essendon (7-5) vs melbourne (7-5)
dons hold off dees by 12. essendon (8-5) melbourne (7-6)
ESS 7.2 12.7 17.11 18.12 (120)
MELB 3.4 5.5 10.9 16.12 (108)
GOALS: ESS – McVeigh 3, Ramanauskas 3, Heffernan 2, Barnard 2, Mercuri 2, Lucas, Bolton, Hille, Blumfield, Rioli, Salmon; MELB – Neitz 5, Robertson 4, Woewodin 2, Brown, Bruce, Schwarz, Vardy, Green
BEST: ESS – Jacobs, Ramanauskas, Heffernan, McVeigh, Blumfield, M. Johnson; MELB – Ellis, Ward, Bruce, White, Bizzell
INJURY: ESS – Mercuri (groin), Alessio (groin) replaced in selected side by Salmon, Rioli (chest), Salmon (cramp); MELB – Brown (shin)
Mercuri could miss 2-3 weeks with a suspected torn groin muscle
REPORTS: MELB – Schwarz by field umpire Ellis for striking Welsh
UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 41,817 at Colonial
port (9-3) vs bulldogs (6-6)
the burgyones single handidely put port on top of the ladder over dogs by 46. port (10-3) bulldogs (6-7)
PA 7.2 14.4 21.8 25.11 (161)
WB 2.1 6.3 12.5 18.7 (115)
GOALS: PA – P. Burgoyne 6, S. Burgoyne 5, Primus 3, Dew 3, Tredrea 2, C. Cornes 2, Montgomery, Lade, Guerra, James; WB – Alvey 4, Smith 2, Bandy 2, Saunders 2, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson 2, Grant, West, Brown, Eagleton
BEST: PA – P Burgoyne, S. Burgoyne, Schofield, Kingsley, Hardwick, Primus, Francou, C. Cornes; WB: Alvey, Giansiracusa, West, Brown, Darcy
INJURY: WB – Grant (ankle)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Rowe, Head
ATTENDANCE: 24,751 at Football Park
richmond (4-8) vs geelong (6-6)
cats gain a spot in the 8 over tigers by 42. geelong (7-6) richmond (4-9)
GEEL 1.2 8.5 11 8 14.12 (96)
RICH 1.5 3.6 5.10 7.12 (54)
GOALS: GEEL – Graham 5, Chapman 3, King 2, Johnson, Riccardi, Corey, Burns; RICH – Ottens, Coughlan, Tivendale, Richardson, Fiora, Bowden, Campbell
BEST: GEEL – King, Corey, Chapman, Harley, Graham, Rahilly, Scarlett, Enright; RICH – Rodan, Coughlan, Fiora, A. Kellaway
INJURY: GEEL – Kilpatrick (jarred knee) replaced in selected side by Johnson;
RICH – Chaffey (ankle)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Margetts, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 30,975 at MCG
brisbane (9-3) vs carlton (1-11)
lions survive blues scare by 15 in what would have been the all time upset. brisbane (10-3) carlton (1-12)
BRIS 3.2 8.5 14.7 19.10 (124)
CARL 4.5 7.9 12.12 16.13 (109)
GOALS: BRIS – Headland 6, Bradshaw 3, McRae 2, Akermanis, Black, Brown, Hart, Lynch, Power, C.Scott; CARL – Fevola 2, Mansfield 2, Murphy 2, Ratten 2, Whitnall 2, Bradley, Doering, Franchina, Lappin, McKernan, Merrington
BEST: BRIS – Headland, Black, C. Scott, B. Scott, McRae, Akermanis; CARL – Ratten, Murphy, Doering, Whitnall, Hickmott, Lappin
INJURY: BRIS – Brown (ankle); CARL – Camporeale (broken nose)
REPORTS: BRIS – McDonald by umpire Vozzo for tripping Lance Whitnall
UMPIRES:James, Jeffrey, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 27329 at the Gabba
north (6-6) vs collingwood (8-4)
pies beat roos by 33. collingwood (9-4) north (6-7)
COL 2.3 4.8 9.10 13.15 (93)
KANG 2.2 5.4 5.8 8.12 (60)
GOALS: COL – Didak 3, Freeborn, Tarrant, Rocca, Fraser 2, L Davis, Lockyer; KANG – Burton 2, Pickett 2, Harvey 2, Baird, Sinclair
BEST: COL – Lockyer, Scotland, Burns, Licuria, Johnson, McKee, Betheras, Prestigiacomo;
KANG – Harvey, Archer, Simpson, Robbins, Rawlings, King, Colbert.
INJURY: COL – Cummings (hip)
UMPIRES: McBurney, Dore, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 48,288 at Colonial
west coast (7-5) vs adelaide (8-4)
eagles beat crows by 18. west coast (8-5) adelaide (8-5)
WCE 5.2 10.7 15.11 20.15 (135)
ADE 3.2 4.3 9.7 18.9 (117)
GOALS: WCE – Lynch 5, Ph. Matera 4, Chambers 3, Cousins 2, Judd, Embley, Cox, Hunter, Kerr, Pt. Matera; ADE – Burton 6, Ricciuto 3, Doughty 2, Nelson, Goodwin, Biglands, Perrie, Gallagher, Bassett, McLeod
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Hunter, Lynch, Jakovich, Fletcher, Judd; ADE – McLeod, Stenglein, Burton, Ricciuto, Hart, Bickley
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McLaren, Corcoran
ATTENDNANCE: 35,293 at Subiaco Ova
st kilda (3-1-8) vs hawthorn (5-7)
hawks recover to beat saints by 9. hawthorn (6-7) st kilda (3-1-9)
HAW 3.4 7.6 11.7 13.9 (87)
STK 2.2 4.5 6.10 11.12 (78)
GOALS: HAW – Thompson 7, A. Cox 2, S. Cox, Chick, Brown, Barlow;StK – Baker 2, Everitt 2, Hamill, Thompson, Gehrig, Riewoldt, Clarke, Wulf, Maguire
BEST: HAW – Thompson, Vandenberg, Hodge, S. Cox, Rehn, Johnson, Graham; StK – Harvey, Thompson, Everitt, Black, Riewoldt, Baker, Gehrig
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Humphrey-Smith, Rowston
ATTEDANCE: 28,928 at Colonial Stadium
sydney (3-1-8) vs freo (6-6)
swans after sackign their coach and losing their best ever foward beat freo by 77. sydney (4-1-8) freo (6-7)
SYD 6.3 10.4 15.11 20.19 (139)
FRE 2.3 7.4 9.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 6, Fosdike 3, O’Loughlin 3, Goodes 2, Kennelly 2, Bolton, Doyle, Buchanan, Nicks; FRE – J. Longmuir 2, Farmer 2, Medhurst 2, Simmonds 2, Croad
BEST: SYD – Hall, O’Loughlin, Saddington, Dunkley, Kennelly, Doyle, Fosdike, Williams; FRE – Koops, McManus, Carr
INJURY: SYD – O’Loughlin (calf); FRE – McPharlin (knee)
UMPIRES: Coates, Schmitt, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 16,844 at the SCG
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
PA 10 3 0 1497 1084 138.1 40
BRIS 10 3 0 1508 1138 132.51 40
COL 9 4 0 1240 1047 118.43 36
ADE 8 5 0 1339 1200 111.58 32
ESS 8 5 0 1190 1079 110.29 32
WCE 8 5 0 1413 1357 104.13 32
MELB 7 6 0 1275 1275 100 28
GEEL 7 6 0 1219 1230 99.11 28
WB 6 7 0 1375 1294 106.26 24
KANG 6 7 0 1255 1357 92.48 24
HAW 6 7 0 1175 1283 91.58 24
FRE 6 7 0 1139 1291 88.23 24
SYD 4 8 1 1206 1176 102.55 18
RICH 4 9 0 1090 1363 79.97 16
STK 3 9 1 935 1362 68.65 14
CARL 1 12 0 1026 1346 76.23 4
round 14 matches
friday
carlton v richmond
saturday
geelong v west coast
hawthorn v sydney
bulldogs v essendon
freo v port
sunday
melbourn v brisbane
st kilda v north
adelaide v collingwood gor
Harrison’s world 