richmond v carlton
tigers end blues season by 11 meaning for only the 1st time with both brisbane and carlotn in finals they don’t meet instead the tigers must play the red hot lions.
RICH 2.5 6.7 9.7 10.7 (67)
CARL 0.2 5.5 6.10 7.14 (56)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 2, Hilton, D. Kellaway, Bowden, Richardson, Cameron, Sziller, Hall, Rogers; CARL – Hulme 2, Koutoufides 2, Whitnall, Freeborn, Prendergast
BEST: RICH – Cameron, Hall, Campbell, Holland, Sziller, A. Kellaway, D. Kellaway, Torney;
CARL – Hulme, McKay, Koutoufides, Silvagni, Freeborn
INJURY: RICH – Daffy (shoulder); CARL – Franchina (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Porter, Koutoufides (knee), Prendergast (concussion), Silvagni (ankle)
Koutoufides will require a full knee reconstruction to repair anterior and medial ligaments in his right knee, the one in which he damaged posterior ligments last
year. Optimistic estimates are that he could return to play by July.
REPORTS: RICH – Holland for wrestling Silvagni, Richardson for wrestling Freeborn;
CARL – Silvagni for wrestling Holland, Freeborn for wrestling Richardson
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Allen, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 83,323 at MCG
port v hawthorn
hawks are through to their first prelim since 1987 (they have played 3 grands in that time winning them all but not a acctual prelim) stunning port by 3 after everything was against them even the governemnet not saving the airline who was supposed to get them there next task dons in a prelim.
HAW 1.1 4.6 5.8 10.12 (72)
PA 3.1 4.5 8.7 10.9 (69)
GOALS: HAW – Thompson 2, Barker 2, Harford, Crawford, Chick, Dixon, Croad, Barlow;
PA – Cockatoo-Collins 2, Dew 2, Wakelin, Wanganeen, Schofield, Burgoyne, Carr, C. Cornes
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Vandenberg, Graham, Barker, Woods, Thompson; PA -Wanganeen, Schofield, Cockatoo-Collins, James, Bassett, Tredrea
UMPIRES: James, McLaren, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 30,613 at Football Park
prelim finals
essendon v hawthorn
brisbane v richmond