carlton (1-2) vs essendon (1-2)
dons beat blues by 37. essendon (2-2) carlton (1-3)
ESS 1.2 5.8 13.11 17.15 (117)
CARL 3.3 6.6 7.7 12.8 (80)
GOALS: ESS – Lovett-Murray 3, Dyson 2, Lloyd 2, Ramanauskas 2, Solomon 2, Hird 2, McPhee, Bullen, Alvey, Welsh; CARL – Sporn 2, Bannister 2, Fevola 2, Whitnall 2, Houlihan, Fisher, Lappin, Morrell
BEST: ESS – McPhee, Rioli, Ramanauskas, Peverill, Fletcher, Lovett-Murray, Hird; CARL – Stevens, Johnson, Scotland, Sporn, Lappin
INJURY: ESS – Reynolds (illness), replaced in selected side by Lovett-Murray, Henneman (corked hip), Bullen (corked calf)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Dore, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 60,864 at the MCG
melbourne (2-1) vs port (3-0) uor
dees stun port by 53. melbourne (3-1) port (3-1)
MELB 5.1 8.7 12.14 18.16 (124)
PA 4.3 5.6 8.8 10.11 (71)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Bruce 4, Green 2, Holland 2, Yze, Brown, Davey, Thompson; PA – Tredrea 2, Ebert 2, P Burgoyne 2, K Cornes, Brogan, Thurstans, Lade
BEST: MELB – Green, Brown, Whelan, Bruce, Neitz, McDonald, Wheatley, Yze; PA – P. Burgoyne, Carr, K. Cornes, Ebert, Brogan, Kingsley
INJURY: PA – Montgomery (corked thigh), S. Burgoyne (bruised shoulder)
CHANGES: MELB – Johnstone (corked thigh) replaced by Rigoni; PA – PA – C. Cornes (corked thigh) replaced by Chaplin
UMPIRES: McBurney, Grun, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 20,093 at MCG
geelong (0-3) vs richmond (1-2)
cats beat tigers by 49. geelong (1-3) richmond (1-3)
GEEL 7.0 11.1 15.5 19.13 (127)
RICH 1.4 3.7 7.10 11.12 (78)
GOALS: GEEL – Graham 6, Kingsley 3, Haynes 2, Playfair 2, Mackie 2, Ling, Riccardi, Tenace, Mooney; RICH – Brown 4, Ottens, Coughlan 2, Fiora 2, Gaspar 2, Tivendale
BEST: GEEL -Ling, Mooney, Harley, Graham, Corey, Scarlett, Riccardi; RICH – Tivendale, Krakouer, Brown, Ottens, Hartigan
CHANGES: GEEL – Milburn (knee) replaced in the selected side by Rooke
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Meredith and Nicholls
CROWD: 31,375 at Telstra Dome
west coast (1-2) vs brisbane (3-0)
eagles stun lions by 3. west coast (2-2) brisbane (3-1)
WCE 3.2 6.4 10.5 12.7 (79)
BRIS 2.3 4.4 10.9 10.16 (76)
GOALS: WCE – McDougall 3, Matera 3, Embley 2, Chick, Judd, Sampi, Seaby; BRIS – McRae 2, Brown 2, B. Scott, Lappin, Akermanis, Notting, Black, McLaren
BEST: WCE – Judd, Embley, Cox, Staker, Fletcher, Kerr; BRIS – Charman, Hart, Brown, Shattock, Akermanis, Power
INJURY: BRIS – Bradshaw (back), Caracella (shoulder), Leppitsch (groin); WCE – Chick (thigh)
After a complication to his corked thigh, Daniel Chick required surgery for Compartment Syndrome. Surgery was required to relieve the build up of pressure in his leg and he will be sidelined 3-4 weeks
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Rowe, Ellis
CROWD: 39,666 at Subiaco Oval
adelaide (0-3) vs st kilda (3-0)
saints beat crows by 15. st kilda (4-0) adelaide (0-4)
| Adelaide | 6.2 | 8.3 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 98 | Sat 17-Apr-2004 7:10 pm | Football Park | 42,219 |
| St. Kilda | 5.1 | 10.2 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 113 | St. Kilda won by 15 points | ||
hawthorn (1-2) vs bulldogs (0-3)
dogs stun hawks by 12. bulldogs (1-3) hawthorn (1-3)
WB 2.6 7.9 13.11 16.13 (109)
HAW 3.5 5.8 9.9 14.13 (97)
GOALS: WB – Harrison 3, Johnson 3, Darcy 3, Rawlings 2, Hahn, Eagleton, Bassett, Power, Cooney, Bowden, Robbins; HAW – Williams 2, Lonie 2, Picioane 2, Thompson 2, Everitt, Holland, Mitchell, J. Smith, Vandenberg, Lekkas
BEST: WB – West, Eagleton, Smith, Johnson, Harris, Bassett, Bowden, Murphy; HAW – Smith, Vandenberg, Crawford, Lonie, Jacobs, Mitchell
INJURY: HAW – Jacobs (hamstring)
CHANGES: HAW – Graham (back spasm) replaced by Campbell in selected side
UMPIRES: Davis, Allen, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 24,959 at the MCG
collingwood (1-2) vs freo (2-1)
freo beat pies by 34. freo (3-1) collingwood (1-3)
FRE 3.3 7.10 10.12 12.16 (88)
COL 2.3 3.4 5.7 7.12 (54)
GOALS: FRE – Medhurst 3, Cunningham 2, T. Longmuir 2, Simmonds 2, Farmer, J. Longmuir, Pavlich; COL – Rocca 2, Woewodin, Holland, Williams, Burns, Fraser
BEST: FRE – McPharlin, Hasleby, McManus, Schammer, Medhurst, Walker, Bell, Haddrill;
COL – Fraser, Cole, Clement, Johnson
INJURY: FRE – Carr (ankle) replaced in selected side by Gilmore; Headland (ankle) replaced in selected side by Cunningham; COL – Burns (knee)
REPORTS: FRE – Peter Bell by field umpire Ryan for charging O’Bree
UMPIRES: Head, Ryan, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 34,416 at Telstra Dome
north (3-0) vs sydney (2-1)
swans beat roos by 51. sydney (3-1) north (3-1)
SYD 6.3 10.8 16.12 18.13 (121)
KANG 6.4 6.6 7.7 10.10 (70)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 4, Saddington 4, Goodes 2, Kirk 2, Schneider 2, Bevan, Doyle, Kennelly, Maxfield; KANG – Hale 2, B. Harvey 2, Motlop 2, Petrie 2, Grima, Jones
BEST: SYD – Hall, Mathews, Goodes, Saddington, Kirk, Bevan, J. Bolton, Fosdike, Kennelly;
KANG – Simpson, Harvey, Hale
INJURY: SYD – Kennelly (concussion)
CHANGES: KANG – Harris (leg) replaced in selected side by Grima
REPORTS: KANG – A. Stevens reported for striking Goodes by field umpire
UMPIRES: James, Rowston, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 14,891 at Manuka Oval (a ground record)
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
StK 4 0 443 288 153.82 16
PA 3 1 518 391 132.48 12
SYD 3 1 374 288 129.86 12
BRIS 3 1 397 317 125.24 12
FRE 3 1 339 280 121.07 12
MELB 3 1 426 353 120.68 12
KANG 3 1 433 375 115.47 12
WCE 2 2 469 468 100.21 8
ESS 2 2 376 463 81.21 8
WB 1 3 430 444 96.85 4
CARL 1 3 350 385 90.91 4
HAW 1 3 380 453 83.89 4
GEEL 1 3 305 377 80.9 4
RICH 1 3 320 433 73.9 4
COL 1 3 294 419 70.17 4
ADE 0 4 319 439 72.67 0
round 5 matches
friday
richmond v adelaide
saturday
carlton v west coast
st kilda v north
brisabne v hawthorn
sydney v melbourne gor
sunday
collingwood v essendon
port v bulldogs
freo v geelong