north (5-5) vs richmond (4-6)
roos beat tigers by 11. north (6-5) richmond (4-7)
KANG 6.3 10.7 10.8 14.11 (95)
RICH 5.2 7.6 10.12 11.18 (84)
Goals: KANG – Picket 4, Harvey 3, Burton 2, Stevens 2, McCartney, Morell, Teague; RICH – Houlihan 3, Bowden 2, Hall, Knights, Krakouer, Rodan, Rogers, Torney
Best: KANG – Harvey, Stevens, Teague, Burton, Pickett, Makepeace, Archer; RICH – D. Kellaway, A. Kellaway, Knights, Chaffey, Gaspar, Bowden, Rogers
INJURY: KANG – Burton (lung)
Burton was taken to hospital after the match where 2 hours of tests revealed a bruised lung. The split round break will give him time to recover for the next match
UMPIRES: Allen, McLaren, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 30,889 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (7-3) vs hawthorn (5-5)
crows beat hawks by 44. adelaide (8-3) hawthorn (5-6)
ADE 1.4 3.12 8.14 14.18 (102)
HAW 2.0 5.3 6.7 8.10 (58)
GOALS: ADE – Burton 3, Ricciuto 3, Biglands 3, Stevens 2, Bode, Hart, Edwards; HAW – Barlow 3, Hay, Tallis, S. Cox, Hodge, Dixon
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto, Johnson, Hart, Burton, Stenglein, McLeod; HAW – Barlow, Crawford, McCabe, S. Cox, Vandenberg, Mitchell
INJURY: ADE – Johnson (ankle); HAW – Smith (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McBurney, Woodcock, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 42,162 at Football Park
essendon (6-4) vs port (7-3)
port beat dons by 59. port (8-3) essendon (6-5)
PA 4.2 7.6 10.10 16.12 (108)
ESS 1.1 4.3 5.7 7.7 (49)
GOALS: PA – Dew 6, Tredrea 4, Montgomery, Cockatoo-Collins, Poulton, James, Guerra, Primus; ESS – Salmon 2, Jacobs 2, Lucas 2, Hille
BEST: PA – Dew, Tredrea, Kingsley, Primus, N Stevens, Hardwick, Francou, James; ESS – J. Johnson, Lucas, Ramanauskas, Salmon, Peverill
INJURIES PA – Montgomery (jarred knee)
CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher by Welsh in selected team; PA – Wanganeen by K Cornes in selected team.
REPORTS: ESS – Jason Johnson (for unduly rough play against Damien Hardwick in the first quarter
UMPIRES: James, Dore, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 40,044 at Colonial Stadium
west coast (5-5) vs sydney (3-1-6)
eagles beat swans by 13. west coast (6-5) sydney (3-1-7)
WCE 3.3 8.8 10.11 15.12 (102)
SYD 2.3 5.6 10.8 13.11 (89)
GOALS: WCE – Merenda 3, Jones 3, Wirrpunda 3, Wooden, Sierakowski, Haynes, Ph. Matera, Cousins, Cox; SYD – Hall 4, Nicks 4, Cresswell, O’Keefe, McPherson, Fixter, Mott
BEST: WE – Wooden, Cousins, Wirrpunda, Cox, Fletcher, Judd; SYD – Williams, Goodes, Hall, Nicks, Cresswell, Fixter
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Margetts, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 35,014 at Subiaco Oval
geelong (4-6) vs carlton (1-9)
cats hold off blues by 4. geelong (5-6) carlton (1-10)
GEEL 4.4 8.4 13.6 15.10 (100)
CARL 2.1 5.7 6.11 14.12 (96)
GOALS: GEEL – Riccardi 4, Kingsley 4, Lord 3, Burns, Kelly, Sholl, Clarke; CARL – Fevola 4, Whitnall 3, Lappin 2, McKernan, Fletcher, Wiggins, Campbell, Plunkett
BEST: GEEL – King, Riccardi, Kelly, Ling, Sholl, Graham, Enright; CARL – Ratten, McKay, Bradley, Fletcher, Fevola
INJURIES: CARL – Merrington (corked thigh)
CHANGES: CARL – Davies (ill) replaced in selected side by Doering
REPORTS: CARL – Merrington reported for striking Street
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Head, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 37,294 at Colonial Stadium
bulldogs (4-6) vs freo (5-5)
dogs beat freo by 65. bulldogs (5-6) freo (5-6)
WB 7.3 12.6 16.10 22.13 (145)
FRE 3.2 6.4 10.4 12.8 (80)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 4, Alvey 3, Dimattina 2, Giansiracusa 2, Darcy 2, Hargrave 2, Brown 2, Grant, Saunders, Gilbee, Garlick, Hunter;
FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Croad 3, Medhurst, Carr, Farmer, Simmonds, Cunningham, Haines
BEST: WB -Darcy, Alvey, Brown, Johnson, Harrison, Dimattina, Giansiracusa, Croft; FRE – Bell, Pavlich, Jones, Hasleby, Simmonds, Siegert
INJURIES: FRE – Farmer (corked knee), Grover (ankle), Jones (shoulder)
CHANGES: WB – West (groin) replaced in selected side by Cross
REPORTS: FRE – Cook (Fremantle) for charging Giansiracusa
UMPIRES: Rowe, Schmitt, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 11,539 at Optus Oval
brisbane (7-3) vs st kilda (3-1-6)
lions beat saints by 61. brisbane (8-3) st kilda (3-1-7)
BRIS 2.3 5.10 9.12 16.17 (113)
STK 3.3 3.8 6.8 7.10 (52)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 2, Voss 2, Pike 2, Akermanis 2, Lynch 2, McRae, Bradshaw, Keating, Johnson, Lappin, B. Scott; StK – Milne 3, Wulf, Everitt, Black, Dal Santo
BEST: BRIS – Pike, Lappin, Black, Akermanis, B. Scott, Michael, Johnson, Voss; StK – Thompson, Black, Cripps, Moyle, Milne
INJURY: BRIS – Voss (groin); STK – Hayes (hand)
Voss has sucumbed to OP, which he has been struggling with off and on since last year. He will have minor surgery and will miss 3-4 weeks
Hayes will miss 4-6 weeks with a broken hand
REPORTS: STK – Everitt for striking C. Scott
While this report was withdrawn, Everitt was later booked on a video charge for striking Aaron Shattock
ATTENDANCE: 23157 at the Gabba
melbourne (6-4) vs collingwood (7-3)
pies beat dees by 51. collingwood (8-3) mlebourne (6-5)
COL 5.4 10.7 15.8 19.12 (126)
MELB 1.5 4.8 8.12 10.15 (75)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 7, Fraser 4, Rocca 2, L. Davis, Holland, Licuria, McKee, Didak, Cole; MELB – Jolly 2, Woewodin 2, Green, Johnstone, Bizzell, Robertson, Walsh, Brown
BEST: COL – Cloke, Tarrant, Fraser, McGough, Clement, Licuria, McKee; MELB – Walsh, Woewodin, Johnstone, Ellis, Ward
INJURY: COL – Steinfort replaced in selected side by Cole, Holland (back), Cloke (leg); MELB – Nicholson (knee)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Sheehan, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 65,860 at MCG
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 8 3 1246 906 137.53 32
PA 8 3 1182 899 131.48 32
COL 8 3 1068 897 119.06 32
ADE 8 3 1149 967 118.82 32
ESS 6 5 998 906 110.15 24
WCE 6 5 1189 1152 103.2 24
MELB 6 5 1069 1082 98.80 24
KANG 6 5 1072 1126 95.20 24
WB 5 6 1127 1047 107.64 20
GEEL 5 6 1022 1077 94.89 20
FRE 5 6 987 1073 91.99 20
HAW 5 6 1023 1133 90.29 20
RICH 4 7 966 1113 86.79 16
SYD 3 7 1 968 1013 95.56 14
STK 3 7 1 771 1142 67.51 14
CARL 1 10 829 1133 73.17 4
round 12 matches
week 1
friday
essendon v hawthorn gor
saturday
carlton v west coast
sydney v geelong
sunday
freo v collingwood
week 2
friday
bulldogs v st kilda
saturday
melborune v adelaide
brisbane v north
sunday
port v richmond
Harrison’s world 