essendon (6-5) vs hawthorn (5-6)
dons beat hawks by 7. essendon (7-5) hawthorn (5-7)
ESS 3.3 6.6 8.11 10.12 (72)
HAW 3.2 4.3 9.3 10.5 (65)
GOALS: ESS – Barnard 3, Heffernan 2, Alessio, J. Johnson, McVeigh, Blumfield, Lucas; HAW – Dixon 4, A. Cox, Hay, Barlow, Greene, Chick, Mitchell
BEST: ESS – M. Johnson, Ramanauskas, Fletcher, Wellman, Heffernan, McVeigh, Barnard;
HAW – Crawford, Vandenberg, Greene, Dixon, Loats, Ries, BarlowI
NJURY: ESS – Moorcroft (illness) replaced in selected side by McAlister, Lucas (cut head); HAW – Holland (hamstring), Barker (bruised ribs)
REPORTS: ESS – Lucas for striking Barker
UMPIRES: Mitchell, McLaren, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 40,470 at MCG
carlton (1-10) vs west coast (6-5)
eagles break away drougt against blues by 1. west coast (7-5) carlton (1-11)
WCE 3.4 7.8 9.14 12.17 (89)
CARL 2.4 6.9 10.12 12.16 (88)
GOALS: WCE – Williams 2, Pt. Matera 2, Lynch 2, Hunter 2, Fletcher, Merenda, Ph. Matera, Haynes; CARL – Beaumont 3, Merrington 2, Camporeale 2, Mansfield 2, Whitnall 2, Fevola
BEST: WCE – McIntosh, Pt. Matera, Lynch, Cousins, Wooden, Merenda; CARL – Merrington, Fletcher, Beaumont, Doering, Camporeale, Wiggins
INJURY: WCE – Gaspar (foot); CARL – McKernan (knee)
McKernan damaged his PCL and will miss about 8 weeks
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Rowe, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 16,353 at Optus Oval
sydney (3-1-7) vs geelong (5-6)
cats edge swans by 2. geelong (6-6) sydney (3-1-8)
GEEL 3.1 6.5 9.10 15.11 (101)
SYD 4.4 9.4 11.6 15.9 (99)
GOALS: Riccardi 4, Kingsley 4, Burns 2, Mooney 2, King, Gardiner, Ling; SYD – Williams 4, Nicks 3, Cresswell 2, Hall, Fosdike, Crouch, Lockett, O’Loughlin, Mott
BEST: GEEL – Riccardi, King, Kingsley, Enright, Scarlett, Burns; SYD – Williams, Goodes, Nicks, Kennelly, Cresswell, Maxfield
UMPIRES: Head, Dore, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 21,767 at the SCG
freo (5-6) vs collingwood (8-3)
dockers stay unbeaten at home over pies by 11. freo (6-6) collingwoiod (8-4)
FRE 2.3 3.11 9.13 12.18 (90)
COL 6.1 8.1 10.5 12.7 (79)
GOALS: FRE – FRE – Medhurst 4, J. Longmuir 2, Hasleby 2, Haines, Farmer, Croad, Carr; COL – L. Davis 3, Fraser 3, Scotland 2, Buckley, Rocca, Freeborn, Tarrant
BEST: FRE – Hasleby, Bell, Medhurst, Cook, Carr, Cunningham; COL – Scotland, L. Davis, Lockyer, Fraser, Burns, McKee
INJURY: COL – Tarrant (groin), Rocca (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Allen, Woodcock, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 33088 at Subiaco
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