port v collingwood
pies stun port by 13 to earn the week off. port will host dons still searching for their first ever finals win.
COL 5.3 9.6 13.9 16.12 (108)
PA 3.1 8.3 12.6 14.11 (95)
GOALS: COL – L. Davis 3, Betheras 2, N. Davis 2, Rocca 2, Lonie 2, Didak, O’Bree, McKee, Steinfort, Burns; Pa – P. Burgoyne 3, Dew 3, S. Burgoyne 2, Schofield, Carr, K. Cornes, French, Stevens. C. Cornes
BEST: COL – Licuria, Cloke, O’Bree, Lonie, Burns, L. Davis; PA – Francou, P. Burgoyne, Stevens, Bishop, Schofield
UMPIRES: Allen, Avon, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 33,131 at AAMI Stadium
essendon v west coast
in their most recent home final (yes 22 years later they have not been the higher seed in a finaL) ending the eagles hopes by 33 will play port in a semi.
ESS 3.4 6.6 11.7 17.9 (111)
WCE 2.2 6.6 9.8 11.12 (78)
GOALS: ESS – Lucas 3, Moorcroft 3, Barnard 2, Bolton 2, Caracella 2, M. Johnson, Salmon, J. Johnson, Jacobs, Welsh; WCE – Munro 3, Wilson 2, Gardiner, Kerr, Banfield, Jakovich, Sampi, Humm
BEST: ESS – Lucas, Fletcher, Salmon, Rioli, Misiti, J. Johnson; WCE – Gardiner, Cousins, Munro, Haynes, Kerr, Pt. Matera
INJURY: ESS – Lloyd (concussion), Rioli (shoulder), Hird (groin) replaced in selected side by Hunt; WCE – Judd (knee), Hunter (cut head)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, James, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 37,475 at Colonial
brisbane v adelaide
lions are now favourites to go back to back and have beaten their only boggie side the crows by 71 points!. crows will play dees in a semi.
BRIS 5.3 8.9 13.11 17.13 (115)
ADE 1.4 2.5 2.9 5.14 (44)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 7, Hart 2, Headland, Johnson, McRae, Notting, Akermanis, Brown, White, Lappin; ADE – Burton, Ricciuto, Bassett, Smart, Crowell
BEST: BRIS – Black, Akermanis, Lappin, Hart, Lynch, Voss, Leppitsch, Headland; ADE – Ricciuto, Ladhams, McGregor, Goodwin
INJURY: BRIS – Power (knee), C. Scott (hamstring), McDonald (thigh) replaced in selected side by Keating; ADE – Ladhams (arm)
UMPIRES: Coates, Kennedy, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 31,854 at the Gabba
melbourne v north
dees beat roos by 38 to end the roos season will play crows in semi.
MELB 2.2 9.5 11.10 18.14 (122)
KANG 3.4 5.8 7.11 11.18 (84)
GOALS: MELB – Vardy 5, Robertson 3, Green 2, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Armstrong, Woewodin, Johnstone, Bruce; KANG – Harding 2, Pickett 2, Harvey, Makepeace, Morrell, Petrie, Cochrane, Robbins, Rocca
BEST: MELB – Yze, Ward, Brown, Woewodin, Johnstone, Vardy, Bizzell; KANG – Makepeace, Harvey, Burton, Simpson, Grant, Robbins
INJURY: KANG – Robbins (shoulder)
UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 53,967 at MCG
semi finals
adelaide v melbourne
port v essendon