melbounrne (0-1) vs richmond (1-0)
dees break 9 game losing streak beating tigers by 59. melbourne (1-1) richmond (1-1)
MELB 6.7 12.10 16.12 20.15 (135)
RICH 3.1 6.1 8.3 12.4 (76)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 9, Green 3, Bruce 2, Davey 2, Holland, Johnstone, Miller, Robertson;
RICH – Brown 3, Krakouer 2, Gaspar, Tivendale, Morrison, Stafford, Campbell, Hyde, Newman
BEST: MELB – Neitz, Green, Bizzell, Brown, Whelan, Robertson, Johnstone; RICH – Chaffey, Johnson, Brown, Krakouer, Campbell, McBurney, James, Ryan
UMPIRES: McBurney, James, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 33,406 at MCG
essendon (0-1) vs st kilda (1-0)
saints stun dons by 34. st kilda (2-0) essendon (0-2)
STK 3.5 5.10 7.15 13.16 (94)
ESS 2.3 3.5 5.9 8.12 (60)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 3, Peckett 2, Hamill 2, X. Clarke 2, Riewoldt 2, Thompson, Voss; ESS – Lucas 4, Hird 2, Lloyd, Hille
BEST: StK – Hayes, Ball, Riewoldt, Maguire, Harvey, Koschitzke; ESS – Hird, Lucas, Bolton, Peverill, Misiti
INJURY: STK – Penny (groin); ESS – Johnson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Alvey, Johnson (hamstring), McVeigh (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Nicholls, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 44,876 at Telstra Dome
collingwood (0-1) vs bulldogs (0-1)
pies overrun dogs by 9. collingwood (1-1) bulldogs (0-2)
COL 2.5 5.8 10.14 15.16 (106)
WB 6.5 8.11 10.16 13.19 (97)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 4, Tarrant 3, Fraser 2, Davis 2, Lokan 2, Holland, O’Bree; WB – Rawlings 3, Bowden 2, Hahn, Morgan, Garlick, Boyd, Cooney, Power, Murphy, Johnson
BEST: COL – Fraser, Buckley, Davis, Burns, Wakelin, Clement, Rocca; WB – Smith, Darcy, Johnson, Eagleton, Robbins, Cooney, Grant
INJURY: COL – Davidson (left knee)
Davidson will miss his second consecutive season with the injury. It was his first game for the Pies after requiring a right knee reconstruction during the 2003 preseason
The club has already vowed to stick by the talented Davidson
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nicholls, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 40,044 at MCG
adelaide (0-1) vs brisbane (1-0)
lions hold off crows by 21. brisbane (2-0) adelaide (0-2)
BRIS 8.5 11.7 14.11 15.14 (104)
ADE 1.1 6.8 8.12 11.17 (83)
GOALS: BRIS – Voss 7, Notting 2, Bradshaw 2, McRae, B. Scott, Charman, Keating;
ADE – Johncock 4, Welsh 2, Stevens 2, Carey, Edwards, Goodwin
BEST: BRIS – Voss, Michael, Lappin, Keating, Akermanis, Black; ADE – Johncock, Goodwin, Stevens, Edwards, Hentschel, Reilly
INJURY: ADE – Ladhams (sprained ankle)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Dore, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 41,095 at AAMI Stadium
west coast (1-0) vs port (1-0)
port edge eagles by 3. port (2-0) west coast (1-1)
PA 3.3 10.6 14.7 18.10 (118)
WCE 4.0 7.3 12.10 17.13 (115)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 5, Thurstans 3, S. Burgoyne 2, Kingsley 2, Schofield, K. Cornes, Dew, P. Burgoyne, Cassisi, Lade; WCE – Sampi 5, Matera 3, Judd 2, Gardiner, Embley, Chick, Staker, Jakovich, Cousins, Adkins
BEST: PA – Tredrea, K. Cornes, Thurstans, S. Burgoyne, Wilson; WCE – Judd, Sampi, Cox, Kerr, Gardiner, Matera
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Allen, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 39,760 at Subiaco Oval
sydney (0-1) vs freo (1-0)
swans beat freo by 31. sydney (1-1) freo (1-1)
SYD 5.1 7.6 12.9 15.12 (102)
FRE 3.2 5.6 8.9 10.11 (71)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, Bevan 2, O’Keefe 2, Maxfield, Kirk, Kennelly, Crouch, J. Bolton, Schneider; FRE – Pavlich 3, J. Longmuir 2, Waterhouse 2, Simmonds 2, Farmer
BEST: SYD – Hall, Williams, Maxfield, Bevan;
FRE – Pavlich, J. Longmuir
INJURY: SYD – O’Loughlin (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Rowe, Head, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 21,366 at the SCG
carlton (0-1) vs geelong (0-1) uor
blues stun cats by 54. carlton (1-1) geelong (0-2)
CARL 2.4 6.6 12.6 16.8 (104)
GEEL 3.2 3.9 5.11 6.14 (50)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 5, Camporeale 4, Whitnall 2, Clarke, Fisher, Kenna, Hulme, Lappin; GEEL – Spriggs 2, Kelly, Tenace, Kingsley, Chapman
BEST: CARL – Camporeale, Fevola, Houlihan, Whitnall, Norman, Lappin; GEEL – Kelly, Corey, Mooney, Harley
REPORTS: GEEL – Moloney reported by field umpire Morris for striking Clarke
UMPIRES: Stevic, Woodcock, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 25,037 at Optus Oval
hawthorn (1-0) vs north (1-0)
roos beat hawks by 29. north (2-0) hawthorn (1-1)
KANG 5.2 7.5 12.10 15.13 (103)
HAW 3.1 5.4 7.5 11.8 (74)
GOALS: KANG – Jones 3, Grant 3, Simpson, Brown, McKernan, Motlop, B. Harvey, Harris, King, A. Stevens, Clayton; HAW – Thompson 4, Hodge 2, Mitchell, Vandenberg, Beaumont, Jacobs, A. Cox
BEST: KANG – Grant, B. Harvey, Colbert, Makepeace, Firrito, Rawlings, Simpson;
HAW – Smith, Everitt, Mitchell, Jacobs, Lekkas, Beaumont
INJURY: KANG – Archer (groin) replaced in selected side by Clayton; HAW – Vandenberg (corked hip), McCabe (shoulder), Dixon (knee) replaced in selected side by Holland
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Wenn, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 35,305 at MCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
StK 2 0 216 121 178.5 8
KANG 2 0 252 148 170.3 8
PA 2 0 276 177 155.9 8
BRIS 2 0 184 161 114.3 8
SYD 1 1 180 151 119.2 4
HAW 1 1 193 173 111.6 4
FRE 1 1 178 162 109.9 4
MELB 1 1 205 195 105.1 4
CARL 1 1 164 157 104.5 4
WCE 1 1 259 255 101.6 4
RICH 1 1 173 192 90.1 4
COL 1 1 163 194 84.0 4
WB 0 2 234 248 94.4 0
ADE 0 2 157 253 62.1 0
GEEL 0 2 111 226 49.1 0
ESS 0 2 122 252 48.4 0
round 3 matches
thursday
brisbane v collingwood gf rematch
saturday
north v carlton
sydney v geelong
essendon v west coast
sunday
port v hawthorn
bulldogs v melbourne gor
freo v adeliade
monday
st kilda v richmond
Harrison’s world 