hawthorn (4-3) vs carlton (1-6)
hawks beat blues by 9. hawthorn (5-3) carlton (1-7)
HAW 2.9 5.12 8.12 12.17 (89)
CARL 1.4 6.6 10.7 12.8 (80)
GOALS: HAW – Dixon 2, Lekkas 2, Vandenberg 2, Barlow, A. Cox, Cawford, Hodge, Chick, Barker; CARL – Whitnall 5, Houlihan 3, Lappin 2, Davies, McKernan
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Harford, McCabe, Vandenberg, Graham, Lekkas; CARL – Whitnall, Freeborn, Bradley, Pickering, McKernan
INJURY: HAW – Holland (shin), McCabe (shoulder); CARL – Camporeale (corked thigh), Plunkett (knee) replacemed in selected side by Cranage
UMPIRES: Coates, Dore, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 39,142 at MCG
freo (3-4) vs melbourne (5-2)
farmer gets freo a win over his old side by 5 after the siren. freo (4-4) melborune (5-3)
FRE 2.4 5.8 11.10 14.10 (94)
MELB 4.6 6.9 10.10 13.11 (89)
GOALS: FRE – Croad 7, Farmer 3, Simmonds, Hasleby, Browne, Brown; MELB – Vardy 3, Green 2, Bruce 2, Whelan 2, Johnstone, Neitz, Leoncelli, Robertson
BEST: FRE – Hasleby, Croad, Farmer, Pavlich, Cook, Simmonds; MELB – Johnstone, Powell, Vardy, Nicholson, Yze, Whelan
REPORTS: FRE – Grover for rough play on Bruce
UMPIRES: McBurney, Head, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 25,022 at Subiaco Oval
collingwood (5-2) vs brisbane (6-1)
pies edge lions by 3. collingwood (6-2) brisbane (6-2)
COL 5.1 8.9 14.12 17.12 (114)
BRIS 7.2 10.5 12.9 16.15 (111)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 5, Rocca 3, Betheras 3, Buckley 2, N. Davis, Fraser, O’Bree, Cummings; BRIS – McRae 3, Akermanis 2, Headland 2, Keating, Pike, Brown, Bradshaw, Power, Voss, Lynch, Lappin, Charmin
BEST: COL – Tarrant, Buckley, Licuria, Rocca, McGough, Cloke, Betheras; BRIS – B. Scott, Lappin, C. Scott, Headland, Leppitsch, Voss
INJURY: COL – McGough (suspected broken leg);. BRIS – C. Scott (thigh)
REPORTS: COL – Buckley for wrestling B. Scott, Johnson sriking Power; BRIS – B. Scott for wrestling Buckley
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Ellis, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 46,276 at Colonial Stadium
port (4-3) vs geelong (3-4)
port beat cats by 75. port (5-3) geelong (3-5)
PA 7.1 11.3 16.4 20 9 (129)
GEEL 1.3 4.4 6.10 7.12 (54)
GOALS: PA – C. Cornes 4, Guerra 4, Tredrea 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Primus, Montgomery, Wanganeen, Schofield, Francou, Cockatoo-Collins, Dew, James; GEEL – Kingsley 3, Sanderson, Ablett, Chapman, Ling
BEST: PA – C. Cornes, Francou, Primus, Bishop, Tredrea, Stevens; GEEL – Scarlett, Sanderson, Sholl, Ling, Milburn, Kingsley
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Allen, Rowston
ATTENDANCE: 18,193 at Football Park
richmond (3-4) vs west coast (4-3)
tigers beat eagles by 21. richmond (4-4) west coast (4-4)
RICH 2.3 7.6 10.9 13.16 (94)
WCE 3.4 7.5 8.11 10.13 (73)
GOALS: RICH – Campbell 4, Bowden 2, Rodan 2, Krakouer, Rogers, Stafford, Sziller, Vardy;
WCE – Wilson 3, Wirrpunda 2, Fletcher, Ph. Matera, Williams, Cousins, Cox
BEST: RICH – Campbell, Fiora, Tivendale, Rodan, Sziller, Gaspar, Stafford; WCE – Wirrpunda, Jakovich, Fletcher, Cox, Wilson
INJURY: RICH – Hall (groin) replaced in selected side by Pettifer; WCE – Peter Matera (knee) replaced in selected side by Humm
REPORTS: RICH – Stafford for kneeing Cox
UMPIRES: Vozzo, S McLaren, M McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 22,647 at MCG
essendon (4-3) vs st kilda (1-1-5)
dons beat saints by 99. essendon (5-3) st kilda (1-1-6)
ESS 3.5 13.8 21.12 26.15 (171)
STK 2.2 3.3 4.5 11.6 (72)
GOALS: ESS – Lucas 4, Caracella 3, J. Johnson 3, Rioli 2, Salmon 2, Alessio 2, Blumfield 2, Reynolds 2, Barnard, Mercuri, McVeigh, Harvey, Heffernan, Hille; StK – Riewoldt 3, Davis 2, Baker 2, Knobel, Milne, Plapp, Hayes
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Rioli, Forster-Knight, Barnard, Caracella, Harvey, Alessio, Blumfield; StK – Riewoldt, Clarke, Hayes, Thompson
INJURY: ESS – Salmon (corked thigh); STK – Plapp (bruised back)
CHANGES: STK – Hamill (calf) and Black (quadricep) replaced in selected side by Davis and Plapp
UMPIRES: Humphrey-Smith, Kelsey, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 34,262 at Colonial Stadium
bulldogs (1-6) vs sydney (3-1-3) uor
dogs stun swans by 69. bulldogs (2-6) sydney (3-1-4)
WB 3.5 10.8 16.13 24.15 (159)
SYD 1.7 7.11 9.16 11.24 (90)
GOALS: WB – Brown 5, Bandy 4, Alvey 2, Smith 2, Eagleton 2, Garlick 2, West, Darcy, Murphy, Giansiracusa, Grant, Saunders, Gilbee;
SYD – Goodes 4, Hall 2, Cresswell, Doyle, O’Loughlin, Nicks, Saddington
BEST: WB – Brown, Darcy, Johnson, Bandy, West, Alvey; SYD – Saddington, Goodes, Dunkley, Maxfield, Cresswell, Bolton
INJURY: WB – Grant (hip), Saunders (buttock); SYD – Kelly (hamstring), Dunkley (calf)
Kelly will miss 2 weeks with his injury.
UMPIRES: James, Morris, Wenn
ATTENDANCE 20954 at the SCG
north (3-4) vs adelaide (5-2)
roos stun crows by 17. north (4-4) adelaide (5-3)
KANG 4.4 10.7 12.11 16.14 (110)
ADE 3.1 7.4 10.9 14.9 (93)
GOALS: KANG – Harvey 4, Grant 2, Clayton 2, Rocca 2, Stevens, Porter, Pickett, Morrell, King, Harding; ADE – Welsh 5, Ricciuto 2, Clarke, Bode, Doughty, Stevens, McLeod, Burton, Bickley
BEST: KANG – Stevens, Teague, McCartney, Harvey, Simpson, Morrell, Pickett; ADE – Bassett, Goodwin, Hart, Doughty, McLeod, Bode, Welsh
INJURY: KANG – Cochrane (hamstring); ADE – Fitzgerald (right knee)
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Kennedy, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 7671 at Manuka Oval, Canberra
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 6 2 0 930 674 137.98 24
COL 6 2 0 761 647 117.62 24
PA 5 3 0 866 687 126.06 20
ESS 5 3 0 780 623 125.20 20
ADEL 5 3 0 815 740 10.14 20
MELB 5 3 0 820 760 107.89 20
HAW 5 3 0 800 788 101.52 20
WCE 4 4 0 884 848 104.25 16
FRE 4 4 0 732 751 97.47 16
KANG 4 4 0 778 847 91.85 16
RICH 4 4 0 721 829 86.97 16
SYD 3 4 1 712 731 97.40 14
GEEL 3 5 0 728 801 90.89 12
WB 2 6 0 748 764 97.91 8
STK 1 6 1 520 889 58.49 6
CARL 1 7 0 590 806 73.20 4
round 9 matches
friday
port v collingwood gor
saturday
geelong v bulldogs
melborune v north
st kilda v richmond
sydney v essendon
sunday
brisbane v freo
carlton v adelaide
west coast v hawthorn
Harrison’s world 