essendon (10-9) vs collingwood (8-11)
dons end pies hopes by 34. essendon (11-9) Collngwood (8-12)
ESS 9.2 11.5 14.8 18.13 (121)
COL 2.4 5.6 10.8 13.9 (87)
GOALS: ESS – Hille 4, Hird 3, Watson 2, Lucas 2, Dyson 2, McVeigh, J. Johnson, Lloyd, Richards, Murphy; COL – Burns 3, Davis 2, Tarrant 2, Holland 2, Lonie, Lockyer, Fraser, King
BEST: ESS – McPhee, Solomon, Hird, Peverill, Stanton, Hille, J. Johnson; COL – Fraser, Licuria, Tarrant, Buckley, Burns
INJURY: ESS – Welsh (knee) replaced in selected side by Mercuri; COL -Cloke (hamstring) replaced in selected side by McGough, Maxwell (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 52,983 at MCG
geelong (13-6) vs freo (11-8)
cats beat freo by 50. geelong (14-6) freo (11-9)
GEEL 1.9 3.11 8.15 9.21 (75)
FRE 0.1 3.2 3.4 3.7 (25)
GOALS: GEEL – Riccardi 2, S. Johnson 2, McCarthy 2, Graham, Tenace, Corey; FRE – Bell, Farmer, Medhurst
BEST: GEEL: Corey, Scarlett, Milburn, Ablett, S. Johnson, Ling, Bartel; FRE – J. Longmuir, Smith, Thornton, Hasleby, Schammer, Bell
INJURY: FRE – Bell (groin)
CHANGES: GEEL – Wojcinski (groin) replaced in the selected side by McCarthy; FRE – Cook (hamstring) replaced in the selected side by Hayden, Siegert (foot) replaced in the selected side by Dodd
REPORTS: GEEL – Bartel reported by field umpires James and Ryan for engaging unduly rough play with T. Longmuir and by field umpire James for striking Smith
UMPIRES: James, Ryan, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 15,209 at Skilled Stadium
hawthorn (3-16) vs brisbane (13-6)
lions beat hawks by 23. brisbane (14-6) hawthorn (3-17)
BRIS 2.5 3.12 6.14 8.18 (66)
HAW 2.3 2.3 6.4 6.7 (43)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 4, McRae 2, Notting, Black; HAW – Holland 2, A. Cox 2, Lekkas 2
BEST: BRIS – Pike, Brown, Power, Johnson, Voss; HAW – Mitchell, Picioane, A. Cox, Hodge, Holland
INJURY: HAW – Thompson (hamstring)
CHANGES: HAW – Barker replaced in selected side by Lonie
UMPIRES: Grun, Schmitt, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 17,159 at the MCG
melbourne (14-5) vs sydney (10-9) uor
swans stun dees by 21. sydney (11-9) melbourne (14-6)
SYD 3.3 7.7 10.7 10.7 (67)
MELB 0.1 3.2 6.4 7.4 (46)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 5, Doyle 2, O’Keefe, Ball, Crouch; MELB – Holland 2, Robertson 2, Heffernan, Neitz, White
BEST: SYD – Kennelly, O’Loughlin, Goodes, C. Bolton, J. Bolton, Barry; MELB – Whelan, Brown, Holland, Heffernan, Robertson
INJURY: MELB – Whelan (bruised knee), Wheatley (corked calf), Bell (ankle), Broadbridge (dislocated kneecap)
REPORTS: SYD – Maxfield for striking Miller
UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, McLaren
CROWD: 34,991 at Telstra Dome
bulldogs (4-15) vs port (14-5)
port beat dogs by 86. port (15-5) bulldogs (4-16)
PA 5.2 10.5 18.6 23.9 (147)
WB 3.3 5.7 6.7 9.7 (61)
GOALS: PA – Wanganeen 4, Mahoney 3, Montgomery 2, Lade 2, Carr 2, Schofield 2, Thurstans 2, Dew, Kingsley, K. Cornes, James, Cassisi, Hardwick; WB – B. Murphy 2, Darcy, Johnson, Robbins, Hahn, Cooney, Eagleton, Harrison
BEST: PA – Montgomery, James, Wanganeen, Carr, Schofield, Lade, C. Cornes; WB – Cooney, Power, Cross, Birss, B. Murphy
INJURY: PA – Tredrea (shoulder); WB – McMahon replaced in selected side by Boyd
UMPIRES: Davis, Coates, M. Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 13,271 at Marrara, Darwin
north (10-9) vs st kilda (14-5)
saints beat roos by 51. st kilda (15-5) north (10-10)
STK 5.2 10.5 15.7 23.9 (147)
KANG 7.0 11.1 12.3 15.6 (96)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 10, Riewoldt 3, Blake 2, Harvey 2, Montagna, Hamill, X. Clarke, Ball, Baker, Black; KANG – Rocca 4, Corey Jones 3, McKernan 2, Rawlings, Grant, Sinclair, Chad Jones, B. Harvey, Harding
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, X. Clarke, Baker, Black, Hayes; KANG – Simpson, Grant, Rocca, Corey Jones, Wells, King, Sinclair
INJURY: StK – Ferguson (hamstring)
CHANGES: StK – Thompson (ill) replaced in selected side by Stone
UMPIRES: Rowe, Woodcock, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 41,664 at Telstra Dome
adelaied (6-13) vs richmond (4-15)
crows beat tigers by 52. adeliade (7-13) richmond (4-16)
ADEL 3.2 8.5 14.8 21.12 (138)
RICH 5.1 7.5 13.6 13.8 (86)
GOALS: ADEL – Welsh 4, Perrie 4, Hentschel 4, Jericho 2, Ricciuto 2, Shirley, Stenglein, McLeod, S. Stevens, Goodwin; RICH – Richardson 2, Fleming 2, Schulz 2, Weller 2, Brown, Blumfield, Rodan, Krakouer, Moore
BEST: ADEL – Edwards, Ricciuto, Goodwin, Perrie, Hentschel, McLeod; RICH – Tivendale, Fleming, Weller, Zantuck, Bowden, Krakouer
UMPIRES: Head, Hendrie, K. Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 35,896 at AAMI Stadium
west coast (10-9) vs carlton (8-11)
eagles end blues hopes by 62. west coast (11-9) carlton (8-12)
WCE 3.3 7.8 12.15 15.21 (111)
CARL 0.5 2.6 2.7 6.13 (49)
GOALS: WCE – Embley 2, McDougall 2, Judd 2, Seaby 2, Matera, Wooden, Sampi, Fletcher, Braun, Adkins, Kerr; CARL – Koutoufides, Lappin, Camporeale, Fevola, Johnson, Whitnall
BEST: WCE – Judd, Braun, Wooden, Embley, Morrison, Glass, Hunter, Chick; CARL – Stevens, Koutoufides, Lappin, Livingston, Thornton, Camporeale, Scotland
INJURY: WCE – Kerr (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Stevic, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 39,631 at Subiaco Oval
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 15 5 2246 1696 132.43 60
PA 15 5 2221 1693 131.19 60
BRIS 14 6 2144 1641 130.65 56
GEEL 14 6 1878 1574 119.31 56
MELB 14 6 1998 1700 117.53 56
FRE 11 9 1754 1665 105.35 44
SYD 11 9 1720 1670 102.99 44
ESS 11 9 2079 2022 102.82 44
WCE 11 9 1842 1856 99.25 44
KANG 10 10 1979 1829 108.20 40
COL 8 12 1722 1867 92.23 32
CARL 8 12 1624 2066 78.61 32
ADEL 7 13 1781 1867 95.39 28
WB 4 16 1725 2240 77.01 16
RICH 4 16 1563 2228 70.15 16
HAW 3 17 1501 2163 69.39 12
round 21 matches
collingwood v port
carlton v melbourne
sydney v essendon
brisbane v st kilda
freo v west coast
hawthorn v richmond gor
adelaide v geelong
bulldogs v north
Harrison’s world 