st kilda (2-3) vs carlton (2-3)
saints beat blues by 43. st kilda (3-3) carlton (2-4)
STK 4.3 8.8 13.11 18.17 (125)
CARL 2.5 4.11 10.14 11.16 (82)
GOALS: STK – Gehrig 6, Milne 3, Gilbert 2, Gram 2, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, Riewoldt, Fiora, Harvey; CARL – Fevola 6, Whitnall 3, Betts, Walker
BEST STK – Dal Santo, Ball, Gehrig, Harvey, Montagna, Gilbert; CARL – Waite, Fevola, Scotland, Whitnall, Walker, Thornton
UMPIRES Rosebury, Allen, Jeffery
CROWD 45,513 at Telstra Dome
essendon (3-2) vs hawthorn (3-2)
buddy gets the hawks a 35 point win over dons. hawthorn (4-2) essendon (3-3)
HAW 3.3 9.5 15.8 20.11 (131)
ESS 4.2 8.3 11.3 15.6 (96)
GOALS: HAW – Franklin 9, Boyle 3, Dixon 3, Roughead 2, Hodge, Lewis, Murphy; ESS – Davey 2, Johns 2, J. Johnson 2, Stanton 2, Welsh 2, Lovett, Lucas, Michael, Ryder, Winderlich
BEST: HAW – Franklin, Crawford, Brown, Ladson, Dixon, Lewis, Sewell; ESS – J. Johnson, McVeigh, Stanton, Welsh, Davey
UMPIRES: Grun, McBurney, Stevic
CROWD: 52,047 at MCG
west cosat (5-0) vs bulldogs (3-2)
eagles beat dogs by 15. west coast (6-0) bulldogs (3-3)
WCE 3.5 6.7 9.12 10.17 (77)
WB 3.1 6.4 8.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: WCE – Priddis 3, Lynch 2, LeCras 2, Judd, Hunter, Armstrong; WB – Giansiracusa 3, Johnson 2, Murphy, Ray, Akermanis, McMahon
BEST: WCE – Priddis, Judd, Glass, Lynch, LeCras WB – Giansiracusa, Boyd, Johnson, Cross, Harris
UMPIRES: Donlon, Vozzo, Margetts
CROWD: 40,668 at Subiaco Oval
adelaide (3-2) vs collingwood (3-2)
pies beat crows by 24. collingwood (4-2) adelaide (3-3)
COL 3.5 5.8 10.15 11.20 (86)
ADE 2.1 6.1 8.5 9.8 (62)
GOALS: COL – Bryan 3, T. Cloke 2, Lockyer 2, R. Shaw, Pendlebury, Thomas, Fraser; ADE – Perrie 3, Douglas 2, Welsh, Vince, Stevens, Thompson
BEST: COL – Lockyer, Swan, Johnson, Burns, Davis, Ryan;
ADE – Goodwin, Rutten, Knights, Thompson, McLeod, Edwards
INJURY: COL – Didak (knee soreness) replaced in selected side by Egan, Clement (calf), Prestigiacomo (ankle);
ADE – Hinge (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Chamberlain, Meredith
CROWD: 43,915 at AAMI Stadium.
north (2-3) vs sydney (3-2) uor
roos stun swans by 16. north (3-3) sydney (3-3)
KANG 7.3 8.7 12.13 16.15 (111)
SYD 1.5 3.7 8.7 14.11 (95)
GOALS: KANG – Grant 4, Jones 3, Campbell 3, Petrie 2, Harris, Brown, Grima, Edwards; SYD – Hall 4, Mathews 2, O’Loughlin 2, Malceski, Everitt, Schneider, Jolly, Ablett, Crouch
BEST: KANG – Grant, Wells, Jones, Harris, Edwards, Firrito;
SYD – Fosdike, Jolly, Barry, Kirk, Goodes, Ablett
INJURY: SYD – Buchanan (knee) replaced in selected side by Moore
UMPIRES: Sully, Ellis, McInerney
CROWD: 27,045 at the Telstra Dome
brisbane (3-2) vs freo (2-3)
lions beat dockers by 45. brisbane (4-2) freo (2-4)
BRIS 5.5 9.10 12.15 17.18 (120)
FRE 4.5 7.8 9.14 10.15 (75)
GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 5, Johnson 2, Power 2, Sherman 2, Brown 2, Patfull, Begley, Stiller, Rischitelli; FRE – Pavlich 3, Tarrant 3, Cook, Warnock, Headland, Bell;
BEST: BRIS – McGrath, Power, McDonald, Lappin, Black;
FRE – Bell, Pavlich, Black, J. Carr, Mundy
REPORTS: BRIS – Johnson for allegedly headbutting Parker; FRE – Grover for attempted trip on McGrath
UMPIRES: James, M. Nicholls, Wenn
CROWD: 27,175 at the Gabba
melbourne (0-5) vs port (4-1)
port survive dees scare by 5. port (5-1) melbourne (0-6)
PA 3.4 7.7 9.11 10.16 (76)
MELB 2.1 6.6 8.12 9.17 (71)
GOALS: PA – Pearce 3, Tredrea 2, Motlop 2, S. Burgoyne, Krakouer, Ebert; MELB – Jones 2, Bate 2, Neitz 2, Yze, Brown, Warnock
BEST: PA – C. Cornes, K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Lade, Pearce; MELB – Bate, Yze, Dunn, Davey, Brown, McDonald, Godfrey
INJURY: PA – K. Cornes (concussion), Chaplin (foot)
UMPIRES: Farmer, Hendrie, Ryan
CROWD: 16,266 at the MCG
richmond (0-5) vs geelong (2-3)
wow cats smash tigers by 157 kicking over 200 for the first time anyone has in the 2000s (previousn best 198 by essenodn in 2000 qual final). geelong (3-3) richmond (0-6)
GEEL 10.2 20.6 29.9 35.12 (222)
RICH 1.1 2.7 5.9 9.11 (65)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 4, Mackie 4,N. Ablett 4, Hawkins 4, G. Ablett 3, Varcoe 3, Ling 3, S. Johnson 2, Mooney 2, Ottens, Enright, D. Johnson, Selwood, Bartel, Tenace; RICH – Hughes 3, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, White, Pettifer
BEST: GEEL – G. Ablett, Chapman, S. Johnson, N. Ablett, Enright, Blake, Scarlett, Kelly; RICH – Foley, Raines, Pettifer
UMPIRES: Avon, Kennedy, K. Nicholls
CROWD: 34,584 at Telstra Dome
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 6 0 538 395 136.20 24
PA 5 1 562 476 118.07 20
BRIS 4 2 559 476 117.44 16
COL 4 2 519 481 107.90 16
HAW 4 2 551 511 107.83 16
GEEL 3 3 760 513 148.15 12
SYD 3 3 505 447 112.98 12
ADE 3 3 451 428 105.37 12
ESS 3 3 623 605 102.98 12
KANG 3 3 569 555 102.52 12
STK 3 3 495 507 97.63 12
WB 3 3 555 589 94.23 12
FRE 2 4 557 613 90.86 8
CARL 2 4 569 743 76.58 8
MELB 0 6 436 640 68.13 0
RICH 0 6 501 771 64.98 0
round 7 matches
collingwood v carlton
north v essendon
port v richmond
st kilda v sydney
brisbane v adelaide
geelong v west coast gor
bulldogs v melbourne
freo v hawthorn