essendon (3-1) vs collingwood (2-2)
dons beat pies by 8 in a close anzac day clash. essendon (4-1) collingwood (2-3)
ESS 5.4 9.6 13.8 15.13 (103)
COL 3.5 10.5 13.7 14.11 (95)
GOALS: ESS – Barnard 4, Blumfield 2, McVeigh 2, Mercuri 2, Caracella, Hird, Jacobs, Lloyd, Solomon; COL – Tarrant 5, Lockyer 3, Betheras 2, Lonie 2, Buckley, Holland
BEST: ESS – Caracella, Barnard, Hird, Ramanauskas, J. Johnson, McVeigh, Alessio, Mercuri; COL – Tarrant, Lockyer, O’Bree, N. Davis, Richardson, Buckley, Lonie, Licuria, Clement, Wakelin
Ron Barassi Medal: Chris Tarrant
INJURY: COL – Rintoul (broken leg). Rintoul will miss 4-6 weeks.
UMPIRES: Nash, McKenzie, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 83905 at the MCG
west coast (2-2) vs richmond (3-1)
tigers win over eagles in perth for the first time by 39. richmond (4-1) West coast (2-3)
RICH 6.0 10.4 12.5 17.7 (109)
WCE 1.2 4.4 10.4 11.4 (70)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 6, Rogers 5, Bowden 3, Hilton, Chaffey, Tivendale; WCE – Ph, Matera 4, Wilson 2, Morrison 2, Gardiner, Fletcher, Merenda
BEST: RICH – Bowden, Richardson, Rogers, Campbell, Ottens, Chaffey; WCE – Fletcher, Ph. Matera, Williams, Cousins, Prior, Morrison
INJURY: RICH – Fiora (shoulder); WCE – Cummings (ankle).
UMPIRES: Humphery-Smith, Schmitt, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 38,472 at Subiaco Oval
carlton (2-2) vs st kilda (1-3)
blues overrun saints by 33. carlton (3-2) st kilda (1-4)
CARL 4.4 7.11 10.14 17.12 (125)
STK 4.3 6.5 10.8 14.8 (92)
GOALS: CARL – Koutoufides 4, Hickmott 3, Fevola 3, Ratten 2, Freeborn, Bradley, Beaumont, Houlihan, Wiggins; StK – Hall 5, Hayes 2, Peckett, Hamill, Burke, Everitt, Voss, Gale, Milne
BEST: CARL – Porter, Ratten, Hulme, Freeborn, Koutoufides, Manton, Hickmott; StK – Beetham, Hall, Hudghton, Koschitzke, Gale
INJURY: CARL – Lappin (virus) replaced in selected side by Wiggins (debut), Camporeale (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Culpitt; StK – Harvey (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Baker, Voss (ankle), Lawrence (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Dore, Vozzo, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 24,385 at Optus Oval
bulldogs (2-2) vs hawthorn (4-0)
hawks beat dogs by 29. hawthorn (5-0) bulldogs (2-3)
HAW 6.5 14.7 17.9 24.11 (155)
WB 4.2 10.3 15.9 19.12 (126)
GOALS: HAW – Lord 6, Barker 5, Croad 4, Rawlings 3, Rehn 3, Thompson 2, Chick; WB – Hudson 4, Brown 3, Hunter 3, Johnston 2, Bartlett 2, Smith 2, Curley, Darcy, Harrison
BEST: HAW – Rawlings, Rehn, Parker, Harford, Lord, Hay; WB – Darcy, Brown, West, Hudson, Smith, Bartlett
INJURY: HAW – Lekkas (shoulder), Thompson (concussion), Barker (cork thigh), Holland (thigh) replaced in selected side by Vandenberg; WB – Croft (hamstring), Romero (medial ligament)
Croft and Romero are likely to out 2 weeks with the injuries.
REPORTS: HAW – Barker for wrestling; WB – Ellis for wrestling
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Harvey, Mitchell
ATTENDANCE: 34,400 at Colonial Stadium.
adelaide (1-3) vs north (1-3)
crows beat roos by 15. adelaide (2-3) north (1-4)
ADE 5.4 6.7 9.15 12.18 (90)
KANG 1.4 6.7 8.10 10.15 (75)
GOALS: ADE – Beinke 3, McLeod 2, Hewitt 2, Smart, Robran, Johnson, Vardy, Ladhams; KANG – Carey 4, Grant, Sinclair, Archer, Rocca, Pickett, Harvey
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, McLeod, Edwards, Beinke, Bickley, Jarman; KANG – King, Carey, McCartney, Archer, Harvey, Pickett
INJURY: ADE – Vardy (hamstring), Johnson (cheekbone); KANG – Olarenshaw (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Ellis, Kennedy, Fox
ATTENDANCE: 37,596 at Football Park
brisbane (1-3) vs freo (0-4)
lions come from 21 down early in last to kick 13 goals and win by 49 over freo. brisbane (2-3) freo (0-5)
BRIS 3.4 9.9 12.15 25.21 (171)
FRE 6.2 8.4 15.6 19.8 (122)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 5, Notting 4, Akermanis 3, Lappin 3, McRae 2, Power 2, C. Scott 2, Johnson, Robbins, B. Scott, Voss; FRE – Pavlich 4, Bandy 3, Hasleby 3, Dodd 2, J. Longmuir, Bell, Bootsma, Cook, McManus, Metropolis
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Notting, Power, C. Scott, Voss, Lappin; FRE – Bell, Pavlich, Carr, Bandy, J. Longmuir
INJURY: FRE – Jones (shoulder)
REPORTS: BRIS – Kennedy (kicking)
UMPIRES: James, Howlett, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 20059 at the Gabba
geelong (2-2) vs port (3-1)
port beat cats by 46. port (4-1) geelong (2-3)
PA 3.4 11.5 19.10 23.10 (148)
GEEL 3.5 6.7 8.8 15.12 (102)
GOALS: PA – Dew 6, Schofield 5, Tredrea 4, Che C-C 2, Wanganeen 2, Carr, Cornes, Guerra; Wilson; GEEL – Murphy 3, Burns 2, Graham 2, Hocking 2, Bizzell, Clarke, Harley, Mensch, C. Mooney, J. Mooney
BEST: Dew, Schofield, Tredrea, Wilson, Montgomery, Kingsley, Primus, Francou, Wakelin; GEEL – King, Murphy, Sanderson, Harley
REPORTS: PA – Carr for wrestling; GEEL – C. Mooney (wrestling), Scarlett (striking)
UMPIRES: Head, Morris, Hanley
ATTENDANCE: 18736 at Shell Stadium
melbourne (2-2) vs sydney (3-1)
dees beat swans by 15. melbourne (3-2) sydney (3-2)
MELB 4.3 10.7 13.9 18.11 (119)
SYD 5.4 6.9 10.12 15.14 (104)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Robertson 4, Farmer 3, Wheatley 2, Yze 2, Schwarz; SYD – Goodes 2, Nicks 2, Stevens 2, AhMat, Ball, Bolton, Cresswell, Kirk, Maxfield, McPherson, O’Loughlin, Williams
BEST: MELB – White, Schwarz, Ingerson, Neitz, Nicholson, Leoncelli; SYD – Bolton, Nicks, Goodes, Crouch, Maxfield, O’Loughlin
INJURY: MELB – Farmer (hamstring), Brown (hamstring); SYD – Feast (shoulder)
Farmer will miss at least a month.
UMPIRES: Avon, Rowe, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 30168 at the MCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
HAW 5 0 512 391 130.95 20
ESS 4 1 572 411 139.17 16
PA 4 1 621 478 129.92 16
RICH 4 1 514 449 114.48 16
SYD 3 2 540 455 118.68 12
CARL 3 2 471 455 103.52 12
MELB 3 2 473 505 93.66 12
COL 2 3 505 443 114.00 8
BRIS 2 3 563 535 105.23 8
GEEL 2 3 469 460 101.96 8
WB 2 3 565 576 98.09 8
WCE 2 3 445 523 85.09 8
ADE 2 3 394 490 80.41 8
StK 1 4 447 586 76.28 4
KANG 1 4 318 538 59.11 4
FRE 0 5 475 589 80.65 0
round 6 matches
friday
richmond v north
saturday
st kilda v sydney
freo v melbourne
brisbane v geelong
port v bulldogs
sunday
hawthorn v adelaide
collingwood v carlton gor
essendon v west coast