essendon (2-1) vs adelaide (3-0)
dons beat crows by 41. essendon (3-1) adelaide (3-1)
ESS 7.2 11.4 17.5 19.8 (122)
ADE 3.1 6.2 8.8 11.15 (81)
GOALS: Lloyd 6, Peverill 3, Ramanauskas, Mercuri, Misiti, J. Johnson, McGrath, McVeigh, Barnard, Caracella, Hille, Hird; ADE – Doughty 2, Johncock 2, Welsh 2, Ricciuto, Goodwin, Fitzgerald, Beinke, Burton
BEST: ESS – M. Johnson, Caracella, Lloyd, Fletcher, Peverill, Heffernan, Ramanauskas;
ADE – Johnson, Welsh, Doughty, Johncock
REPORTS: ADE – Biglands for striking Mercuri, McLeod for charging Lloyd
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Schmitt, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 40,322 at Colonial Stadium
collingwood (1-2) vs hawthorn (1-2)
pies beat hawks by 41. collingwood (2-2) hawthorn (1-3)
COL 5.2 8.6 12.13 15.14 (104)
HAW 0.3 4.6 7.6 9.9 (63)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 5, Rocca 2, McGough 2, N. Davis 2, Didak, L. Davis, Buckley, Clement;
HAW – Dixon 2, Crawford 2, Lekkas 2, Smith, Cox, Thompson
BEST: COL – L. Davis, Clement, Cloke, Buckley, McKee, Tarrant, Didak; HAW – Crawford, Lekkas, Thompson, Graham
INJURY: COL – Lockyer (ankle), Rintoul (migraine replaced by McGough; HAW – Barlow (corked thigh), Holland (corked thigh), Crawford (corked thigh), Bateman (strained groin)
REPORTS:: COL – Tarrant for striking Graham
UMPIRES: Ellis, Coates, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 48,476 at MCG.
melbornue (2-1) vs west coast (2-1)
dees beat eagles by 34. melbourne (3-1) west coast (2-2)
MELB 4.4 11.6 17.9 21.11 (137)
WCE 2.3 7.7 10.9 15.13 (103)
GOALS: MELB – MELB – Neitz 6, Powell 3, Yze 3, Green 3, Leoncelli 2, Ellis, Funcke, Vardy, Brown; WCE – Judd 2, Kerr 2, Pt. Matera 2, Wirrpunda 2, Jones 2, Chambers, Gaspar, Ph. Matera, Williams, Hunter
BEST: MELB – Powell, Yze, Neitz, White, Ellis, Bizzell; WCE – Kerr, Cousins, Jones, Judd
INJURY: MELB – Walsh (hip) replaced in selected side by Jolly, A. McDonald (foot) replaced in selected side by Funcke, Brown (ankle);
WCE – McIntosh (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Kelsey, Allen, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 9,421 at Optus Oval
bulldogs (0-3) vs brisbane (3-0)
lions go 20 straight against dogs by 16. brisbane (4-0) bulldogs (0-4)
BRIS 2.3 6.6 11.7 14.10 (94)
WB 0.1 5.2 10.4 12.6 (78)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 2, Leppitsch 2, Voss 2, White 2, McRae, Lynch, Akermanis, Pike, Copeland, Lappin; WB – Johnson 2, Garlick, Hahn, Bandy, Giansiracusa, Darcy, Brown, Hunter, Alvey, Birss, Bartlett
BEST: BRIS – Black, Akermanis, Voss, C. Scott, Leppitsch; WB – Darcy, Johnson, Harrison, Liberatore, Croft
INJURY: BRIS – Voss (cramp); WB – West (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Murphy, Bandy (back), Harrison (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Jeffery, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 23,928 at Colonial Stadium
sydney (1-2) vs north (2-1)
creswell wins after the siren for the swans for the 2nd time this time against roos by 3. sydney (2-2) north (2-2)
SYD 4.5 8.7 11.10 15.13 (103)
KANG 3.4 8.7 13.12 14.16 (100)
GOALS: SYD – Goodes 3, Hall 3, Cresswell 2, Fosdike 2, Nicks, Kirk, Kelly, Saddington, Stevens; KANG – Rocca 2, Burton 2, Harding 2, McCartney 2, Harvey 2, Simpson, Archer, Pickett, Cochrane
BEST: SYD – Kelly, Cresswell, Maxfield, Fosdike, Mathews; KANG – Martyn, King, Cochrane, Harvey
INJURY: SYD – Dunkley (kidney); KANG – Stevens (corked thigh), Blakey (bruising in shoulder)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Dore, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 23,775 at the SCG
geelong (1-2) vs st kilda (1-2)
cats destroy saints by 122. geelong (2-2) st kilda (1-3)
GEEL 5.2 15.3 21.8 26.10 (166)
STK 1.2 5.3 5.7 6.8 (44)
GOALS: GEEL – Lord 6, Riccardi 5, Kingsley 3, King 2, Ablett 2, Mooney 2, Graham 2, Clarke, Wojcinski, Hunt, Ling; StK – Capuano 2, Hamill 2, Milne, Dal Santo
BEST: GEEL – Riccardi, Corey, Harley, Bartel, King, Lord, Kilpatrick, Ling; StK – Riewoldt, Hayes, Cripps, Lawrence
INJURY: GEEL – Sanderson (calf) replaced in selected in side by Wojcinski;
StK – Hudghton (neck), Hamill (sprained knee), Black (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Quigley, Head, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 23,563 at Skilled Stadium
freo (1-2) vs richmond (2-1) uor
freo smash tigers by 11 goals from behind. freo (2-2) richmond (2-2)
FRE 2.2 8.3 15.7 21.12 (138)
RICH 5.3 7.4 9.4 11.6 (72)
GOALS: FRE – Croad 5, J. Longmuir 3, Longmuir 2, Bell 2, Pavlich, Grover, Cunningham, Brown, Farmer, Hasleby, Medhurst, McPhee, Brown;
RICH – Poyas 3, Bowden 2, Ottens 2, Campbell 2, Rodan, Houlihan
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Croad, Bell, McManus, Cook, Carr, Hasleby; RICH – Gaspar, Campbell, Torney, Poyas, King
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Corcoran, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 23,571 at Subiaco Oval
port (1-2) vs carlton (1-2)
port beat blues by 53. port (2-2) carlton (1-3)
PA 3.3 7.5 15.9 23.10 (148)
CARL 2.2 7.5 9.9 14.11 (95)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, Burgoyne 3, Cockatoo-Collins 3, Kingsley 3, Schofield 2, Guerra 2, Stevens 2, Francou, C. Cornes; CARL – Merrington 4, Ratten, Whitnall, Gallagher, Camporeale, Murphy, Bradley, Hulme, Houlihan, Wiggins, Hickmott
BEST: PA – Francou, Kingsley, Tredrea, Lade, Schofield, Stevens; CARL – Ratten, Merrington, McKay, Houlihan, Hickmott, Freeborn
INJURY: PA – Primus (corked knee); CARL – Bradley (knee), Hickmott (head), Sporn (broken nose)
Primus should be OK for next week, as will Bradley.
UMPIRES: James, Wenn, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 29,486 at Football Park
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 4 0 469 278 168.71 16
ESS 3 1 427 334 127.84 12
MELB 3 1 451 384 117.45 12
ADE 3 1 417 378 110.32 12
PA 2 2 442 343 128.86 8
GEEL 2 2 396 347 114.12 8
FRE 2 2 411 371 110.78 8
SYD 2 2 385 357 107.84 8
WCE 2 2 472 456 103.51 8
KANG 2 2 360 348 103.45 8
COL 2 2 397 412 96.36 8
RICH 2 2 383 444 86.26 8
CARL 1 3 268 403 66.5 4
HAW 1 3 301 460 65.43 4
STK 1 3 262 446 58.74 4
WB 0 4 349 429 81.35 0
round 5 matches
thursday
collingwood v essendon
friday
bulldogs v melbourne
saturday
hawthorn v richmond gor
west coast v brisbane
st kilda v sydney
adelaide v port
sunday
geelong v freo
carlton v north
Harrison’s world 