collingwood (2-1) vs richmond (2-1)
tigers hold off pies by 15. richmond (3-1) collingwood (2-2)
RICH 3.2 8.3 11.6 13. 8 (86)
COL 3.3 4.7 5.9 10.11 (71)
GOALS: RICH – Hilton 2, Cameron 2, Broderick 2, D. Kellaway, Dragicevic, Bowden, Holland, Torney, Tivendale, Knights; COL – N. Davis 2, Holland 2, Molloy 2, N. Davis 2, O’Bree, Rintoul
BEST: RICH – Hilton, A. Kellaway, Campbell, Knights, Cameron, Bowden; COL -Fraser, Molloy, Rintoul, Betheras, O’Bree, Lonie
INJURY: RICH – COL -McKee (shoulder) replaced in selected side by L Davis
REPORTS: COL – Molloy for charging D Gaspar
UMPIRES: Wenn, Dore, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 78,638 at MCG
sydney (3-0) vs essendon (2-1)
dons rebound against swans by 47. essendon (3-1) sydney (3-1)
ESS 3.3 8.6 14.8 15.12 (102)
SYD 1.5 2.6 4.13 6.19 (55)
GOALS: ESS – Caracella 4, Hird 2, Mercuri 2, Wellman, McVeigh, Hardwick, Barnard, Lucas, Peverill, Bolton; SYD – Ahmat 2, Luff, Schauble, Goodes, O’Loughlin
BEST: ESS – Ramanauskas, Mercuri, M. Johnson, Hird, Fletcher, Barnes; SYD – Cresswell, Schwass, O’Loughlin, Luff, Goodes, McPherson
INJURY: ESS – Blumfield (virus) replaced in selected side by D Teverill, Jacobs (virus) replaced in selected side by D McAlister; SYD – Ball (thigh) replaced in selected side by S. Doyle, Warfe (shoulder), Barry (knee), Stafford (groin), Maxfield (thigh)
Rowan Warfe dislocated his left shoulder. Warfe will need a reconstruction at some stage but will initially be treated conservatively and may play again in four to six weeks.
Leo Barry damaged his knee when he crashed into a goalpost in the first quarter and will also miss at least four games after having an arthroscope this week.
Jason Ball, who was a late withdrawal from the match with a sore thigh, and Greg Stafford and Stuart Maxfield, who suffered minor muscle injuries against Essendon, should be available for next Sunday’s MCG match against Melbourne.
REPORTS: ESS – Peverill for wrestling; SYD – Kirk for striking Caracella, Nicks
UMPIRES: Howlett, Vozzo, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 40,131. At The SCG
carlton (2-1) vs adelaide (0-3) uor
crows stun blues by 9. adelaide (1-3) carlton (2-2)
ADE 4.3 6.4 7.6 9.8 (62)
CARL 1.1 4.1 5.3 8.5 (53)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 4, Vardy 3, Welsh, Goodwin; CARL – Lappin 4, Hotton 2, Houlihan, Koutoufides
BEST: ADE – Jarman, Hart, Smart, Edwards, Ricciuto, Goodwin; CARL – Ratten, Hickmott, Lappin, Freeborn, Beaumont, Bradley
INJURY: CARL – Camporeale (hamstring) replaced in selected side by B Backwell
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Humphrey-Smith, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 21,110 at Optus Oval
bulldogs (1-2) vs brisbane (1-2)
dogs beat lions by 53. bulldogs (2-2) brisbane (1-3)
WB 4.3 10.7 15. 9 21.14 (140)
BRIS 2.3 6.6 10.11 12.15 (87)
GOALS: WB – Hudson 8, Johnson 3, Grant 2, West, Eagleton, Curley, Brown, Harrison, Cox, Dimattina, Robbins’ BRIS – Headland 3, Voss 2, Lynch 2, Cupido 2, Akermanis, Picken, Bradshaw
BEST: WB – Darcy, Hudson, Johnson, Cox, West, Croft, Romero, Harrison; BRIS – Voss, Headland, Picken, Michael
Umpires: Allen, Kelsey, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 20,322 at Colonial Stadium
port (2-1) vs st kilda (1-2)
port beat saints by 64 for the first time . port (3-1) st kilda (1-3)
PA 6.6 10.8 14.10 17.12 (114)
STK 0.2 5.5 6.5 7.8 (50)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 4, Dew 4, Wanganeen 3, James 2, Francis, Cockatoo-Collins, Schofield, Stevens; StK – Gale 2, Milne 2, Voss 2, Harvey
BEST: PA – Burgoyne, Dew, Francou, Schofield, Wilson, Montgomery; StK – Voss, Harvey, Milne, Gale, Delaney
UMPIRES: James, Kennedy, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 27,017 at Football Park
freo (0-3 )vs west coast (1-2)
eagles overrun freo by 4 goals. west coast (2-2) freo (0-4)
WCE 3.4 7.9 9.14 16.16 (112)
FRE 1.3 5.6 10.8 13.10 (88)
GOALS: WCE – Gardiner 5, Banfield 3, Cousins 2, Cummings 2, Wilson 2, Merenda, Taylor; FRE – McManus 3, Bandy 2, Metropolis, Hasleby, Modra, Black, Carr, Grover, Longmuir, Waterhouse
BEST: WCE – Gardiner, Banfield, Cousins, Pet. Matera, McIntosh, Morrison; FRE – Fletcher, McManus, Hasleby, J. Longmuir, Bell, Carr
INJURY: WCE – Kemp (concussion); FRE – Waterhouse (hamstring)
ATTENDANCE: 38,804 at Subiaco Oval
geelong (2-1) vs north (0-3)
roos open account against cats by 20. north (1-3) Geelong (2-2)
KANG 5.4 6.6 6.10 7.11 (53)
GEEL 1.0 3.5 4.6 4.9 (33)
GOALS: KANG: King 3, Carey, Grant, Harvey, Watt; GEEL – Burns 2, Houlihan, White
BEST: KANG – King, Harvey, Carey, Stevens, Grant, Blakey, Pickett; GEEL – Sholl, Spriggs, Burns, Graham, Corey
UMPIRES: Coates, Schmitt, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 14298 at Shell Stadium
hawthorn (3-0) vs mlebourne (2-1)
hawks beat dees by 39. hawthorn (4-0) melbourne (2-2)
HAW 4.6 4.9 6.14 11.17 (83)
MELB 1.2 4.5 4.7 5.14 (44)
GOALS: HAW – Lord 5, Dixon 2, Chick, Crawford; MELB – Nietz 2, Green, Woewodin, Yze
BEST: HAW – Lord, Harford, Lekkas, Crawford, Graham; MELB – Walsh, Woewodin, Nicholson, Ward, Yze, Neitz, Schwarz
UMPIRES: Fox, McLaren, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 30,113 at the MCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
HAW 4 0 357 265 134.72 16
ESS 3 1 469 316 148.42 12
SYD 3 1 436 336 129.76 12
PA 3 1 473 376 125.80 12
RICH 3 1 405 379 106.86 12
COL 2 2 410 340 120.59 8
GEEL 2 2 367 312 117.63 8
WB 2 2 439 421 104.28 8
CARL 2 2 346 363 95.32 8
WCE 2 2 375 414 90.58 8
MELB 2 2 354 401 88.28 8
BRIS 1 3 392 413 94.92 4
StK 1 3 355 461 77.01 4
ADE 1 3 304 415 73.25 4
KANG 1 3 243 448 54.24 4
FRE 0 4 353 418 84.45 0
round 5 matches
wenesday
essendon v collingwood
friday
west coast v richmond
saturday
carlton v st kilda
bulldogs v hawthorn
adelaide v north gor
sunday
brisbane v freo
geelong v port
melbourne v sydney
Harrison’s world 