richmond (4-12) vs essendon (8-1-7)
dons survive unlikely tigers scare by 1. essendon (9-1-7) richmond (4-13)
ESS 4.2 5.8 5.9 7.12 (54)
RICH 1.2 2.3 6.6 7.11 (53)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 2, Lucas 2, Salmon 2, Hille; RICH – Stafford 3, Richardson 2, Hall, Coughlan
BEST: ESS – J Johnson, Rioli, McVeigh, Wellman, Hille, Peverill; RICH – Rodan, Fiora, Richardson, Stafford, D. Kellaway, Gaspar
INJURY: ESS – Hird (concussion), Moorcroft (ankle), Fletcher (infected eye) replaced in selected side by Bannister
Hird left the ground in the 3rd term suffering blurred vision after copping a knock to the head, but is expected to be OK
UMPIRES: Allen, Avon, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 39,650 at MCG
port (12-4) vs melborune (9-7)\
port beat dees by 4. port (13-4) melbourne (9-8)
PA 6.4 12.7 14.10 17.14(116)
MELB 3.2 9.4 11.6 17.10(112)
GOALS: PA – S. Burgoyne 3, Primus 3, Tredrea 2, C. Cornes 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Montgomery, Carr, Francou, Guerra, James; MELB – Neitz 6, Bruce 4, Vardy 4, Johnstone, Walsh, Robertson
BEST: PA – Primus, James, P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, Francou, Carr; MELB – Neitz, Leoncelli, Bruce, Jolly, Bizzell, Johnstone
INJURY: PA – Kingsley (hamstring), Cockatoo-Collins (shoulder); MELB – McDonald (ankle)
REPORTS: PA – Ellis for striking
UMPIRES: Corcoran, Woodcock, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 25,283 at AAMI Stadium
sydney (4-1-11) vs carlton (2-14)
swans beat blues by 23. sydney (5-1-11) carlton (2-15)
SYD 3.5 9.9 12.12 13.14 (92)
CARL 3.3 5.4 7.8 10.9 (69)
GOALS: SYD – Goodes 2, Kelly 2, Saddington 2, O’Keefe 2, Williams, Fosdike, O’Loughlin, Kennelly, Fixter; CARL – McKernan 3, Bradley 2, Plunkett 2, Hickmott 2, Murphy
BEST: SYD – Goodes, Saddington, Williams, O’Loughlin, Barry, Seymour; CARL – Bradley, Murphy, Plunkett, McKay, Livingston
INJURY: SYD – Mott (back) replaced in the selected side by Buchanan; CARL – Mansfield (virus) replaced in selected side by Cranage, Koutoufides (knee), Campbell (ankle)
REPORTS: SYD – O’Loughlin for charging Franchina
UMPIRES: Schmitt, McInerney, Baldwin
ATTENDANCE: 34,404 at Stadium Australia
hawthorn (9-7) vs brisbane (12-4)
lions beat hawks by 56. brisbane (13-4) hawthorn (9-8)
BRIS 1.3 7.6 15.10 18.16 (124)
HAW 3.2 6.5 9.5 10.8 (68)
GOALS: Lynch 5, Voss 2, Power 2, Bradshaw 2, Headland, McRae, Pike, Brown, Black, Shattock, McDonald; HAW – Holland 2, S. Cox 2, Lekkas 2, Hodge, Chick, Rawlings, Thompson
BEST: Voss, Lynch, Black, McDonald, Headland, Johnson; HAW – Lekkas, Ries, Rawlings, Thompson
INJURY: HAW – A. Cox (illness) replaced in selected side by Barker
UMPIRES: Vozzo, James, Dore
ATTENDANCE: 35,202 at MCG
west coast (9-7) vs collingwood (11-5)
eagles beat pies by 58. west coast (10-7) collingwood (11-6)
WCE 7.2 9.7 13.9 17.12 (114)
COL 5.2 5.4 6.6 8.8 (56)
GOALS: WCE – Ph. Matera 4, Williams 2, Hunter 2, Gardiner 2, Haynes 2, Wirrpunda, Wooden, Sierakowski, Lynch, Chambers; COL – Fraser 2, Licuria 2, N. Davis 2, Buckley, Dimattina
BEST: WCE – Jakovich, McIntosh, Kerr, Ph. Matera, Fletcher, Hunter, Carroll; COL – Buckley, Licuria, Adkins, Wakelin
INJURY: WCE – Wilson (calf) replaced in selected side by Lynch; COL – Prestigiacomo (illness) replaced in selected side by Dimattina
UMPIRES: Coates, Ellis, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 38,877 at Subiaco
geelong (10-6) vs adelaide (10-6)
crows end cats run by 3. adelaide (11-6) geelong (10-7)
ADE 6.1 7.1 11.3 15.3 (93)
GEEL 2.3 7.7 8.13 12.18 (90)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 5, Bode 2, Beinke 2, Doughty, Edwards, Johncock, McLeod, Stevens, Clarke; GEEL – Riccardi 4, Johnson 2, Chapman 2, Enright, Kelly, Kingsley, Harley
BEST: ADE – Smart, Edwards, Ladhams, Bode, Ricciuto, Beinke; GEEL – Corey, King, Ling, Enright, Riccardi
CHANGES: Wojcinski (Geelong) replaced in selected team by Ablett
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE; 24,325 at Skilled Stadium
bulldogs (6-1-9) vs north (9-7) uor
dogs stun roos by 34. bulldogs (7-1-9) north (9-8)
WB 8.5 12.7 16.9 21.13 (139)
KANG 2.3 7.6 11.8 16.9 (105)
GOALS: WB -Brown 6, Johnson 4, West 2, McMahon 2, Garlick 2, Giansiracusa 2, Darcy, Murphy, Birss; KANG – Rocca 4, Petrie 3, Pickett 2, Harding 2, King, Clayton, Archer, Colbert
BEST: WB – Brown, West, Smith, Johnson, McMahon, Grant, Hunter; KANG – Stevens, Simpson, Archer, Rocca, Robbins, Pickett, Petrie
INJURY: WB – Liberatore (broken nose), Grant (concussion)
CHANGES: KANG – Grant replaced in selected side by D. Motlop
UMPIRES: McBurney, Rosebury, Rowston
ATTENDANCE: 31,576 at Colonial
st kilda (4-1-11) vs freo (7-9)
saints end freos hopes by 39. st kilda (5-1-11) freo (7-10)
STK 3.0 4.3 10.8 18.10 (118)
FRE 4.5 6.7 9.11 11.13 (79)
GOALS: StK – Everitt 3, Gehrig 3, Milne 3, Baker 2, Hamill 2, Thompson 2, Jones, Loewe, Voss;
FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Grover, Hasleby, Koops, McPharlin, Medhurst, Pavlich, Simmonds, Woods
BEST: StK – Riewoldt, Gehrig, Moyle, Thompson, Everitt, Black, Schwarze; FRE – Simmonds, McPharlin, Grover, Hasleby, Pavlich, Bell
INJURY: StK – Gehrig (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Kelsey, Quigley, Sheehan
ATTENDANCE: 8,078 at Optus Oval
ladder
BRIS 13 4 0 1977 1471 134.40 52
PA 13 4 0 1924 1450 132.69 52
COL 11 6 0 1622 1453 111.63 44
ADEL 11 6 0 1785 1604 111.28 44
GEEL 10 7 0 1596 1511 105.63 40
WCE 10 7 0 1720 1641 104.81 40
ESS 9 7 1 1481 1435 103.21 38
MELB 9 8 0 1724 1689 102.07 36
KANG 9 8 0 1670 1732 96.42 36
HAW 9 8 0 1526 1631 93.56 36
WB 7 9 1 1820 1771 102.77 30
FRE 7 10 0 1463 1709 85.61 28
SYD 5 11 1 1533 1530 100.20 22
STK 5 11 1 1358 1765 76.94 22
RICH 4 13 0 1332 1710 77.89 16
CARL 2 15 0 1373 1802 76.19 8
round 18 matches
friday
collingwood v carlton
saturday
geelong v north gor
freo v hawthorn
essendon v brisbane gf rematch
port v st kilda
sunday
sydney v adeliade
bulldogs v west coast
melbourne v richmond
Harrison’s world 