collingwood (10-5) vs richmond (4-11)
pies overrun tigers by 40. collingwood (11-5) richmond (4-12)
COL 0.3 2.6 8.7 13.11 (89)
RICH 4.4 4.7 6.7 7.7 (49)
GOALS: COL – N. Davis 3, Fraser 3, Didak 2, Tarrant, L. Davis, Betheras, Freeborn, Lockyer; RICH – Stafford 2, Coughlan, Ottens, Pettifer, Bowden, Richardson
BEST: COL – Didak, Licuria, Betheras, Scotland, Wakelin, Cloke, Prestigiacomo; RICH – D. Kellaway, A. Kellaway, Rogers, Gaspar, Chaffey, Ottens
INJURY: Richardson (calf) replaced in selected side by Steinfort; RICH – Richardson (corked thigh)
UMPIRES – McBurney, Head, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 48,620 at MCG
north (8-7) vs port (12-3) uor
port have one weakness and its called the north melbourne kanagaroos losing to them again by 29 (port still haven’t beaten them). north (9-7) port (12-4)
KANG 4.3 7.6 11.9 14.15 (99)
PA 2.4 4.7 10.10 10.10 (70)
GOALS: KANG – Morrell 3, Rocca 3, Pickett 2, Stevens 2, Burton, Cochrane, Clayton, Harding; PA – James 3, Cockatoo-Collins 2, Carr, P. Burgoyne, Bishop, Primus, Stevens
BEST: KANG – Stevens, Archer, Morrell, Teague, Burton, Colbert, Cochrane; PA – Primus, James, Montgomery, Wakelin, Wanganeen, P. Burgoyne
INJURY: KANG – Grant (rib) replaced in selected side by S Cochrane, Harvey (shoulder); PA – Hardwick (strained knee), Wanganeen (ankle)
Harvey will miss two weeks with the injury
UMPIRES: Dore, Nicholls, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 9398 at Optus Oval
melbourne (9-6) vs hawthorn (8-7)
hawks edge dees by 26. hawthorn (9-7) melbourne (9-7)
HAW 2.3 5.4 10. 6 14.9 (93)
MELB 0.6 4.10 5.11 9.13 (67)
GOALS: HAW – Holland 3, Chick 3, A. Cox 3, Dixon, Rawlings, Greene, Brown, Barlow; MELB – Powell 2, Neitz 2, Leoncelli 2, Johnstone, Wheatley, Walsh
BEST: HAW – Rawlings, Vandenberg, A. Cox, Brown, Hodge, Chick, Holland; MELB – White, Ellis, Godfrey, Neitz, Powell
INJURY: MELB – Vardy (Corked thigh)
REPORTS: HAW – Tallis McLaren for wrestling Wheatley; MELB – Wheatley for wrestling Tallis
UMPIRES: McLaren, McKenzie, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 37,442 at MCG
essendon (8-1-6) vs geelong (9-6)
cats beat dons by 39 to go 7 straight geelong (10-6) essendon (8-1-7)
GEEL 4.3 8.5 11.7 14.11 (95)
ESS 2.2 4.2 7.4 8.8 (56)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 6, Mooney 3, Riccardi 2, Johnson, Lord, Chapman; ESS – Caracella 3, Lloyd 2, Lucas, Hille, Reynolds
BEST: GEEL – King, Kingsley, Kelly, Mooney, Scarlett, Rahilly; ESS – Hird, Rioli, Caracella, J Johnson, Moorcroft
INJURY: GEEL – Wojcinski (ankle); ESS – Barnard
CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher replaced in selected team by Reynolds
UMPIRES: James, Ellis, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 47,778 at Colonial
freo (6-9) vs west coast (9-6)
freo beat eagles by 30. freo (7-9) west coast (9-7)
FRE 3.1 5.5 10.7 15.10 (100)
WCE 5.0 6.1 7.3 11.4 (70)
GOALS: FRE – Medhurst 4, Carr 3, Croad 3, Pavlich 2, Koops, Hasleby, Brown; WCE – Wirrpunda 3, Judd 2, Kerr, Williams, Lynch, Haynes, Cox, Matera
BEST: FRE – Hasleby, Carr, Pavlich, Medhurst, McPharlin, Simmonds; WCE – Cousins, Kerr, Wirrpunda, McIntosh, Judd, Hunter
REPORTS: WCE – Jakovich for striking Croad
UMPIRES: Humphery-Smith, McInerney, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 41,776 at Subiaco Oval
adelaide (9-6) vs bulldogs (6-1-8)
crows beat dogs by 43. adelaide (10-6) bulldogs (6-1-9)
ADE 6.2 9.6 16.8 21.12 (138)
WB 1.1 8.2 10.7 14.11 (95)
GOALS: ADEL – Burton 4, Bode 4, Stevens 4, McLeod 3, Goodwin 3, Ricciuto 3; WB – Brown 4, Giansiracusa 3, Murphy 2, Smith, Johnson, Bandy, Birss, McMahon;
BEST: ADE – Bode, Bickley, Goodwin, McLeod, Smart, Stevens; WB – West, Dimattina, Brown, Johnson, Darcy, Smith
INJURY: ADE – Bassett (wrist)
Bassett could miss 4 weeks
UMPIRES: Allen, Morris, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 41,247 at AAMI Stadium
carlton (2-13) vs st kilda (3-1-11)
saints beat blues by 43. st kilda (4-1-11) carlton (2-14)
STK 9.2 12.3 16.5 22.8 (140)
CARL 1.1 10.4 13.10 14.13 (97)
GOALS: StK – Hamill 3, Lawrence 3, Milne 3, Black 2, Loewe 2, Baker 2, Peckett, Jones, Gehrig, Everitt, Riewoldt, Wulf, Schwarze;’
CARL – McKernan 4, Hickmott 4, Lappin 2, Davies, Murphy, Houlihan, Campbell
BEST: StK – Black, Baker, Peckett, Loewe, Milne, Riewoldt; CARL – McKernan, Hickmott, Franchina, Murphy, Livingston
INJURY: STK – Baker (cramp), Gehrig (knee);
CARL – Davies (cork thigh), McKernan (knee)
REPORTS: STK – Peckett for striking Lappin; CARL – Livingston for charging Lawrence
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Rowston, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 33,813 at Colonial Stadium
brisbane (11-4) vs sydney (4-1-10)
lions beat swans by 38. brisbane (12-4) sydney (4-1-11)
BRIS 4.5 9.9 13.13 17.15 (117)
SYD 3.0 6.3 9.4 12.7 (79)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 7, McRae 3, Headland 2, Voss 2, White 2, Johnson; SYD – O’Loughlin 4, Goodes 2, Fosdike, Kelly, Stevens, Saddington, Kirk, Bennett
BEST: BRIS – Headland, Lynch, Voss, B. Scott, McRae, Power; SYD – Mathews, Saddington, Cresswell, Kennelly, Barry, O’Loughlin
INJURY: SYD – Seymour (virus) replaced in selected side by Bennett
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Kelsey, Baldwin
ATTENDANCE: 25,720 at the Gabba
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
PA 12 4 0 1808 1338 135.13 48
BRIS 12 4 0 1853 1403 132.07 48
COL 11 5 0 1566 1339 116.95 44
ADE 10 6 0 1692 1514 111.76 40
GEEL 10 6 0 1506 1418 106.21 40
MELB 9 7 0 1612 1573 102.48 36
WCE 9 7 0 1606 1585 101.32 36
KANG 9 7 0 1565 1593 98.24 36
HAW 9 7 0 1458 1507 96.75 36
ESS 8 7 1 1427 1382 103.26 34
FRE 7 9 0 1384 1591 86.99 28
WB 6 9 1 1681 1666 100.90 26
SYD 4 11 1 1441 1461 98.63 18
STK 4 11 1 1240 1686 73.55 18
RICH 4 12 0 1279 1656 77.23 16
CARL 2 14 0 1304 1710 76.26 8
round 17 matches
friday
richmond v essendon
saturday
hawthorn v brisbane
west coast v collingwood
sydney v carlton
port v melbourne
sunday
geelong v adeliade gor
st kilda v freo
bulldogs v north