essendon (17-4) vs richmond (14-7)
tigers stun dons by 24 to earn a rematch in a qual final. richmond (15-7) play essendon (17-5) in qual final.
RICH 5.2 8.3 13.5 17.5 (107)
ESS 3.2 7.6 9.7 12.11 (83)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 5, Ottens 4, Broderick 2, Campbell 2, Poyas, Cameron, Zantuck, Rogers; ESS – Lloyd 6, Caracella 3, Long, Hird, Rioli
Best: Rich – Richardson, Ottens, Holland, King, Sziller, Campbell, Cameron, Gaspar; ESS – Hird, Lloyd, Rioli, Solomon, Long, Caracella
INJURY: ESS – Fletcher, corked buttock replaced in selected side by Robran
UMPIRES: Goldspink, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 77,028 at MCG
carlton (13-8) vs geelong (9-12)
blues beat cats by 70 who didn’t goal the cats after 1/4 time. carlton (14-8) host adelaide in elim final. geelong (9-13) finish 12th.
CARL 3.4 7.9 9.18 13.19 (97)
GEEL 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.9 (27)
GOALS: CARL – Whitnall 3, Fevola 3, Prendergast 2, Koutoufides 2, Lappin, Hulme, Houlihan;
GEEL – Spriggs, Kilpatrick, Kingsley
BEST: CARL – Koutoufides, Hulme, Bradley, Camporeale, Silvagni, Whitnall; GEEL – King, Murphy, Sanderson
INJURY: CARL – Ratten (dislocated elbow), Silvagni (concussion), Porter (concussion), Franchina (hamstring)
Ratten and Franchina could miss up to 2 weeks but Silvagni and Porter should be alright to play next week and the Blues will also regain Matt Allen.
REPORTS: GEEL – Kilpatrick unduly rough play on Porter, Mensch for charging Koutoufides during the second quarter
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Howlett, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE: 26,314 at Optus Oval
hawthorn (13-8) vs st kilda (3-18)
barry hall in his last game for the saints breaks a 9 game losing streak after the siren beating the hawks by 2 almost cheating the hawks out of a home final until a bigger upset that night. st kilda (4-18) finish 15th. hawthorn (13-9) host sydney in a elim final.
STK 3.1 7.4 9.7 13.11 (89)
HAW 7.3 10.3 11.7 13.9 (87)
GOALS: StK – Hall 4, Milne 3, Blake, Capuano, Gehrig, Koschitzke, Moyle, Voss; HAW – Barker 3, Barlow 2, Graham 2, Vandenberg, Thompson, Lekkas, Lonie, Tallis, Dixon
BEST: StK – Capuano, Moyle, Hall, Koschitzke, Peckett, Baker; HAW – Smith, Greene, Barker, Graham, Hay
INJURY: StK – Everitt (calf) replaced in selected side by Oliver, Hamill (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nicholls, Hanley
ATTENDANCE: 24,113 at MCG
brisbane (16-5) vs sydney (12-9)
lions go 13 striaght beating swans by 31. brisbane (17-5) host port in qual final. sydney (12-10) play hawthorn in elim final.
BRIS 4.3 6.7 9.13 13.15 (93)
SYD 4.2 5.4 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: BRIS – Power 2, Notting 2, Bradshaw 2, Lappin 2, Lynch, Akermanis, Brown, Hart, Voss; SYD – Kennelly 2, Schwass, Lewis, McPherson, Kelly, Ball, Goodes, Bennett
BEST: BRIS – Johnson, Voss, Hart, Lappin, Leppitsch, White; SYD – Cresswell, Crouch, Kelly, Ball, Maxfield
INJURY: BRIS – Michael (flu) replaced in selected side by Copeland; SYD – Stafford (groin) replaced in selected side by Bennett, Dunkley (back)
UMPIRES: Nash, Wenn, Coates
ATTENDANCE: 33,606 at The Gabba
freo (1-20) vs adeliade (12-9) uor
freo go from the hawks biggest enermy to a friend beating the crows by 37 saving the hawks from losing a home final. freo (2-20) finish last. adelaied (12-10) play carlton in elim final.
FRE 4.3 8.9 13.15 17.18 (120)
ADE 3.5 8.9 9.13 11.17 (83)
GOALS: FRE – Cunningham 3, Bell 3, Schell 2, J. Longmuir 2, Black 2, Fletcher, Cook, Parker, Wira, Brown; ADE – Welsh 3, Burton 3, Perrie 2, Jarman, McLeod, Ricciuto
BEST: FRE – Bell, Fletcher, Black, J. Longmuir, Cunningham, McPhee; ADE – McLeod, Burton, Welsh, Goodwin, Hart, McGregor
INJURY: ADE – Bassett (corked thigh), Goodwin (sprained ankle)
UMPIRES: Corcoran, Morris, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 19,535 at Subiaco
bulldogs (10-11) vs melbourne (9-12)
dees stun dogs by 10. melbourne (10-12) finish 11th. bulldogs (10-12) finish 10th.
MELB 4.1 9.3 17.6 21.7 (133)
WB 4.3 10.3 12.5 19.9 (123)
GOALS: MELB – Farmer 5, Neitz 4, Yze 4, Robertson 3, Schwarz 2, Bruce, McDonald, Leoncelli;
WB – Hunter 7, Grant 3, Johnson 3, McMahon 3, Hudson, Eagleton, Dimattina
BEST: MELB – White, J. McDonald, Johnstone, Woewodin, Neitz, Schwarz, Yze, Farmer;
WB – Hunter, West, Darcy, Johnson, McMahon, Grant
INJURY: MELB – Nicholson (ankle), S. Febey (hamstring); WB – Kretiuk (calf) replaced in selected side by Penny, Curley (hip)
REPORTS: MELB – Neitz twice for wrestling Ellis and Harrison, and once for striking Ellis, Farmer for wrestling Robbins; WB – Ellis for striking D Neitz, Harrison for wrestling Neitz, Robbins for wrestling Farmer, Murphy for wrestling Farmer, Ellis for wrestling Neitz
UMPIRES: Jeffery, McBurney, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 21,146 at Colonial Stadium
north (9-12) vs collingwood (10-11)
pies beat roos by 43. collingwood (11-11) finish 9th. north (9-13) finish 13th.
COL 4.4 6.7 13.9 19.12 (126)
KANG 4.2 8.6 9.13 11.17 (83)
GOALS: COL -Rocca 4, L. Davis 3, Holland 3, Tarrant 3, N. Davis 2, Kinnear 2, Burns, Fraser; KANG – Pickett 3, McLaren 2, Archer, Burton, Clayton, Rocca, King, Makepeace
BEST: COL – Holland, Burns, Scotland, N. Davis, Licuria, Freeborn; KANG – Harvey, Burton, Pickett, Makepeace, Simpson
INJURY: KANG – Rawlings (concussion), McKernan (knee)
UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 13,117 Manuka Oval
port (15-6) vs west coast (5-16)
port beat eagles by 112. port (16-6) play brisbane in qual final. west coast (5-17) finish 14th.
PA 5.7 11.12 18.17 24.19 (163)
WCE 0.3 2.6 3.7 7.9 (51)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 5, Che C-C 3, Wanganeen 3, Dew 3, C. Cornes 2, Guerra 2, Stevens 2, French, Paxman, James, Francou; WCE – Ph. Matera 2, Jones 2, Embley, Cousins, Haynes
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Che C-C, C. Cornes. Burgoyne. Stevens. Montgomery; WCE – Cousins, Merenda, Fletcher
INJURY: PA – Paxman (knee); WCE – McIntosh (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Head, Sheehan, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 22,976 at Football Park
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ESS 17 5 2548 1895 134.46 68
BRIS 17 5 2538 1989 127.60 68
PA 16 6 2473 1918 128.94 64
RICH 15 7 2126 1973 107.75 60
CARL 14 8 2311 1797 128.60 56
HAW 13 9 2149 2041 105.29 52
SYD 12 10 2121 1833 115.71 48
ADE 12 10 2085 2026 102.91 48
COL 11 11 2232 2088 106.90 44
WB 10 12 2305 2458 93.78 40
MELB 10 12 2136 2364 90.36 40
GEEL 9 13 1926 2054 93.77 36
KANG 9 13 2161 2371 91.14 36
WCE 5 17 1708 2590 65.95 20
StK 4 18 1917 2642 72.56 16
FRE 2 20 1794 2491 72.02 8
finals week 1
friday
essendon v richmond
saturday
carlton v adelaide
brisbane v port
sunday
hawthorn v sydney
Harrison’s world 