west coast (7-8) vs essendon (9-6)
eagles beat dons by 44. west coast (8-8) essendon (9-7)
WCE 6.5 7.6 12.8 18.9 (117)
ESS 1.4 1.9 5.11 10.13 (73)
GOALS: WCE – Sampi 3, McDougall 3, Matera 3, Seaby 2, Morrison 2, Lynch, Judd, Adkins, Braun, Banfield; ESS – Richards 3, Lloyd 2, Lovett-Murray, Hille, Stanton, McPhee, Solomon
BEST: WCE – Judd, Morrison, Glass, Wirrpunda, Adkins, Lynch; ESS – Peverill, J. Johnson, Richards, Misiti, Solomon
INJURY: WCE – Hansen (hamstring), Cousins (back-related hamstring) late withdrawal;
ESS – Fletcher (teeth), McVeigh (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, James, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 40,674 at Subiaco Oval
carlton (6-9) vs north (8-7)
blues stun roos by 8. carlton (7-9) north (8-8)
CARL 3.2 5.7 7.11 9.16 (70)
KANG 3.3 5.4 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: CARL – Camporeale, Teague, Koutoufides, Walker, Lappin, Fevola, French, Bannister, Whitnall; KANG – Petrie, B Harvey, M Stevens 2, Makepeace, Grant, Rocca
BEST: CARL – Stevens, Teague, Koutoufides, Walker, Lappin, McGrath; KANG – Simpson, Grant, M Stevens, Brown, Colbert, Petrie
REPORTS: KANG – Archer by umpire Jeffery for striking Camporeale
UMPIRES: Avon, McLaren, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 20,732 at Optus Oval
richmond (4-11) vs st kilda (11-4)
saints beat tigers by 44. st kilda (12-4) richmond (4-12)
StK 5.3 10.5 15.8 16.9 (105)
RICH 4.1 4.3 5.5 9.7 (61)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 5, Guerra 4, Milne 4, Hamill 2, Hayes; RICH – Richardson 6, Tuck, Ottens, Moore
BEST: StK – Harvey, Jones, Riewoldt, Guerra, Dal Santo, Hayes, Ball, Voss, Baker, Peckett;
RICH – Ottens, Bowden, Johnson, Krakouer, Richardson
INJURY: StK – Gram (hamstring), Powell (ankle); RICH – Pettifer (ankle)
CHANGES: RICH – Schulz replaced in selected side by Rodan
UMPIRES: Head, Goldspink, Chamberlain (Goldspink (nose) replaced by Morris in the third quarter)
ATTENDANCE: 34,631 at Telstra Dome
collingwood (5-10) vs brisbane (11-4)
lions beat pies by 6 goals. brisbane (12-4) collingwood (5-11)
BRIS 1.2 5.7 12.11 16.13 (109)
COL 2.4 5.5 7.5 11.7 (73)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 3, Pike 3, McRae 2, Caracella, Voss, Power, Black, Leppitsch, Copeland, Hart, Bradshaw; COL – Lonie 2, Woewodin, Davis, Buckley, Holland, O’Bree, Fraser, Lokan, Lockyer, Rocca
BEST: BRIS – Black, Power, Voss, Leppitsch, Caracella, Johnson; COL – Burns, Fraser, Buckley
INJURY: BRIS – Lynch (ankle); COL – Wakelin (broken arm), Holland (corked hip)
UMPIRES: McBurney, Kennedy, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 34236 at the MCG
adelaide (5-10) vs freo (8-7)
freo beat crows by 12. freo (9-7) adelaide (5-11)
FRE 2.2 7.2 10.8 14.8 (92)
ADE 2.3 6.3 8.5 12.8 (80)
GOALS: FRE – Simmonds 2, Headland 2, Medhurst 2, Pavlich 2, Schammer, Hasleby, McManus, Longmuir, Bell, Hayden; ADE – Welsh 4, Johncock 2, McLeod 2, Watts, Stenglein, Biglands, Goodwin
BEST: FRE – Schammer, Hasleby, Headland, Hayden, Thornton, Bell; ADE – Ricciuto, Reilly, Johncock, Welsh, McLeod, McGregor
INJURY: ADE – Hentschel (sprained ankle), Doughty (concussion, suspected fractured eye socket)
UMPIRES: Rowe, Meredith, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 34,855 at AAMI Stadium
geelong (9-6) vs sydney (9-6)
cats beat swans by 15. geelong (10-6) sydney (9-7)
GEEL 3.1 3.8 7.9 11.11 (77)
SYD 1.6 3.7 6.8 9.8 (62)
GOALS: GEEL – Graham 2, Kingsley 2, S. Johnson 2, Riccardi, D. Johnson, Ablett, Chapman, Byrnes; SYD – O’Keefe 5, Hall, Nicks, J. Bolton, Ball
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Corey, Bartel, Sanderson, Ling, King, Scarlett; SYD – J. Bolton, O’Keefe, Mathews, C. Bolton, Maxfield
INJURY: GEEL – Riccardi (hamstring); Mooney (groin) a late withdrawal; SYD – Goodes (knee), Wiliams (foot) a late withdrawal
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Allen, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 20,515 at Skilled Stadium
melbourne (11-4) vs bulldogs (4-11)
dees beat dogs by 38. melbourne (12-4) bulldogs (4-12)
MELB 2.7 5.11 9.16 12.21 (93)
WB 2.4 3.8 5.9 7.13 (55)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Walsh 2, Bruce, Robertson, Vardy, McLean; WB – Darcy 3, Rawlings 2, Bowden, Street
BEST: MELB – Neitz, Bruce, Yze, White, Read, Brown, Heffernan; WB – Johnson, Murphy, Darcy, West, Skipper, Gilbee
INJURY: MELB – Davey (hamstring)
Davey will miss 3-4 weeks
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Hendrie, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 25,107 at Telstra Dome
hawthorn (2-13) vs port (11-4)
port beat hawks by 52. port (12-4) hawthorn (2-14)
PA 4.3 7.9 11.12 15.15 (105)
HAW 1.3 4.4 5.8 7.11 (53)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Thurstans 2, Lade 2, K. Cornes 2, Wilson, Mahoney, White, Cassisi, Pickett, Poulton; HAW – Williams 2, Everitt, Thompson, Croad, Lekkas, Osborne
BEST: PA – Brogan, Carr, James, S. Burgoyne, K. Cornes, Tredrea, C. Cornes; HAW – Croad, Everitt, Beaumont, Mitchell, Sewell
UMPIRES: Stevic, Margetts, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 11,682 at the MCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 12 4 1787 1339 133.46 48
BRIS 12 4 1768 1380 128.12 48
PA 12 4 1768 1385 127.65 48
MELB 12 4 1667 1375 121.24 48
GEEL 10 6 1457 1298 112.25 40
FRE 9 7 1427 1330 107.29 36
SYD 9 7 1367 1337 102.24 36
ESS 9 7 1690 1655 102.11 36
KANG 8 8 1580 1458 108.37 32
WCE 8 8 1462 1575 92.83 32
CARL 7 9 1364 1656 82.37 28
ADE 5 11 1478 1459 101.30 20
COL 5 11 1311 1509 86.88 20
WB 4 12 1432 1752 81.74 16
RICH 4 12 1226 1747 70.18 16
HAW 2 14 1212 1741 69.62 8
round 17 matches
st kilda v essendon
north v hawthorn
freo v sydney gor
brisbane v adelaide
bulldogs v collingwood
port v west coast
geelong v carlton
richmond v melbourne
Harrison’s world 