hawthorn (3-4) vs essendon (3-4)
dons beat hawks by 53. essendon (4-4) hawthorn (3-5)
ESS 4.3 7.7 11.11 15.16 (106)
HAW 2.2 5.2 7.5 8.5 (53)
GOALS: ESS – Cupido 3, Barnard 2, Lucas 2, Mercuri 2, Hille, J. Johnson, McGrath, Reynolds, Richards, Winderlich; HAW – Thompson 2, S. Cox, Everitt, Greene, Ladson, Rawlings, Ries
BEST: ESS – Mercuri, Lucas, Solomon, Wellman, Bolton, M. Johnson, J. Johnson, Barnard;
HAW – Bateman, Lekkas, Crawford, Ries, Barlow
CHANGES: ESS – Hird (calf) replaced in selected side by McGrath, Lloyd (groin) replaced in selected side by Richards; HAW – Hay (bruised heel) replaced in selected side by Loats
REPORTS: ESS – Barnard by umpire McLaren for striking Hodge; HAW – Holland by field umpire Morris for striking Welsh
UMPIRES: McLaren, Morris, Wenn
CROWD: 48,006 at the MCG
richmond (5-2) vs melbourne (3-4)
tigers beat dees by 9. richmond (6-2) melbourne (3-5)
RICH 7.3 10.4 14.5 17.10 (112)
MELB 7.0 9.3 14.7 16.7 (103)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 4, Stafford 3, Bowden 2, Cameron 2, Gaspar, Pettifer, Rodan, Johnson, Tivendale, Vardy; MELB – Neitz 4, Robertson 3, Vardy 2, Heffernan, Yze, Green, Leoncelli, Jarmar, Rigoni, Whelan
BEST: RICH – Richardson, Bowden, Newman, Stafford, Johnson, Tivendale, Chaffey;
MELB – Williams, Rigoni, Robertson, Leoncelli, Bizzell, Jamar
INJURY: MELB – Bruce (hamstring), Heffernan (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Head
ATTENDANCE: 38,063 at MCG
collingwood (4-3) vs west coast (5-2)
eagles beat pies by 16. west coast (6-2) collingwood (4-4)
WCE 7.5 9.7 12.7 18.11 (119)
COL 3.0 6.6 12.9 15.13 (103)
GOALS: WCE – Embley 4, Judd 3, Sampi 2, Matera 2, Braun, Hunter, Cousins, Gardiner, Jones, Wirrpunda, Chick; COL – Rocca 4, Didak 2, Burns 2, Woewodin 2, Cole, Tarrant, Holland, Licuria, Buckley
BEST: WCE – Gardiner, Embley, Wirrpunda, Cousins, Green, Jones; COL – Buckley, Rocca, Burns, Clement, Molloy, Licuria
INJURY: WCE – Chick (calf); COL – Prestigiacomo (ribs)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, McInerney, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 39,912 at Telstra Dome
brisbane (5-1-1) vs adelaide (4-3)
lions beat crows by 18. brisbane (6-1-1) adeliade (4-4)
BRIS 3.1 7.3 12.8 16.11 (107)
ADE 5.4 8.9 10.14 12.17 (89)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 7, McRae 2, Black 2, Caracella, Voss, Power, Brennan, Leppitsch;
ADE – McLeod 2, Perrie 2, Edwards 2, Burns, McGregor, Gallagher, Bickley, Biglands, Goodwin
BEST: BRIS – Voss, Lynch, Hart, Black, Caracella, Leppitsch; ADE – Goodwin, Biglands, Bickley, Begley, Gallagher, Johncock
INJURY: BRIS – McDonald (foot) replaced selected side by McLaren; ADE -Begley (head), Burns (groin), Crowell (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Allen, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 34,469 at Gabba
port (4-3) vs north (3-1-3)
port beat roos by 54 for the first time. port (5-3) north (3-1-4)
PA 3.4 6.6 9.7 15.13 (103)
KANG 3.1 6.4 7.7 7.7 (49)
GOALS: PA – S. Burgoyne 4, Pickett 3, Tredrea 2, C. Cornes 2, Wanganeen, Schofield, Guerra, Cockatoo-Collins; KANG – Grant, Sinclair, Brown, Petrie, Jones, Harvey, Makepeace
BEST: PA – Wanganeen, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, Pickett, Lade; KANG -Simpson, Grant, Harvey, A. Stevens, Colbert, Jones
INJURY: PA – Brogan (knee); KANG – Archer (virus – withdrawn from selected side), Sinclair (hip)
REPORTS: KANG – Harding by umpire Schmitt for charging G Wanganeen
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Schmitt, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 24,702 at AAMI Stadium
carlton (2-5) vs bulldogs (1-6)
blues beat dogs by 7. carlton (3-5) bulldogs (1-7)
CARL 2.8 6.11 9.14 15.17 (107)
WB 4.3 6.9 9.13 14.16 (100)
GOALS: CARL – Hickmott 3, McKernan 3, Beaumont 2, Houlihan 2, Camporeale, Fevola, Hulme, Sporn, McCormick; WB – Brown 4, Johnson 3, Bowden 2, Dimattina 2, Garlick, Gilbee, McMahon
BEST: CARL – Camporeale, Ratten, Koutoufides, Fevola, McKernan, Houlihan, Murphy;
WB – Garlick, Brown, West, Johnson, Hahn, Dimattina, Croft, Bowden
INJURY: WB – Harrison (jarred knee)
UMPIRES: Baldwin, Fussell, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 20,602 at Optus Oval
sydney (4-3) vs geelong (1-6)
swans beat cats by 39. sydney (5-3) Geelong (1-7)
SYD 5.2 10.8 12.9 17.10 (112)
GEEL 1.0 4.1 8.6 11.7 (73)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 2, Maxfield 2, Fosdike 2, Stevens 2, Roberts-Thomson 2, Schneider 2, Goodes 2, Cresswell, Williams, J. Bolton;
GEEL – Graham 4, McCarthy 2, Riccardi, Kingsley, Ablett, Chambers, Chapman
BEST: SYD – J. Bolton, Cresswell, Mathews, Maxfield, Roberts-Thompson, Kennelly;
GEEL – Graham, Ling, Ablett, Chapman, Scarlett, Harley
INJURY: SYD – O’Loughlin (calf) replaced in selected side by Sundqvist, Saddington (hip) replaced in selected side by Stevens, Williams (concussion); GEEL – King (leg) replaced in selected side by Johnson, Gardiner (neck) replaced in selected side by McCarthy
UMPIRES: Coates, Rowston, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 22,483 at SCG
freo (4-3) vs st kilda (4-3)
freo beat saints by 41. freo (5-3) st kilda (4-4)
FRE 5.4 9.7 13.10 18.15 (123)
STK 3.3 5.9 9.11 11.16 (82)
GOALS: FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Farmer 3, Hasleby 2, Pavlich 2, Croad 2, Headland, Bell, Cook, Carr, Simmonds, Waterhouse; StK – Gehrig 5, Hayes, Peckett, Thompson, Hamill, Burke, Milne
BEST: FRE – Headland, Hayden, Woods, Bell, Hasleby, Simmonds, Pavlich; StK – Harvey, Gehrig, Hayes, Peckett, Riewoldt, Black
UMPIRES: James, Rowe, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 26,732 at Subiaco
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 6 1 1 778 671 115.95 26
WCE 6 2 0 895 712 125.70 24
RICH 6 2 0 746 634 117.67 24
PA 5 3 0 741 646 114.71 20
SYD 5 3 0 778 697 111.62 20
FRE 5 3 0 870 783 111.11 20
ADE 4 4 0 833 706 117.99 16
ESS 4 4 0 791 743 106.46 16
COL 4 4 0 785 805 97.52 16
STK 4 4 0 738 821 89.89 16
KANG 3 4 1 770 855 90.06 14
MELB 3 5 0 745 829 89.87 12
CARL 3 5 0 745 861 86.53 12
HAW 3 5 0 683 792 86.24 12
WB 1 7 0 760 926 82.07 4
GEEL 1 7 0 643 820 78.41 4
round 9 matches
friday
essendon v port
saturday
carlton v brisbane
melbourne v freo
collingwood v st kilda
west coast v richmond gor
sunday
north v sydney
geelong v hawthorn
adelaide v bulldogs
Harrison’s world 