west coast (16-3) vs freo (10-9)
eagles beat freo by 48. west coast (17-3) freo (10-10)
WCE 5.4 12.7 18.11 19.14 (128)
FRE 2.1 5.2 7.4 12.8 (80)
GOALS: WCE – Lynch 2, Jones 2, Stenglein 2, Green 2, Seaby 2, Sampi, Wirrpunda, Morton, Cousins, Judd, Braun, Kerr, Fletcher, Cox; FRE – Pavlich 3, McPharlin 3, Farmer 2, Crowley, Sandilands, Black, Hasleby
BEST: WCE – Judd, Kerr, Cousins, Stenglein, Jones, Fletcher, Braun, Lynch; FRE – Bell, Pavlich, Grover, M. Carr
INJURY: WCE – Matera (groin) replaced in selected side by Green; FRE – Hayden (leg) replaced in selected side by Schofield, Polak (unknown) replaced in selected side by Peake
REPORTS: WCE – Judd reported by umpire McBurney for allegedly charging Bell; Selwood for wrestling Cook; FRE – Black reported by umpire Vozzo for allegedly striking Kerr; Cook for wrestling Selwood
UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Pannell
ATTENDANCE: 40,720 at Subiaco Oval
collingwood (5-14) vs carlton (3-1-15)
blues get off last for 19 hours beating pies by 35. carlton (4-1-15) collingwood (5-15)
CARL 7.2 9.7 16.9 19.15 (129)
COL 3.4 7.6 9.9 14.10 (94)
GOALS: CARL – Betts 3, Simpson 2, Fevola 2, Bryan 2, Waite 2, Koutoufides 2, Morrell, French, Fisher, Camporeale, Chambers, Wiggins;
COL – Buckley 4, Lockyer 4, Maxwell 2, Davis, Egan, Swan, Fanning
BEST: CARL – Bentick, Koutoufides, French, Waite, Simpson, Betts; COL – Buckley, Lockyer, O’Brien, Wakelin, Davis
INJURY: CARL – Longmuir replaced in selected side by Walker
UMPIRES: James, M. Nicholls, Chamberlain
CROWD: 48,287 at the MCG
port (9-1-9) vs adeliade (14-5)
crows win 2 showdowns for the first time in a year beating port by 7. adelaide (15-5) port (9-1-10)
ADE 3.4 8.5 10.8 13.10 (88)
PA 2.4 4.4 8.7 12.9 (81)
GOALS: ADE – Thompson 4, Hentschel 2, Perrie 2, Ricciuto 2, Biglands, Welsh, Mattner;
PA – Wanganeen 3, Cassisi 2, S. Burgoyne, Ebert, Mahoney, Montgomery, Pearce, Tredrea, White
BEST: ADE – Thompson, Goodwin, Bassett, Ricciuto, McLeod, Bock; PA – S. Burgoyne, Walsh, K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Wilson, Wanganeen
INJURY: ADE – Hudson (ruptured ACL, knee reconstruction, out for the season)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Woodcock, Jeffery
CROWD: 45,199 at AAMI Stadium
north (12-7) vs st kilda (12-7)
saints beat roos by 23 to secure top 4. st kilda (13-7) north (12-8)
STK 5.2 11.6 12.8 16.12 (108)
KANG 3.1 6.2 9.5 13.7 (85)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 5, Montagna 2, Milne 2, Hamill, Thompson, Hayes, Ball, Powell, Guerra, Peckett; KANG – Rocca 4, Corey Jones 3, Wells, Petrie, Thompson, Harvey, Hale, Harding
BEST: STK – Harvey, Jones, Hayes, Gehrig, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Ball; KANG – Firrito, Harvey, Corey Jones, Sinclair, Wells, Rocca
CHANGES: KANG – Colbert (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Baird
REPORTS: KANG – Harvey for tripping Peckett
UMPIRES: Stevic, Meredith, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 39,777 at Telstra Dome
geelong (10-9) vs melbourne (9-10)
dees save their slim finals hopes beating cats by 1 ending a 7 game losing streak leaving both sides in danger of missing finals. melbourne (10-10) geeloong (10-10)
MELB 2.4 4.7 10.14 14.16 (100)
GEEL 4.3 9.4 11.5 15.9 (99)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 7, Johnstone 2, Armstrong, Davey, Godfrey, Miller, Motlop;
GEEL – Kingsley 4, N. Ablett 2, Bartel 2, S. Johnson 2, G. Ablett, Ling, Milburn, Ottens, Playfair
BEST: MELB – Davey, Johnstone, McLean, Moloney, Robertson, White; GEEL – Bartel, S. Johnson, Kingsley, Ling, Scarlett
INJURY: MELB – Brown (bruised hip), Whelan (leg), Motlop (broken nose), Neitz (knee soreness); GEEL – Ottens (groin), Koulouriotis (hip), Hunt (illness)
CHANGES: MELB – Read in for Green (finger); GEEL – N. Ablett in for Chapman (knee)
REPORTS: GEEL – Kelly for tripping Davey
UMPIRES: Davis, Wenn, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 20,148 at Skilled Stadium
hawthorn (4-15) vs essendon (7-12)
hawks beat dons by 13 for the first time in 8 years likely saving them from last. hawthorn (5-15) essendon (7-13)
HAW 4.5 11.8 14.11 17.15 (117)
ESS 4.2 10.3 12.4 16.8 (104)
GOALS: HAW – Dixon 4, Croad 3, Taylor 3, Vandenberg 2, Crawford, Everitt, Franklin, Lonie, Miller; ESS – Hille 3, Lloyd 3, Stanton 3, Hird 2, M. Johnson, Lovett, Lovett-Murray, Lucas, Watson
BEST: HAW – Hodge, Crawford, Croad, Dixon, Jacobs, Everitt; ESS – Stanton, Lovett-Murray, Hird, Hille
INJURY: HAW – Osborne (back spasms)
REPORTS: HAW – Brown reported by field umpire Stefan Grun and boundary umpire James Fleming for striking Lloyd
UMPIRES: Margetts, Grun, Hendrie
ATTENDANCE: 32,053 at MCG
richmond (9-10) vs bulldogs (9-10)
dogs beat tigers by 12 and are all of a sudden a possible finalist. bulldogs (10-10) richmond (9-11)
WB 5.2 8.4 15.7 18.11 (119)
RICH 5.3 11.7 14.8 16.11 (107)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 4, Murphy 3, Grant 2, Minson 2, Cross, Hahn, Gilbee, Giansiracusa, Robbins, Street, Boyd; RICH – Richardson 6, Simmonds 2, Stafford 2, Campbell, Pettifer, Johnson, Tuck, Moore, Foley
BEST: WB – West, Cross, Johnson, Murphy, Hahn, Gilbee; RICH – Johnson, Tuck, Campbell, Hartigan, Bowden, Richardson
INJURY: WB – Grant (shoulder); RICH – Tivendale (groin)
UMPIRES: Ryan, Avon, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 33,482 at Telstra Dome
sydney (12-7) vs brisbane (10-9)
swans beat lions by 84. sydney (13-7) brisbane (10-10)
SYD 6.1 11.5 14.6 19.10 (124)
BRIS 2.2 3.3 5.3 6.4 (40))
GOALS: SYD – Hall 6, O’Loughlin 4, O’Keefe 3, Davis, Crouch, Jolly, Mathews, Kennelly, Buchanan; BRIS – Spaanderman, Michael, Johnson, Copeland, McGrath, Sherman
BEST: SYD – Hall, Williams, Jolly, O’Loughlin, Roberts-Thomson, C. Bolton; BRIS – Akermanis, B. Scott, Voss, Power, Johnson, Lappin
INJURIY: BRIS – Michael (finger), Lappin (broken lower leg), Adcock (groin)
CHANGES: BRIS – Black (calf) replaced by Moody
REPORTS: BRIS – C. Scott reported by umpire Matthew Head for striking Buchanan
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Head, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 43,512 at Telstra Stadium
ladder
WCE 17 3 0 2154 1633 131.90 68
ADE 15 5 0 1837 1402 131.03 60
STK 13 7 0 2146 1679 127.81 52
SYD 13 7 0 1744 1557 112.01 52
KANG 12 8 0 1876 1885 99.52 48
GEEL 10 10 0 1956 1805 108.37 40
BRIS 10 10 0 2041 1897 107.59 40
FRE 10 10 0 1886 1843 102.33 40
WB 10 10 0 2139 2142 99.86 40
MELB 10 10 0 1967 2076 94.75 40
PA 9 10 1 1827 1940 94.18 38
RICH 9 11 0 1817 1988 91.40 36
ESS 7 13 0 1851 2124 87.15 28
HAW 5 15 0 1696 2051 82.69 20
COL 5 15 0 1743 2133 81.72 20
CARL 4 15 1 1850 2375 77.89 18
round 21 matches
freo v st kilda
melbourne v bulldogs
sydney v north
geelong v west coast
adelaide v collingwood
brisbane v port gf rematch gor
richmond v hawthorn
essendon v carlton
Harrison’s world 