richmond (0-1) vs st kilda (0-1)
saints beat tigers by 11. st kilda (1-1) richmond (0-2)
STK 4.1 9.4 11.6 13.10 (88)
RICH 3.2 6.4 10.7 11.11 (77)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 3, Riewoldt 3, Clarke, Dal Santo, Fiora, Goddard, Harvey, Hayes, Montagna; RICH – Bowden 3, Pettifer 3, Jackson 2, Richardson, Simmonds, Tivendale
BEST: StK – Hayes, Hamill, Harvey, Riewoldt, Dal Santo; RICH – Bowden, Tuck, Johnson, Thursfield
INJURY: RICH – Thursfield (knee), Schulz (concussion/shoulder)
The worst was confirmed later with scans revealing Thursfield had ruptured his ACL and will require a knee reconstruction, ending his season. Schulz will miss 3-4 weeks.
CHANGES: RICH – Stafford replaced in selected side by Jackson; STK – Ball replaced in selected side by Peckett
UMPIRES: Margetts, McLaren, McInerney
CROWD: 40,740 at Telstra Dome
geelong (1-0) vs north (1-0)
cats smash roos by 69. geelong (2-0) north (1-1)
GEEL 6.3 11.4 18.6 22.6 (138)
KANG 3.2 7.4 7.8 10.9 (69)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 8, G. Ablett 4, Mackie 2, Bartel 2, S. Johnson 2, D. Johnson, Tenace, Mooney, Ottens; KANG – Corey Jones 4, Harding 2, Brown, Harris, McIntosh, Wells
BEST: GEEL – Corey, Kingsley, Milburn, Enright, G. Ablett, Tenace, Mooney, Mackie; KANG – Grant, Firrito, Simpson, Jones, Harris
CHANGES: GEEL – Byrnes (ill) replaced in selected side by Mackie; KANG – Hay (ill) replaced in selected side by Perry
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Rosebury, Schmitt
CROWD: 22,839 at Skilled Stadium
bulldogs (1-0) vs melbourne (0-1)
dogs beat dees by 47. bulldogs (2-0) melbourne (0-2)
WB 2.5 6.8 15.13 20.17 (137)
MELB 5.5 8.9 11.11 12.18 (90)
GOALS: WB – R. Murphy 4, Johnson 3, Robbins 3, Cooney 2, Cross, Grant, Griffen, Hahn, Minson, Skipper, Smith, West; MELB – Robertson 3, Bruce, Carroll, Davey, Green, Jamar, Moloney, Neitz, Sylvia, White
BEST: WB – R. Murphy, Johnson, West, Giansiracusa, Hahn, Cross; MELB – Bruce, Sylvia, Johnstone
INJURY: MELB – Ferguson (broken ribs and collapsed lung)
REPORTS: WB – Hargrave for striking McDonald
UMPIRES: Jeffrey, Stevic, Goldspink
CROWD: 28,478 at Telstra Dome
freo (0-1) vs carlton (1-0)
freo beat blues by 15. freo (1-1) carlton (1-1)
FRE 7.2 11.4 14.7 15.11 (101)
CARL 2.2 4.4 9.6 13.8 (86)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 3, McPharlin 3, Crowley 2, Headland 2, Pavlich 2, Dodd, Medhurst, Sandilands; CARL – Fevola, Bentick, Houlihan, Waite, Simpson, Carrazzo, McLaren, Betts;
BST: FRE – Crowley, J. Carr, Bell, Farmer, McPharlin; CARL – Fevola, Whitnall, Houlihan, Thornton, Walker
CHANGES: FRE – Hasleby (late withdrawal due to general soreness) replaced in selected side by Heath Black. It ends a 50 game streak for Hasleby which began in Round 1 2002
UMPIRES: Stefan Grun, Martin Ellis, Troy Pannell
CROWD: 34,553 at Subiaco Oval
brisbane (0-1) vs essendon (1-0)
lions beat dons by 18. brisbane (1-1) essendon (1-1)
BRIS 4.5 7.9 12.13 17.13 (115)
ESS 2.0 7.0 10.3 15.7 (97)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Power 3, Brown 3, Sherman 2, Charman 2, Hooper, Akermanis;
ESS – Monfries 5, Lloyd 4, Lovett, Dyson, Hille, Heffernan, Lucas, Stanton
BEST: BRIS – Black, Brown, Bradshaw, Power, Charman, Johnson, Sherman, Voss; ESS – Monfries, McPhee, Hille, Watson, Stanton
REPORTS: ESS – Hille for striking Clark
UMPIRES – Kennedy, Quigley, Wenn
CROWD: 34,357 at the Gabba
adelaide (1-0) vs west coast (1-0)
eagles edge crows by 2. west coast (2-0) adelaide (1-1)
WCE 1.4 6.6 11.10 13.12 (90)
ADE 3.3 4.5 7.7 13.10 (88)
GOALS: WCE – Graham 3, Staker 3, Sampi 2, Cousins 2, Fletcher, Lynch, Jones; ADE – Ricciuto 5, Bode 2, van Berlo, Stevens, Biglands, Perrie, McLeod
BEST: WCE – Jones, Staker, Embley, Cox, Kerr, Hunter, Rosa, Braun, Wirrpanda; ADE – Goodwin, Johncock, Edwards, Ricciuto, McLeod, Reilly, Hart, Clarke
INJURY: ADE – Knights (bruised shoulder)
CHANGES: WCE – Gaspar replaced in selected side by Rosa; ADE – Hentschel (calf) replaced in the selected side by Stevens
REPORTS: WCE – Lynch for attempting to trip Andrew McLeod
UMPIRES: McBurney, Head, Woodcock
CROWD: 43,206 at AAMI Stadium
hawthorn (1-0) vs collingwood (0-1)
pies overrun hawks by 35. collingwood (1-1) hawthorn (1-1)
COL 2.4 4.9 12.9 18.11 (119)
HAW 3.1 6.6 8.8 12.12 (84)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 8, Fraser 2, Davis 2, T. Cloke, Lonie, Tarrant, Johnson, Holland, Didak; HAW – Dixon 4, Lewis 2, Croad 2, Hodge, Campbell
BEST: COL – Rocca, Johnson, Lonie, Buckley, Swan, Clement, Holland; HAW – Hodge, Dixon, Bateman, Crawford, Lewis
CHANGES: COL – Burns (ill) replaced in selected side by H.Shaw
UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Ryan, Avon
CROWD: 43,296 at Telstra Dome
sydney (0-1) vs port (0-1) uor
port stun swans by 26. port (1-1) sydney (0-2)
PA 5.3 9.10 14.14 15.16 (106)
SYD 3.1 4.2 7.6 11.14 (80)
GOALS: PA – C. Cornes 4, Thurstans 2, S. Burgoyne 2, Lade 2, White 2, Motlop, Mahoney, K. Cornes; SYD – O’Loughlin 2, Davis 2, Hall 2, Fosdike 2, Buchanan, McVeigh, Crouch
BEST: PA – C. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, S. Burgoyne, Wakelin, Salopek, White, Lade, Cassisi;
SYD – Fosdike, Goodes, O’Keefe
INJURY: PA – Brogan (strained shoulder)
UMPIRES: Allen, Nicholls, Meredith
CROWD: 33,551 at the SCG
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
GEEL 2 0 253 107 236.45 8
WB 2 0 304 142 214.08 8
WCE 2 0 174 154 112.99 8
ADE 1 1 199 167 119.16 4
ESS 1 1 205 196 104.59 4
CARL 1 1 179 173 103.47 4
COL 1 1 196 195 100.51 4
FRE 1 1 188 195 96.41 4
StK 1 1 154 161 95.65 4
HAW 1 1 193 206 93.69 4
PA 1 1 193 208 92.79 4
KANG 1 1 197 225 87.56 4
BRIS 1 1 153 212 72.17 4
SYD 0 2 161 214 75.23 0
MELB 0 2 162 230 70.43 0
RICH 0 2 129 255 50.59 0
round 3 matches
st kilda v brisbane
geelong v hawthorn
carlton v sydney
west coast v richmond
melbourne v adelaide
port v freo gor
essendon v bulldogs
north v collingwood
Harrison’s world 