st kilda (12-4) vs essendon (9-7)
saints beat dons by 35. st kilda (13-4) essendon (9-8)
STK 6.4 9.5 15.6 20.7 (127)
ESS 2.1 4.3 9.7 14.8 (92)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 8, Riewoldt 7, Montagna 3, Dal Santo, Guerra; ESS – Lloyd 6, Haynes 2, Hille 2, J. Johnson, Lovett-Murray, Winderlich, Ramanauskas
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Jones, Riewoldt, Montagna, Hayes, Voss, Baker; ESS – Hille, J. Johnson, Lloyd, Solomon
INJURY: ESS – Fletcher (teeth) was a late withdrawal
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Allen, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 50,392 at Telstra Dome
north (8-8) vs hawthorn (2-14)
roos destroy hawks by 80. north (9-8) hawthorn (2-15)
KANG 6.2 12.7 17.9 22.11 (143)
HAW 1.4 3.6 5.6 9.9 (63)
GOALS: KANG – S. Harvey 4, Motlop 3, Harris 2, Wells 2, Petrie 2, Grant 2, Brown 2, Rocca 2, B. Harvey, Makepeace, M. Stevens; HAW – Lekkas 2, Thompson 2, Graham, Brown, Hodge, Holland, Williams
BEST: KANG – Wells, Motlop, S. Harvey, Harris, Simpson, Grant, Sinclair, Archer; HAW – Everitt, Hay, Croad, Greene
INJURY: KANG – B. Harvey (leg), Colbert (hamstring); HAW – Ladson (ankle)
UMPIRES: Davis, McBurney, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 20,018 at MCG
freo (9-7) vs sydney (9-7)
freo beat swans by 27. freo (10-7) sydney (9-8)
FRE 6.5 11.7 16.8 18.10 (118)
SYD 3.1 5.2 10.3 14.7 (91)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 5, J. Longmuir 4, Medhurst 3, Headland 2, Grover, Bell, Cook, Simmonds;
SYD – Hall, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Kennelly, Nicks, C Bolton, Maxfield, Crouch, Bevan
BEST: FRE – J. Longmuir, Farmer, Walker, Hasleby, Haddrill, Schammer: SYD – Kirk, O’Keefe, Maxfield, O’Loughlin, J. Bolton, Kennelly
INJURY: FRE – Simmonds (concussion)
CHANGES: FRE – Grover in for Hayden (soft tissue – undisclosed); SYD – McVeigh in for Fosdike
UMPIRES: Coates, Ellis, Kennedy
ATTENDANCE: 35,037 at Subiaco Oval
brisbane (12-4) vs adeliade (5-11)
linos abillitarate crows by 141. brisbane (13-4) adelaide (5-12)
BRIS 3.6 8.11 18.12 29.15 (189)
ADE 2.2 4.6 6.10 6.12 (48)
GOALS: Lynch 6, Akermanis 4, Voss 3, Lappin 3, Caracella 3, Rischitelli 2, Notting 2, Black 2, McGrath, Copeland, Macdonald, McRae;
ADE – Jericho 2, S. Stevens, Edwards, Johncock, Skipworth
INJURY: BRIS – Leppitsch (back), Charman (knee)
CHANGES: BRIS – Hart (migraine) replaced by Rischitelli; ADE – Welsh (flu) replaced by Ladhams
ATTENDANCE: 33,433 at the Gabba
bulldogs (4-12) vs collingwood (5-11)
pies beat dogs by 49. collingwood (6-11) bulldogs (4-13)
COL 3.5 6.9 9.12 17.13 (115)
WB 1.3 3.8 7.12 8.18 (66)
GOALS: COL – Burns 3, Fraser 3, Buckley 2, Holland 2, Walker 2, Woewodin, Lonie, Lockyer, Lokan, King; WB – Robbins 3, Johnson, Hahn, Darcy, Bowden, Rawlings
BEST: COL – Buckley, Fraser, Licuria, Johnson, Clement, O’Bree, Burns; WB – Grant, West, Darcy, Robbins
INJURY: COL – Prestigiacomo (shoulder), Davis (corked thigh), Rowe (corked thigh);
WB – Power (heel) replaced in selected side by Birss, Rawlings (nose)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Head, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 32,675 at Telstra Dome
port (12-4) vs west coast (8-8)
port beat eagles by 26. port (13-4) West coast (8-9)
PA 5.0 10.4 12.4 16.6 (102)
WCE 2.5 4.8 7.16 9.22 (76)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, White 2, Lade, Schofield, Carr, Pickett, Brogan, Mahoney, Cassisi, Thurstans; WCE – Matera 4, Judd, Kerr, Braun, Adkins, Lynch
BEST: PA – C. Cornes, Tredrea, K. Cornes, Wilson, Mahoney, Carr; WCE – Fletcher, Kerr, Braun, Matera, Waters, Morrison
UMPIRES: McInerney, Jeffery, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 26,286 at AAMI Stadium
geelong (10-6) vs carlton (7-9)
cats beat blues by 57. geelong (11-6) carlton (7-10)
GEEL 5.5 9.10 12.17 18.23 (131)
CARL 1.3 4.4 8.6 11.8 (74)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 4, Kingsley 4, Ablett 3, Wojcinski 2, Graham, Johnson, Scarlett, Gardiner, Callan; CARL – Fevola 3, Morrell, Clarke, Stevens, Deluca, Waite, Houlihan, Fisher, Koutoufides
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Ablett, Graham, Chapman, Mooney, Ling; CARL – Lappin, Scotland, Koutoufides
INJURY: GEEL – Sanderson (suspected medial knee ligament)
UMPIRES: Meredith, Avon, James
ATTENDANCE: 43,210 at Telstra Dome
richmond (4-12) vs melbourne (12-4)
dees beat tigers by 56. melbourne (13-4) richmond (4-13)
MELB 5.3 11.7 15.10 19.12 (126)
RICH 4.4 7.7 9.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Miller 4, Holland 3, Robertson 2, Walsh, Yze, Brown, Johnstone;
RICH – Pettifer 4, Richardson 2, Ottens 2, Chaffey, Houlihan
BEST: MELB – Brown, Holland, Bruce, Rigoni, Neitz, Wheatley, Johnstone; RICH – Rodan, Pettifer, Bowden, Krakouer, Johnson, Newman
INJURY: MELB – Vardy (knee)
UMPIRES: Rowe, Rowston, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 25,211 at the MCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 13 4 1957 1428 137.04 52
STK 13 4 1914 1431 133.75 52
PA 13 4 1870 1461 127.99 52
MELB 13 4 1793 1445 124.08 52
GEEL 11 6 1588 1372 115.74 44
FRE 10 7 1545 1421 108.73 40
KANG 9 8 1723 1521 113.28 36
SYD 9 8 1458 1455 100.21 36
ESS 9 8 1782 1782 100.00 36
WCE 8 9 1538 1677 91.71 32
CARL 7 10 1438 1787 80.47 28
COL 6 11 1426 1575 90.54 24
ADEL 5 12 1526 1648 92.60 20
WB 4 13 1498 1867 80.24 16
RICH 4 13 1296 1873 69.19 16
HAW 2 15 1275 1884 67.68 8
round 18 matches
adelaide v north
carlton v freo
collingwood v richmond
essendon v port
sydney v brisbane
geelong v st kilda gor
melbourne v hawthorn
west coast v bulldogs
Harrison’s world 