north (9-11) vs richmond (13-7)
tigers return to finals and end norths run of finals by 4. richmond (14-7) north (9-12)
RICH 5.4 9.6 12.11 13.14 (92)
KANG 5.2 9.4 10. 8 13.10 (88)
GOALS: RICH – Broderick 3, Richardson 2, King 2, Ottens 2, Knights, Bowden, Rogers, Fiora; KANG – Carey 3, Grant 3, Rocca 2, Archer 2, McKernan, Jones, Clayton
BEST: RICH – Ottens, Richardson, Broderick, Gaspar, King; KANG – Archer, Grant, Simpson, McLaren
INJURY: RICH – Gale (jarred elbow)
REPORTS: KANG – D. Motlop for striking Torney
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McBurney, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 37,776 at MCG
carlton (12-8) vs collingwood (10-10)
blues beat pies by 68 ending the pies hopes. carlton (13-8) collingwood (10-11)
CARL 4.3 8.3 12.6 20.10 (130)
COL 2.2 6.4 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: CARL – Whitnall 5, Lappin 3, Bradley 2, Houlihan 2, Plunkett 2, Koutoufides 2, Silvagni, Ratten, Fevola, Hickmott; COL – L. Davis 2. Holland, Clement, Burns, N. Davis, Tarrant, Kinnear, Lane
BEST: CARL – Whitnall, Plunkett, Bradley, Lappin, McKay, Porter, Silvagni, Manton, Hickmott, Ratten; COL – Buckley, Clement
INJURY: CARL – Hulme (concussion), Houlihan (concussion); COL – Lonie (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Wenn, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 70,051 at MCG
west coast (5-15) vs essendon (16-4)
dons beat eagles by 89. essendon (17-4) west coast (5-16)
ESS 7.2 10.5 17.7 21.10 (136)
WCE 1.3 2.5 5.9 6.11 (47)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 7, Rioli 3, Hird 2, Barnard 2, M. Johnson, Mercuri, Ramanauskas, J. Johnson, Lucas, Heffernan, Jacobs; WCE – Wilson 3, Williams, Pt. Matera, Cox
BEST: ESS – Caracella, Barnes, Hird, Lloyd, M. Johnson, Heffernan; WCE – Taylor, Fletcher, Wilson, Jakovich
INJURY: ESS – Hardwick (corked leg), Henneman (hamstring); WCE – Wirrpunda (ankle), Carroll (thigh)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Nicholls, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 36455 at Subiaco
bulldogs (10-10) vs port (14-6)
port beat dogs by 77. port (15-6) bulldogs (10-11)
PA 5.5 12.10 17.15 22.18 (150)
WB 2.5 3. 9 7.13 10.13 (73)
GOALS: PA: Tredrea 4, Francis 3, Dew 3, Carr 3, Primus 2, Burgoyne 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Wanganeen, Schofield, Stevens; WB – Johnson 3, Eagleton 3, Murphy, Grant, Hudson, Alvey
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Carr, Primus, Wanganeen, Schofield, Cockatoo-Collins; WB – Johnson, Murphy, Liberatore
INJURY: PA – Cockatoo-Collins (concussion); WB – Penny (cut eye), Johnson (concussion)
UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 19,649 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (11-9) vs hawthorn (13-7)
crows beat hawks by 38 to secure finals. adelaide (12-9) hawthorn (13-8)
ADE 5.2 6.4 10.7 13.13 (91)
HAW 0.0 2.3 4.5 8.5 (53)
GOALS: ADE – Goodwin 4, Stevens 2, McLeod 2, Johnson 2, Eccles, Biglands, Jarman; HAW – Lord 2, Thompson, Barker, Lonie, Barlow, Osborne, Greene
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Burton, Bassett, Stevens, Ricciuto, Hewitt; HAW – Rehn, Hay, Rawlings, McCabe, Thompson, Barlow
UMPIRES: Coates, Nash, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 42,827 at Football Park
geelong (9-11) vs brisbane (15-5)
cats lose to lions by 43. brisbane (16-5) geelong (9-12)
BRIS 2.2 8.5 15.10 16.14 (110)
GEEL 4.5 6.9 7.12 9.13 (67)
GOALS: BRIS – Power 3, Notting 3, Brown 2, Black 2, Bradshaw 2, Headland, Johnson, B. Scott, Akermanis; GEEL – Spriggs, Graham, Bizzell, Clarke, McGrath, Hocking, Chapman, Milburn, Enright
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Black, Voss, C. Scott, Leppitsch, Notting, Hart; GEEL – Sanderson, Wojcinski, Enright, Hocking, Harley
INJURY – BRIS – Lynch (ill) replaced in selected side by Cupido; GEEL – White (foot) replaced in selected side D Spriggs
Lynch suffered a minor relapse of CFS due to the long trip to and from Perth last week, but it is not uncommon for the long trip to its toll on him and the Lions are confident that with a few days rest, Lynch will be OK to play next week.
UMPIRES: Dore, Vozzo, Head
ATTENDANCE: 24,325 at Shell Stadium
sydney (11-9) vs st kilda (3-17)
swans beat saints by 87. sydney (12-9) st kilda (3-18)
SYD 4.4 12.8 18.12 21.16 (142)
STK 4.2 5.3 5.5 8.7 (55)
GOALS: SYD – Nicks 6, Kirk 3, Lewis 2, McPherson 2, Schauble 2, Mathews, Williams, O’Loughlin, Bolton, Goodes, Fixter; StK – Hall 3, Riewoldt 2, Everitt, Knowles, Milne
BEST: SYD – O’Loughlin, Nicks, Ball, Maxfield, Williams, Barry; StK – Koschitzke, Thompson, Riewoldt, Jones, Plapp
INJURY: SYD – Seymour (knee), Kelly (calf) replaced in the selected side by Lewis, Schwass (groin) replaced in the selected side by O’Keefe; StK – Moyle (blurred vision), Powell (corked quad)
UMPIRES: Corcoran, Rosebury, Howlett
ATTENDANCE: 26,334 at SCG
melbourne (8-12) vs freo (1-19)
dees give dockers their only wooden spoon to date. melbourne (9-12) freo (1-20)
MELB 3.2 8.6 11.12 16.18 (114)
FRE 5.3 6.5 7.7 12.7 (79)
GOALS: MELB – Farmer 2, Green 2, A. McDonald 2, Neitz 2, White 2, Godfrey, Robertson, Schwarz, Simmonds, Williams, Yze; FRE – Schell 3, McManus 2, Pavlich 2, Bell, Koops, McPhee, Norrish, Walker
BEST: MELB – White, Schwarz, Godfrey, Johnstone, Funcke, Nicholson; FRE – Woods, Carr, McPhee
INJURY: MELB – Woewodin (shoulder); FRE – Kickett (concussion, cut above eye), Eastaugh (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Jeffery, Kennedy, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 12,566 at Colonial Stadium
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 17 4 2465 1788 137.86 68
BRIS 16 5 2445 1927 126.88 64
PA 15 6 2310 1867 123.73 60
RICH 14 7 2019 1890 106.83 56
CARL 13 8 2214 1770 125.08 52
HAW 13 8 2062 1952 105.64 52
SYD 12 9 2059 1740 118.33 48
ADE 12 9 2002 1906 105.04 48
COL 10 11 2106 2005 105.04 40
WB 10 11 2182 2325 93.85 40
GEEL 9 12 1899 1957 97.04 36
KANG 9 12 2078 2245 92.56 36
MELB 9 12 2003 2241 89.38 36
WCE 5 16 1657 2427 68.27 20
StK 3 18 1828 2555 71.55 12
FRE 1 20 1674 2408 69.52 4
round 22 matches
friday
essendon v richmond
saturday
carlton v geelong
hawthorn v st kilda
brisbane v sydney
freo v adeliade
sunday
north v collingwodo gor
bulldogs v melbourne
port v west coast
Harrison’s world 