adelaide (2-5) vs essendon (5-2)
dons beat crows by 51. essendon (6-2) adelaide (2-6)
ESS 7.4 10.9 14.11 20.15 (135)
ADE 2.4 5.6 7.12 12.12 (84)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Hille 2, M Johnson 2, Solomon 2, McPhee 2, Lovett-Murray, J Johnson, Murphy, Bolton, Cupido; ADE – Carey 6, Bock, Hentschel, Burton, McLeod, Edwards, McGregor
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Murphy, Allan, Lucas, M Johnson, Solomon, Welsh; ADE – Carey, Ricciuto, McLeod, Begley, Clarke
INJURY: ESS – Hird (eye), Rioli (ankle)
Hird was taken to hospital for precautionary exams and will miss 1-2 weeks with bleeding behind the eye. Rioli will also miss 1-2 weeks
CHANGES: ESS – Haynes (quad) replaced in selected side by Bulen; ADE – Welsh (virus) replaced in selected side by S. Stevens
UMPIRES: Avon, McInerney, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 46,309 at AAMI Stadium
richmond (3-4) vs bulldogs (2-5)
tigers beat dogs by 23. richmond (4-4) bulldogs (2-6)
RICH 4.1 8.5 11.9 15.15 (105)
WB 1.8 6.13 8.19 10.22 (82)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 10, Brown 3, Stafford, Johnson; WB – Bowden 2, Hahn 2, Murphy 2, West, Darcy, Croft, Robbins
BEST: RICH – Richardson, Brown, Bowden, Kellaway, Johnson, Tivendale, Hall, Gaspar; WB – West, Johnson, Bowden, Smith, Grant, Giansiracusa
INJURY: RICH – Campbell (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Rodan; WB – Johnson (ankle)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Head, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 33,960 at the MCG
west coast (2-5) vs sydney (3-4)
eagles beat swans by 27. west coast (3-5) sydney (3-5)
WCE 3.3 11.4 14.9 18.16 (124)
SYD 3.3 8.5 11.7 15.7 (97)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 5, Jakovich 3, Chambers 2, Cousins 2, Selwood, Fletcher, Embley, Sampi, Cox, Braun; SYD – Hall 5, O’Loughlin 3, Fosdike 2, Kirk, Matthews, Davis, J. Bolton, Maxfield
BEST: WCE: Cousins, Staker, Embley, Kerr, Chambers, Matera; SYD – Hall, Bevan, J. Bolton, Matthews, Fosdike, Kirk
INJURY: SYD – Goodes (right knee)
REPORTS: WCE – Kerr reported for allegedly charging Kirk by field umpire Mathew James
UMPIRES: James, Ellis, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 38,870 at Subiaco Oval
st kilda (7-0) vs collingwood (1-6)
saints beat pies by 47. st kilda (8-0) collingwood (1-7)
StK 6.3 10.7 15.10 21.12 (138)
COL 2.1 4.4 10.9 13.13 (91)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 5, Milne 5, Guerra 4, Koschitzke 4, Hamill 2, Riewoldt; COL – Tarrant 4, Rocca 3, Davis, Didak, Johnson, Licuria, McGough, O’Bree
BEST: StK – Milne, Koschitzke, Guerra, Dal Santo, Gehrig, Schwarze, Ball, Hamill, Jones;
COL – Woewodin, Johnson, Tarrant, Richards, Rocca, O’Bree
UMPIRES: Allen, Rowe, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 47,898 at Telstra Dome
brisbane (5-2) vs carlton (3-4)
lions beat blues by 38. brisbane (6-2) carlton (3-5)
BRIS 6.4 9.9 17.11 21.14 (140)
CARL 2.3 5.5 9.6 16.6 (102)
GOALS: BRIS – Akermanis 5, Bradshaw 5, Voss 3, Brown, McGrath, Hadley, Brennan, Charman, Pike, Scott, Notting; CARL – Fisher 3, Hulme 3, Prendergast 3, Lappin 2, Whitnall 2, Camporeale, Stevens, Houlihan
BEST: BRIS – Black, Akermanis, Power, Johnson, Michael, Lappin, Bradshaw; CARL – Prendergast, Fisher, Camporeale, Stevens, Lappin, Whitnall
INJURY: BRIS – McRae (thigh), Leppitsch (ankle); CARL – Deluca (cheekbone); Davies (hamstring)
CHANGES: CARL – Koutoufides (hamstring) replaced in the selected side by Kenna
UMPIRES: Davis, McLaren, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 34,368 at the Gabba
geelong (3-4) vs melbourne (6-1)
cats stun dees by 14. geelong (4-4) melbourne (6-2)
GEEL 7.1 9.5 11.9 15.11 (101)
MELB 2.4 3.7 9.12 12.15 (87)
GOALS: GEEL Kingsley 4, Mackie, Chapman, Mooney 3, Kelly, Ablett; MELB – Davey 5, Johnstone, Robertson, White, Yze, Miller, Ward, Godfrey
BEST: GEEL – Scarlett, Harley, Mooney, Kelly, Kingsley, Ablett; MELB – Yze, Davey, Thompson, Miller, Wheatley, White
INJURY: GEEL – Corey (ill); MELB – Ward (hamstring), Carroll (jarred elbow)
CHANGES: GEEL – Haynes (hamstring) replaced by D Johnson; MELB – Brown (hamstring) replaced by Carroll
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Rosebury, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 21,157 at Skilled Stadium
north (3-4) vs port (5-2)
roos stun port by 92 in massive upset. north (4-4) port (5-3)
KANG 5.1 8.6 18.12 21.14 (140)
PA 2.1 4.3 4.4 7.6 (48)
GOALS: KANG – Kangaroos: Harvey 4, Rocca 3, Petrie 3, Motlop 2, Hale 2, Grant, Harris, Sinclair, King, Makepeace, Stevens, Jones;
PA – Schofield 2, Lade, Wilson, White, Salopek, James
BEST: KANG – Harvey, Petrie, King, Grant, Simpson, Watt, Rocca, Colbert; PA – Poulton, Schofield, Bishop, Wilson
INJURY: KANG – Firrito (back) replaced in selected side by Watt, Motlop (ankle);
PA – Wanganeen (back spasms) replaced in selected side by Symes, P. Burgoyne (corked hip)
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Wenn, Ryan
CROWD: 16,910 at Telstra Dome
hawthorn (1-6) vs freo (5-2) uor
hawks stun freo by 9. hawthorn (2-6) freo (5-3)
HAW 2.5 6.7 8.9 10.10 (70)
FRE 3.1 4.6 6.8 8.13 (61)
GOALS: HAW – Crawford 2, Vandenberg 2, Williams, Lonie, Ball, Kane, Croad, Everitt;
FRE – Simmonds, Bell 2, Pavlich, J. Longmuir, T. Longmuir, Farmer
BEST: HAW – Croad, Everitt, Bateman, Lonie, Crawford, Vandenberg; FRE – McPharlin, McManus, Bell, Hasleby, Bell, Pavlich
UMPIRES: Jeffery, McBurney, Stevic
ATTENDANCE: 14,554 at York Park, Launceston
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 8 0 898 607 147.94 32
MELB 6 2 906 681 133.04 24
BRIS 6 2 858 649 132.20 24
ESS 6 2 852 819 104.03 24
FRE 5 3 672 609 110.34 20
PA 5 3 873 798 109.40 20
KANG 4 4 833 793 105.04 16
GEEL 4 4 706 691 102.17 16
RICH 4 4 635 786 80.79 16
SYD 3 5 722 698 103.44 12
WCE 3 5 782 862 90.72 12
CARL 3 5 688 808 85.15 12
WB 2 6 791 908 87.11 8
ADE 2 6 714 821 86.97 8
HAW 2 6 647 816 79.29 8
COL 1 7 628 859 73.11 4
round 9 matches
friday
collingwood v adelaide
saturday
melbourne v north
freo v brisbane
geelong v essendon
port v richmond
sunday
sydney v hawthorn
carlton v bulldogs gor
st kilda v west coast
Harrison’s world 