taylor
INJURY: WCE – Jakovich (shoulder), Morrison (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Vozzo, Humphrey-Smith
ATTENDANCE: 32673
ladder
W | L | For | Agst | Perc | ||
| ESS | 2 | 0 | 291 | 168 | 173.21 | 8 |
| GEEL | 2 | 0 | 230 | 135 | 170.37 | 8 |
| SYD | 2 | 0 | 230 | 163 | 141.10 | 8 |
| HAW | 2 | 0 | 192 | 162 | 118.52 | 8 |
| BRIS | 1 | 1 | 211 | 157 | 134.39 | 4 |
| WB | 1 | 1 | 218 | 181 | 120.44 | 4 |
| COL | 1 | 1 | 186 | 173 | 107.51 | 4 |
| RICH | 1 | 1 | 203 | 214 | 94.86 | 4 |
| StK | 1 | 1 | 198 | 222 | 89.19 | 4 |
| CARL | 1 | 1 | 200 | 225 | 88.89 | 4 |
| MELB | 1 | 1 | 186 | 214 | 86.92 | 4 |
| PA | 1 | 1 | 206 | 238 | 86.55 | 4 |
| FRE | 0 | 2 | 206 | 224 | 91.96 | 0 |
| ADE | 0 | 2 | 154 | 209 | 73.68 | 0 |
| WCE | 0 | 2 | 138 | 219 | 63.01 | 0 |
| KANG | 0 | 2 | 119 | 264 | 45.08 | 0 |
round 3 matches
thursday
carlton v essendon
saturday
richmond v brisbane
north v sydney
bulldogs v collingwood
sunday
adelaide v port
st kilda v west coast gor
freo v hawthorn
monday
melbounre v geelong
Harrison’s world 