Author: harrison61

bulldogs (9-7) vs west coast (10-6)

eagles beat dogs by 87. west coast (11-6) bulldogs (9-8)

Footscray   2.5    4.7    6.12    9.17.71
West Coast  4.4   11.9   15.11   24.14.158

carlton (4-12) vs st kilda (7-9)

saints beat blues by 10. st kilda (8-9) carlton (4-13)

Carlton    6.1    7.3    9.7    15.11.101
St. Kilda  5.4   10.7   14.12   16.15.111

freo (7-9) vs geelong (13-3)

cats beat freo by 68. geelong (14-3) freo (7-10)
Fremantle  1.3   4.5     8.9    10.12.72
Geelong    6.4   8.11   12.18   20.20.140

collingwood (10-6) vs brisbane (7-1-8) uor

lions stun pies by 93. brisbane (8-1-8) collingwood (10-7)

Collingwood  1.3    3.7     5.12    7.14.56
Brisbane     7.6   11.13   15.16   22.17.149

sydney (8-8) vs richmond (1-1-14)

swans beat tigers by 66. sydney (9-8) richmond (1-1-15)

Sydney    4.3   9.5   16.7   21.12.138
Richmond  3.2   6.7    9.5   10.12.72

hawthorn (10-6) vs north (11-5)

roos beat hawks by 37. north (12-5) hawthorn (10-7)
Hawthorn         1.2   3.6    4.11   10.11.71
North Melbourne  2.5   8.7   11.10   16.12.108

essendon (8-8) vs adeliaed (8-8)

dons stun crows by 12. essendon (9-8) adelaiede (8-9)

Essendon   6.2   10.4   14.6   18.9.117
Adelaide   5.3   10.4   12.7   16.9.105

port (10-6) vs melbourne (3-13)

power beat dees by 89. port (11-6) melbourne (3-14)
Port Adelaide  8.3   11.6   19.10   25.13.163
Melbourne      2.3    6.6    7.7     11.8.74

ladder

Geelong          56    158.0    Richmond (Kardinia Park, Saturday)
North Melbourne  48    107.9    Brisbane (Gabba, Sat. night)
Port Adelaide    44    113.7    Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)
West Coast       44    113.6    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sunday)
Hawthorn         40    110.5    Essendon (MCG, Sunday)
Collingwood      40     99.9    Carlton (MCG, Saturday)
Sydney           36    116.5    Melbourne (Manuka Oval, Sunday)
Essendon         36     96.7    Hawthorn (MCG, Sunday)

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St. Kilda        36     94.5    Footscray (Docklands, Fri. night)
Footscray        36     92.7    St. Kilda (Docklands, Fri. night)
Brisbane         34    110.9    North Melbourne (Gabba, Sat. night)
Adelaide         32    108.6    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)
Fremantle        28     98.2    West Coast (Subiaco, Sunday)
Carlton          16     74.6    Collingwood (MCG, Saturday)
Melbourne        12     77.1    Sydney (Manuka Oval, Sunday)
Richmond          6     74.4    Geelong (Kardinia Park, Saturday)

round 18 matches

bulldogs v st kilda gor

carlton v collingwood

geelong v richmond

brisbane v north

port v adelaide

melbourne v sydney

hawthorn v essendon

west coast v freo

geelong (12-3) vs bulldogs (9-6)

cats smash dogs by 75. geelong (13-3) bulldogs (9-7)

GEEL   8.2   13.6   15.11   20.18 (138)
WB     3.1    4.4    6.8     9.9 (63)

GOALS: GEEL – Mooney 4, D. Johnson 2, Corey 2, Mackie 2, Chapman 2, Selwood 2, Stokes 2, S. Johnson, G. Ablett, Enright, Ling; WB – Johnson 3, Everitt 2, Hargrave 2, Eagleton, Murphy

BEST: GEEL – G. Ablett, Enright, Bartel, Milburn, Mackie, Chapman, Ling, Selwood; WB – Everitt, Johnson, West, Boyd

INJURY: GEEL – Scarlett (illness) replaced in selected side by D. Johnson, Wojcinski (knee); WB – Morris (hamstring tightness) replaced in selected side by Wight, Hahn (shoulder), Gilbee (calf), West (cramp)

REPORTS: WB – Cooney for striking Ling

UMPIRES: Vozzo, McLaren, Avon

CROWD: 44,688 at Telstra Dome

collingwood (9-6) vs essendon (8-7)

pies beat dons by 29. collingwood (10-6) essendon (8-8)

COL   5.4   11.8  15.11   18.14 (122)
ESS   1.2    5.5  13.8    14.9 (93)

GOALS: COL – Rocca 4, Davis 4, Cloke 3, Pendlebury 2, Lockyer, Didak, Licuria, Thomas, Fraser; ESS – Lucas 4, Lloyd 3, McVeigh 2, Lovett 2, Peverill, Monfries, Dyson

BEST: COL – Lockyer, Rocca, Davis, Cloke, Wakelin, Fraser; O’Bree; ESS – McVeigh, Watson, Lucas, Dyson, Peverill, Stanton

UMPIRES: Jeffery, McInerney, Ryan

CROWD: 65,531 at MCG

adelaide (8-7) vs freo (6-9) uor

freo stun crows by 25. freo (7-9) adelaied (8-8)
FRE   5.0   10.2   16.2   20.6 (126)
ADE   3.7    6.8   12.8   15.11 (101)

GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 5, Drum 4, Hasleby 3, Bell 2, M. Carr, Hayden, Johnson, Black, Gilmore, Thornton; ADE – Burton 4, McLeod 2, Stevens, Welsh, Thompson, Doughty, Maric, Perrie, Johncock, Torney, Douglas

BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Bell, Black, J. Carr, Hasleby; ADE – Burton, Edwards, Goodwin, Thompson

INJURY: FRE – Dodd (collarbone)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Grun, Goldspink

CROWD: 40,190 at AAMI Stadium

st kilda (7-8) vs hawthorn (10-5)

saints stun hawks by 17. st kilda (8-8) hawthorn (10-6)

STK   3.2   8.4   12.7    14.11 (95)
HAW   2.3   5.8    8.10   11.12 (78)

GOALS: STK – Ball 3, Riewoldt 3, Milne 2, Hayes, Gehrig, Montagna, Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Fiora:  HAW – Franklin 5, Dixon 2, Sewell, Taylor, McGlynn, Ellis

BEST: STK – Ball, Riewoldt, Montagna, Dal Santo, Hayes, Blake; HAW – Hodge, Franklin, Sewell, Young, Smith

INJURY: STK – Birss (eye); HAW – Thorp (soreness) replaced in selected side by Little, Ellis (hip)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Sully, Head

CROWD: 37,847

west coast (9-6) vs sydney (8-7)

eagles beat swans by 12. west coast (10-6) sydney (8-8)

WCE   2.6   6.9   13.14   16.16 (112)
SYD   2.3   6.9    9.9    15.10 (100)

GOALS: WCE – Hansen 4, Staker 3, Cox 3, Judd 2, R. Jones, Chick, Hunter, Lynch; SYD – O’Keefe 4, Mathews 2, O’Loughlin 2, Schneider 2, Barry, Jolly, Schmidt, Davis, McVeigh

BEST: WCE – Cousins, Kerr, Cox, Staker, Hansen;
SYD – O’Keefe, Kirk, Dempster, Goodes, O’Loughlin

INJURY: SYD – Hall (groin) and Kennelly (knee) replaced in selected side by Vogels and Grundy

UMPIRES: Margetts, Rosebury, Woodcock

CROWD: 40,014 at Subiaco Oval, Perth

brisbane (6-1-8) vs carlton (4-11)

lions beat blues by 117. brisbane (7-1-8) carlton (4-12)

BRIS   6.2   9.5   17.8   25.13 (163)
CARL   2.4   4.6    6.7    6.10 (46)

GOALS: BRIS – Brown 10, Hooper 4, Adcock 3, Copeland 2, Patfull, Brennan, Charman, Hamill, Harding, McGrath;
CARL – Fevola 3, Houlihan, Murphy, Simpson

BEST: BRIS – Brown, Adcock, Hooper, Charman, Roe, Copeland; CARL – Carrazzo, Houlihan, Blackwell, Bentick

CHANGES: BRIS – Black (knee) replaced in selected side by Harding

UMPIRES: Stevic, Chamberlain, Fila

CROWD: 27,163 at the Gabba

richmond (1-1-13) vs port (9-6)

port beat tigers by 55. port (10-6) Richmond (1-1-14)

PA    9.3   13.6   19.9   24.11 (155)
RICH  7.4    7.7   10.9   15.10 (100)

GOALS: PA – Ebert 6, Motlop 5, S. Burgoyne 4, Tredrea 3, Boak, Lonie, Rodan, Pearce, K. Cornes, C. Cornes;
RICH – Richardson 4, Riewoldt 3, Edwards 2, Pettifer 2, Simmonds, Brown, Tuck, Hyde

BEST: PA – C. Cornes, S. Burgoyne, Ebert, Motlop, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes; RICH – Foley, McGuane, Pettifer, Polak, Edwards, Raines

UMPIRES: Farmer, Ellis, K. Nicholls

CROWD: 22,395 at the MCG

north (10-5) vs melbourne (3-12)

roos beat dees by 64. north (11-5) melbourne (3-13)
KANG  4.2   9.3   14.9   19.12 (126)
MELB  2.3   4.5    7.6    9.8 (62)

GOALS: KANG – Jones 4, Harvey 3, Petrie 3, McMahon 3, Hale 2, Whyman 2, Grant, Brown; MELB – Newton 2, Robertson 2, Jones, Moloney, Buckley, McLean, Neitz

BEST: KANG – Harvey, Firrito, Sinclair, Jones, Simpson, Hale, Rawlings; MELB – Jones, Newton

UMPIRES: Allen, M. Nicholls, Kamolins

CROWD: 20,187 at Telstra Dome

ladder

STANDINGS
       W   L   D    FOR   AGST     %      PTS
GEEL  13   3   0   1796   1153   155.77   52
KANG  11   5   0   1524   1441   105.76   44
HAW   10   6   0   1490   1305   114.18   40
PA    10   6   0   1660   1530   108.50   40
WCE   10   6   0   1433   1330   107.74   40
COL   10   6   0   1482   1391   106.54   40
WB     9   7   0   1635   1682    97.21   36
SYD    8   8   0   1419   1264   112.26   32

ADE    8   8   0   1346   1219   110.42   32
ESS    8   8   0   1600   1671    95.75   32
STK    8   8   0   1287   1379    93.33   32
BRIS   7   8   1   1443   1380   104.57   30
FRE    7   9   0   1593   1556   102.38   28
CARL   4  12   0   1582   2146    73.72   16
MELB   3  13   0   1329   1723    77.13   12
RICH   1  14   1   1404   1853    75.77    6

round 17 matches

bulldogs v west coast

carlton v st kilda

freo v geelong

collingwood v brisbane

sydney v richmond

hawthorn v north gor

essendon v adelaide

port v melbourne

st kilda (6-8) vs adeliade (8-6)

saints beat crows by 2. st kilda (7-8) adelaide (8-7)
St. Kilda  2.3   6.8   9.13   11.16.82
Adelaide   5.2   6.5   9.8     12.8.80

geelong (11-3) vs collingwood (9-5)

cats beat pies by 16. geelong (12-3) collingwood (9-6)

Geelong      4.3   7.5   9.10   11.14.80
Collingwood  2.4   6.5   7.8     9.10.64

port (8-6) vs west coast (9-5)

power beat eagles by 91. port (9-6) west coast (9-6)

Port Adelaide  5.9   10.13   17.16   22.21.153
West Coast     1.1    3.4     6.6      9.8.62

essendon (8-6) vs bulldogs (8-6)

dogs beat dons by 33. bulldogs (9-6) essendon (8-7)

Essendon   4.5   5.10   9.12   14.14.98
Footscray  4.4   9.8   12.9    20.11.131

melbourne (3-11) vs brisbane (5-1-8)

lions beat dees by 44. brisbane (6-1-8) melbourne (3-12)

Melbourne  1.0   3.4     5.8    12.10.82
Brisbane   6.5   7.12   14.14   18.18.126

sydney (7-7) vs carlton (4-10)

swans beat blues by 62. sydney (8-7) carlton (4-11)
Sydney   3.3   11.7   17.9   25.12.162
Carlton  5.3    7.4   12.9   15.10.100

hawthorn (9-5) vs richmond (1-1-12)

hawks beat tigers by 53. hawthorn (10-5) richmond (1-1-13)

Hawthorn   4.2   9.7   14.10   19.15.129
Richmond   5.1   8.4   10.6    11.10.76

freo (6-8) vs north (9-5)

roos beat freo by 4. north (10-5) freo (6-9)

Fremantle        4.4   6.6    9.9   11.12.78
North Melbourne  5.0   7.5   10.6   12.10.82

ladder

Geelong          48    152.1    Footscray (Docklands, Fri. night)
Hawthorn         40    116.7    St. Kilda (Docklands, Sat. night)
North Melbourne  40    101.4    Melbourne (Docklands, Sunday)
West Coast       36    107.4    Sydney (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Port Adelaide    36    105.2    Richmond (MCG, Sunday)
Collingwood      36    104.8    Essendon (MCG, Saturday)
Footscray        36    101.8    Geelong (Docklands, Fri. night)
Sydney           32    114.5    West Coast (Subiaco, Sat. night)

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Adelaide         32    113.9    Fremantle (Football Park, Saturday)
Essendon         32     97.3    Collingwood (MCG, Saturday)
St. Kilda        28     91.6    Hawthorn (Docklands, Sat. night)
Brisbane         26     96.0    Carlton (Gabba, Sunday)
Fremantle        24    100.8    Adelaide (Football Park, Saturday)
Carlton          16     77.5    Brisbane (Gabba, Sunday)
Melbourne        12     79.3    North Melbourne (Docklands, Sunday)
Richmond          6     76.8    Port Adelaide (MCG, Sunday)

round 16 matches

geelong v bulldogs

collngwood v esssendon

adelaide v freo

st kilda v hawthorn

west coast v sydney gf rematch

brisbane v carlton

richmond v port

north v melbourne

essendon (8-5) vs geelong (10-3)

cats go 9 straight against dons by 50. geelong (11-3) essendon (8-6)

Essendon  3.4   6.9   11.10   12.11.83
Geelong   4.3   7.9   12.14   19.19.133

collingwood (8-5) vs st kilda (6-7)

pies beat saints by 9. collingwood (9-5) st kilda (6-8)

Collingwood  4.5   8.9    8.11   12.17.89
St. Kilda    3.3   6.7   11.8     12.8.80

bulldogs (7-6) vs port (8-5)

dogs beat power by 20. bulldogs (8-6) port (8-6)

Footscray      4.4   6.9   12.11   20.13.133
Port Adelaide  5.3   8.5   11.7    17.11.113

adelaide (7-6) vs hawthorn (9-4)

crows smash hawks by 71. adelaide (8-6) hawthorn (9-5)

Adelaide   4.2   8.6   11.10   15.12.102
Hawthorn   1.1   3.3    4.4      4.7.31

west coast (9-4) vs brisbane (4-1-8) uor

lions stun eagles by 27. brisbane (5-1-8) west coast (9-5)

West Coast  3.5   6.8    8.10   9.10.64
Brisbane    2.1   5.7   10.9   13.13.91

sydney (6-7) vs freo (6-7)

swans beat freo by 28. sydney (7-7) freo (6-8)

Sydney     1.6   4.11   8.17   11.23.89
Fremantle  1.3   5.3    6.6      9.7.61

carlton (4-9) vs melbourne (2-11)

dees beat blues by 23. melbourne (3-11) carlton (4-10)

Carlton    3.4   8.7   10.14   14.17.101
Melbourne  4.1   9.4   14.6    19.10.124

richmond (1-1-11) vs north (8-5)

roos beat tigers by 25. north (9-5) richmond (1-1-12)

Richmond         1.1   5.5    8.9    11.13.79
North Melbourne  4.4   6.6   11.12   14.20.104

ladder

Geelong          44    153.8    Collingwood (MCG, Saturday)
West Coast       36    116.9    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Saturday)
Hawthorn         36    113.1    Richmond (MCG, Sunday)
Collingwood      36    106.4    Geelong (MCG, Saturday)
North Melbourne  36    101.2    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sunday)
Adelaide         32    115.2    St. Kilda (Docklands, Fri. night)
Footscray        32     99.7    Essendon (Docklands, Sat. night)
Essendon         32     99.4    Footscray (Docklands, Sat. night) 
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Port Adelaide    32     98.8    West Coast (Football Park, Saturday)
Sydney           28    110.0    Carlton (SCG, Sunday)
Fremantle        24    101.2    North Melbourne (Subiaco, Sunday)
St. Kilda        24     90.9    Adelaide (Docklands, Fri. night)
Brisbane         22     92.2    Melbourne (Gabba, Sat. night)
Carlton          16     78.9    Sydney (SCG, Sunday)
Melbourne        12     80.6    Brisbane (Gabba, Sat. night)
Richmond          6     78.3    Hawthorn (MCG, Sunday)

round 15 matches

st kilda v adelaide

collingwood v geelong

port v west coast gor

brisbane v melbourne

essendon v bulldogs

sydney v carlton

richmond v hawthorn

freo v north

essendon (7-5) vs melbourne (2-10)

dons beat dees by 2 ending neile danihers coaching carrer. essendon (8-5) melbourne (2-11)

Essendon   8.3   12.5   14.8   19.11.125
Melbourne  2.2    9.4   16.9   18.15.123

geelong (9-3) vs sydney (6-6)

cats beat swans by 18. geelong (10-3) sydney (6-7)

Geelong  5.1   9.4   11.8   13.9.87
Sydney   2.1   2.5    5.8   10.9.69

st kilda (5-7) vs richmond (1-1-10)

saints beat tigers by 17. st kilda (6-7) richmond (1-1-11)
St. Kilda  5.1   8.7   11.13   17.15.117
Richmond   5.1   9.5   11.9    15.10.100

brisbane (4-1-7) vs port (7-5)

port hold off lions by 7. port (8-5) brisbane (4-1-8)

Brisbane       3.4   5.10   8.15   15.15.105
Port Adelaide  2.3   9.5   14.7    17.10.112

adelaide (7-5) vs west coast (8-4)

eagles beat crows by 21. west coast (9-4) adeliade (7-6)

Adelaide    4.3   6.6    8.10   10.14.74
West Coast  3.3   7.7   11.10   14.11.95

freo (5-7) vs carlton (4-8)

freo beat blues by 77. freo (6-7) carlton (4-9)

Fremantle  4.3   10.7   18.8    27.11.173
Carlton    5.4    6.6    8.11   13.18.96

north (7-5) vs bulldogs (7-5)

roos beat dogs by 26. north (8-5) bulldogs (7-6)

North Melbourne  8.2   12.5   15.6     17.9.111
Footscray        4.4    6.7    8.13   11.19.85

collingwood (8-4) vs hawthorn (8-4)

hawks beat pies by 8. hawthorn (9-4) collingwood (8-5)

Collingwood  3.5   6.9    9.12   12.15.87
Hawthorn     4.2   7.4   11.5     15.5.95

ladder

Geelong          40    153.2    Essendon (Docklands, Fri. night)
Hawthorn         36    121.3    Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)
West Coast       36    121.2    Brisbane (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Collingwood      32    106.1    St. Kilda (MCG, Saturday)
Essendon         32    103.2    Geelong (Docklands, Fri. night)
Port Adelaide    32    100.3    Footscray (Docklands, Saturday)
North Melbourne  32     99.2    Richmond (Docklands, Sunday)
Adelaide         28    108.5    Hawthorn (Football Park, Sat. night)

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Footscray        28     98.1    Port Adelaide (Docklands, Saturday)
Sydney           24    107.8    Fremantle (SCG, Sunday)
Fremantle        24    103.4    Sydney (SCG, Sunday)
St. Kilda        24     91.0    Collingwood (MCG, Saturday)
Brisbane         18     89.5    West Coast (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Carlton          16     78.7    Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Melbourne         8     77.8    Carlton (MCG, Sunday)
Richmond          6     78.4    North Melbourne (Docklands, Sunday)

round 14 matches

essendon v geelong

bulldogsv port

collingwood v st kilda

west coast v brisbane

adelaide v hawthorn

sydney v freo gor

richmond v north

melbourne v carlton

carlton (4-7) vs hawthorn (7-4)

hawks smash blues by 100. hawthorn (8-4) carlton (4-8)

HAW    6.4    13.6   18.13   27.18 (180)
CARL   4.2     6.5     9.6    12.8 (80)

GOALS: HAW – Roughead 5, Hodge 4, Boyle 3, Ladson 3, Croad 3, Smith 2, Campbell 2, Osborne, Crawford, Lewis, Ellis, Birchall; CARL – Fevola 3, Fisher 2, Waite, Murphy, Wiggins, Walker, Whitnall, Simpson, Koutoufides

BEST: HAW – Sewell, Hodge, Smith, Mitchell,  Roughead,  Campbell, Ladson, Crawford; CARL – Carrazzo,  Murphy, Simpson, Scotland

INJURY: HAW – Franklin (calf) replaced in the selected side by Ellis; CARL – Ackland (broken nose)

UMPIRES: Avon, McBurney, K. Nicholls

CROWD: 53,459 at Telstra Dome

bulldogs (6-5) vs freo (5-6)

dogs beat freo by 26. bulldogs (7-5) freo (5-7)

WB    5.3    10.5     15.6     22.9 (141)  

FRE   7.4    10.10    13.17    16.19 (115)

GOALS: WB – Johnson 5, Hahn 3, Murphy 2, Boyd 2, Darcy 2, Akermanis 2, West, Ray, Cooney, Higgins, Giansiracusa, Harbrow; FRE – Pavlich 3, Tarrant 2, Solomon 2, Headland 2, Sandilands, Mundy, Bell, Warnock, Black, Walker, Dodd

BEST: WB – Johnson, West, Cooney, Boyd, Harris; FRE – Bell, Hasleby, Johnson, Pavlich, J. Carr

INJURY: WB – Murphy (hamstring); FRE – M. Carr (concussion).

UMPIRES: McLaren, Meredith, Jeffery

CROWD: 11,449 at TIO Stadium, Darwin

north (7-4) vs adelaide (6-5)

crows beat roos by 46. adelaide (7-5) north (7-5)

ADE     5.1    8.4   9.7   15.10 (100)
KANG    1.3    3.7   4.9    7.12 (54)

ADE – Welsh 5, Bock 4, McGregor 2, Thompson, Griffin, Ricciuto, Mattner; KANG – Thomas 2, Edwards 2, Brown, Grant, Jones

BEST: ADE – Thompson, Welsh, Bock, Johncock, McLeod, Van Berlo; KANG – Harvey, Simpson, McIntosh, Brown, Sinclair, Harris

INJURY: ADE – Goodwin (knee), replaced in selected side by Jericho; KANG – Wells (knee) replaced in selected side by Sansbury

UMPIRES: Chamberlain, McInerney, Pannell

CROWD: 11,178 at Gold Coast Stadium

port (6-5) vs essendon (7-4)

port beat dons by 31. port (7-5) essendon (7-5)

PA    7.4    13.6   19.10    19.12 (126)
ESS   1.3     5.8    7.13    13.17 (95)

GOALS: PA  – Ebert 4, Tredrea 4, Gray 4, Westhoff 2, C. Cornes, White, Wilson, Rodan, S. Burgoyne; ESS – McVeigh 2, Peverill 2, McPhee 2, Welsh, Lloyd, Lucas, Bolton, Heffernan, Laycock, Nash

BEST: PA – C. Cornes, Gray, Tredrea, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne, Brogan, Westhoff, Ebert, K. Cornes;
ESS – Watson, Nash, McVeigh

REPORTS: PA – Wilson for high contact against Slattery

UMPIRES: Grun, Wenn, Ellis

CROWD: 25,242 at AAMI Stadium

geelong (8-3) vs brisbane (4-1-6)

cats beat lions by 50. geelong (9-3) brisbane (4-1-7)

GEEL    1.4    4.8   6.11   12.13 (85)
BRIS    0.2    0.4    4.5    5.5  (35)

GOALS: GEEL – S. Johnson 3, Bartel, Mackie, Varcoe, Mooney, N. Ablett, Stokes, G. Ablett, Chapman, Wojcinski; BRIS – Brown 2, Hadley, Patfull, MacDonald

BEST: GEEL – G. Ablett, Selwood, S. Johnson, Egan, Bartel,  Scarlett; BRIS – Drummond, Lappin, Brennan,  Brown, Rischitelli, Adcock

INJURY: GEEL – Tenace (ankle); BRIS – Charman (head)

UMPIRES: Stevic, Allen, Kamolins

CROWD: 21,212 at Skilled Stadium

richmond (0-1-10) vs melbourne (2-9)

tigers stun dees by 49. richmond (1-1-10) melbourne (2-10)
Richmond   6.3   12.8   14.12   18.16.124
Melbourne  2.2    2.4    8.6     11.9.75

sydney (6-5) vs collingwood (7-4)

pies beat swans by 19. collingwood (8-4) sydney (6-6)

Sydney       1.1   2.1    3.4      8.9.57
Collingwood  3.5   6.11   8.13   10.16.76

west coast (8-3) vs st kilda (4-7) uor

saints stun eagles by 23. st kilda (5-7) west coast (8-4)

West Coast  3.4    4.5   10.7   11.10.76
St. Kilda   3.3   10.6   12.7    15.9.99

ladder

                 Pts.   %       Next Week

Geelong          36    155.4    Sydney (Kardinia Park, Saturday)
Hawthorn         32    122.4    Collingwood (Docklands, Sunday)
West Coast       32    120.6    Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
Collingwood      32    107.4    Hawthorn (Docklands, Sunday)
Adelaide         28    111.7    West Coast (Football Park, Sunday)
Essendon         28    103.4    Melbourne (Docklands, Fri. night)
Footscray        28    100.1    North Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Port Adelaide    28     99.7    Brisbane (Gabba, Sat. night)

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North Melbourne  28     96.8    Footscray (MCG, Sunday)
Sydney           24    110.5    Geelong (Kardinia Park, Saturday)
Fremantle        20     97.2    Carlton (Subiaco, Saturday)
St. Kilda        20     88.5    Richmond (Docklands, Sat. night)
Brisbane         18     89.0    Port Adelaide (Gabba, Sat, night)
Carlton          16     81.3    Fremantle (Subiaco, Saturday)
Melbourne         8     75.3    Essendon (Docklands, Fri. night)
Richmond          6     77.8    St. Kilda (Docklands, Sat. night)

round 13 matches

essendon v melbourne

geelong v sydney

freo v carlton

brisbane v port

st kilda v richmond

adelaied v west coast

north v bulldogs

collingwood v hawthorn gor

essendon (6-4) vs west coast (8-2)

dons stun eagles by 1. essendon (7-4) west coast (8-3)

Essendon    1.0    6.2   12.4    15.5.95
West Coast  5.5   10.8   13.9   14.10.94

hawthorn (7-3) vs sydney (5-5)

swans stun hawks by 9. sydney (6-5) hawthorn (7-4)

Hawthorn  4.3   5.5   7.9   9.12.66
Sydney    1.3   5.3   9.6   11.9.75

brisbane (4-1-5) vs footscray (5-5)

dogs beat lions by 23. footscray (6-5) brisbane (4-1-6)

Brisbane   2.3   2.6     7.8    10.12.72
Footscray  6.8   7.12   13.15   13.17.95

carlton (3-7) vs port (6-4)

blues stun power by 39. carlton (4-7) port (6-5)

Carlton        8.3   11.5   20.5     22.9.141
Port Adelaide  4.3    5.8    9.12   14.18.102

adelaide (6-4) vs geelong (7-3)

cats beat crows by 7. geelong (8-3) adelaide (6-5)

Adelaide  3.4   5.5    8.6     9.8.62
Geelong   2.2   4.11   7.13   9.15.69

st kilda (4-6) vs north (6-4)

roos beat saints by 22. north (7-4) st kilda (4-7)

St. Kilda        1.3   4.5   5.7     8.10.58
North Melbourne  4.2   7.8   8.11   11.14.80

freo (4-6) vs richmond (0-1-9)

freo beat tigers by 21. freo (5-6) richmond (0-1-10)

Fremantle  1.3   4.8   10.10   18.15.123
Richmond   4.5   6.9   10.9    15.12.102

melbourne (1-9) vs collingwood (7-3) uor

dees stun pies by 13. melbourne (2-9) collingwood (7-4)

Melbourne    6.6   8.9   9.14   13.16.94
Collingwood  2.3   6.5   9.11   11.15.81

ladder

                 Pts.   %       Next Week

Geelong          32    151.7    Brisbane (Kardinia Park, Sunday)
West Coast       32    125.9    Bye
Hawthorn         28    112.9    Carlton (Docklands, Fri. night)
Collingwood      28    108.0    Bye
Essendon         28    106.8    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
North Melbourne  28    101.0    Adelaide (Carrara, Sat. night)
Sydney           24    113.8    Bye
Adelaide         24    107.0    North Melbourne (Carrara, Sat. night)

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Footscray        24     97.7    Fremantle (Marrara Oval, Sat. night)
Port Adelaide    24     96.7    Essendon (Football Park, Sunday)
Fremantle        20     99.3    Footscray (Marrara Oval, Sat. night)
Brisbane         18     93.1    Geelong (Kardinia Park, Sunday)
Carlton          16     86.2    Hawthorn (Docklands, Fri. night)
St. Kilda        16     85.1    Bye
Melbourne         8     73.9    Bye
Richmond          2     72.7    Bye

round 12 matches split round

carlton v hawthorn

north v adelaide

bulllodgs v freo

geelong v brisbane

port v essendon

richmond v melbourne gor

sydney v collingwood

west coast v st kilda

collingwood (6-3) vs freo (4-5)

pies beat freo by 9. collingwood (7-3) freo (4-6)

Collingwood  3.5   7.7   12.12   15.13.103
Fremantle    5.3   8.6   10.11   13.16.94

melbourne (0-9) vs adelaide (6-3) uor

dees stun crows by 17. melbourne (1-9) adelaide (6-4)

Melbourne  2.3   10.5   12.10   13.11.89
Adelaide   3.1    4.5    5.8    10.12.72

west coast (7-2) vs north (6-3)

eagles end roos run by 65. west coast (8-2) north (6-4)

West Coast       5.4   8.8   10.9   18.13.121
North Melbourne  3.1   3.7    7.9    7.13.56

sydney (5-4) vs essendon (5-4)

dons edge swans by 1. essendon (6-4) sydney (5-5)

Sydney    3.2   7.4   8.4   11.7.73
Essendon  5.1   7.2   7.7   11.8.74

richmond (0-9) vs brisbane (4-5)

tigers and lions draw. richmond (0-1-9) brisbane (4-1-5)

Richmond   2.4   4.7    8.9    10.13.73
Brisbane   1.5   5.8   10.10   10.13.73

port (6-3) vs hawthorn (6-3)

hawks beat power by 34. hawthorn (7-3) port (6-4)

Port Adelaide  5.5    8.6    9.12   10.15.75
Hawthorn       2.2   10.3   13.5     17.7.109

carlton (2-7) vs bulldogs (5-4)

blues stun dogs by 10. carton (3-7) bulldogs (5-5)

Carlton    7.2   10.5   18.8    21.12.138
Footscray  7.4   12.8   14.13   19.14.128

st kilda (4-5) vs geelong (6-3)

cats beat saints by 10 goals. geelong (7-3) st kilda (4-6)

St. Kilda  4.1    7.6    9.8    9.11.65
Geelong    7.2   10.5   15.8   19.11.125

ladder

                Pts.    %       Next Week

West Coast       32    129.5    Essendon (Docklands, Fri. night)
Geelong          28    155.0    Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
Collingwood      28    115.3    Melbourne (MCG, Monday)
Hawthorn         28    108.0    Sydney (MCG, Saturday)
Adelaide         24    108.5    Geelong (Football Park, Sunday)
Essendon         24    107.3    West Coast (Docklands, Fri. night)
Port Adelaide    24    100.6    Carlton (Docklands, Sat. night)
North Melbourne  24     98.8    St. Kilda (Docklands, Sunday)

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Sydney           20    113.8    Hawthorn (MCG, Saturday)
Footscray        20     95.4    Brisbane (Gabba, Sat. night)
Brisbane         18     95.0    Footscray (Gabba, Sat. night)
Fremantle        16     97.0    Richmond (Subiaco, Sunday)
St. Kilda        16     86.3    North Melbourne (Docklands, Sunday)
Carlton          12     82.0    Port Adelaide (Docklands, Sat. night)
Melbourne         4     73.9    Collingwood (MCG, Monday)
Richmond          2     71.6    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sunday)

round 11 matches

esssendon v west coast

hawthorn v sydney

brisbane v bulldogs

carlton v port

adelaide v geelong gor

st kilda v north

freo v richmond

melbourne v collingwood

freo (3-5) vs st kilda (4-4)

freo beat saints by 46. freo (4-5) st kilda (4-5)

Fremantle   6.6   8.6   10.9   15.11.101
St. Kilda   1.4   2.11   5.16   6.19.55

hawthorn (5-3) vs west coast (7-1)

hawks beat eagles by 35. hawthorn (6-3) west coast (7-2)

Hawthorn    5.3   5.6   12.7   15.9.99
West Coast  2.2   5.6    6.9   8.16.64

carlton (2-6) vs adelaied (5-3)

crows beat blues by 19. adelaide (6-3) carlton (2-7)

Carlton   5.2   5.4    11.11   12.14.86
Adelaide  2.5   8.10   12.12   15.15.105

richmond (0-8) vs essendon (4-4)

dons beat tigers by 8. essendon (5-4) richmond (0-9)
Richmond   2.3   6.6   10.9    12.12.84
Essendon   3.4   5.9    7.14   12.20.92

brisbane (4-4) vs collingwood (5-3)

pies break 13 year gabba drought over lions by 33. collingwood (6-3) brisbane (4-5)

Brisbane     4.4   7.6   11.7     13.9.87
Collingwood  5.2   8.7   12.10   18.12.120

bulldogs (5-3) vs sydney (4-4)

swans beat dogs by 43. sydney (5-4) bulldogs (5-4)

Footscray  3.3    4.4    6.7     8.9.57
Sydney     5.4   10.6   12.8   15.10.100

melbourne (0-8) vs north (5-3)

roos hold off winless dees by 1. north (6-3) melbourne (0-9)

Melbourne        2.4   4.8   4.10   11.12.78
North Melbourne  3.5   7.7   8.14   10.19.79

port (6-2) vs geelong (5-3) uor

cats beat power by 56. geelong (6-3) port (6-3)

Port Adelaide  1.3    2.4    4.10    8.12.60
Geelong        5.4   13.9   14.15   16.20.116

ladder

                 Pts.   %       Next Week

West Coast       28    122.0    North Melbourne (Subiaco, Saturday)
Geelong          24    151.5    St. Kilda (Docklands, Sunday)
Adelaide         24    112.2    Melbourne (MCG, Saturday)
Hawthorn         24    112.2    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
Collingwood      24    107.8    Fremantle (MCG, Fri. night)
North Melbourne  24    106.3    West Coast (Subiaco, Saturday)
Port Adelaide    24    105.0    Hawthorn (Football Park, Sunday)
Sydney           20    115.4    Essendon (SCG, Sat. night)

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Essendon         20    107.8    Sydney (SCG, Sat. night)
Footscray        20     95.8    Carlton (MCG, Sunday)
Fremantle        16     97.7    Collingwood (MCG, Fri. night)
Brisbane         16     94.5    Richmond (Docklands, Sat. night)
St. Kilda        16     92.0    Geelong (Docklands, Sunday)
Carlton           8     79.0    Footscray (MCG, Sunday)
Melbourne         0     70.2    Adelaide (MCG, Saturday)
Richmond          0     69.6    Brisbane (Docklands, Sat. night)

round 10 matches

collingwood v freo

melboiurne v adeliade

west coast v north gor

sydney v essendon

richmond v brisbane

port v hawthorn

carlton v bulldogs

st kilda v geelong

adelaide (4-3) vs richmond (0-7)

crows edge tigers by 9. adelaide (5-3) richmond (0-8)

Adelaide   7.1   8.5   11.10   14.15.99
Richmond   3.3   8.3    9.3     14.6.90

essendon (3-4) vs brisbane (4-3)

dons smash lions by 64. essendon (4-4) brisbane (4-4)

Essendon   3.6   7.10   13.15   18.19.127
Brisbane   2.4   5.8     5.10    8.15.63

geelong (4-3) vs freo (3-4)

cats beat freo by 25. geelong (5-3) freo (3-5)
Geelong    6.0   9.5   11.9   14.10.94
Fremantle  3.2   4.6    5.7    10.9.69

north (4-3) vs carlton (2-5)

roos beat blues by 17. north (5-3) carlton (2-6)

North Melbourne  4.5    8.10   15.14   22.15.147
Carlton          5.4   12.6    14.9    20.10.130

hawthorn (4-3) vs st kilda (4-3)

hawks beat saints by 28. hawthorn (5-3) st kilda (4-4)

Hawthorn   2.3   2.6   4.9   10.12.72
St. Kilda  1.2   2.4   3.5     6.8.44

sydney (3-4) vs port (6-1) uor

swans stun power by 31. sydney (4-4) port (6-2)

Sydney         6.4   10.9   13.14   17.16.118
Port Adelaide  3.1    6.3    8.6     13.9.87

bulldogs (4-3) vs collingwood (5-2)

dogs beat pies by 33. footscray (5-3) collingwood (5-3)
Footscray    5.3    8.8   15.12   20.15.135
Collingwood  5.3   11.7   13.13   14.18.102

west coast (6-1) vs melbourne (0-7)

eagles beat dees by 77. west coast (7-1) melborune (0-8)

West Coast  5.8   8.14   13.18   19.23.137
Melbourne   1.0   3.3     7.4      9.6.60

ladder

                 Pts.   %       Next Week

West Coast       28    132.1    Hawthorn (York Park, Saturday)
Port Adelaide    24    114.2    Geelong (Football Park, Sunday)
Geelong          20    147.7    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
Adelaide         20    110.7    Carlton (Docklands, Saturday)
Hawthorn         20    108.0    West Coast (York Park, Saturday)
North Melbourne  20     106.8    Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Collingwood      20    104.1    Brisbane (Gabba, Sat. night)
Footscray        20    100.6    Sydney (Manuka Oval, Sunday)

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Sydney           16    110.0    Footscray (Manuka Oval, Sunday)
Essendon         16    107.6    Richmond (MCG, Sat. night)
Brisbane         16     98.3    Collingwood (Gabba, Sat. night)
St. Kilda        16     97.8    Fremantle (Subiaco, Fri. night)
Fremantle        12     74.1    St. Kilda (Subiaco, Fri. night)
Carlton           8     78.7    Adelaide (Docklands, Saturday)
Melbourne         0     67.7    North Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Richmond          0     67.6    Essendon (MCG, Sat. night)

round 9 matches

freo v st kilda

carlton v adelaide

hawthorn v west coast

richmond v essendon

brisbane v collingwood

bulldogs v sydney

melbourne v north

port v geelong gor

north (3-3) vs essendon (3-3)

roos beat dons by 22. north (4-3) essendon (3-4)

KANG   4.0    8.5   14.8   18.9 (117)
ESS    2.9   5.11   8.14   13.17 (95)

GOALS: KANG – Brown 4, Grant 3, Edwards 2, Co Jones 2, Hale, Harvey, McIntosh, Petrie, Smith, Swallow, Sinclair; ESS – Lucas 5, Davey 2, Stanton 2, Houli, Laycock, Monfries, Johns

BEST: KANG – Harris, Swallow, McIntosh, Firrito, Brown, Harvey, Grant, Rawlings; ESS – Lucas, Hird, Stanton, Lovett, Watson, Monfries

INJURY: KANG – Wells (medial knee ligament tear) -Wells will miss 4-6 weeks

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Margetts, Chamberlain

CROWD: 42,730 at Telstra Dome

collingwood (4-2) vs carlton (2-4)

pies beat blues by 24. collingwood (5-2) carlton (2-5)

COL     1.6    4.11    11.15    17.11 (119)
CARL    5.2     8.6     12.8    14.11 (95)

GOALS: COL – Didak 4, T. Cloke 3, Rocca 2, Fraser 2, Pendlebury, Thomas, Wakelin, Lockyer, Toovey, Swan;.
CARL – Fevola 4, Lappin 2, Kennedy, Simpson, Betts, Waite, Young, Carrazzo, Russell, Fisher

BEST: COL – Swan, Pendlebury, Didak, Fraser, Lockyer, Shaw; CARL – Scotland, Murphy, Carrazzo,  Houlihan, Fevola, Simpson

UMPIRES: McBurney, Wenn, K. Nicholls

CROWD: 77,321 at the MCG

port (5-1) vs richmond (0-6)

port beat tigers by 40. port (6-1) richmond (0-7)

PA     5.4   10.10   14.16    16.19 (115)
RICH   3.2    3.9     5.12    10.15 (75)

GOALS: PA – Lade 3, White 2, Rodan 2, Motlop 2, Pearce 2, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes, Lonie, Tredrea;
RICH – Schulz 2, Pettifer 2, Richardson 2, Deledio 2, Polak, Tuck

BEST: PA – P. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, K. Cornes, White, Surjan, Cassisi. Richmond: Tivendale, Foley, Polo, J. Bowden,  Howat, Deledio, Johnson

UMPIRES: Farmer, Rosebury, Grun

CROWD: 26,232 at AAMI Stadium

st kilda (3-3) vs sydney (3-3)

saints beat swans by 26. st kilda (4-3) sydney (3-4)

STK    4.4   7.4   12.6    15.7 (97)
SYD    4.1   6.4    8.5    11.5 (71)

GOALS: STK – Gehrig 4, X. Clarke 2, Milne 2, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Fiora, Koschitzke, Birss, Montagna, Voss; SYD – Hall 3, O’Keefe 2, Davis 2, C. Bolton, Everitt, Goodes, Schneider

BEST: STK – Riewoldt, Gehrig, Harvey, Montagna, Gwilt, S Fisher, Koschitzke, Ball; SYD  – O’Keefe, Kirk, Davis, Malceski, Hall

INJURY: STK – Goddard (ruptured ACL-knee), Jones (collarbone); SYD – Barry (shoulder)

Scans confirmed that Goddard will require a knee reconstruction, ending his season

UMPIRES: James, Ryan, Avon

CROWD: 37, 816 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (4-2) vs adelaide (4-2)

crows beat lions by 31. adelaide (5-2) brisbane (4-3)

ADE    4.2   6.8   10.13   14.16 (100)  

BRIS   3.6   5.8    6.12    9.15 (69)

GOALS: ADE – Thompson 3, Welsh, Goodwin, Knights, 
Shirley, Perrie, Bock,  Edwards,  Griffin; BRIS – Notting 2, Brown, Charman, Johnson, McGrath, Harding, 
Rischitelli

BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Edwards, Knights, Welsh, Thompson; BRIS – Black, Rischitelli, Brennan, Adcock

UMPIRES: Kamolins, Ellis, Jeffery

CROWD: 26,978 at the Gabba

geelong (3-3) vs west coast (6-0) uor

cats stun eagles by 39. geelong (4-3) west coast (6-1)

GEEL   4.4   6.8   11.12   16.13 (109)
WCE    4.2   5.5    5.9    10.10 (70)

GOALS: GEEL – Mooney 4, N. Ablett 3, Ottens 2, S. Johnson 2, G. Ablett 2, Bartel, Varcoe, Stokes; WCE – Hansen 3, Rosa  2, Judd, Braun, Priddis, Hurn, Hunter

BEST: GEEL – Bartel, G. Ablett, Ottens, Scarlett, Milburn, Corey, Enright, Ling; WCE – Judd, Rosa, Hansen, Glass, Waters, 
Wirrpanda

INJURY: GEEL – Mackie (knee), Selwood (concussion)

UMPIRES: Stevic, Allen, M. Nicholls

CROWD: 22,014 at Skilled Stadium

bulldogs (3-3) vs melborune (0-6)

dogs beat dees by 6. bulldogs (4-3) melbourne (0-7)

WB      4.1    10.5    12.12    16.16 (112)
MELB    6.1     7.6     10.9    16.10 (106)

GOALS: WB – Johnson 4, Hahn 2, Higgins, Cross, Gilbee, 
Eagleton, Giansiracusa, Darcy, Cooney,  Akermanis, 
Hargrave; MELB – Sylvia 3, Davey 3, Yze 2, Green 2, Bate, 
Neitz, Dunn, Johnstone, Bell, White

BEST: WB – Johnson, Cross, Gilbee, Harris, 
Giansiracusa, Eagleton; MELB – Davey, Johnstone, Sylvia,  White, Bruce, Yze

UMPIRES: McLaren, Sully, Head

CROWD: 24,584 at Telstra Dome

freo (2-4) vs hawthorn (4-2)

freo beat hawks by 16. freo (3-4) hawthorn (4-3)

FRE    1.1   6.6    10.10    14.12 (96)
HAW    3.3   6.6     9.11    11.14 (80)

GOALS: FRE – Campbell 4, Headland 2, Tarrant 2, Walker 2, Hasleby, Crowley, Pavlich, J. Carr; HAW – Boyle 3, Croad 2, McGlynn 2, Lewis, Ladson, Franklin, Murphy

BEST: FRE – Tarrant, Crowley, McPharlin, Campbell, Black;
HAW – Brown, Mitchell, Hodge, Bateman,  Boyle

REPORTS: FRE – Grover for wrestling Dixon: HAW – Dixon for wrestling Grover and for striking Grover

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Hendrie, McInerney

CROWD: 36,481 at Subiaco Oval

ladder

        W   L    FOR    AGST    %     PTS

PA      6   1    677    551  122.87   24
WCE     6   1    608    504  120.63   24
COL     5   2    638    576  110.76   20
GEEL    4   3    869    583  149.06   16
ADE     4   3    551    497  110.87   16
BRIS    4   3    628    576  109.03   16
KANG    4   3    686    650  105.54   16
HAW     4   3    631    607  103.95   16
 

STK     4   3    592    578  102.42   16
WB      4   3    667    695   95.97   16
SYD     3   4    576    544  105.88   12
ESS     3   4    718    722   99.45   12
FRE     3   4    653    693   94.23   12
CARL    2   5    664    862   77.03    8
MELB    0   7    542    752   72.07    0
RICH    0   7    576    886   65.01    0

round 8 matches

adelaide v richmond

essendon v brisbane gor

geelong v freo

north v carlton

hawthorn v st kilda

sydney v port

bulldogs v collingwood

west coast v melbourne

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

essendon (3-1) vs collingwood (2-2)

pies beat dons by 16. collingwood (3-2) essendon (3-2)

Essendon     3.4   6.6    8.10   11.13.79
Collingwood  1.5   5.12   9.16   12.23.95

port (3-1) vs st kilda (2-2)

port beat saints by 53. port (4-1) st kilda (2-3)

Port Adelaide  4.2   5.6   11.12   14.12.96
St. Kilda      1.2   3.3    3.4      6.7.43

richmond (0-4) vs west coast (4-0)

eagles beat tigers by 23. west coast (5-0) richmond (0-5)
Richmond    5.3   6.4     8.7    11.12.76
West Coast  2.6   8.10   10.13   14.15.99

carlton (2-2) vs brisbane (2-2)

lions beat blues by 12 in high scoring game. brisbane (3-2) carlton (2-3)

Carlton   5.6   14.8   17.11   18.16.124
Brisbane  6.1   13.1   18.4    21.10.136

sydney (2-2) vs melbourne (0-4)

swans beat dees by 49. sydney (3-2) melbourne (0-5)

Sydney    6.2   10.5   12.7   17.7.109
Melbourne  1.2    4.4    6.9   8.12.60

hawthorn (3-1) vs bulldogs (2-2)

dogs hold off hawks by 17. bulldogs (3-2) hawthorn (3-2)

Hawthorn   3.7    7.11   10.13   13.15.93
Footscray  5.2   11.4    16.7    16.14.110

geelong (2-2) vs north (1-3) uor

roos beat cats by 16. north (2-3) geelong (2-3)

Geelong          4.3    6.8   10.10   15.12.102
North Melbourne  6.3   12.5   15.7    18.10.118

freo (1-3) vs adelaide (3-1)

freo stun crows by 1. freo (2-3) adelaide (3-2)

Fremantle  2.3   3.7   5.13   7.16.58
Adelaide   3.0   4.2   6.5     8.9.57

ladder

               Pts.   %       Next Week

West Coast       20    138.4    Footscray (Subiaco, Saturday)
Port Adelaide    16    120.0    Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Sydney           12    122.0    North Melbourne (Docklands, Sat. night)
Adelaide         12    113.7    Collingwood (Football Park, Sat. night)
Essendon         12    111.2    Hawthorn (MCG, Saturday)
Brisbane         12    109.5    Fremantle (Gabba, Sunday)
Collingwood      12    103.3    Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)
Hawthorn         12    101.2    Essendon (MCG, Saturday)

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Footscray        12     96.3    West Coast (Subiaco, Saturday)
Geelong           8    120.1    Richmond (Docklands, Sunday)
North Melbourne   8     99.6    Sydney (Docklands, Sat. night)
Fremantle         8     97.8    Brisbane (Gabba, Sunday)
St. Kilda         8     87.1    Carlton (Docklands, Fri. night)
Carlton           8     78.8    St. Kilda (Docklands, Fri. night)
Richmond          0     79.4    Geelong (Docklands, Sunday)
Melbourne         0     64.7    Port Adelaide (MCG, Sunday)

round 6 matches

st kilda v carlton

essendon v hawthorn gor

west coast v bulldogs

north v sydney

adeliade v collingwood

brisbane v freo

melbourne v port

richmond v geelong

richmond (0-3) vs bulldogs (1-2)

dogs beat tigers by 32. bulldogs (2-2) richmond (0-4)

Richmond   4.2    5.5    8.13   14.16.100
Footscray  6.4   10.8   12.11   20.12.132

st kilda (2-1) vs essendon (2-1)

dons beat saints by 31. essendon (3-1) st kilda (2-2)

St. Kilda  2.4   4.6    7.9   9.14.68
Essendon   1.2   7.3   11.8   15.9.99

collingwood (2-1) vs port (2-1)

port overrun pies by 18. port (3-1) collingwood (2-2)

Collingwood    3.5   7.9   9.10   9.12.66
Port Adelaide  3.3   7.7   9.9   12.12.84

north (0-3) vs brisbane (2-1) uor

roos stun lions by 24 on the gold coast. north (1-3) brisbane (2-2)

North Melbourne  5.4   6.6   7.13   12.15.87
Brisbane         1.6   5.9   6.13    8.15.63

adelaide (2-1) vs sydney (2-1)

crows beat swans by 17. adelaide (3-1) sydney (2-2)

Adelaide  3.2   6.5   8.6     9.7.61
Sydney    0.4   1.6   5.10   5.14.44

hawthorn (2-1) vs geelong (2-1)

hawks beat cats by 4. hawthorn (3-1) geelong (2-2)

Hawthorn  0.3   4.7   8.9   10.16.76
Geelong   3.3   4.8   8.13   9.18.72

melbourne (0-3) vs freo (0-3)

freo beat dees by 45. freo (1-3) melbourne (0-4)
Melbourne   3.5    4.5    9.11   13.14.92
Fremantle   5.2   10.5   17.8    21.11.137

west coast (3-0) vs carlton (2-1)

eagles beat blues by 61. west coast (4-0) carlton (2-2)
West Coast  5.2   6.8   9.11   14.16.100
Carlton     1.2   2.6   3.11    4.15.39

ladder

                Pts.   %      Next Week

West Coast       16    140.9    Richmond (MCG, Saturday)
Essendon         12    118.2    Collingwood (MCG, Wednesday)
Adelaide         12    116.9    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sunday)
Port Adelaide    12    107.7    St. Kilda (Football Park, Fri. night)
Hawthorn         12    107.2    Footscray (MCG, Sunday)
Geelong           8    132.1    North Melbourne (Kardinia Park, Sunday)
Brisbane          8    109.4    Carlton (Docklands, Sat. night)
Sydney            8    109.1    Melbourne (SCG, Sat. night)

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Collingwood       8     99.4    Essendon (MCG, Wednesday)
St. Kilda         8     99.4    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Fri. night)
Footscray         8     91.4    Hawthorn (MCG, Sunday)
Carlton           8     75.3    Brisbane (Docklands, Sat. night)
Fremantle         4     97.2    Adelaide (Subiaco, Sunday)
North Melbourne   4     95.0    Geelong (Kardinia Park, Sunday)
Richmond          0     80.0    West Coast (MCG, Saturday)
Melbourne         0     67.0    Sydney (SCG, Sat. night)

round 5 matches

essendon v collingwood

port v st kilda

richmond v west coast

carlton v brisbane

sydney v melbourne

hawthorn v bulldogs gor

geelong v north

freo v adelaide

collingwood (1-1) vs richmond (0-2)

pies overrun tigers by 25. collingwood (2-1) richmond (0-3)
Collingwood  2.3   4.6    11.10   17.13.115
Richmond     5.5   7.10   11.10   13.12.90

carlton (1-1) vs essendon (2-0) uor

blues stun dons by 3 in a crazy game. carlton (2-1) essendon (2-1)
Carlton   2.1    8.7    15.11   18.17.125
Essendon  7.9   12.13   13.16   17.20.122

port (2-0) vs adelaide (1-1)

crows beat power by 24. adelaide (2-1) port (2-1)
Port Adelaide  0.6   3.10   7.11   8.15.63
Adelaide       3.3   8.3   10.7     13.9.87

freo (0-2) vs west coast (2-0)

eagles beat freo by 31. west coast (3-0) freo (0-3)
Fremantle   1.2   4.4   8.4     11.4.70
West Coast  4.1   6.6   9.11   14.17.101

st kilda (1-1) vs bulldogs (1-1)

saints beat dogs by 50. st kilda (2-1) bulldogs (1-2)

St. Kilda   6.3   7.7   12.10   17.14.116
Footscray   2.2   3.6    6.10    9.12.66

sydney (1-1) vs brisbane (2-0)

swans overrun lions by 27. sydney (2-1) brisbane (2-1)
Sydney    5.3   7.6    8.10   13.18.96
Brisbane  4.3   7.4   10.8     10.9.69

melbourne (0-2) vs geelong (1-1)

cats beat dees by 52. geelong (2-1) melbourne (0-3)

Melbourne  2.1    4.4    5.9      8.9.57
Geelong    5.8   11.8   14.10   15.19.109

north (0-2) vs hawthorn (1-1)

hawks beat roos by 21. hawthorn (2-1) north (0-3)

North Melbourne  2.4   5.4   7.6    10.10.70
Hawthorn         1.3   3.6   8.12   13.13.91

ladder

                 Pts.   %      Next Week

West Coast       12    120.2    Carlton (Subiaco, Sunday)
Geelong           8    143.3    Hawthorn (York Park, Sunday)
Brisbane          8    126.3    North Melbourne (Carrara, Sat. night)
Sydney            8    119.5    Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)
Adelaide          8    112.9    Sydney (Football Park, Sat. night)
St. Kilda         8    112.6    Essendon (Docklands, Saturday)
Essendon          8    112.2    St. Kilda (Docklands, Saturday)
Hawthorn          8    107.7    Geelong (York Park, Sunday)

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Collingwood       8    106.2    Port Adelaide (MCG, Saturday)
Port Adelaide     8    103.4    Collingwood (MCG, Saturday)
Carlton           8     84.8    West Coast (Subiaco, Sunday)
Footscray         4     78.7    Richmond (MCG, Fri. night)
North Melbourne   0     85.8    Brisbane (Carrara, Sat. night)
Fremantle         0     83.4    Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Richmond          0     81.8    Footscray (MCG, Fri. night)
Melbourne         0     67.0    Fremantle (MCG, Sunday)

round 4 matches

richmond v bulldogs

collingwood v port

st kilda v essendon

north v brisbane

adelaide v sydney

hawthorn v geelong

melbourne v freo gor

west coast v carlton

brisbane (1-0) vs st kilda (1-0)

lions smash saints by 52. brisbane (2-0) st kilda (1-1)
BRIS  2.4   7.7   11.11   15.12 (102)
STK   2.3   3.4    6.6     7.8 (50)

GOALS: BRIS – Brown 5, Sherman 3, Black 2, Patfull 2, McGrath, Stiller, Johnson; StK – Fiora 2, Koschitzke 2, Milne, Montagna, Birss

BEST: BRIS – Rischitelli, Sherman, Stiller, Power, Black; StK – Fiora, Gram, Dal Santo, S. Fisher;

INJURY: StK – Hudghton (quad) – Hudghton will miss 2-3 weeks

CHANGES: BRIS – Lappin (thigh) and Roe (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Mills and Allan

UMPIRES: Vozzo, K. Nicholls, Jeffery

CROWD: 28,266 at the Gabba

richmond (0-1) vs sydney (0-1)

swans beat tigers by 16. sydney (1-1) richmond (0-2)

SYD   4.0   6.6   10.7   13.10 (88)
RICH  1.1   5.2   10.3   11.6 (72)

GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 2, Everitt 2, Malceski 2, Hall, O’Keefe, Buchanan, C. Bolton, Kennelly, Schmidt, Jolly;
RICH – Richardson 2, Schulz 2, Hyde 2, Tambling 2, J. Bowden, Tivendale, Foley

BEST: SYD – Everitt, Malceski, Mathews, Buchanan, Goodes, Kennelly, Barry; RICH – Deledio, J. Bowden, Hyde, Polak, Tivendale, Moore, Tambling

INJURY: SYD – Hall (knee)

UMPIRES: Meredith, Pennell, Wenn

CROWD: 37,985 at MCG

west coast (1-0) vs collingwood (1-0)

eagles beat pies by 12. west coast (2-0) collingwood (1-1)
WCE   3.2   7.6   10.11   12.15 (87)
COL   4.3   8.4   10.8     11.9 (75)

GOALS: WCE – Wirrpanda 3, Judd 2, Kerr, Lynch, Braun, Armstrong, Stenglein, Staker, Rosa; COL – Rocca 4, Davis 3, Johnson, O’Bree, R. Shaw, Burns

BEST: WCE – Kerr, Judd, Wirrpanda, Stenglein, B. Jones;
COL – H. Shaw, Rocca, Maxwell, Davis, Swan

REPORTS: COL – Rocca for charging Graham

UMPIRES: Margetts, Stevic, Avon

CROWD: 40,413 at Subiaco

geelong (0-1) vs carlton (1-0)

cats beat blues by 13 goals. geelong (1-1) carlton (1-1)
GEEL  4.6   10.8   19.13   24.18 (162)
CARL  3.2    5.6    7.9    12.12 (84)

GOALS: Mooney 5, N. Ablett 5, Hawkins 3, G. Ablett 2, Varcoe 2, Ling 2, Ottens, Hunt, Selwood, Byrnes, Wojcinski; CARL – Betts 3, Fisher 2, Carrazzo 2, Walker, Murphy, Whitnall, Ackland, Stevens

BEST: GEEL – G. Ablett, Wojcinski, Scarlett, Ottens, Bartel, Byrnes, N. Ablett; CARL – Murphy, Walker, Scotland

INJURY: GEEL – D. Johnson (shoulder) replaced in selected side by Hunt; CARL – Russell (cut head)

CROWD: 41,113 at the Telstra Dome

bulldogs (1-0) vs adelaide (0-1)

crows beat dogs by 38. adelaide (1-1) bulldogs (1-1)

ADE   4.5   8.10   14.12   16.14 (110)
WB    4.1    5.2    6.5     11.6 (72)

GOLAS: ADE – Welsh 4, Bock 4, Stevens 3, Perrie 2, Van Berlo, Bode, Reilly; WB – Higgins 3, Johnson 2, Cooney 2, Murphy, Boyd, Griffen, McDougall

BEST: ADE – Edwards, McLeod, Welsh, Bock, Goodwin, Knights; WB – West, McMahon, Cross

INJURY: ADE – Johncock (ankle), Shirley (suspected broken hand); WB – Akermanis (hamstring)

Akermanis will miss two weeks

UMPIRES: Grun, Head, Chamberlain

CROWD: 27,199 at the MCG

essendon (1-0) vs freo (0-1)

dons stun freo by 10. essendon (2-0) Freo (0-2)
ESS   5.2   8.5   15.6   19.8 (122)
FRE   2.3   6.5   12.8   17.10 (112)

GOALS: ESS – Lucas 5, Lloyd 4, McVeigh 2, Davey, Hird, Jetta, Laycock, Lovett, Monfries, Slattery, Stanton; FRE – Pavlich 4, Tarrant 4, Bell 2, M. Carr, J. Carr, Crowley, Gilmore, Hasleby, Peake, Solomon

BEST: ESS – Lucas, McPhee, Stanton, Lloyd, Winderlich, McVeigh; FRE – Pavlich, Tarrant, Bell, Sandilands, M. Carr

INJURY: FRE – Peake (fractured collarbone) – Peake will miss 4-6 weeks

REPORTS: FRE – Solomon for striking Monfries

UMPIRES: Donlon, McBurney, McInerney

CROWD: 32,623 at Telstra Dome

port (1-0) vs north (0-1)

power beat roos by 18. port (2-0) north (0-2)

PA     2.7  8.12   13.18   17.20 (122)
KANG   3.5   7.8   11.10   15.14 (104)

GOALS: PA – Ebert 5, S. Burgoyne 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Pearce 2, Mahoney 2, Rodan 2, Lonie, Krakouer;  KANG – Jones 4, Harvey 4, Hale 2, Edwards, Simpson, Wells, Sinclair, Thomas

BEST: PA – S. Burgoyne, Ebert, Salopek, Pearce, Surjan, Brogan, P. Burgoyne; KANG – Harvey, Jones, Wells, Sinclair, Simpson

Umpires: M. Nicholls, Kamolins, Ellis

CROWD: 25,054 at AAMI Stadium

hawthorn (0-1) vs melbourne (0-1) uor

hawks stun dees by 22. hawthorn (1-1) melbourne (0-2)

HAW   2.4   7.8   15.9    17.14 (116)
MELB  4.5   5.7   10.10   14.10 (94)

GOALS: HAW – Williams 6, Boyle 3, Dixon 2, Croad 2, Crawford, McGlynn, Franklin, Young; MELB – Miller 3, Moloney 2, Godfrey 2, Jamar 2, Bate, Neitz, Ward, Robertson, White

BEST: HAW – Sewell, Ladson, Williams, Mitchell, Campbell, Lewis; MELB – Bruce, McDonald, Miller, Bate, Brown

INJURY: MELB – Neitz (knee), Robertson (knee) – Neitz will miss 2-3 weeks, Robertson to be assessed

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Sully, Ryan

CROWD: 43,197 at the MCG

ladder

      W   L   FOR   AGST    %     PTS
BRIS  2   0   171    94   181.91   8
ESS   2   0   227   186   122.04   8
PA    2   0   243   209   116.27   8
WCE   2   0   161   148   108.78   8
GEEL  1   1   255   197   129.44   4
SYD   1   1   161   146   110.27   4
ADE   1   1   184   177   103.95   4
HAW   1   1   160   163    98.16   4

COL   1   1   157  166     94.58   4
WB    1   1   185  203     91.13   4
STK   1   1   143  164     87.20   4
CARL  1   1   199  260     76.54   4
KANG  0   2   183  204     89.71   0
FRE   0   2   217  243     89.30   0
RICH  0   2   170  203     83.74   0
MELB  0   2   156  209     74.64   0

round 3 matches

collingwood v richmond

carlton v essendon

freo v west coast

st kilda v bulldogs gor

adelaide v port

sydney v brisbane

melbourne v geelong

north v hawthorn

melbourne v st kilda

saints beat dees by 31. st kilda (1-0) melbourne (0-1)

STK   2.7   7.7   11.12   13.15 (93)
MELB  4.3   6.3    6.5     9.8  (62)

GOALS: STK – Gehrig 4, Baker 2, Koschitzke 2, X Clarke, Fiora, Goddard, McQualter, Harvey; MELB -. Neitz 3, Robertson 3, Green, Bruce, White

BEST — STK – Gehrig, Montagna, Dal Santo, X Clarke, Ball;
MELB – Moloney, Bruce, Jones

INJURY: MELB – McLean (ankle)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Stevic, Meredith

CROWD: 49,490 at the MCG

north v collingwood

pies overrun roos by 3. collingwood (1-0) north (0-1)

COL    2.1   5.5    5.8   12.10 (82)
KANG   3.4   7.10  8.15   10.19 (79)

GOALS: COL – Medhurst 2, Davis, Cloke, Pendlebury, Clement, Licuria, Lockyer, Thomas, Maxwell, Burns, Johnson; KANG – Harvey 3, Grant 2, Jones 2, Brown, Hale, Trotter

BEST: COL – Clement, Lockyer, H. Shaw, R. Shaw, Thomas, O’Bree, Medhurst; KANG – Harvey, Simpson, Grant, McIntosh, Firrito, Thomas, Pratt

UMPIRES: Hendrie, K. Nicholls, Wenn

CROWD: 44,760 at MCG

freo v port

port overrun freo by 16. port (1-0) freo (0-1)

PA    3.4   6.6   16.7   19.7 (121)
FRE   8.1  10.4   14.5   16.9 (105)

GOALS: PA – Motlop 3, Rodan 3, Ebert 3, White 3, Lade 2, Surjan, Pearce, Krakouer, Cockshell (pronounced Ko-shell), Pettigrew; FRE – Pavlich 5, Solomon 2, Tarrant 2, Duffield 2, J. Carr, Sandilands, Hayden, Hasleby, Crowley

BEST: PA – Rodan, Ebert, Motlop, Salopek, Brogan; FRE – J. Carr, Hayden, Solomon, Pavlich, Sandilands

INJURY: PA – Motlop (ankle); FRE – Bell (corked leg)

REPORTS: FRE – Pavlich striking Wakelin

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Sully, Chamberlain

CROWD: 37,425 at Subiaco Oval

brisbane v hawthorn

lions beat hawks by 25. brisbane (1-0) hawthorn (0-1)

BRIS    2.5    5.10   6.13   9.15 (69)
HAW     1.0     2.3    2.6    6.8 (44)

GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 3, Notting, Lappin, Stiller, Brown, Rischitelli, Sherman; HAW – Franklin 3, Boyle 2, Clarke

BEST: BRIS – Black, Brennan, Power, Lappin, Sherman; HAW – Franklin, Young, Jacobs, Lewis, Croad

INJURY: BRIS – Lappin (thigh), Copeland (hip), Charman (Achilles) replaced in selected side by Macdonald

REPORTS: HAW – Lewis reported for rough conduct against Stiller

UMPIRES: Grun, Head, Pannell

CROWD: 27,104 at the Gabba

sydney v west coast

eagles edge swans by 1. west coast (1-0) sydney (0-1)

WCE   6.0   10.2   10.6    11.8  (74)
SYD   3.4    3.8   6.11   10.13  (73)

GOALS: WCE – Judd 2, Hunter 2, Seaby 2, Braun, Chick, Hurn, Lynch, Staker; SYD – Davis 2, Dempster, Everitt, Goodes, Hall, Kirk, O’Loughlin, Phillips, Vogels

BEST: WCE – Judd, Seaby, Selwood, Kerr, Braun, Wirrpanda; SYD – Kirk, C. Bolton, Kennelly, O’Keefe, Richards

UMPIRES: Jeffrey, Ryan, Vozzo

CROWD: 62,586 at Telstra Stadium

adelaide v essendon uor

dons stun crows by 31. essendon (1-0) adelaide (0-1)

ESS   5.1  8.3   12.8   16.9 (105)
ADE   3.4  5.9   7.14   10.14 (74)

GOALS: ESS – Lucas 7, Lloyd 2, Jetta 2, Welsh, M. Johnson, Lovett, Hille, McPhee; ADE – Bock 3, Burton 2, Thompson 2, Perrie, Knights, Van Berlo

BEST: ESS – Lucas, M. Johnson, Hille, Fletcher, Hird, Jetta, McVeigh, Stanton; ADE – Thompson, Knights, Bock, Shirley

INJURY: ADE – Goodwin (corked thigh)

REPORTS: ESS – Davey for high contact on Mattner

UMPIRES: Farmer, Kennedy, Avon

CROWD: 43,064 at AAMI Stadium

bulldogs v geelong

dogs beat cats by 20. bulldogs (1-0) geelong (0-1)

WB    4.5   11.7   15.8   17.11 (113)
GEEL  5.3    7.9   8.13   13.15 (93)

GOALS: WB – Johnson 8, Cooney 2, Giansiracusa 2, Gilbee, Akermanis, Hargrave, Darcy, Murphy;  GEEL – Mooney 3, N. Ablett 3, Wojcinski 2, Bartel, Mackie, Gardiner, G. Ablett, Chapman

BEST: WB – Johnson, Cross, Gilbee, Cooney, Griffen; GEEL – Enright, Bartel, Ling, N. Ablett

UMPIRES: Donlon, Margetts, Meredith

CROWD: 42,626 at Telstra Dome

carlton v richmond

blues beat tigers by 17 behinds. carlton (1-0) richmond (0-1)

CARL   5.5   6.11   10.17   15.25 (115)
RICH   5.2   10.4   13.7    15.8 (98)

GOALS: CARL – Fevola 3, Waite 2, Fisher 2, Bentick 2, Walker, Gibbs, Betts, Carrazzo, Russell, Kennedy; RICH – Pettifer 4, Richardson 3, Tivendale 2, Schulz 2, Tuck, Howat, Hyde, Tambling

BEST: CARL – Stevens, Walker, Carrazzo, Bentick, Waite, Murphy; RICH – Foley, Pettifer, Polo, P. Bowden, Gaspar, Tivendale

REPORTS: RICH – McGuane for high contact on Murphy

UMPIRES: Ellis, Kamolins, M. Nicholls

CROWD: 59,847 at the MCG

ladder

STANDINGS 
             W   L  FOR  AGST   %     PTS
BRISBANE     1   0   69   44  156.82   4
ST. KILDA    1   0   93   62  150.00   4
ESSENDON     1   0  105   74  141.89   4
W. BULLDOGS  1   0  113   93  121.51   4
CARLTON      1   0  115   98  117.35   4
PORT ADEL    1   0  121  105  115.24   4
COLLINGWOOD  1   0   82   79  103.80   4
WEST COAST   1   0   74   73  101.37   4

SYDNEY       0   1   73   74   98.65   0
KANGAROOS    0   1   79   82   96.34   0
FREMANTLE    0   1  105  121   86.78   0
RICHMOND     0   1   98  115   85.22   0
GEELONG      0   1   93  113   82.30   0
ADELAIDE     0   1   74  105   70.48   0
MELBOURNE    0   1   62   93   66.67   0
HAWTHORN     0   1   44   69   63.77   0

round 2 matches

brisbane v st kilda

richmond v sydney

geelong v carlton

west coast v collingwood gor

port v north

essendon v freo

bulldogs v adelaide

hawthorn v melbourne

deputy pm richard marles is facing legal trouble over mistretaing staff. labor have recovered in the polls which is good.

sydney v west coast

eagles get revenge on swans by 1 winning their 3rd flag.

Sydney      1.4   4.6    8.11   12.12 (84)
West Coast  4.2   8.7   10.10   12.13 (85)

2007 matches

round 1

melbourne v st kilda gor

north v collingwood

freo v port

brisbane v hawthorn

sydney v west coast gf rematcch

adelaide v essendon

bulldogs v geelong

carlton v richmond

sydney v freo

swans beat freo by 35 will play eagles in the grand final.

Sydney     3.6   8.7   14.8   19.13 (127)
Fremantle  3.2   6.2   11.6   14.8   (92)

adelaide v west coast

eagles end crows run again by 10 will play swans in grand fnial.

Adelaide    3.3   6.5   8.8     11.9  (75)
West Coast  0.4   2.7   6.12    11.19 (85)

grand final

sydney v west coast

freo v melbourne

freo have their first finals win beating dees by 28 will play swans in prelim.

Fremantle   3.3   7.9   11.15   14.18 (102)
Melbourne   3.0   7.3   10.4    11.8   (74)

west coast v bulldogs

eagles end victorais hopes beating dogs by 74 will play crows in prelim.

West Coast  4.3   8.7   9.12   16.17 (113)
Footscray   3.4   4.6   4.9     5.9   (39)

prelim finals

sydney v freo

adeliade v west coast

st kilda v melbourne

dees knock saints out by 18 play freo in semi.

MELB  2.2   3.4   8.5   13.12 (90)
STK   5.4   6.6   9.8   10.12 (72)

GOALS: MELB – Neitz 4, McLean 2, Miller, McDonald, Bruce, Robertson, Pickett, Bate, Yze; STK – Gehrig 3, Milne 2, Riewoldt 2, Koschitzke, Peckett, Baker
BEST: MELB – McLean, Neitz, Bruce, Green, McDonald, White, Carroll, Pickett; STK – Riewoldt, Harvey, Goddard, Baker, S. Fisher, Milne, Ball, Gehrig

INJURY: MELB – Jamar (broken foot), Whelan (shoulder); STK – R. Clarke (hamstring), Gehrig (ankle), X. Clarke (back), Harvey (hamstring)

Jamar will miss the rest of the season

REPORTS: STK – Thompson (StK) for rough conduct against Bruce

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Schmitt, Goldspink

CROWD: 67,528 at the MCG

adelaide v freo

crows end freos run by 30 freo will play dees in semis.

ADE   1.3   3.8   5.12   10.16 (76)
FRE   4.2   5.2    7.4     7.4 (46)

GOALS: ADE – Bock 2, Torney 2, Biglands 2, Clarke, Reilly, Welsh, Perrie; FRE – Farmer 2, Pavlich 2, Crowley, Black, Cook

BEST: ADE – Doughty, Reilly, Torney, Thompson, Edwards, Bassett, Stevens, Bock, Johncock, Bode, Porplyzia, Mattner;
FRE – Black, Bell, Johnson, J. Carr, McPharlin, Headland, McManus

INJURY: FRE – Grover (back)

CHANGES: FRE – Polak replaced in selected side by Hasleby

UMPIRES – Chamberlain, Ellis, McInerney

CROWD – 42,208 at AAMI Stadium

west coast v sydney

swans snatch prelim spot beating eagles by 1 who will play dogs in semi,

SYD   3.2   7.3   10.6   13.7 (85)
WCE   2.3   4.6    9.9   12.12 (84)

GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, O’Loughlin 4, Schneider 2, Kirk, Goodes; WCE – Waters 2, Lynch 2, Hunter 2, Judd 2, Staker, Stenglein, Cousins, Armstrong

BEST: SYD – Hall, O’Loughlin, Kirk, Schneider, McVeigh, Richards, Goodes; WCE – Judd, R. Jones, Cousins, Hunter, Cox, Selwood, Wirrpanda, B. Jones
INJURY: WCE – Chick (ankle)

CHANGES: WCE – Seaby replaced in selected side by Brett Jones

REPORTS: WCE – Chick for rough conduct on Malceski
UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Ryan

CROWD: 43,116 at Subiaco Oval

collingwood v bulldogs

dogs end pies season by 41 will play eagles in semi.

WB    4.2   8.7   14.10   18.13 (121)
COL   5.6   6.9    6.13   11.14 (80)

GOALS: WB – Montgomery 4, Cooney 3, Robbins 3, Ray 2, Gilbee 2, Giansiracusa, Johnson, Smith, Minson; COL – Tarrant 3, Holland 2, Rocca, Egan, Fraser, Licuria, Lockyer, Rusling

BEST: WB – West, Cross, Ray, Cooney, Morris, Montgomery, Johnson, Giansiracusa, Grant; Griffen, Street, Boyd; COL – R. Shaw, Johnson, Clement, Fraser, H. Shaw, Buckley, Prestigiacomo

INJURY: WB – Gilbee (ankle)

CHANGES: COL – Wakelin replaced in selected side by Rusling

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Allen, Jeffery

CROWD – 84,284 at the MCG

semi final

west coast v bulldogs

freo v melborune

bulldogs (12-9) vs essendon (3-1-17)

dogs beat dons by 22. bulldogs (13-9) play collingwood. essendon (3-1-18) finish 15th.

Footscray  8.2   13.5   18.9    22.15.147
Essendon   2.3   10.9   14.14   18.17.125    

richmond (11-10) vs west coast (16-5)

eagles beat tigers by 88. west coast (17-5) host sydney. richmond (11-11) finished 9th.

Richmond    1.1    2.6     7.8    12.13.85
West Coast  5.8   10.12   21.13   26.17.173

adelaide (15-6) vs melbourne (13-1-7)

crows beat dees by 48. adelaide (16-6) host freo. melborune (13-1-8) play st kilda.

Adelaide   7.3   12.8   17.10   23.14.142
Melbourne  4.3    9.3   13.6    14.10.94

brisbane (7-14) vs st kilda (13-8)

saints beat lions by 51. st kilda (14-8) host melbourne. brisbane (7-15) finish 13th.

Brisbane   3.4    4.7    7.14   7.15.57
St. Kilda  4.1   10.5   13.6   16.12.108

freo (14-7) vs port (8-13)

freo beat port by 79. freo (15-7) play adeliade. port (8-14) finish 12th.

Fremantle      6.6   11.9   18.11   23.13.151
Port Adelaide  3.1    4.7    5.14    9.18.72

sydney (13-8) vs carlton (3-1-17)

swans beat blues by 92. sydney (14-8) play west coast. carlton (3-1-18) finish last.

Sydney   5.1   9.3   15.9   21.10.136
Carlton  2.3   2.6    2.7     6.8.44

hawthorn (8-13) vs geelong (10-1-10) uor

hawks stun cats by 61. hawthorn (9-13) finish 11th. geelong (10-1-11) finish 10th.
Hawthorn  7.1   11.2   15.4    21.7.133
Geelong   2.2    6.4    7.8   10.12.72

collingwood (13-8) vs north (7-14)

pies beat roos by 68. collingwood (14-8) host bulldogs. north (7-15) finish 14th.

Collingwood      3.3   6.7   10.13   20.19.139
North Melbourne  3.4   5.5    7.9    10.11.71

ladder

West Coast       68    120.4    Sydney (Subiaco, Sat. night)    
Adelaide         64    142.1    Fremantle (Football Park, Saturday)
Fremantle        60    109.8    Adelaide (Football Park, Saturday)
Sydney           56    128.7    West Coast (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Collingwood      56    119.3    Footscray (MCG, Sunday)    
St. Kilda        56    118.4    Melbourne (MCG, Fri. night)   
Melbourne        54    109.7    St. Kilda (MCG, Fri. night)    
Footscray        52    106.4    Collingwood (MCG, Sunday)    
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Richmond         44     86.2    
Geelong          42     99.0   
Hawthorn         36     85.7  
Port Adelaide    32     88.8  
Brisbane         28     82.4  
North Melbourne  28     80.9 
Essendon         14     81.9       
Carlton          14     74.2

finals week 1

st kilda v melbourne

adelaide v freo

west coast v sydney

collingwood v bulldogs

bulldogs (12-8) vs st kilda (12-8)

saints beat dogs by 50. st kilda (13-8) bulldogs (12-9)

Footscray   6.3    9.5   12.10   13.14.92
St. Kilda   3.4   13.5   18.8    22.10.142

geelong (10-10) vs melbourne (13-7)

cats and dees draw. geelong (10-1-10) mleoburne (13-1-7)

Geelong    2.1    5.4   11.5   14.10.94 
Melbourne  5.2   10.5   12.8   14.10.94

hawthorn (7-13) vs north (7-13)

hawks beat roos by 22. hawthorn (8-13) north (7-14)

Hawthorn         2.4   4.8   5.11   7.16.58
North Melbourne  4.2   4.3   4.8    4.12.36

richmond (10-10) vs essendon (3-1-16)

tigers beat dons by 16. richmond (11-10) essendon (3-1-17)

Richmond   5.2   10.3   14.8     20.9.129
Essendon   3.5    9.8   12.11   16.17.113   

sydney (12-8) vs brisbane (7-13)

swans beat lions by 57. sydney (13-8) brisbane (7-14)

Sydney    3.2   7.4   9.8   14.12.97
Brisbane  3.1   4.2   5.3     6.4.40

port (7-13) vs adelaide (15-5) uor

port stun crows by 14. port (8-13) adelaide (15-6)

Port Adelaide  1.2   6.3   11.5    14.11.95
Adelaide       3.8   6.12   9.13   11.15.81

collingwood (12-8) vs carlton (3-1-16)

pies beat blues by 44. collingwood (13-8) carlton (3-1-17)

Collingwood  4.5   13.8   20.10   24.12.156
Carlton      7.1   11.4   17.7    17.10.112

west coast (16-4) vs freo (13-7)

freo beat eagles by 57. freo (14-7) west coast (16-5)

West Coast  4.3   4.8    4.11   8.13.61   
Fremantle   4.1   8.5   14.8   18.10.118

ladder

West Coast       64    116.5    Richmond (MCG, Saturday)    
Adelaide         60    141.0    Melbourne (Football Park, Saturday)
Fremantle        56    105.9    Port Adelaide (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Melbourne        54    113.7    Adelaide (Football Park, Saturday)    
Sydney           52    123.7    Carlton (SCG, Sunday)
Collingwood      52    116.5    North Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)    
St. Kilda        52    116.0    Brisbane (Gabba, Sat. night)   
Footscray        48    105.7    Essendon (Docklands, Fri. night)    
----------------------------
Richmond         44     89.2    West Coast (MCG, Saturday)
Geelong          42    102.2    Hawthorn (Docklands, Sunday)
Port Adelaide    32     92.0    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Hawthorn         32     82.3    Geelong (Docklands, Sunday)
Brisbane         28     83.9    St. Kilda (Gabba, Sat. night)
North Melbourne  28     83.0    Collingwood (MCG, Sunday)
Essendon         14     81.7    Footscray (Docklands, Fri. night)     
Carlton          14     76.7    Sydney (SCG, Sunday)    

round 22 matches

bulldogs v essendon

richmond v west coast

adelaide v melbourne gor

brisbane v st kilda

freo v port

sydney v carlton

hawthorn v geelong

collignwood v north

port (7-12) vs collingwood (11-8)

pies edge power by 2. collingwood (12-8) port (7-13)

Port Adelaide  3.4    9.6    12.8    12.15.87

Collingwood    6.5   10.10   10.13   12.17.89

geelong (9-10) vs sydney (12-7)

cats stun swans by 27. geelong (10-10) sydney (12-8)

Geelong  5.3   7.4   11.5   14.6.90
Sydney   3.1   6.2    7.4    9.9.63

bulldogs (11-8) vs adelaide (15-4) uor

dogs beat crows by 7. bulldogs (12-8) adelaide (15-5)

Footscray  3.4   5.5    11.7     16.9.105
Adelaide   1.4   6.11   10.12    14.14.98

essendon (3-1-15) vs hawthorn (6-13)

hawks beat dons by 18. hawthorn (7-13) essendon (3-1-16)

Essendon   3.2    6.6    9.14   15.16.106
Hawthorn   8.5   16.7   18.8    19.10.124

freo (12-7) vs st kilda (12-7)

freo beat saints by 58. freo (13-7) st kilda (12-8)

Fremantle   6.4   9.5   14.10   17.12.114
St. Kilda   2.1   2.4    5.8     7.14.56

brisbane (7-12) vs west coast (15-4)

eagles beat lions by 62. west coast (16-4) brisbane (7-13)

Brisbane    1.2   5.6    6.8     7.10.52
West Coast  1.5   8.8   11.15   16.18.114

carlton (3-1-15) vs richmond (9-10)

tigers beat blues by 45. richmond (10-10) carlton (3-1-16)

Carlton   5.2    8.6   13.7    14.11.95
Richmond  4.3   13.5   16.13   21.14.140

north (7-12) vs melborune (12-7)

dees beat roos by 50. melbourne (13-7) north (7-13)

North Melbourne  4.3   9.6   11.8   12.10.82
Melbourne        2.3   6.4   14.9   20.12.132

ladder

West Coast       64    121.1    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sunday)    
Adelaide         60    144.6    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
Melbourne        52    114.4    Geelong (Kardinia Park, Saturday)    
Fremantle        52    102.8    West Coast (Subiaco, Sunday)
Sydney           48    120.6    Brisbane (Stadium Australia, Sat. night)
Collingwood      48    115.0    Carlton (MCG, Sunday)    
St. Kilda        48    113.8    Footscray (Docklands, Fri. night)   
Footscray        48    108.7    St. Kilda (Docklands, Fri. night)    
----------------------------
Geelong          40    102.3    Melbourne (Kardinia Park, Saturday)
Richmond         40     87.8    Essendon (Docklands, Sat. night)
Port Adelaide    28     90.9    Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
Brisbane         28     85.9    Sydney (Stadium Australia, Sat. night)
North Melbourne  28     83.6    Hawthorn (York Park, Saturday)
Hawthorn         28     80.9    North Melbourne (York Park, Saturday)
Essendon         14     81.3    Richmond (Docklands, Sat. night)     
Carlton          14     77.0    Collingwood (MCG, Sunday)    

round 21 matches

bulldogs v st kilda gor

geelong v melbourne

hawthorn v north

west coast v freo

sydney v brisbane

port v adeliade

richmond v essendon

collingwood v carlton

essendon (2-1-15) vs collingwood (11-7) uor

dons stun pies by 13. essendon (3-1-15) collingwood (11-8)

Essendon     5.2   7.6   7.10   10.14.74
Collingwood  2.0   4.2   6.4      9.7.61

melbourne (12-6) vs sydney (11-7)

swans stun dees by 32. sydney (12-7) melbourne (12-7)

Melbourne  4.0   7.1    9.2    10.3.63
Sydney     4.2   8.4   11.6   14.11.95

west coast (14-4) vs north (7-11)

eagles beat roos by 26. west coast (15-4) north (7-12)

West Coast       7.5   8.7   12.14   14.23.107
North Melbourne  4.3   8.6   11.7     12.9.81

richmond (8-10) vs brisbane (7-11)

tigers beat lions by 82. richmond (9-10) brisbane (7-12)

Richmond   7.4   14.7   17.11   21.16.142
Brisbane   1.1    1.5    2.12    8.12.60

bulldogs (11-7) vs port (6-12)

port stun dogs by 14. port (7-12) bulldogs (11-8)

Footscray      3.3   6.6   12.10   13.13.91
Port Adelaide  5.3   8.5    9.11   14.21.105

adelaide (15-3) vs freo (11-7)

freo stun crows by 15. freo (12-7) adeliaed (15-4)

Adelaide   2.3   5.10   10.14   10.20.80  
Fremantle  3.6   8.10   10.11   13.17.95

geelong (9-9) vs st kilda (11-7)

saints beat cats by 23. st kilda (12-7) geelong (9-10)

Geelong    2.5   6.7    8.11   11.14.80
St. Kilda  3.1   7.5   12.7    15.13.103

hawthorn (5-13) vs carlton (3-1-14)

hawks beat blues by 23. hawthorn (6-13) carlton (3-1-15)

Hawthorn  7.3   12.6   14.10   17.11.113
Carlton   2.3    4.6    8.10   13.12.90

ladder

Adelaide         60    148.6    Footscray (MCG, Saturday)
West Coast       60    117.9    Brisbane (Gabba, Sunday)    
Sydney           48    123.8    Geelong (Kardinia Park, Saturday)
St. Kilda        48    118.7    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sat. night)    
Melbourne        48    112.1    North Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)    
Fremantle        48     99.5    St. Kilda (Subiaco, Sat. night)
Collingwood      44    115.7    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Fri. night)    
Footscray        44    108.8    Adelaide (MCG, Saturday)    
----------------------------
Geelong          36    100.8    Sydney (Kardinia Park, Saturday)
Richmond         36     84.8    Carlton (Docklands, Sunday)
Port Adelaide    28     90.6    Collingwood (Football Park, Fri. night)
Brisbane         28     88.3    West Coast (Gabba, Sunday)
North Melbourne  28     85.2    Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)
Hawthorn         24     78.9    Essendon (Docklands, Sat. night)
Essendon         14     81.1    Hawthorn (Docklands, Sat. night)     
Carlton          14     77.7    Richmond (Docklands, Sunday)    

round 20 matches

port v collingwood

carlton v richmond

geelong v sydney

essendon v hawthorn

freo v st kilda

brisbane v west coast

north v melbourne

bulldogs v adelaide gor

st kilda (11-6) vs west coast (13-4)

eagles beat saints by 39. west coast (14-4) st kilda (11-7)

St. Kilda   1.2   3.4   5.10    8.11.59
West Coast  2.5   4.9   7.11   14.14.98

carlton (2-1-14) vs melborune (12-5) uor

blues stun dees by 7. carlton (3-1-14) melbourne (12-6)

Carlton    4.1   7.5   9.7     12.8.80
Melbourne  1.5   4.8   7.10   10.13.73

richmond (8-9) vs bulldogs (10-7)

dogs beat tigers by 22. bulldogs (11-7) richmond (8-10)

Richmond   0.6   4.10   6.14   10.18.78
Footscray  5.2   9.4   13.9    15.10.100

sydney (10-7) vs essendon (2-1-14)

swans beat dons by 43. sydney (11-7) essendon (2-1-15)

Sydney    4.1   6.9   13.10   17.14.116
Essendon  2.4   3.4    7.5     11.7.73

adelaide (14-3) vs collingwood (11-6)

crows beat pies by 4. adelaiade (15-3) collingwood (11-7)

Adelaide     3.4   3.8   5.13   7.16.58  
Collingwood  3.1   4.3   5.7    7.12.54

brisbane (7-10) vs geelong (8-9)

cats beat lions by 17. geelong (9-9) brisbane (7-11)
Brisbane  4.0   8.1    11.5     13.9.87
Geelong   4.5   9.11   12.17   14.20.104

north (6-11) vs port (6-11)

roos beat port by 19. north (7-11) port (6-12)

North Melbourne  2.5   4.9   8.10   12.12.84
Port Adelaide    2.2   3.5   6.10    9.11.65

freo (10-7) vs hawthorn (5-12)

freo beat hawks by 53. freo (11-7) hawthorn (5-13)

Fremantle  6.4   8.11   11.14   14.20.104
Hawthorn   1.2   5.3     7.6      7.9.51

ladder

Adelaide         60    153.5    Fremantle (Football Park, Sunday)
West Coast       56    117.2    North Melbourne (Subiaco, Saturday)    
Melbourne        48    114.9    Sydney (MCG, Saturday)    
Sydney           44    122.5    Melbourne (MCG, Saturday)
St. Kilda        44    118.2    Geelong (Docklands, Sunday)    
Collingwood      44    117.2    Essendon (MCG, Fri. night)    
Footscray        44    110.2    Port Adelaide (Marrara Oval, Sat. night)    
Fremantle        44     98.6    Adelaide (Football Park, Sunday)
----------------------------
Geelong          36    102.3    St. Kilda (Docklands, Sunday)
Richmond         32     79.7    Brisbane (Docklands, Sat. night)
Brisbane         28     92.0    Richmond (Docklands, Sat. night)
North Melbourne  28     85.7    West Coast (Subiaco, Saturday)
Port Adelaide    24     89.3    Footscray (Marrara Oval, Sat. night)
Hawthorn         20     76.6    Carlton (MCG, Sunday)
Carlton          14     77.5    Hawthorn (MCG, Sunday)    
Essendon         10     79.8    Collingwood (MCG, Fri. night)     

round 19 matches

essendon v collingwood

st kilda v geelong

melbourne v sydney gor

west coast v north

bulldogs v port

adelaide v freo

hawthorn v carlton

richmond v brisbane

collingwood (10-6) vs hawthorn (5-11)

pies beat hawks by 45. collingwood (11-6) hawthorn (5-12)

Collingwood  5.4   11.9   13.14   16.17.113
Hawthorn     0.1    3.1    6.2     11.2.68

st kilda (10-6) vs richmond (8-8)

saints beat tigers by 103. st kilda (11-6) richmond (8-9)

St. Kilda  5.5   14.6   23.6   27.12.174
Richmond   2.2    6.7    8.9    10.11.71

west coast (12-4) vs adelaide (14-2)

eagles beat crows by 82. west coast (13-4) adelaide (14-3)

West Coast  6.3   10.4   19.6   26.9.165
Adelaide    1.0    4.6    8.6   12.11.83

essendon (1-1-14) vs brisbane (7-9) uor

dons stun lions by 37. essendon (2-1-14) brisbane (7-10)

Essendon   5.4   10.6   17.7    25.10.160
Brisbane   6.3   10.8   15.11   18.15.123

port (6-10) vs sydney (9-7)

swans beat power by 27. sydney (10-7) port (6-11)

Port Adelaide  3.0   4.3    5.7      7.8.50
Sydney         5.3   7.11   9.14   10.17.77

north (5-11) vs geelong (8-8)

roos beat cats by 30. north (6-11) geelong (8-9)

North Melbourne  6.1   9.3   11.9   13.12.90
Geelong          2.2   3.6    5.7    8.12.60

carlton (2-1-13) vs freo (9-7)

freo beat blues by 18. freo (10-7) carlton (2-1-14)

Carlton    1.2   5.6     7.10   13.11.89
Fremantle  3.6   8.10   14.13   15.17.107

melbourne (11-5) vs bulldogs (10-6)

dees beat dogs by 51. melbourne (12-5) bulldogs (10-7)

Melbourne   5.2   9.5   13.9   18.11.119
Footscray   6.3   6.7    7.12   9.14.68

ladder

Adelaide         56    155.6    Collingwood (Football Park, Sat. night)
West Coast       52    115.2    St. Kilda (Docklands, Fri. night)
Melbourne        48    116.2    Carlton (Docklands, Saturday)    
St. Kilda        44    122.5    West Coast (Docklands, Fri. night)    
Collingwood      44    118.1    Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)    
Sydney           40    120.5    Essendon (SCG, Sat. night)
Footscray        40    109.2    Richmond (MCG, Saturday)    
Fremantle        40     95.1    Hawthorn (Subiaco, Sunday)
----------------------------
Geelong          32    101.3    Brisbane (Gabba, Sunday)
Richmond         32     79.8    Footscray (MCG, Saturday)
Brisbane         28     92.4    Geelong (Gabba, Sunday)
Port Adelaide    24     89.8    North Melbourne (Docklands, Sunday)
North Melbourne  24     84.0    Port Adelaide (Docklands, Sunday)
Hawthorn         20     78.2    Fremantle (Subiaco, Sunday)
Essendon         10     80.8    Sydney (SCG, Sat. night)     
Carlton          10     76.2    Melbourne (Docklands, Saturday)    

round 18 matches

st kilda v west coast

carlton v melbourne

richmond v bulldogs

sydney v essendon

adeliade v collingwood gor

brisbane v geelong

north v port

freo v hawthorn

adelaide (13-2) vs north (5-10)

crows smash roos by 72. adelaide (14-2) north (5-11)
Adelaide         4.3   7.6   14.7   19.10.124

North Melbourne  1.3   4.4    6.8    7.10.52

essendon (1-14) vs carlton (2-13)

dons and blues draw in battle for last. essendon (1-1-14) carlton (2-1-13)

Essendon  4.2   9.4   13.6     16.9.105 

Carlton   5.3   8.5   11.13   15.15.105

collingwood (9-6) vs west coast (12-3) uor

pies stun eagles by 37. collingwood (10-6) west coast (12-4)
Collingwood  3.3   10.7   12.11   19.13.127

West Coast   5.5    8.8   10.11   13.12.90

brisbane (6-9) vs hawthorn (5-10)

lions beat hawks by 10. brisbane (7-9) hawthorn (5-11)

Brisbane   1.4   5.9   11.12   11.18.84

Hawthorn   5.3   8.3   10.6     11.8.74

sydney (8-7) vs richmond (8-7)

swans beat tigers by 48. sydney (9-7) richmond (8-8)

Sydney    4.3   7.8   12.13   14.17.101

Richmond  2.0   4.6    5.9     7.11.53

st kilda (9-6) vs port (6-9)

saints beat port by 4. st kilda (10-6) port (6-10)
St. Kilda      3.4   6.7   7.11   8.16.64

Port Adelaide  0.2   2.5   6.10   8.12.60

geelong (7-8) vs bulldogs (10-5)

cats stun dogs by 1. geelong (8-8) bulldogs (10-6)
Geelong    2.3   7.4   11.8   13.12.90

Footscray  4.2   8.3   11.8   13.11.89

freo (8-7) vs melborune (11-4)

freo beat dees by 29. freo (9-7) melbourne (11-5)

Fremantle   4.2   8.3   12.4    15.6.96 

Melbourne   4.3   4.7    5.12   9.13.67

ladder

Adelaide         56    172.4    West Coast (Subiaco, Saturday)
West Coast       48    110.2    Adelaide (Subiaco, Saturday)
Melbourne        44    113.4    Footscray (MCG, Sunday)    
Collingwood      40    115.9    Hawthorn (MCG, Fri. night)    
St. Kilda        40    115.5    Richmond (MCG, Saturday)
Footscray        40    113.4    Melbourne (MCG, Sunday)    
Sydney           36    119.2    Port Adelaide (Football Park, Sat. night)
Fremantle        36     93.7    Carlton (Docklands, Sunday)
----------------------------
Geelong          32    103.5    North Melbourne (Manuka Oval, Sunday)
Richmond         32     84.3    St. Kilda (MCG, Saturday)
Brisbane         28     94.1    Essendon (Docklands, Sat. night)
Port Adelaide    24     91.1    Sydney (Football Park, Sat. night)
North Melbourne  20     81.6    Geelong (Manuka Oval, Sunday)
Hawthorn         20     79.5    Collingwood (MCG, Fri. night)
Carlton          10     75.8    Fremantle (Docklands, Sunday)    
Essendon          6     77.4    Brisbane (Docklands, Sat. night)     

round 17 matches

collingwood v hawthorn

st kilda v richmond

west coast v adelaide gor

essendon v brisbane

port v sydney

north v geelong

carlton v freo

melbourne v bulldogs

richmond (8-6) vs melbourne (10-4)

dees beat tigers by 18. melbourne (11-4) richmond (8-7)

MELB   1.4   5.9   8.12    9.16 (70)
RICH   1.2   2.3    3.8    7.10 (52)
GOALS: MELB - Robertson 4, Davey, Dunn, Rivers, 
Sylvia, Ward; RICH - Richardson 2, Simmonds 2, 
Pettifer, Schulz, Kellaway
BEST: MELB - Robertson, McDonald, Whelan, Godfrey, 
Green, Holland, Rivers, Pickett, Wheatley; RICH - Deledio, 
Kellaway, Johnson, Polo, Richardson

INJURY: MELB - Holland (corked thigh); RICH - Deledio 
(corked thigh)

CHANGES:- MELB - McLean (quad) replaced in selected side by
Simon Godfrey

essendon (1-13) vs st kilda (8-6)

saints beat dons by 3. st kilda (9-6) essendon (1-14)

STK    2.4    4.6    7.7     11.8  (74)
ESS    4.5    6.8    8.10    10.11 (71)
GOALS: STK - Milne 3, Gehrig 3, Riewoldt 2, Voss, 
Gram, Ackland; ESS - Lovett 3, Lucas 2, Reynolds 2, 
J. Johnson, Watson, Peverill
BEST: STK -  Riewoldt, Harvey, Milne, Goddard, S. 
Fisher, Gram; ESS - J. Johnson, Peverill, Lovett, 
Stanton, Camporeale, Lucas

CHANGES: STK – Baker replaced in selected side by Thompson; ESS – Ryder (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Lonergan

REPORTS: ESS – McPhee for striking Harvey

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nicholls, Hendrie

CROWD: 33,082 at the MCG

adelaide (12-2) vs hawthorn (5-9)

crows beat hawks by 36. adelaide (13-2) hawthorn (5-10) s

ADE    2.3    5.6    10.9    16.13 (109)
HAW    2.3    4.5     8.6     11.7 (73)
GOALS: ADE - Burton 7, Thompson 3, Goodwin 2, McGregor, Johncock, 
Edwards, Bode; HAW - Franklin 3, Campbell 2, Ladson 2, Dixon 2,
Williams, Roughead
BEST: ADE - Burton, Johncock, Goodwin, Thompson, McLeod, Edwards, 
Massie, Reilly; HAW - Mitchell, Hodge, Ladson, Ball, Birchall, 
Sewell, Brown, Campbell

INJURY: ADE - Hentschel (corked thigh), Mattner (ankle), Ricciuto 
(cut head); HAW - Everitt (leg), Ladson (heavy knock)

CHANGES: HAW - Vandenberg (flu) replaced in the selected side by Ries

UMPIRES: Quigley, Kamolins, Ellis

CROWD: 37,446 at AAMI Stadium 

west coast (11-3) vs sydney (8-6)

eagles beat swans by 2. west coast (12-3) sydney (8-7)

WCE     3.1    3.3    6.11    9.13 (67)
SYD     6.3    8.5     8.8    9.11 (65)
GOALS: WCE - Selwood, Lynch 2, Judd, Banfield, Waters, Hunter, 
Stenglein; SYD - Hall 4, Goodes 2, O'Keefe, Vogels, Dempster
BEST: WCE - Selwood, Judd, Stenglein, Wirrpanda, Cousins, B 
Jones; SYD - Goodes, Hall, Buchanan, Kirk, J. Bolton, Barry

INJURY: WCE - Fletcher (left hamstring); SYD  - Bevan (concussion)

CHANGES: WCE - Glass (knee) replaced in selected side by Hurn 

north (5-9) vs brisbane (5-9)

lions edge roos by 1. brisbane (6-9) north (5-10)

BRIS    2.3     5.5     7.9    12.13 (85)
KANG    4.4    7.12    8.16    11.18 (84)
GOALS: BRIS -  Akermanis 3, Bradshaw 2, Rischitelli 2, Charman, 
Moody, Pask, Sherman, Voss; KANG - Thompson 3, Harding 2, Harvey 2, 
Wells 2, Green, Schwarze
BEST: BRIS -  Akermanis, Moody, Drummond, Sherman Rischitelli, Voss; 
KANG - B. Rawlings, Thompson, Petrie, Makepeace, Sinclair, Pratt 

collingwood (9-5) vs freo (7-7) uor

freo stun pies by 15. freo (8-7) collingwood (9-6)

FRE     3.4    9.5     14.7    18.11 (119)
COL     3.6    7.9    10.13    15.14 (104)
GOALS: FRE -  Farmer 6, Pavlich 4, Crowley 2, Murphy 2, Headland 2, 
Drum, M. Carr; COL - Didak 3, Tarrant 3, Rocca 2, Buckley 2, Burns, 
Thomas, Pendlebury, Swan, Fraser
BEST: FRE - Farmer, Pavlich, J. Carr, Mundy, Bell, Johnson, Drum, 
Crowley; COL - Swan, H. Shaw, Pendlebury, Buckley, Johnson

CHANGES: FRE - Longmuir (knee) replaced in selected side by Webster; 

geelong (6-8) vs port (6-8)

cats beat port by 10. geelong (7-8) port (6-9)

GEEL    1.1   4.5    6.7    9.14 (68)
PA      2.4   3.5    5.9    8.10 (58)
GOALS: GEEL - Ottens 3, Chapman 2, Stokes 2, Ling, Mooney: PA - Motlop 2, 
Tredrea, Mahoney, Walsh, S Burgoyne, Ebert, Thomas
BEST: GEEL - Milburn, Bartel, Enright, Ottens, Harley, Stokes, Chapman; 
PA - Lade, K. Cornes, Salopek, Pearce, Motlop, S. Burgoyne

carlton (2-12) vs bulldogs (9-5)

dogs beat blues by 30. bulldogs (10-5) carlton (2-13)
WB      4.3    7.6    10.10    16.14 (110)
CARL    3.2    7.5    10.10    11.14 (80)
GOALS: WB – Giansiracusa 3, Robbins 3, Johnson 3, Cooney 2, Smith 2,
Grant, S.West, Minson; CARL – Betts 2, Bentick, Blackwell, Fevola,
French, Simpson, Kennedy, Whitnall, Scotland, S. O’hAilpin
BEST: WB – Johnson, Gilbee, Cross, Giansiracusa, West, McMahon, Ray,
Morris; CARL – Stevens, Carrazzo, Whitnall, Scotland, Simpson, Bentick
INJURY: WB – Montgomery (calf); Giansiracusa (hamstring)

ladder

STANDINGS
        W     L      FOR     AGST     %       PTS
ADE     13    2     1655      980   168.88    52  
WCE     12    3     1449     1269   114.18    48  
MELB    11    4     1504     1290   116.59    44  
WB      10    5     1619     1416   114.34    40  
StK      9    6     1368     1180   115.93    36  
COL      9    6     1606     1405   114.31    36  
SYD      8    7     1413     1217   116.11    32  
FRE      8    7     1294     1417    91.32    32  

RICH     8    7     1236     1429    86.49    32  
GEEL     7    8     1392     1343   103.65    28  
BRIS     6    9     1341     1440    93.12    24  
PA       6    9     1377     1514    90.95    24  
KANG     5   10     1258     1482    84.89    20  
HAW      5   10     1213     1535    79.02    20  
CARL     2   13     1176     1585    74.2      8  
ESS      1   14    1265      1664    76.02     4  

round 16 matches

adelaide v north

carlton v essendon gor

collingwood v west coast

brisbane v hawthorn

sydney v richmond

st kilda v port

geelong v bulldogs

freo v melbourne

freo (6-7) vs essendon (1-12)

the worse dons side in 73 years lose to freo by 37. freo (7-7) essendon (1-13)
FRE   7.3    8.5   15.7     19.11 (125)
ESS   3.1    5.7   10.11    12.16 (88)
GOALS: FRE – Murphy 4, Crowley 4, Pavlich 4, Longmuir 2,
M. Carr, Sandilands, Bell, Schammer, Black;
ESS – Johns 3, Monfries 2, J. Johnson 2, M. Johnson,
Bolton, McVeigh, McPhee, Lucas
BEST: FRE – Murphy, McManus, Pavlich, Crowley, Hayden;
ESS – Camporeale, Johns, Hille, McVeigh,  Monfries 

carlton (2-11) vs geelong (5-8)

cats beat blues by 65. geelong (6-8) carlton (2-12)

GEEL    5.0   11.1   17.2   23.4 (142)
CARL    2.5   4.7    7.10   11.11 (77)
GOALS: GEEL -  McCarthy 5, Ablett 4, Mooney 2, Mackie 2, 
Chapman 2, Scarlett, Enright, Bartel, Prismall, Ling, 
Johnson, Ottens, Stokes; CARL - Fevola 4, Kennedy 2, 
Simpson, Houlihan, Carrazzo, French, Whitnall
BEST: GEEL - Ling, Chapman, Ablett, Ottens, King, Enright, 
Corey, Mooney, McCarthy; CARL - Fevola, Scotland, Simpson, 
McGrath, Whitnall 

hawthorn (5-8) vs west coast (10-3)

eagles beat hawks by 10 with ex hawk turned eagle daniel chick getting injured in his last game against his old club. west coast (11-3) hawthorn (5-9)
HAW    5.3    10.4    14.6    16.8 (104)
WCE    5.1     9.3    13.7   17.12 (114)
GOALS: WCE –  Lynch 5, Cousins 2, A. Embley 2, Braun, Gardiner,
Graham, Hansen, Judd, Selwood, Waters, Wirrpanda; HAW – Williams 5,
Croad 3, Dixon 2, Campbell, Clarke, Everitt, Franklin, Hodge, Miller
BEST: WCE – Judd, Lynch, A. Embley, Cousins, Braun, Selwood;
HAW – Everitt, Williams, Mitchell, Hodge, Croad, Birchall

INJURY: WCE – Chick (calf), Nicoski (Achilles); HAW – Franklin (shoulder),
Smith (quadriceps)

port (6-7) vs richmond (7-6)

tigers beat port by 38. richmond (8-6) port (6-8)

RICH    5.3    8.5    12.6    14.8 (92)
PA      4.3    5.8    5.14    6.18 (54)
GOALS: RICH - Brown 3, Schulz 2, Krakouer 2, 
Simmonds 2, Tuck 2, Hyde, Polo, P. Bowden; PA - Lade, 
Salopek, Tredrea, Thomas, Lonie, Thompson
BEST: RICH - Johnson, Simmonds, P. Bowden, J. Bowden, 
Tuck, Krakouer, Tivendale, Pettifer; PA - K. Cornes, 
Walsh, Lonie, Salopek, Dew, Chaplin

melbourne (9-4) vs brisbane (5-8)

dees edge lions by 8. melbourne (10-4) brisbnae (5-9)

MELB    2.2    5.6    10.9    14.14 (98)
BRIS    5.2    7.5    10.10   13.12 (90)
GOALS: MELB - Neitz 4, Green 2, Sylvia 2, Davey, 
McLean, Robertson, Whelan, White, Yze; BRIS - Bradshaw 8, 
Akermanis 2, Sherman, Charman, Moody
BEST: MELB - Bruce, Johnstone, Sylvia, Rivers, McLean, 
Ward, Neitz; BRIS - Bradshaw, Black, Power, Stiller, Charman 

sydney (8-5) vs adelaide (11-2)

crows beat swans by 39. adelaide (12-2) sydney (8-6)

SYD     2.2    3.5   4.10    8.14 (62)
ADE     1.4    7.7    9.8    15.11 (101)
GOALS: ADE - Hentschel 3, Johncock 2, Ricciuto 2, 
McGregor 2, Biglands, Goodwin, Bode, Thompson, 
Edwards, Burton; SYD - McVeigh 2, O'Keefe, O'Loughlin, 
Davis, Buchanan, Williams, Goodes
BEST: ADE - Goodwin, Ricciuto, Hentschel, Johncock, Mattner; 
SYD - McVeigh, Vogels, Dempster, Goodes, O'Loughlin

st kilda (7-6) vs collingwood (9-4)

saints stun pies by 59. st kilda (8-6) collingwood (9-5)
STK     4.3   9.4   15.8   19.8 (122)
COL     3.3   5.6    8.7    9.9 (63)
GOALS: StK – Milne 3, Riewoldt 3, Gehrig 2,
Montagna 2, Gram 2, Voss 2, X Clarke, Goddard,
Fiora, Harvey, Maguire; COL – Buckley 2, Burns 2,
Clement, Thomas, Lockyer, Fraser, H. Shaw
BEST: StK – Maguire, Montagna, Baker, Hudghton,
Goddard, Ball, Riewoldt, Gram; COL – Buckley, Burns,
Fraser, H. Shaw

bulldogs (9-4) vs north (4-9) uor

roos stun dogs by 12. north (5-9) bulldogs (9-5)
KANG    4.2    7.7   10.13   13.16 (94)
WB      2.3    4.7    10.8   12.10 (82)
GOALS: KANG –  Thompson 5, Harding 2, McIntosh, Hale,
Brown, Harris, Makepeace, Green; WB – Robbins 4, Smith 3,
Grant 2, Eagleton, Gilbee, Street
BEST: KANG – Petrie, Thompson, Makepeace, Hale, Sinclair,
Corey Jones, Schwarze; WB – Robbins, Griffen, Cross, Smith,
West

INJURY: KANG - Archer (dislocated shoulder) - Archer will miss 
6 weeks

REPORTS: KANG – Thompson reported for charging Morris

ladder

STANDINGS 
            W    L    FOR       AGST      %     PTS  
 ADE       12    2    1546      907     170.45   48  
 WCE       11    3    1382     1204     114.78   44  
 MELB      10    4    1434     1238     115.83   40  
 COL        9    4    1439     1164     123.63   36  
 WB         9    4    1427     1242     114.9    36  
 SYD        8    6    1348     1150     117.22   32  
 RICH       8    6    1184     1359      87.12   32  
 StK        7    6    1172     1046     112.05   28 

 FRE       7     7    1175     1313      89.49   28  
 GEEL      6     8    1324     1285     103.04   24  
 PA        6     8    1319     1446      91.22   24  
 BRIS      5     9    1256     1356      92.63   20  
 HAW       5     9    1140     1426      79.94   20  
 KANG      4     9    1080     1315      82.13   16  
 CARL      2    12    1096     1475      74.31    8  
 ESS       1    13    1194     1590      75.09    4 

round 15 matches

richmond v melbourne

essendon v st kilda

adeliade v hawthorn

north v brisbane gor

west coast v sydney gf rematch (very late)

geelong v port

carlton v bulldogs

collingwood v freo

north (3-9) vs essendon (1-11)

roos beat dons by 7. north (4-9) essendon (1-12)

KANG    4.4     5.8   12.9     14.12 (96)
ESS     2.3     6.7    9.8     13.11 (89)
GOALS: KANG - Thompson 4, Rocca 2, Sinclair 2,
Wells, Schwarze, Grant, Corey Jones, Makepeace, Hale;
ESS - Lucas 2, Lovett-Murray 2, Hird 2, Reynolds,
Solomon, Bolton, Camporeale, McPhee, J. Johnson, Lee
BEST: KANG - Harvey, Thompson, Grant, Simpson,
Makepeace, Harding, Wells; ESS - Stanton, Hille,
Watson, Welsh, Hird, Dyson, Camporeale

melborune (8-4) vs port (6-6)

dees beat port by 38. melbourne (9-4) port (6-7)

MELB    5.1    7.5    13.10    18.12 (120)
PA      3.3    6.5      9.5    12.10 (82)
GOALS: MELB - Neitz 5, Robertson 3, Green 2,
Davey 2, McLean 2, Yze 2, White; PA - S. Burgoyne 3,
Mahoney 3, Dew 2, K. Cornes, Symes, Cassisi, Pettigrew
BEST: MELB - Bruce, McLean, Yze, Johnstone, Green, Neitz,
McDonald, White; PA - S. Burgoyne, K. Cornes, Mahoney,
Motlop, Dew, Symes, Thurstans, P. Burgoyne
INJURY: PA - C. Cornes (ribs) 

st kilda (6-6) vs hawthorn (5-7)

saints beat hawks by 70. st kilda (7-6) hawthorn (5-8)

STK   5.7   10.9   16.13   18.17 (125)
HAW   0.1    3.3     3.6     8.7 (55)
GOALS: StK - Gehrig 5, Riewoldt 4, Harvey 3, Voss 2,
Milne 2, Baker, Fiora; HAW - Dixon 2, Barker, Bateman,
Franklin, Croad, Vandenberg, Brennan
BEST: StK - Harvey, Dal Santo, Hudghton, Voss, Maguire,
Riewoldt, Gehrig, Milne; HAW - Mitchell, Roughead, Hodge, Brown, Birchall, Hodge, Vandenberg

brisbane (4-8) vs carlton (2-10)

lions beat blues by 15. brisbane (5-8) carlton (2-11)

BRISBANE     1.5    4.9    6.18   8.23 (71)
CARLTON:     2.0    4.6     6.8   7.14 (56)
GOALS: BRIS - Bradshaw 2, B. Scott, Power, Pask,
Harding, Copeland, Stiller; CARL - Deluca, Fevola 2,
Bentick Lappin, Stevens
BEST: BRIS - Stiller, Black, Power, Sherman,
Rischitelli, Patfull; CARL - Blackwell, Scotland,
Simpson, Stevens, Wiggins, Bentick 

sydney (7-5) vs freo (6-6)

swans beat freo by 33. sydney (8-5) freo (6-7)

SYD    1.3    4.7    6.15    12.19 (91)
FRE    3.4    5.4     8.4      9.4 (58)
GOALS: SYD - Davis 4, Schneider 3, O'Loughlin 2,
McVeigh 2, Vogels; FRE - Pavlich 4, Murphy 2, Bell,
Crowley, J. Carr
BEST: SYD - Schneider, O'Loughlin, Roberts-Thomson,
Bevan, Davis; FRE - Pavlich, Cook, Bell, Parker,
M. Carr 

adelaide (10-2) vs geelong (5-7)

crows beat cats by 92. adelaide (11-2) geelong (5-8)

ADE    3.6   10.12   14.17   21.21 (147)
GEEL   2.4     4.5     5.6     8.7 (55)
GOALS: ADE - Burton 5, Ricciuto 5, Porplyzia 2,
Hentschel 2, Edwards, Thompson, Goodwin, Bode, Biglands,
McGregor, McLeod; GEEL - Ottens 2, Milburn, Kingsley,
G. Ablett, Chapman, Kelly, Stokes 
BEST: ADE - Burton, Edwards, Doughty, McLeod,
Mattner, Johncock, Bassett, Goodwin; GEEL - Enright,
Chapman, Milburn, Wojcinski 

richmond (6-6) vs collingwood (9-3)

tigers stun pies by 47. richmond (7-6) collingwood (9-4)

RICH   4.5    9.9    11.12    13.14 (92)
COL    0.2    1.2      3.4      6.9 (45)
GOALS: RICH - Krakouer 3, Schulz 3, Brown 2, Tuck 2,
Tambling, Pettifer, Polo; COL - Rocca 3, Didak 3 
BEST: RICH - P. Bowden, J. Bowden, Raines, Tambling,
Kellaway, Brown, Tuck, Krakouer; COL - Clement,
Johnson, Buckley, Burns, R. Shaw 

west coast (10-2) vs bulldogs (8-4) uor

dogs stun eagles by 9. bulldogs (9-4) west coast (10-3)

WB      4.2    4.8    8.10    10.13 (73)
WCE     2.5    4.7    4.11     8.16 (64)
GOALS: WB - Johnson 4, Skipper 2, Cooney, Smith,
Hargrave, Montgomery; WCE - Hunter, Embley 2, Judd,
Staker, Selwood, Glass

ladder

       W     L    FOR     AGST     %       PTS
ADE    11    2    1445     845   171.01     44  
WCE    10    3    1268    1100   115.27     40  
COL     9    4    1439    1164   123.63     36  
MELB    9    4    1336    1148   116.38     36  
WB      9    4    1427    1242   114.9      36  
SYD     8    5    1286    1049   122.59     32 
StK     7    6    1172    1046   112.05     28  
RICH    7    6    1092    1305    83.68     28

PA      6    7    1265    1354    93.43     24  
FRE     6    7    1050    1225    85.71     24  
GEEL    5    8    1182    1208    97.85     20  
BRIS    5    8    1166    1258    92.69     20  
HAW     5    8    1036    1312    78.96     20  
KANG    4    9    1080    1315    82.13     16  
CARL    2   11    1019    1333    76.44      8  
ESS     1   12    1106    1465    75.49      4 

round 14 matches

freo v essendon

carlton v geelong

hawthorn v west coast

melbourne v brisbane

port v richmond

sydney v adelaide gor

st kilda v collingwood

bulldogs v north

st kilda (6-5) vs adealide (9-2)

crows beat saints by 63 to earn flag favourtism. adelaide (10-2) st kilda (6-6)
ADE    5.3    10.7    13.12    18.15 (123) 

STK     2.1     3.7      5.10     8.12 (60)
GOALS: ADE – Hentschel 3, Thompson 2, McGregor 2, Ricciuto 2,  Reilly 2, Biglands , Bode, Shirley, McLeod, Stevens, Goodwin; 

StK – Riewoldt 2, Milne 2, Gehrig, Goddard,  Ackland, McQualter
BEST: ADE – Goodwin,  Thompson,  Edwards,  Biglands,  McLeod, Stevens; StK – Goddard,  S. Fisher,  Baker,  Ball,  Milne, Montagna

INJURY: STK – Harvey (hamstring), Hudghton (knee)

Robert Harvey will miss 2-3 weeks

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Meredith, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 34,170 at Telstra Dome

freo (6-5) vs geelong (4-7)

cats beat freo by 11 goals. geelong (5-7) freo (6-6)

GEEL   4.3    12.6   15.8     18.10 (118) 

FRE     3.6     5.8     5.13      6.16 (52)

GOALS: GEEL – Ablett 6, Ottens 4, Stokes, Ling 2, Milburn, Enright, Chapman, Mooney; FRE – Crowley, Pavlich, Sandilands, Medhurst, Headland, Farmer
BEST: GEEL – Ablett, Mooney, Ottens, Ling, Corey, Enright, Scarlett; FRE – J. Carr, Headland, Mundy, Peake, M. Carr

INJURY: FRE – McPharlin (right ankle), Haddrill (right knee)

CHANGES: GEEL – Mackie replaced in selected side by Kingsley

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nicholls, Ryan

CROWD – 34,236 at Subiaco Oval

brisbane (4-7) vs bulldogs (7-4)

dogs beat lions by 42. bulldogs (8-4) brisbane (4-8)

WB       7.4      13.7      20.9      22.13 (145)

BRIS    4.5      7.10     12.12     14.19 (103)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 6, Grant 4, Boyd 2, Robbins 2, Street 2, West, Hahn, Hargrave, Cooney, Griffen, Montgomery; BRIS – Black 3, Moody 2, Rischitelli 2, Selwood, McGrath, Bradshaw, Brennan, Pask, Akermanis, Patfull

BEST: BRIS – Power, Black, Rischitelli, Sherman, Akermanis, Brennan; WB – West, Johnson, Cooney, Grant, Boyd, Robbins, Harris, Street

INJURY WB – Hahn (knee); BRIS Selwood (concussion), McGrath (hamstring)
The worst was confirmed during the second half of the broadcast. A knee reconstruction will see Hahn miss the rest of the season

CHANGES: BRIS – Brown (hip inflammation) and Michael (ribs) replaced in selected side by Stiller and Harding, Drummond (shoulder) replaced by Pask

REPORTS: BRIS – Scott (Bris) for wrestling

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Wenn, Jeffery

CROWD: 27,745 at the Gabba

port (5-6) vs west coast (10-1) uor

port stun eagles by 37. port (6-6) West coast (10-2)
PA        2.4     5.11     10.15    13.19 (97)
WCE    3.2      4.6       6.7        8.12 (60)

GOALS: PA – Thomson 2, Tredrea 2, Mahoney 2, S. Burgoyne 2, C. Cornes, Lade, Wilson, Ware, Cassisi; WCE – Lynch 2, Staker 2, R. Jones, Chick, Fletcher, Nicoski
BEST: PA – S. Burgoyne, Lade, Pearce, K. Cornes, Brogan, Wakelin, C. Cornes; WCE – Nicoski, Braun, Fletcher, Waters, Graham, Embley, Lynch

INJURY: PA – Wilson (corked thigh), Tredrea (medial knee ligament)

Tredrea will miss 3-4 weeks

UMPIRES: McLaren, Chamberlain, Donlon

CROWD: 28,125 at AAMI Stadium

hawthorn (4-7) vs richmond (6-5)

buddy has arrived as the hawks stun tigers by 41. hawthorn (5-7) richmond (6-6)

HAW      2.3    7.6    12.7    16.9 (105)
RICH     1.4    3.9    5.11     8.16 (64)
GOALS: HAW – Franklin 6, Dixon 3, Brennan 2, Campbell, Clarke, Birchall, Lewis, Williams; RICH – Pettifer 3, Simmonds 2, Brown, Meyer, Tambling
BEST: HAW – Ladson, Franklin, Mitchell, Clarke, Dixon, Young, Lewis, Ries, Brown; RICH – Simmonds, Pettifer, P Bowden, Brown, Deledio

INJURY: HAW – Barker (hand), Hodge (hand); RICH – Coughlan (knee – ACL)

UMPIRES: Sully, Quigley, Schmitt

CROWD: 20,971 at Aurora Stadium, Launceston (TAS)

essendon (1-10) vs melbourne (7-4)

dees beat dons by 36. melbourne (8-4) essendon (1-11)

MELB     2.3       5.7    12.10     16.15 (111)
ESS       2.8     4.12      7.13      10.15 (75)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 4, Neitz 3, Bruce 2, Dunn 2, Bartram, Davey, Johnstone, Read, Sylvia; ESS – Lucas 2, Reynolds 2, Hille, M. Johnson, McPhee, Monfries, Ryder, Stanton
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, Bruce, Robertson, White, Holland, Carroll, McDonald, Green; ESS – McPhee, Bradley, Hird, Stanton, Slattery, Walsh

INJURY: MELB – Sylvia (ankle); Pickett (corked hip); ESS – Hird (hamstring), Slattery (quadriceps)

CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher replaced in selected side by Watson.

UMPIRES: Kamolins, Hendrie, Ellis

CROWD – 35,019 at Telstra Dome

north (2-9) vs carlton (2-9)

roos beat blues by 19. north (3-9) carlton (2-10)
KANG    4.2   8.6    12.8    18.13 (121)

CARL    4.4    6.6    14.8    15.12 (102)
GOALS: KANG – Grant 5, Thompson 4, Brown 3, Harding 2,
Corey Jones 2, Hale, Petrie; CARL – Fevola 5, Deluca 3,
Betts, Blackwell, Carrazzo, French, Murphy, Simpson,
Wiggins
BEST: KANG – Thompson, Grant, Makepeace, Harvey, Corey
Jones, B. Rawlings, Simpson; CARL – Simpson, Murphy,
Fevola, Stevens, Deluca, Lappin, Houlihan

INJURY: CARL – Kennedy (knee) replaced in the selected side by Blackwell, Fevola (hyperextended knee)

REPORTS: KANG – Gibson for striking Wiggins

UMPIRES: Margetts, Stevic, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 34,110 at Telstra Dome

sydney (7-4) vs collingwood (8-3)

pies stun swans by 13. collingwood (9-3) sydney (7-5)

COL    4.3     6.7    11.8    14.11 (95)
SYD    2.4    2.10    6.13    11.16 (82)

GOALS: COL – Didak 4, Lonie 2, Rocca 2, Licuria,
Fraser,Johnson, R. Shaw, Egan, Davis; SYD – Hall 3, O’Loughlin 2,  O’Keefe 2, Goodes 2, Schneider, Williams

BEST: COL – Burns, Didak, R. Shaw, H. Shaw, Clement, Lonie, Fraser; SYD – Buchanan, Hall, Barry, Roberts-Thomson

CHANGES: COL – Wakelin (Coll) replaced in the starting side by Egan

UMPIRES: McBurney, James, Allen

CROWD: 60,307 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney

ladder

        W     L     FOR     AGST     %       PTS  
ADE     10    2     1298     790   164.3     40  
WCE     10    2     1204    1027   117.23    40  
COL      9    3     1394    1072   130.04    36  
WB       8    4     1354    1178   114.94    32  
MELB     8    4     1216    1066   114.07    32  
SYD      7    5     1195     991   120.59    28  
StK      6    6     1047     991   105.65    24  
PA       6    6     1183    1234    95.87    24  
  
FRE      6    6      992    1134    87.48    24  
RICH     6    6     1000    1260    79.37    24  
GEEL     5    7     1127    1061   106.22    20  
HAW      5    7      981    1187    82.65    20  
BRIS     4    8     1095    1202    91.1     16  
KANG     3    9      984    1226    80.26    12  
CARL     2   10      963    1262    76.31     8  
ESS      1   11     1017    1369    74.29     4 

round 13 matches

north v essendon gor

melbourne v port

hawthorn v st kilda

brisbane v carlton

sydney v freo

adelaide v geelong

richmond v collingwood

west coast v bulldogs

geelong (3-7) vs essendon (1-9)

cats bounce back to beat dons by 42. geelong (4-7) essendon (1-10)
GEEL    6.3   12.5    16.6    20.10 (130)
ESS      2.3    5.4      9.7      13.10 (88)
GOALS: GEEL – G. Ablett 4, S. Johnson 3, Mooney 3, Stokes 3, Enright 2, Chapman, Corey, Ling, Milburn, Ottens; ESS – Lucas 3, Monfries 2, Dempsey, Dyson, Hille, Johns, Laycock, Lovett-Murray, McPhee, Reynolds
BEST: GEEL – G. Ablett, Chapman, Corey, Scarlett, Bartel, Ling; ESS – Fletcher, J. Johnson, M. Johnson, Lucas, Monfries, Laycock

INJURY: ESS – Winderlich (leg)

CHANGES: ESS – Camporeale (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Dyson

UMPIRES: Allen, Wenn, Pannell

CROWD: 43,600 at Telstra Dome

richmond (5-5) vs north (2-8)

tigers beat roos by 35. richmond (6-5) north (2-9)

RICH     3.2    7.5    13.8    15.12 (102)
KANG   3.6    4.9     8.10     9.13 (67)
GOALS: RICH – Pettifer 4, Brown 2, Meyer 2, P Bowden, Tivendale, Simmonds, Kellaway, Krakouer, Hyde, J. Bowden; KANG – Thompson 5, Co. Jones, Green, J. Rawlings, Harvey
BEST: RICH – P. Bowden, Simmonds, J. Bowden, Pettifer, Deledio, Raines, Tuck, Tivendale:
KANG – Thompson, Harris, Wells, Simpson, Pratt, Harvey

CHANGES: KANG – Firrito (leg) replaced in selected side by Thurley

REPORTS: KANG – Jade Rawlings for rough conduct against Richard Tambling

UMPIRES: Kamolins, Ryan, Nicholls

CROWD: 42,841 at the MCG

brisbane (4-6) vs adelaide (8-2)

crows beat lions by 15. adelaide (9-2) brisbane (4-7)

ADE    0.4    3.7    7.13    10.15 (75)
BRIS   3.3    4.8    5.11     8.12 (60)GOALS: ADE – Hentschel 3, McGregor, Reilly, Ricciuto, Burton, McLeod, Johncock, Thompson; BRIS – Akermanis 3, Power, Moody, Rischitelli, Bradshaw, Roe
BEST: ADE – Bassett, Edwards, Hentschel, Stevens, Doughty, Johncock, McLeod, Massie; BRIS – Power, Akermanis, Black, Notting, Voss, Copeland, Sherman

INJURY: ADE – Ricciuto (groin strain), McGregor (ankle); Van Berlo (broken collarbone)
While Ricciuto and McGregor are a chance to play next week providing they can prove their fitness, Van Berlo will miss the next 2 months

CHANGES: BRIS – Brown (hip) replaced in selected side by Pask

UMPIRES: McLaren, Quigley, Head

CROWD: 27,516 at the Gabba

sydney (7-3) vs st kilda (5-5) uor

saints get revenge on swans by 2. st kilda (6-5) sydney (7-4)

STK    2.3     5.5     7.6    7.10 (52)
SYD    0.1    3.3     5.5     7.8 (50)
GOALS: SYD -Schneider 3, Hall, Roberts-Thomson, McVeigh, Kirk; StK – Gehrig 3, Rix, Goddard, Blake, Montagna
BEST: StK – S. Fisher, Maguire, Riewoldt, Ball, Goddard; SYD – Goodes, Kirk, J. Bolton, Schneider

INJURY: StK – Ball (concussion)

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Schmitt, Ellis

CROWD: 31,146 at SCG

port (4-6) vs hawthorn (4-6)

port beat hawks by 16 goals. port (5-6) hawthorn (4-7)

PA        8.2     15.4    18.10     22.13 (145)
HAW     2.1      2.4      5.5       7.7 (49)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Pettigrew 3, Dew 2, Ebert 2, Salopek 2, Pearce 2, Lonie, Wilson, Thurstans, C. Cornes, Lade, Surjan, Thompson, Mahoney; HAW – Barker 2, Williams, Clarke, Lewis, Campbell, Dixon
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Lade, Salopek, C. Cornes, Surjan, K. Cornes, Pearce, Wakelin; HAW – Clarke, Hodge, Bateman, Brown

INJURY PA – Thurstans (ankle), Ezard (corked thigh), Bishop (hamstring tightness); HAW – Everitt (ankle)

UMPIRES: Donlon, Davis, McInerney

CROWD: 24,511 at AAMI Stadium

bulldogs (6-4) vs freo (6-4)

dogs beat freo by 14. bulldogs (7-4) freo (6-5)

WB     4.4   10.6   14.7   15.10 (100)
FRE    5.3    7.5    9.9     12.14 (86)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 3, Boyd 2, Cooney 2, Robbins 2, Eagleton, Higgins, McMahon, Ray, Skipper, Smith; FRE – Pavlich 3, McPharlin 2, Black, Farmer, Hasleby, Headland, Medhurst, Peake, Sandilands
BEST: WB – Cooney, West, Gilbee, Johnson, Boyd, McMahon; FRE – Pavlich, Mundy, J. Carr, Hasleby, Headland, Medhurst

INJURY: WB – Grant (knee); FRE –  Gilmore (knee), Grover (shoulder), Polak (adductor)

CHANGES: WB – Giansiracusa (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Power

UMPIRES: Grun, Woodcock, Goldspink

CROWD: 23,805 at Telstra Dome

west coast (9-1) vs carlton (2-8)

eagles get out of jail again this time against blues by 10. west coast (10-1) carlton (2-9)

WCE     3.3    5.6     8.11    16.15 (111)
CARL    6.2    9.8    13.10   15.11 (101)
GOALS: WCE – Hunter 4, Lynch 3, Embley 2, Jones, Staker, Hansen, Nicoski, Wirrpanda, Chick, Cousins; CARL – Fevola 6, Betts 3, Wiggins, Scotland 2, Murphy, Stevens
BEST: WCE – Hunter, Rosa, Wirrpanda, Embley, Braun, Cousins; CARL – Fevola, Whitnall, Betts, Scotland, Murphy, Houlihan, Stevens

INJURY: WCE – Rosa (concussion)

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Margetts, Hendrie

CROWD: 40,090 at Subiaco Oval, Perth

melbourne (6-4) vs collingwood (8-2)

dees stun pies by 47. melbourne (7-4) collingwood (8-3)

MELB    4.2    10.3    17.7    22.9 (141)
COL       2.5     5.7     9.8     14.10 (94)
GOALS: MELB – Yze 4, Davey 3, Neitz 3, Pickett 3, Rivers 2, Bruce 2, Robertson, Bate, Dunn, Johnstone, Jamar; COL – Davis 3, Didak 2, Thomas 2, Tarrant 2, Lockyer, Fraser, Pendlebury, Burns, Rocca
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, Bruce, Davey, Pickett, Yze, Holland, Carroll;  COL – Clement, Didak, Fraser

INJURY: COL – Wakelin (thigh)

CHANGES: MELB – McLean (hamstring) replaced by Godfrey, Whelan (hip/buttock) replaced by Ward

UMPIRES – McBurney, James, Stevic

CROWD – 78,773 at the MCG

ladder

STANDINGS
        W    L      FOR     AGST      %       PTS  
WCE    10    1     1144      930    123.01    40  
ADE     9    2     1175      730    160.96    36  
COl     8    3     1299      990    131.21    32  
SYD     7    4     1113      896    124.22    28  
WB      7    4     1209     1075    112.47    28  
MELB    7    4     1105      991    111.5     28  
StK     6    5      987      868    113.71    24  
FRE     6    5      940     1016     92.52    24  
 
RICH    6    5      936     1155     81.04    24  
PA      5    6     1086     1174     92.5     20  
GEEL    4    7     1009     1009    100       16  
BRIS    4    7      992     1057     93.85    16  
HAW     4    7      876     1123     78.01    16  
KANG    2    9      863     1124     76.78     8  
CARL    2    9      861     1141     75.46     8  
ESS     1   10      942     1258     74.88     4

round 12 matches

st kilda v adelaide

freo v geelong

port v west coast

brisbane v bulldogs

hawthorn v richmond

essendon v melbourne

north v carlton gor

sydney v collingwood

adelaide (7-2) vs essendon (1-8)

crows smash dons by 138. adelaide (8-2) essendon (1-9)

ADE    6.1    13.4   20.7    30.8 (188)

ESS    2.2     4.6    5.9      6.14 (50)
GOALS: ADE – Hentschel 8, McGregor 4, Burton 4, Ricciuto 3, Bode 2, Goodwin,.Biglands,  Reilly,  Knights,  Johncock,  Shirley, Doughty, Edwards, Thompson; ESS – Lucas 2, Johns 2,  Dyson, Nash
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto,  Hentschel,  Reilly,  Goodwin,  McGregor,  Doughty, McLeod; ESS – Johnson, Heffernan, Lucas

INJURY: ESS – Bradley (ankle)

UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Ryan, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 42,025 at AAMI Stadium

geelong (3-6) vs west coast (8-1)

eagles comeback against cats by 3. west coast (9-1) geelong (3-7)

WCE    2.1     4.1     9.2     16.5 (101)
GEEL   7.2    10.4   14.8    15.8 (98)
GOALS: WCE – Stenglein 3, Jones 2, Embley 2, Hunter 2, Cousins, Graham, Rosa, Cox, Lynch, Nicoski, Kerr;

GEEL  – Mooney 3, Chapman 2, S. Johnson 2, G. Ablett 2, Bartel 2, Kelly, Mackie, Enright, N. Ablett
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Nicoski, Kerr, Glass, Wirrpanda, Priddis, Stenglein; GEEL – Corey, Kelly, Egan, Milburn, Enright, Mooney, Bartel, G. Ablett

INJURY: GEEL – Harley (shoulder)

CHANGES: WCE – Seaby replaced in selected side by Priddis

UMPIRES:Stevic, Quigley, McInerney

CROWD: 24,028 at Skilled Stadium

bulldogs (5-4) vs hawthorn (4-5)

dogs beat hwaks by 21. bulldogs (6-4) hawthorn (4-6)

WB      1.7    7.9    11.11    16.13 (109)
HAW   4.3     7.7     10.8     13.10 (88)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 4, Higgins 2, Grant, Griffen, Robbins, Eagleton, Montgomery, Cooney, Hargrave, Hahn, McMahon, Cross; HAW – Dixon 5, Williams 2, Franklin, Roughead, Clarke, McGlynn, Croad, Everitt
BEST: WB – Johnson, West, Griffen, Cross, Higgins, Grant, Cooney; HAW – Lewis, Everitt, Hodge, Mitchell, Smith, Bateman, Dixon

INJURY: HAW – Jacobs (hamstring)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Margetts, Sully

CROWD: 29,960 at Telstra Dome

collingwood (7-2) vs brisbane (4-5)

pies beat lions by 26. collingwood (8-2) brisbane (4-6)

COL    3.5    6.6    11.10    16.13 (109)
BRIS   2.2    5.5      8.7      12.11 (83)

GOALS: COL Buckley 6, Davis 2, Fraser 2, Holland 2, Rocca 2, Lonie, Pendlebury;

BRIS – Brown 4, McGrath 3, Akermanis 2, Bradshaw, Roe, Sherman
BEST: COL – Buckley, Johnson, Burns, H. Shaw, Lockyer, Licuria; BRIS – Brown, Akermanis, Notting, Roe, Sherman, Black

INJURY: COL – Caracella (neck), Maxwell (suspected broken leg), Swan (hamstring);  BRIS – Bradshaw (corked thigh)

REPORTS: BRIS – Charman for rough conduct on Rocca 

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Allen, Jeffrey

CROWD: 54,820 at the MCG

freo (5-4) vs richmond (5-4)

freo beat tigers by 11. freo (6-4) richmond (5-5)

FRE      3.4     7.6     10.8      15.10 (100)
RICH    2.4     7.6     11.11    13.11 (89)

GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 3, Peake, Headland, Medhurst 2, McPharlin, Sandilands, Farmer, Bell, M. Carr, McManus; RICH – Simmonds, Hyde 2, Stafford, Kellaway, Tivendale, Foley, P. Bowden, Pettifer, Coughlan, Tuck, White
BEST: FRE – Johnson, Peake, McManus, Pavlich, Walker, Dodd; RICH – Coughlan, P. Bowden, Hyde, Pettifer, Tuck, Raines

INJURY: FRE – Bell (lower calf)

CHANGES: FRE – Longmuir (knee) replaced in selected side by Headland

REPORTS: FRE – Headland for striking Pettifer; RICH – Pettifer for striking Dodd

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Davis, Grun

CROWD: 36,032 at Subiaco Oval

melbourne (5-4) vs st kilda (5-4)

dees beat saints by 13. melbourne (6-4) st kilda (5-5)

MELB    4.4    10.9    12.10    15.13 (103)
STK       2.2     5.3      10.8     13.12 (90)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 8, McLean, Dunn, Robertson, Bruce, Whelan, Bate, Pickett; StK –  Dal Santo 3,  Gehrig 2, Riewoldt 2, Schwarze 2, Montagna, Ball, Blake, Voss
BEST: MELB – Neitz, McLean, Yze, C Johnson, Carroll, Holland, McDonald, Bate, White; StK – Dal Santo, Ball, Gram, Goddard, L. Fisher, Voss

INJURY: MELB – Whelan (hip); StK – Thompson (bruised back)

CHANGES: MELB – Moloney (groin soreness) replaced in selected side by Godfrey

REPORTS: STK – Goddard for striking McDonald

UMPIRES: McLaren, Meredith, Wenn

CROWD: 41,665 at the MCG

carlton (2-7) vs port (3-6)

port beat blues by 34. port (4-6) carlton (2-8)

PA         8.4    13.8    15.14    17.16 (118)
CARL    3.2     4.5       6.8      12.12 (84)
GOALS: PA – Ebert 3, C Cornes 2, Lade 2, Dew 2, Thurstans 2, Lonie, Surjan, Ezard, Salopek, Mahoney, Chaplin; CARL – Fevola 5, Betts 2, Koutoufides, Walker, Murphy, Whitnall, McLaren

BEST: PA – C Cornes, K Cornes, Salopek, S Burgoyne, Pearce, Dew, Lonie, Ebert; CARL – Scotland, Fevola, Murphy, Whitnall, Stevens, Houlihan

INJURY: PA – White (shoulder); CARL – Longmuir (shoulder)

UMPIRES: Head, Schmitt, Kamolins

CROWD: 18,665 at Telstra Dome

north (2-7) vs sydney (6-3)

swans beat roos by 7. sydney (7-3) north (2-8)
SYD     5.3     7.3     11.6     16.9 (105)
KANG   0.6    7.10   12.11    14.14 (98)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 6, Schneider 2, Dempster, Kirk, Ablett, Goodes, McVeigh, Buchanan, O’Loughlin, O’Keefe; KANG – Hale 3, Thompson 2, Grant 2, J. Rawlings, Harvey, Simpson, Green, Harris, Watt, Petrie
BEST: SYD – Hall, Bolton, Goodes, Kirk, Ablett, Barry;

KANG – Archer, Hale, Harris, Harvey, Simpson, J. Rawlings

CHANGES: SYD – Williams (calf soreness) replaced in selected side by Dempster

UMPIRES: Donlon, Kennedy, Pannell

CROWD: 14,922 at Manuka Oval

ladder

              W       L     FOR     AGST       %           PTS  

WCE      9       1     1033      829     124.61      36  

ADE       8       2     1100      670     164.18      32  

COL       8      2     1205      849     141.93      32  

SYD       7      3     1063      844     125.95      28  

WB         6     4     1109      989      112.13     24  

MELB    6     4        964      897      107.47     24  

FRE      6      4       854      916        93.23      24  

StK       5      5       935       818     114.3        20  

BRIS    4     6       932        982      94.91     16  

HAW    4      6      827        978      84.56     16  

PA        4      6      941      1125      83.64     16  

GEEL  3      7      879        921      95.44     12  

KANG  2     8      796      1022      77.89       8  

CARL  2      8     760      1030      73.79       8 

ESS    1      9      854      1128      75.71      4 

round 11 matches

geelong v essendon

richmond v north

brisbane v adelaide

sydney v st kilda

port v hawthorn

bulldogs v freo gor

west coast v carlton

melbourne v collingwood

collingwoiod (6-2) vs bulldogs (5-3)

pies beat dogs by 34. collingwood (7-2) bulldogs (5-4)

COL 5.0 12.5 16.6 21.13 (139)
WB 6.0 9.3 14.8 16.9 (105)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 5, Tarrant 4, Davis 3, Didak 3, Swan 3, Burns, Licuria, Fraser; WB – Grant 4, Eagleton 3, Smith 2, Murphy, Johnson, Street, McMahon, Hargrave, Robbins, Skipper
BEST: COL – O’Bree, Rocca, Tarrant, Davis, Didak, Licuria, Swan; WB – West, Grant, Eagleton, Smith, Cross

INJURY: COL – Wakelin (groin), Prestigiacomo replaced in selected side by R. Shaw and Davies; WB – Murphy (knee), Giansiracusa (hamstring)
Murphy’s knee twisted awkwardly when he was tackled by Rocca late in the 2nd term and he becomes the 4th Bulldog player this year to require a knee reconstruction and miss the rest of the season

Umpires: James, McLaren, Schmitt

CROWD: 67,920 at MCG

geelong (3-5) vs richmond (4-4)

tigers stun cats by 20. richmond (5-4) geelong (3-6)

RICH 4.3 8.3 12.6 17.8 (110)
GEEL 5.3 8.7 12.9 12.18 (90)
GOALS: RICH – Hyde 4, Pettifer 3, Simmonds 3, Krakouer 2, Tambling, P. Bowden, Coughlan, Tivendale, Richardson; GEEL – Rooke 3, Bartel 2, Ablett 2, Ottens, Mackie, Corey, Byrnes, S. Johnson
BEST: RICH – Simmonds, Coughlan, Pettifer, Hyde, Tambling, J. Bowden; GEEL – Ablett, Bartel, Scarlett, Rooke, Byrnes, Ling

INJURY: RICH – Deledio (knee)

CHANGES: GEEL – Harley (soreness), replaced in selected side by Koulouriotis, Riccardi (calf), replaced in selected side by Stokes

UMPIRES: McBurney, Davis, Chamberlain

CROWD – 23,386 at Skilled Stadium

adelaide (6-2) vs carlton (2-6)

crows beat blues by 64. adealied (7-2) carlton (2-7)

ADE 7.5 10.6 16.12 18.16 (124)
CARL 1.1 7.3 8.3 9.6 (60)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 3, Hentschel 3, Burton 2, Thompson 2, McGregor 2, Doughty, Johncock, Reilly, Stevens, Bode, Goodwin; CARL – Lappin 3, Fevola 2, Murphy, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Simpson
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Goodwin, Johncock, Bassett, Thompson, Doughty Rutten, Massie, Shirley; CARL – Scotland, Murphy, Lappin, Prendergast, Wiggins, Bentick

INJURY: ADE – Burton (shoulder)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Sully, Grun

CROWD: 41,157 at AAMI Stadium

essendon (1-7) vs port (2-6)

port smash dons by 10 goals. port (3-6) essendon (1-8)

PA 7.1 9.5 15.9 20.9 (129)
ESS 3.6 4.9 7.10 9.15 (69)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 4, White 3, Ebert 2, Dew 2, Lade, S. Burgoyne, Wilson, Thomson, Lonie, Thurstans, Brogan, Pearce, Chaplin; ESS – Lucas 3, Stanton, Bradley, Watson, McPhee, McVeigh, Bolton
BEST: PA – Lade, Salopek, S. Burgoyne, Pearce, K. Cornes, Symes, Brogan, Lonie, Wakelin;
ESS – McVeigh, Lovett-Murray, Watson, Welsh, Lucas

UMPIRES: Allen, Jeffery, Pannell

hawthorn (4-4) vs sydney (5-3)

swans beat hawks by 65. sydney (6-3) hawthorn (4-5)
SYD 5.2 7.3 14.3 19.5 (119)
HAW 0.3 3.6 6.11 7.12 (54)
GOALS: SYD – Davis 4, Hall 4, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Buchanan, Bolton, Fosdike, Kirk, Williams, Schneider; HAW – Williams 2, Crawford, Dixon, Croad, Roughead, Guerra
BEST: SYD – Goodes, Fosdike, O’Keefe, Davis, Kennelly, O’Loughlin, Hall; HAW – Lewis, Kane, Ladson, Everitt, Sewell

INJURY: SYD – Malceski (hamstring)

REPORTS: HAW – Guerra for striking Roberts-Thomson

UMPIRES: Head, Ellis, Ryan

CROWD: 28,387 at the MCG

brisbane (3-5) vs freo (5-3)

lions stun freo by 68. brisbane (4-5) freo (5-4)

BRIS 7.3 10.11 14.13 21.15 (141)
FRE 2.2 4.8 7.10 10.13 (73)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 7, Bradshaw 3, Black 2, McGrath 2, Voss, Sherman, Corrie, Brennan, Akermanis, Rischitelli, Moody; FRE – Pavlich 2, Longmuir 2, Medhurst 2, Black 2, Hasleby, Polak
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Charman, Moody, Notting, Sherman, Black, Akermanis;
FRE – Pavlich, Bell, Black, McManus, Peake

INJURY: BRIS – Adcock (quad), Corrie (ruptured ACL); FRE – Thornton (suspected dislocated shoulder)

CHANGES: FRE – McPharlin (ankle) and Farmer (knee soreness) replaced in selected side by McManus and Medhurst

UMPIRES: M. Nicholls, K. Nicholls, McInerney

CROWD: 27,999 at the Gabba

st kilda (4-4) vs north (2-6)

saints beat roos by 17. st kilda (5-4) north (2-7)

STK 4.4 6.7 8.11 10.14 (74)
KANG 1.3 5.8 6.8 8.9 (57)
GOALS: StK – Dal Santo 2, Gehrig 2, Riewoldt 2, Ball, Harvey, McGough, Schwarze; KANG – Grant 2, Makepeace 2, Green, Corey Jones, McIntosh, Thompson
BEST: StK – Ball, Harvey, Dal Santo, Goddard, L. Fisher, S. Fisher; KANG – Archer, Pratt, Grant, Rawlings, Harris, Sinclair

CHANGES: KANG – Perry replaced in selected side by Makepeace

REPORTS: STK – Gehrig for striking McIntosh

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Stevic, Hendrie

CROWD: 30,904 at Telstra Dome

west coast (7-1) vs melbourne (5-3)

eagles beat dees by 22. west coast (8-1) melbourne (5-4)
WCE 2.8 5.11 9.15 13.19 (97)
MELB 3.4 5.6 10.8 11.9 (75)
GOALS: WCE – Hansen 2, Staker 2, Kerr 2, Waters, Nicoski, Judd, Cox, Lynch, Embley, Chick; MELB – Robertson 4, Bartram 2, Dunn, Johnstone, Pickett, Green, Bruce
BEST: WCE – Nicoski, Kerr, Cousins, Glass, Judd; MELB – Robertson, Pickett, Bruce, Green, Bartram

INJURY: WCE – Judd (hamstring); MELB – Johnstone (ankle)
Chris Judd will miss 2-3 weeks with the injury

UMPIRES: Meredith, Woodcock, Goldspink

CROWD: 41,032 at Subiaco Oval

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 8 1 932 731 127.5 32
ADE 7 2 912 620 147.1 28
COL 7 2 1096 766 143.08 28
SYD 6 3 958 746 128.42 24
StK 5 4 845 715 118.18 20
WB 5 4 1000 901 110.99 20
MELB 5 4 861 807 106.69 20
FRE 5 4 754 827 91.17 20

RICH 5 4 745 988 75.4 20
BRIS 4 5 849 873 97.25 16
HAW 4 5 739 869 85.04 16
GEEL 3 6 781 820 95.24 12
PA 3 6 823 1041 79.06 12
KANG 2 7 698 917 76.12 8
CARL 2 7 676 912 74.12 8
ESS 1 8 804 940 85.53 4

round 10 matches

adelaide v essendon

geelong v west coast

bulldogs v hawthorn

collingwood v brisbane

freo v richmond

north v sydney

port v carlton

melbourne v st kilda gor

hawthorn (4-3) vs melbourne (4-3)

dees smash hawks by 75. melbourne (5-3) hawthorn (4-4)

MELB 6.4 10.10 13.12 20.16 (136)
HAW 5.2 6.4 9.7 9.7 (61)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Bruce 2, Dunn 2, White 2, Davey 2, Jamar 2, Robertson, Godfrey, Green, Johnstone; HAW – Williams 2, Clarke 2, Crawford 2, Dixon 2, Roughead
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, Neitz, McDonald, McLean, White, Pickett, Moloney, Bruce; HAW – Everitt, Mitchell, Crawford, Hodge, Bateman, Vandenberg

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Goldspink, Stevic

CROWD: 42,985 at the MCG

richmond (3-4) vs adelaide (6-1) uor

tigers stun crows by 3. richmond (4-4) adelaied (6-2)

RICH 3.0 6.3 7.7 10.9 (69)
ADE 2.4 3.6 4.8 9.12 (66)
GOALS: RICH – Simmonds 2, Coughlan, Deledio, Krakouer, Newman, Pattison, Pettifer, Tambling, Tuck; ADE – Burton 2, Hentschel 2, Edwards, Johncock, Mattner, McLeod, Ricciuto
BEST: RICH – J. Bowden, Krakouer, Simmonds, Kellaway, Raines, Pettifer; ADE – Edwards, McLeod, Goodwin, Doughty, Hentschel, Rutten
INJURY: ADE – Hart (broken left forearm)

UMPIRES: Donlon, Quigley, McInerney

CROWD: 24,461 at Telstra Dome

freo (4-3) vs north (2-5)

freo beat roos by 35. freo (5-3) north (2-6)

FRE 2.3 5.4 9.4 13.6 (84)
KANG 1.5 5.7 5.9 6.13 (49)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 6, Murphy 3, M Carr, Hasleby, Longmuir, Farmer; KANG – Jones 2, Harding 2, Harvey, Grant
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Bell, Murphy, Grover, Mundy; KANG – Pratt, Wells, Sinclair, Jones, Petrie

INJURY: FRE – McPharlin (ankle)

CHANGES: Medhurst replaced in selected side by M. Carr

UMPIRES: McBurney, Rosebury, Kamolins

CROWD: 34,072 at Subiaco Oval

collingwood (5-2) vs geelong (3-4)

pies beat cats by 102. collingwood (6-2) geelong (3-5)

COL 6.0 12.3 18.10 22.14 (146)
GEEL 2.1 2.4 3.6 6.8 (44)
GOALS: COL – Davis 4, Rocca 4, Swan 4, Tarrant 3, Shaw 2, O’Bree, Johnson, Burns, Holland, Licuria; GEEL – Kelly 2, Kingsley, S. Johnson, Corey, Ablett
BEST: COL – Swan, Fraser, Clement, Davis, Lockyer, Johnson, Shaw, O’Bree; GEEL – Kelly, Milburn, Egan

INJURY: GEEL – Geelong: Tenace (knee), King (calf soreness)

UMPIRES: James, Margetts, Ryan

CROWD: 69,819 at the MCG

bulldogs (5-2) vs sydney (4-3)

swans beat dogs by 26. sydney (5-3) bulldogs (5-3)
SYD 6.3 10.5 16.9 17.14 (116)
WB 4.0 8.4 10.6 14.6 (90)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, Davis 3, McVeigh 2, Buchanan, Schneider, Kirk, Fosdike, Roberts-Thomson, Goodes, O’Keefe; WB – Robbins 5, Johnson 5, Eagleton, Morris, Ray, Grant
BEST – SYD – Hall, Ablett, Kirk, Davis, J. Bolton, Goodes; WB – Robbins, Johnson, Cooney, McMahon

INJURY: SYD – C. Bolton (hamstring), Ablett (knee); WB – Hahn (hamstring)

CHANGES: WB – Skipper (foot) replaced in the selected side by McGuiness

UMPIRES: McLaren, Woodcock, Pannell

CROWD: 31,756 at the SCG

essendon (1-6) vs west coast (6-1)

eagles beat dons by 21. west coast (7-1) essendon (1-7)

WCE 3.4 6.7 10.9 16.17 (113)
ESS 2.3 6.6 12.7 14.9 (92)
GOALS: WCE – Chick 5, Lynch 4, Hansen 3, Judd, Cox, Graham, Embley; ESS – McPhee 2, Lucas 2, Lovett 2, Solomon 2, Dyson, Monfries, Stanton, Johns, Watson, Laycock
BEST: WCE – Lynch, Chick, Embley, Nicoski, Braun, Cox, Wirrpunda, Selwood; ESS – Lovett-Murray, Solomon, Heffernan, McPhee, Stanton

CHANGES: ESS – Slattery (hamstring soreness) in selected side by Reynolds

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Avon, Hendrie

CROWD: 31,343 at Telstra Dome

port (2-5) vs brisbane (2-5)

lions stun port by 69. brisbane (3-5) port (2-6)

BRIS 5.3 9.8 18.11 22.15 (147)
PA 4.6 6.9 7.13 10.18 (78)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 7, Bradshaw 6, McGrath 3, Power 2, Notting, Sherman, Corrie, Patfull;
PA – Mahoney 3, Ebert 2, Tredrea, Lonie, Deluca, Salopek, Thurstans
BEST: BRIS – Power, Brown, Bradshaw, Brennan, Black, Charman, McGrath, Moody; PA – Symes, Salopek, Ebert, Lade

UMPIRES: Meredith, Wenn, Ellis

CROWD: 21,970 at AAMI Stadium

carlton (2-5) vs st kilda (3-4)

saints beat blues by 92. st kilda (4-4) carlton (2-6)

STK 7.7 9.13 14.15 18.18 (126)
CARL 1.2 1.5 2.6 4.10 (34)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 9, Gehrig 3, Milne 2, Baker 2, Peckett, Voss; CARL – Fevola 4
BEST: STK – Riewoldt, Hayes, Gram, Baker, Goddard, Dal Santo, Maguire, Ball; CARL – Fevola, Scotland, Simpson

INJURY: CARL – Waite (knee).

UMPIRES: Allen, K Nicholls, M Nicholls

CROWD – 39,908 at MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 7 1 835 656 127.29 28
COL 6 2 957 661 144.78 24
ADE 6 2 788 560 140.71 24
SYD 5 3 839 692 121.24 20
WB 5 3 895 762 117.45 20
MELB 5 3 786 710 110.7 20
FRE 5 3 681 686 99.27 20
StK 4 4 771 658 117.17 16

HAW 4 4 685 750 91.33 16
RICH 4 4 635 898 70.71 16
GEEL 3 5 691 710 97.32 12
BRIS 3 5 708 800 88.5 12
CARL 2 6 616 788 78.17 8
KANG 2 6 641 843 76.04 8
PA 2 6 694 972 71.4 8
ESS 1 7 735 811 90.63 4

round 9 matches

collingwood v bulldogs gor

geelong v richmond

adelaide v carlton

essendon v port gor

hawthorn v sydney

brisbane v freo

st kilda v north

west coast v melbourne

st kilda (3-3) vs geelong (2-4)

cats beat saints by 18. geelong (3-4) st kilda (3-4)

GEEL 2.4 6.5 10.7 12.10 (82)
STK 1.4 3.8 6.8 9.10 (64)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 3, S. Johnson 3, D. Johnson, Kelly, Ling, Playfair, Rooke, Tenace; StK – Riewoldt 3, Ackland, Gehrig, Goddard, Gram, Maguire, Schwarze
BEST: GEEL – Scarlett, Ottens, S. Johnson, Chapman, Milburn, Kelly, Ling; StK – Riewoldt, Gram, Hayes, Dal Santo

INJURIES: GEEL – S. Johnson (hip); STK – Hamill (knee)
Hamill will miss 4-6 weeks with a damaged PCL.

UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Ryan, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 48,313 at Telstra Dome

melbourne (3-3) vs freo (4-2)

dees revival continues beating freo by 59. melbourne (4-3) freo (4-3)
MELB 3.3 9.8 12.11 17.15 (117)
FRE 2.3 3.7 7.8 8.10 (58)
GOALS: MELB – McLean 2, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Johnstone 2, Green 2, Robertson 2, Davey 2, Dunn, Pickett, Jamar; FRE – Johnson 3, Farmer 2, Medhurst, Cook, Pavlich
BEST: MELB – Davey, Johnstone, Yze, Jamar, Pickett, Rivers; FRE – Johnson, Pavlich,
Bell, Parker

INJURY: FRE – Crowley (concussion)

CHANGES: FRE – Longmuir (knee) replaced in selected side by Crowley, Headland (upper body) replaced in selected side by T Cook

UMPIRES: McLaren, Quigley, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 23,368 at the MCG

richmond (3-3) vs sydney (3-3)

swans smash tigers by 118. sydney (4-3) richmond (3-4)
SYD 8.0 15.4 21.6 28.12 (180)
RICH 4.2 6.6 8.7 9.8 (62)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 2, Pettifer 2, Simmonds, Stafford, Hyde, Hughes, Tambling; SYD – Hall 5, O’Keefe 4, Malceski 3, O’Loughlin 3, Ablett 2, Goodes 2, McVeigh 2, Buchanan 2, Davis, J Bolton, Richards, Kirk, Williams
BEST: SYD – Kirk, Buchanan, Hall, O’Loughlin, Goodes, Ablett, Kennelly, O’Keefe, Malceski; RICH – Foley, Raines, Hyde, Richardson

CHANGES: RICH – Hall replaced in selected side by Jackson. Kellaway replaced in selected side by McGuane

UMPIRES: McBurney, Grun, Jeffery

CROWD: 36,477 at Telstra Dome

hawthorn (4-2) vs brisbane (1-5) uor

lions stun hawks by 40. brisbane (2-5) hawthorn (4-3)

BRIS 4.1 9.8 14.9 16.10 (106)
HAW 0.0 4.1 6.7 9.12 (66)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 8, Brennan 3, McGrath 2, Moody, Clark, Bradshaw; HAW – Williams 5, Miller, Dixon, Brown, Vandenberg
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Black, Brennan, Charman, Selwood, Rischitelli, Copeland, Power;
HAW – Mitchell, Sewell, Brown, Vandenberg, Roughead

INJURY: BRIS – Harding (concussion), J. Macdonald (medial ligament – knee), McGrath (wrist)

UMPIRES: Wenn, Rosebury, Donlon

CROWD: 12,315 at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast.

west coast (5-1) vs collingwood (5-1)

eagles beat pies by 14. west coast (6-1) collingwood (5-2)

WCE 4.2 8.7 11.10 16.16 (112)
COL 2.3 5.5 12.6 15.8 (98)
GOALS: WCE – Lynch 5, Judd 3, Hansen 2, Cousins, Cox, Chick, Sampi, Embley, Stenglein
COL – Davis, Rocca, Swan 3, Fraser, Burns 2, Licuria, Didak
BEST: WCE – Judd, Graham, Lynch, Embley, Nicoski, Selwood; COL – Swan, Johnson, Shaw, Fraser, Thomas, Davis

INJURY: WCE – Staker (left knee); Rocca (left shoulder)

CHANGES: COL – T. Cloke replaced in selected side by J. Cloke

UMPIRES – Vozzo, Margetts, Kennedy

CROWD: 42,033 at Subiaco Oval

carlton (1-5) vs essendon (1-5)

blues beat dons by 33. carlton (2-5) Essendon (1-6)

CARL 2.3 7.5 10.7 17.9 (111)
ESS 2.3 4.6 7.11 11.12 (78)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 7, Kennedy 2, Murphy 2, Bentick, Fisher, Saddington, Scotland, Stevens, Waite; ESS – Dyson 2, Hille 2, Lovett 2, Bolton, M. Johnson, Monfries, Watson, Winderlich
BEST: CARL – Whitnall, Fevola, Bentick, Thornton, Stevens, Murphy; ESS – Watson, Dyson Hille

INJURY: CARL – Fisher (shoulder); ESS – Hird (hamstring)

CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher (knee) replaced in selected side by Reynolds, Rioli (knee) replaced in selected side by Dempsey, McVeigh (back spasm) replaced in selected side by Solomon

UMPIRES: Sully, Head, Ellis

ATTENDANCE: 32,976 at MCG

port (2-4) vs bulldogs (4-2)

dogs beat power by 76. bulldogs (5-2) port (2-5)

WB 7.5 13.7 20.9 25.16 (166)
PA 1.4 5.9 9.11 13.12 (90)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 4, Eagleton 3, Cooney 3, Grant 2, Griffen 2, Boyd 2, Montgomery 2, Robbins 2, Hahn, Giansiracusa, Murphy, Ray, Cross; PA – C. Cornes 3, White 3, S. Burgoyne 2, Tredrea, Salopek, Thurstans, Pettigrew, Pearce
BEST: WB – Giansiracusa, Johnson, West, Eagleton, Griffen, Cooney, Murphy; PA – S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Pearce, White

INJURY: PA – Cassisi (knee), Walsh (corked thigh)

CHANGES: WB – Minson (foot) replaced in selected side by Skipper

REPORTS: WB – Street reported striking Dew

UMPIRES: James, Hendrie, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 20,233 at AAMI Stadium

north (2-4) vs adelaide (5-1)

crows beat roos by 56. adelaide (6-1) north (2-5)

ADE 9.2 9.3 13.6 18.8 (116)
KANG 1.1 5.3 6.5 9.6 (60)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 5, Burton 4, Hentschel 3, Biglands 2, Porplyzia 2, Doughty, Thompson;
KANG – Thompson 2, Harding 2, Jones, Green, Hale, Petrie, McIntosh
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Ricciuto, Burton, Biglands, Mattner, Thompson, Edwards, Johncock, Hentschel; KANG – Sinclair, Wells, Harris, Pratt, Harvey, Rawlings

INJURY: Schwarze (ribs/lung), D Pratt (groin)

CHANGES: ADE – Bassett (neck) replaced in selected side by Porplyzia, Bode (neck) replaced in selected side by Knights

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Kamolins, McInerney

CROWD: 16,064 at Telstra Dome

ladder

STANDNGS
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ADE 6 1 722 491 147.05 24
WCE 6 1 722 564 128.01 24
COL 5 2 811 617 131.44 20
WB 5 2 805 646 124.61 20
SYD 4 3 723 602 120.1 16
HAW 4 3 624 614 101.63 16
MELB 4 3 650 649 100.15 16
FRE 4 3 597 637 93.72 16

GEEL 3 4 647 564 114.72 12
StK 3 4 645 624 103.37 12
RICH 3 4 566 832 68.03 12
CARL 2 5 582 662 87.92 8
KANG 2 5 592 759 78 8
BRIS 2 5 561 722 77.7 8
PA 2 5 616 825 74.67 8
ESS 1 6 643 698 92.12 4

round 8 matches

hawthorn v melbourne

richmond v adelaide

freo v north

collingwood v geelong

bulldogs v sydney

port v brisbane gor

essendon v west coast

carlton v st kilda

melbourne (2-3) vs geelong (2-3)
dees edge cats by 6. melbourne (3-3) geelong (2-4)
MELB 3.3 6.5 11.7 13.9 (87)
GEEL 4.2 6.6 10.10 11.15 (81)
GOALS: MELB – Bruce 2, Davey 2, Dunn 2, Robertson 2, Bate, Jamar, McLean, White, Yze; GEEL – Bartel 3, Chapman 3, G. Ablett 2, Mooney, Playfair, Tenace
BEST: MELB – Bruce, McLean, Yze, Bate, Rivers; GEEL – Ottens, G. Ablett, Ling, Chapman

INJURY: MELB – Brown (hamstring)

CHANGES: MELB – Whelan (gluteal strain) replaced in selected side by Bell; GEEL – King replaced in selected side by Playfair

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Meredith, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 36,041 at the MCG

freo (3-2) vs west coast (5-0)

freo edge eagles by 5. freo (4-2) West coast (5-1)
FRE 4.4 7.8 10.11 12.16 (88)
WCE 3.5 7.6 10.8 12.11 (83)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 4, J Carr 3, Headland 2, McPharlin, Bell, Hasleby; WCE – Staker 3, Embley, Seaby 2, Rosa, R Jones, Graham, Judd, Chick
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, J Carr, Headland, Schammer, Johnson, Grover; WCE – Judd, Selwood, Seaby, Embley, Glass, Staker

INJURY: FRE- Sandilands (broken jaw)

CHANGES: FRE – Longmuir (knee) and Murphy replaced in selected side by Crowley and Peake

UMPIRES – Allen, Chamberlain, Ryan

CROWD – 42,213 at Subiaco Oval, Perth

st kilda (2-3) vs bulldogs (4-1)

saints stun dogs by 14. st kilda (3-3) bulldogs (4-2)

STK 3.4 8.4 9.8 14.8 (92)
WB 3.0 4.1 8.4 12.6 (78)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 6, Harvey 3, Schwarze, Milne, Maguire, Hamill, Riewoldt; WB – Hahn 3, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson 2, Grant 2, Smith, Cooney, West
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Harvey, Dal Santo, Goddard, Gram, Riewoldt, Thompson; WB – Hahn, Giansiracusa, Street, Johnson, Gilbee, Cross, Grant

INJURY: StK – Koschitzke (skull fracture/concussion); WB – Wight (rolled ankle)
Koschitzke spent 2 days in hospital and will miss 4-6 weeks

CHANGES: WB – Skipper (foot) replaced in selected side by Wight

REPORTS: WB – Montgomery (WB) reported for striking Schwarze

UMPIRES: McBurney, Head, Wenn

CROWD – 42,760 at Telstra Dome

adelaide (4-1) vs port (2-3)

crows beat power by 50. adelaide (5-1) port (2-4)
ADE 5.3 6.6 11.9 15.13 (103)
PA 1.1 6.3 8.4 8.5 (53)
GOALS: ADE – Hentschel 3, Doughty 3, Thompson 3, McGregor, Mattner, Porplyzia, Maric, Reilly, Johncock; PA – S. Burgoyne 2, Pearce 2, Dew, C. Cornes, Walsh, Mahoney
BEST: ADE – Edwards, Doughty, Hentschel, Thompson, Rutten, Johncock, Mattner, McLeod, Bassett; PA – C. Cornes, Lade, K. Cornes, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne, Cassisi, Pearce, Walsh

INJURY: ADE – Bode (heavy knock)

CHANGES: ADE – Ricciuto (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Ivan Maric

Showdown Medal: Tyson Edwards

UMPIRES: Stevic, Ellis, Goldspink

CROWD: 42,723 at AAMI Stadium

essendon (1-4) vs richmond (2-3)

tigers beat dons by 2. richmond (3-3) essendon (1-5)
RICH 4.3 5.12 9.15 13.19 (97)
ESS 5.2 5.10 8.13 13.17 (95)
GOALS: RICH – Polo 3, Hughes 2, Richardson 2, Tivendale, Hartigan, Kellaway, Pettifer, Krakouer, Tuck; ESS – Lucas 4, Stanton 2, Laycock 2, Lovett 2, Hird, Monfries, Watson
BEST: RICH – Polo, Tuck, Newman, Pettifer, Tivendale, J. Bowden, P. Bowden
ESS – Lucas, Lovett-Murray, Watson, J. Johnson, Stanton, Welsh, Lovett

Yiooken Medal: Dean Polo (RICH)

Yiooken, the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, means ‘dreaming’.

UMPIRES: McLaren, Nicholls, Jeffery

CROWD: 58,439 at the MCG

carlton (1-4) vs collingwood (4-1)

pies have already equaled their win record from last year beating blues by 72. collingwood (5-1) carlton (1-5)
COL 2.6 5.7 12.9 21.12 (138)
CARL 1.4 5.9 6.11 9.12 (66)
GOALS: COL – Didak 3, Davis 2, Holland 2, Johnson 2, Licuria 2, Lockyer 2, Rocca 2, Swan 2, Buckley, Burns, Tarrant, Thomas; CARL – Fevola 3, Fisher, Houlihan, Stevens, Waite, Walker, Whitnall
BEST: COL – Burns, Didak, Holland, Licuria, H. Shaw, Thomas; CARL – Fevola, Thornton, Whitnall

UMPIRES: James, Rosebury, Sully

ATTENDANCE: 59,675 at MCG

north (1-4) vs hawthorn (4-1) uor

roos stun hawks by 22. north (2-4) hawthorn (4-2)

KANG 1.2 6.6 11.10 15.12 (102)
HAW 4.4 7.8 10.11 11.14 (80)
GOALS: KANG – Thompson 8, McIntosh 2, Wells 2, Green, Grant, Harris; HAW – Williams 2, Guerra, Ries, Clarke, Crawford, Croad, Dixon, Young, Hodge, Campbell
BEST: KANG – Thompson, Wells, Grant, Harvey, McIntosh; HAW – Hodge, Mitchell, Bateman, Guerra

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Margetts, Pannell.

ATTENDANCE: 28,470 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (1-4) vs sydney (2-3)

swans beat lions by 32. sydney (3-3) brisbane (1-5)
SYD 5.2 8.6 13.10 15.12 (102)
BRIS 3.4 4.4 8.7 10.10 (70)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 3, Goodes 2, Crouch 2,J. Bolton 2, Ablett 2, Kirk, McVeigh, Dempster, Malceski; BRIS – Charman 3, Bradshaw 2, Fixter, Akermanis, Moody, Michael, McDonald
BEST: SYD – J. Bolton, Goodes, Ablett, Crouch, Kirk, Malceski; BRIS – Charman, Voss, McDonald, Rischitelli, B. Scott, Roe

REPORTS: BRIS – Johnson for striking Kennelly

UMPIRES: Grun, Schmitt, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 29,872 at the Gabba.

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
COL 5 1 713 505 141.19 20
ADE 5 1 606 431 140.6 20
WCE 5 1 610 466 130.9 20
WB 4 2 639 556 114.93 16
HAW 4 2 558 508 109.84 16
FRE 4 2 539 520 103.65 16
StK 3 3 581 542 107.2 12
SYD 3 3 543 540 100.56 12

MELB 3 3 533 591 90.19 12
RICH 3 3 504 652 77.3 12
GEEL 2 4 565 500 113 8
KANG 2 4 532 643 82.74 8
PA 2 4 526 659 79.82 8
ESS 1 5 565 587 96.25 4
CARL 1 5 471 584 80.65 4
BRIS 1 5 455 656 69.36 4

what a reverse pies who only won 5 games last time are now on top had the hawks beaten roos it would have been the same.

round 7 matches

st kilda v geelong gor

melbourne v freo

richmond v sydney

hawthorn v brisbane

west coast v collingwood

port v bulldogs

carlton v essendon

north v adelaide

richmond (1-3) vs carlton (1-3)

tigers beat blues by 8. richmond (2-3) carlton (1-4)
RICH 2.3 7.12 11.15 12.20 (92)
CARL 5.4 8.7 9.13 11.18 (84)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 3, Pettifer 2, Krakouer 2, Hyde 2, Tivendale 2, Foley; CARL – Waite 3, Fevola 2, Walker, Murphy, Whitnall, Betts, Deluca, Koutoufides
BEST: RICH – RICH – Richardson, Hyde, Simmonds, Tivendale, Raines, Deledio; CARL – Scotland, Koutoufides, Houlihan, Waite, Simpson, Walker

UMPIRES: McBurney, Ellis, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 54,815 at the MCG

melbourne (1-3) vs north (1-3)

dees edge roos by 4. melbourne (2-3) north (1-4)
MELB 1.3 7.5 9.9 13.12 (90)
KANG 2.4 3.9 9.12 12.14 (86)
GOALS: MELB – Yze 4, Davey 3, Wheatley, McDonald, Robertson, Green, Johnstone, Bate;
KANG – Thompson 5, Harvey 2, Green 2, Grant, Hale, Pratt
BEST: MELB – Pickett, Yze, Davey, Green, Bruce, McDonald, Johnstone; KANG – Simpson, Grant, Thompson, Brown, Harvey, Makepeace, Firrito

INJURY: MELB – Wheatley (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Donlon, Chamberlain, Wenn

CROWD: 30,392 at the MCG

adelaide (3-1) vs bulldogs (4-0)

crows smash dogs by 77. adelaide (4-1) bulldogs (4-1)
ADE 6.5 8.9 14.10 20.12 (132)
WB 1.2 2.6 5.11 7.13 (55)
GOALS: ADE – Porplyzia 3, Goodwin 2, Mattner 2, Reilly 2, Biglands 2, Hentschel, Bode, Vince, Skipworth, Edwards, Doughty, Rutten, Shirley, McGregor; WB – Cooney 2, Ray 2, Robbins, Johnson, Giansiracusa
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, McLeod, Edwards, Mattner, Hart, Reilly, Doughty, Johncock; WB: Gilbee, Cooney, Harris, Griffen, West, Smith

INJURY: WB – Grant (back)

CHANGES: ADE – Ricciuto (hamstring) and Thompson (groin) replaced in selected side by Skipworth and Porplyzia

UMPIRES: McLaren, Grun, Woodcock

CROWD: 41,057 at AAMI Stadium

sydney (1-3) vs geelong (2-2)

swans beat cats by 22. sydney (2-3) geelong (2-3)

SYD 3.3 7.11 11.16 15.17 (107)
GEEL 4.3 5.3 9.4 13.7 (85)
GOALS: SYD – Schneider 4, Hall 4, C. Bolton 2, Goodes 2, J. Bolton, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin;
GEEL- Mooney 3, Chapman 3, Gardiner 2, Ablett 2, Ling, Rooke, Milburn
BEST: SYD – Schneider, Hall, O’Loughlin, O’Keefe, Williams, J. Bolton; GEEL – Mooney, Bartel, Chapman, Enright

INJURY: GEEL – Prismall (shoulder)

UMPIRES – Allen, Meredith, Ryan

CROWD: 37,032 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney

west coast (4-0) vs brisbane (1-3)

eagles beat lions by 59. west coast (5-0) brisbane (1-4)
WCE 5.4 9.7 13.12 18.14 (122)
BRIS 4.2 7.4 8.8 9.9 (63)
GOALS: WCE – Judd 4, Chick 3, Cox 2, Hunter 2, Lynch, Staker, A. Embley, Hurm, Selwood, Wooden, Graham; BRIS – McGrath 2, Brown 2, Johnson, Power, Clark, Notting, Charman
BEST: WCE – Judd, Stenglein, Fletcher, Selwood, Waters, Cox; BRIS – Black, Power, Johnson, Brown, Sherman

INJURY: WCE – Kerr (flu) replaced in selected side by Wooden, Cox (foot); BRIS – Copeland (neck)

REPORTS: WCE – Waters for allegedly charging Copeland

UMPIRES: Stevic, Head, Goldspink

CROWD: 40,519 at Subiaco Oval

st kilda (2-2) vs freo (2-2)

in the most controversal saints loss ever due to a controversal umpire mistake which turned a draw into a 1 point freo win which was right but crazy. freo (3-2) st kilda (2-3)

STK 2.5 6.7 9.9 13.15 (93)
FRE 5.2 10.5 12.7 14.10 (94)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 3, Blake 2, Milne 2, Voss 2, Dal Santo, Montagna, Murray, Riewoldt; FRE – Pavlich 6, Farmer 3, McPharlin 2, Gilmore, Headland, Johnson
BEST: StK – Ball, Blake, Dal Santo, Harvey, Voss; FRE – J. Carr, Grover, Headland, Johnson, Pavlich

INJURY: StK – Hudghton (hand)

CHANGES: StK – Hamill (back) replaced in selected side by Fiora; FRE – Longmuir (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Cook

REPORTS: STK – Gehrig by umpire Kennedy for striking J.Carr, Hayes for attempting to strike Dodd and Hudghton and spitting at McPharlin; FRE – Farmer for striking Harvey

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Kennedy, M. Nicholls

At Aurora Stadium, Tasmania

hawthorn (3-1) vs essendon (1-3)

hawks beat dons by 1. hawthorn (4-1) essendon (1-4)
HAW 1.4 6.5 11.7 12.12 (84)
ESS 4.2 7.5 9.10 12.11 (83)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 3, Dixon 2, Clarke 2, Crawford, Everitt, Brown, Vandenberg, Croad; ESS – Lucas 3, Hird 2, Lovett 2, Bolton, Heffernan, Hille, Winderlich, Bradley
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Clarke, Smith, Jacobs, Williams ESS – Watson, J. Johnson, Lucas, McVeigh, McPhee

UMPIRES – James, Schmitt, Kamolins

CROWD: 40,179 at MCG

collingwood (3-1) vs port (2-2)

pies beat port by 41. collingwood (4-1) port (2-3)
COL 6.0 8.2 16.6 18.12 (120)
PA 4.1 7.7 8.9 11.13 (79)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 5, Tarrant 4, Buckley 4, O’Bree 2, Lonie 2, Swan; PA – Tredrea 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Lade, Lonie, Dew, Pearce, Walsh, Salopek, K. Cornes
BEST: COL – Buckley, Rocca, Johnson, Licuria, Clement, H. Shaw, Fraser; PA – K. Cornes, Walsh, C. Cornes, Salopek

INJURY: PA – Dew (bruised calf)

UMPIRES: K. Nicholls, McInerney, Pannell

CROWD: 32,276 at Telstra Dome

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 5 0 527 378 139.42 20
ADE 4 1 503 378 133.07 16
COL 4 1 575 439 130.98 16
WB 4 1 561 464 120.91 16
HAW 4 1 478 406 117.73 16
StK 2 2 1* 490 464 105.6 10
FRE 2 2 1* 451 438 102.97 10
GEEL 2 3 484 413 117.19 8

SYD 2 3 441 470 93.83 8
MELB 2 3 446 510 87.45 8
PA 2 3 473 556 85.07 8
RICH 2 3 407 557 73.07 8
ESS 1 4 470 490 95.92 4
CARL 1 4 405 446 90.81 4
KANG 1 4 430 563 76.38 4
BRIS 1 4 385 554 69.49 4

this ladder is before the overturn of saints/freo.

round 6 matches

melbourne v geelong gor

st kilda v bulldogs

adeliade v port

essendon v richmond

freo v west coast

brisbane v sydney

carlton v collingwood

north v hawthorn

carlton (1-2) vs hawthorn (2-1)

hawks beat blues by 32. hawthorn (3-1) carlton (1-3)

HAW 5.2 6.4 10.6 15.10 (100)
CARL 2.4 4.6 6.13 9.14 (68)
GOALS: HAW – Croad 5, Mitchell 2, Osborne 2, Williams 2, Bateman, Clarke, Everitt, Ladson; CARL – Whitnall 3, Koutoufides 2, Stevens 2, Betts, Fisher
BEST: HAW – Hodge, Croad, Osborne, Jacobs, Crawford, Brown; CARL – Whitnall, Walker, Stevens, Houlihan

REPORTS: HAW – Croad for striking Jordan Russell
The incident was assessed as reckless (2), low impact (1), in play (0), and high contact (2), equating 125 points and a 1 game suspension. Croad entered an early plea reducing this to 93.75 demerits and a reprimand

UMPIRES: Goldspink, Chamberlain, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 45,102 at Telstra Dome

bulldogs (3-0) vs geelong (2-1)

dogs edge cats by 1. bulldogs (4-0) geelong (2-2)
WB 3.5 8.9 10.11 14.14 (98)
GEEL 4.2 8.5 10.10 14.13 (97)
GOALS: WB – WB – Murphy 3, Hahn 2, Johnson 2, Cooney 2, Eagleton 2, Smith, Giansiracusa, Robbins; GEEL – G. Ablett 4, Mooney 2, Chapman 2, Ottens, Enright, D. Johnson, Kelly, Rooke, Enright
BEST: WB – Harris, West, McMahon, Murphy, Hahn, Gilbee, Cross; GEEL – Rooke, G. Ablett, Ling, Kelly, Ottens, Chapman, Bartel
INJURY: WB – Murphy (ankle), Johnson (gastro), Grant (corked back)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Jeffery, Vozzo

CROWD: 45,922 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (1-2) vs richmond (0-3) uor

tigers stun lions by 14. richmond (1-3) brisbane (1-3)

RICH 1.4 4.8 10.11 14.12 (96)
BRIS 1.6 4.9 5.10 11.16 (82)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 4, Stafford 3, P. Bowden, Jackson, Johnson, Pettifer, Simmonds, Tambling, Tuck; BRIS – Bradshaw 2, Brown 2, Power 2, Attard, Hooper, Merrett, Moody, Sherman
BEST: RICH – Richardson, Simmonds, Coughlan, Tuck, Stafford, Tivendale, P. Bowden; BRIS – Power, Brown, Charman, Sherman

CHANGES: RICH – Brown (leg soreness) and Krakouer replaced by Stafford and Foley; BRIS – Keating (foot) replaced in selected side by Moody

UMPIRES: Donlon, Rosebury, Wenn

CROWD: 30,266 at Gabba

freo (2-1) vs adeliade (2-1)

crows beat freo by 11 behinds. adelaide (3-1) freo (2-2)
ADE 3.3 7.7 8.11 9.16 (70)
FRE 1.1 3.3 6.3 9.5 (59)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 3, Polak 3, Pavlich 2, M. Carr; ADE – Biglands 2, Bode 2, Burton 2, Reilly, Ricciuto, Goodwin
BEST: FRE – McManus, Schammer, Farmer, Polak, Bell, Black, Pavlich; ADE – Johncock, Massie, Reilly, McGregor, Thompson, Biglands, Ricciuto

INJURY: FRE – McPharlin (lower back), Hasleby (hip flexor strain); ADE – Perrie (knee)
Ian Perrie damaged his left PCL and will miss the next 10-12 weeks, Hasleby will miss next week

CHANGES: ADE – Edwards (calf) replaced in selected side by Skipworth

REPORTS: ADE – Burton for striking Dodd

sydney (1-2) vs melbourne (0-3)

dees stun swans by 5. melbourne (1-3) sydney (1-3)

MELB 3.3 7.5 10.6 15.7 (97)
SYD 4.2 6.6 9.10 13.14 (92)
GOALS: MELB – Yze 3, Johnson 2, White 2, Davey 2, Bruce 2, McLean, Neitz, Pickett, Robertson;
SYD – Hall 3, Schneider 2, Richards, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin, Buchanan, Davis, McVeigh, Malceski, Ablett
BEST: MELB – Pickett, Davey, Yze, Bruce, McDonald; SYD – Buchanan, Schneider, Malceski, Hall, Ablett, Goodes, Kennelly

INJURY: MELB – Neitz (groin/hip), McLean (adductor), Johnson (shoulder); SYD – Davis (hamstring). Davis will miss 2-3 weeks

UMPIRES: James, Ellis, Pannell

ATTENDANCE: 29167 at SCG

north (1-2) vs west coast (3-0)

eagles beat roos by 24. west coast (4-0) north (1-3)

WCE 3.1 6.5 10.6 14.11 (95)
KANG 4.5 7.6 8.10 10.11 (71)
GOLAS: Hunter 4, Wirrpanda 3, Cox, R. Jones, Staker, Selwood, Chick, Judd, A. Embley;
KANG – Harding 3, Corey Jones 2, Firrito, Harvey, Harris, Green, Rocca
BEST: WCE – Hunter, Judd, Cox, Braun, Wirrpanda, Stenglein; KANG – Brown, Harvey, Grant, B. Rawlings, Sinclair, Harding

INJURY: WCE – Cousins (hamstring soreness) replaced in selected side by Brett Jones

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Schmitt, Kamolins

CROWD: 9541 at Manuka Oval

port (1-2) vs st kilda (2-1)

port beat saints by 4. port (2-2) st kilda (2-2)

PA 6.2 12.5 17.6 19.8 (122)
STK 4.2 8.5 14.9 18.10 (118)
GOALS: PA – Mahoney 6, Dew 4, P Burgoyne 3, Tredrea 2, Pettigrew, Ebert, Lonie, Motlop; StK – Hamill 4, Riewoldt 3, Schwarze 3, Milne 2, Ball 2, McQualter, Baker, Voss, X. Clarke
BEST: PA – Lade, C. Cornes, Mahoney, P. Burgoyne, Walsh, Dew, Symes, K. Cornes;
StK – Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Ball, Hamill, Fisher, X. Clarke

INJURY: PA – Brogan (cracked ribs, collapsed lung); STK – Koschitzke (corked thigh)
Brogan will miss 2-4 weeks

REPORTS: PA – Wakelin for striking Milne

UMPIRES: McLaren, Grun, Avon

CROWD: 32,188 at AAMI Stadium

collingwood (2-1) vs essendon (1-2)

pies beat dons by 17 only their 2nd win in 8 anzac day clashes. collingwood (3-1) essendon (1-3)

COL 2.4 6.8 11.14 15.16 (106)
ESS 4.4 7.8 10.13 12.17 (89)
GOALS: COL – Didak 4, Buckley 3, Thomas 2, Clement, C. Cloke, Holland, Licuria, Lonie, Rocca; ESS – Hille 3, Hird 2, Lucas 2, Heffernan, Lovett, Monfries, Rioli, Winderlich
BEST: COL – Johnson, H. Shaw, Swan, Buckley, Didak, Thomas, Licuria; ESS – Hille, Hird, Lovett-Murray, Stanton, McVeigh, Fletcher

CHANGES: COL – Caracella and Wakelin replaced in selected side by Burns and O’Brien

ANZAC MEDAL: Ben Johnson (COL)

UMPIRES: Woodcock, Ryan, Allen

CROWD: 91,234 at the MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
WB 4 0 506 332 152.41 16
WCE 4 0 405 315 128.57 16
COL 3 1 455 360 126.39 12
HAW 3 1 394 323 121.98 12
ADE 3 1 371 323 114.86 12
GEEL 2 2 399 306 130.39 8
StK 2 2 396 370 107.03 8
FRE 2 2 357 344 103.78 8

PA 2 2 394 436 90.37 8
ESS 1 3 387 406 95.32 4
CARL 1 3 321 354 90.68 4
SYD 1 3 334 385 86.75 4
MELB 1 3 356 424 83.96 4
BRIS 1 3 322 432 74.54 4
KANG 1 3 344 473 72.73 4
RICH 1 3 315 473 66.6 4

round 5 matches

richmond v carlton

melbourne v north

adelaide v bulldogs gor

sydney v geelong

west coast v brisbane

st kilda v freo

collingwood v port

hawthorn v essendon

st kilda (1-1) vs brisbane (1-1)

saints beat lions by 37. st kilda (2-1) brisbane (1-2)

STK 7.3 10.6 16.9 19.10 (124)
BRIS 4.2 4.7 8.11 12.15 (87)
GOALS: STK – Riewoldt 5, Milne 3, Gehrig 2, Fiora, Goddard, Blake, Fisher, Montagna, Ackland, Schwarze, Maguire, Hamill; BRIS – Brown 2, Brennan 2, Charman 2, Power 2, Stiller, Akermanis, Rischitelli, Leppitsch
BEST: STK – Dal Santo, Hayes, Riewoldt, Montagna, Fisher, Baker, Thompson;
BRIS – Voss, Charman, Brennan, Leppitsch

INJURY: StK – Gehrig (hamstring), Harvey (hamstring); BRIS – Leppitsch (ankle)
Harvey & Gehrig will miss 2-3 weeks

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Rosebury, Ellis

CROWD: 35,760 at Telstra Dome

carlton (1-1) vs sydney (0-2)

swans beat blues by 7. sydney (1-2) carlton (1-2)

SYD 4.3 6.4 10.7 12.9 (81)
CARL 1.3 3.4 8.6 11.8 (74)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 4, J. Bolton 2, N. Davis 2, Hall, Mathews, McVeigh, O’Keefe; CARL – Fevola 3, Stevens 2, Bentick, Betts, Koutoufides, McLaren, Saddington, Simpson
BEST: SYD – J. Bolton, O’Loughlin, Barry, Kirk, O’Keefe, Buchanan; CARL – Whitnall, Stevens, Bentick, Simpson, Murphy, Betts

INJURY: CARL – Lappin (left shoulder)

CHANGES: CARL – Waite (quadriceps) replaced in selected side by Saddington

REPORTS: CARL – Fevola for charging Kirk

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Quigley, Wenn

CROWD: 36,882 at Telstra Dome

west coast (2-0) vs richmond (0-2)

eagles beat tigers by 46. west coast (3-0) richmond (0-3)

WCE 3.3 7.10 15.13 20.16 (136)
RICH 4.2 6.3 9.5 14.6 (90)
GOALS: WCE – Sampi 3, A Embley 3, Hunter 2, Cox 2, Lynch 2, Graham, Nicoski, Waters, Judd, Seaby, Wirrpanda, Braun, Jones; RICH – Richardson 4, Tuck 2, P Bowden 2, Hyde, Tambling, Jackson, Brown, Pettifer, Tivendale
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Cox, Nicoski, Sampi, Stenglein, Hunter; RICH – Tuck, Richardson, Bowden, Johnson, Pettifer, Hyde

INJURY: WCE – Glass (hamstring); RICH – Roach (suspected broken jaw), Gaspar (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Donlon, Margetts, Ryan

CROWD: 39,436 at Subiaco Oval

geelong (2-0) vs hawthorn (1-1) uor

hawks stun cats by 52. hawthorn (2-1) geelong (2-1)

HAW 4.1 6.5 9.8 15.11 (101)
GEEL 2.5 4.10 5.11 6.13 (49)
GOALS: HAW – Brown 3, Williams 3, Hodge 2, Ladson 2, Osborne, Crawford, Vandenberg, Croad, Campbell; GEEL – Bartel 2, S. Johnson 2, Corey, Milburn
BEST: HAW – Hodge, Mitchell, Brown, Guerra, Bateman, Crawford, Vandenberg, Smith, Roughead; GEEL – Corey, Bartel, Milburn, Enright

INJURY: GEEL – King (hamstring), Egan (shoulder)

REPORTS: GEEL – D. Johnson for striking Croad

UMPIRES: Allen, M. Nicholls, K. Nicholls

CROWD: 24,026 at Skilled Stadium

port (1-1) vs freo (1-1)

freo stun port by 31. freo (2-1) port (1-2)

FRE 0.6 5.12 9.16 15.20 (110)
PA 0.5 3.9 7.11 11.13 (79)
GOALS: FRE – McPharlin 3, Medhurst 2, Headland 2, J.Carr 2, McManus 2, Farmer, Black, Bell, Pavlich; PA – Lade 4, Mahoney 2, Pettigrew, Thompson, Pearce, S. Burgoyne, Dew
BEST: FRE – J. Carr, Hasleby, Johnson, M. Carr, McManus, Pavlich, Black, McPharlin; PA – K. Cornes, Lade, P. Burgoyne, Walsh, Lonie, Pearce

INJURY: PA – Wilson (hamstring)

CHANGES: PA – Tredrea (knee) replaced in selected side by Pettigrew

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Avon, McInerney

CROWD: 25,042 at AAMI Stadium

essendon (1-1) vs bulldogs (2-0)

dogs beat dons by 11. bulldogs (3-0) essendon (1-2)
WB 4.2 8.5 13.11 15.14 (104)
ESS 5.5 8.10 10.12 13.15 (93)
GOALS: WB – Murphy 2, Hahn 2, Cooney 2, Grant 2, Eagleton 2, Robbins, Gilbee, Cross, Montgomery, Smith; ESS – Lucas 2, Hird 2, Bradley 2, Lloyd, Ryder, Lovett, M. Johnson, Bolton, Heffernan, Monfries
BEST: WB – Murphy 2, Hahn 2, Cooney 2, Grant 2, Eagleton 2, Robbins, Gilbee, Cross, Montgomery, Smith; ESS – McVeigh, Hird, Lovett, Watson, M. Johnson, Monfries, Fletcher

INJURY WB – Minson (suspected leg fracture), Morgan (knee), Giansiracusa (ankle);
ESS – Essendon: Lloyd (hamstring)

UMPIRES – McBurney, Meredith, Woodcock

CROWD: 43,947 at Telstra Dome

melbourne (0-2) vs adelaiade (1-1)

the failed gold coast experiment starts with the crows beating the dees by 5. adelaied (2-1) melbourne (0-3)

ADE 6.5 11.6 14.10 15.12 (102)
MELB 2.0 9.5 10.9 14.13 (97)
GOALS: ADE – Burton 5, Bode 3, Ricciuto 3, Edwards 2, Skipworth, Hentschel; MELB – Neitz 4, Bruce 3, Brown 2, Davey, Robertson, Yze, Johnstone, Miller
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Burton, Bode, Ricciuto, Edwards, Goodwin; MELB – Neitz, Brown, Rivers, Bruce, Pickett

CHANGES: ADE – Mattner (calf) replaced by Massie

UMPIRES: Stevic, McLaren, Jeffery

CROWD: 8258 at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast

north (1-1) vs collingwood (1-1)

pies beat roos by 77. collingwood (2-1) north (1-2)

COL 3.3 9.5 16.12 23.15 (153)
KANG 2.3 5.4 8.6 11.10 (76)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 6, Didak 3, A Rocca 3, Davis 2, B Holland 2, Swan 2, Lonie, Buckley, Lockyer, Fraser, H Shaw; KANG – Rocca 6, Grant 2, Wells, Brown, Harvey
BEST: COL – Tarrant, Didak, Johnson, Clement, Buckley, Lockyer, Maxwell, Holland; KANG – Rocca, Harvey, Rawlings, Perry, Simpson, Harris

INJURY: KANG – Archer (hamstring)

CHANGES: COL – Prestigiacomo replaced in selected side by Maxwell; KANG – Sinclair replaced in selected side by Makepeace, Watt replaced by Rocca

UMPIRES: Head, Chamberlain, Goldspink

CROWD: 48,721 at Telstra Dome

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
WB 3 0 408 235 173.62 12
WCE 3 0 310 244 127.05 12
GEEL 2 1 302 208 145.19 8
COL 2 1 349 271 128.78 8
HAW 2 1 294 255 115.29 8
ADE 2 1 301 264 114.02 8
StK 2 1 278 248 112.1 8
FRE 2 1 298 274 108.76 8

CARL 1 2 253 254 99.61 4
ESS 1 2 298 300 99.33 4
PA 1 2 272 318 85.53 4
SYD 1 2 242 288 84.03 4
KANG 1 2 273 378 72.22 4
BRIS 1 2 240 336 71.43 4
MELB 0 3 259 332 78.01 0
RICH 0 3 219 391 56.01 0

round 4 matches

carlton v hawthorn

bulldogs v geelong

brisbane v richmond

freo v adelaide

north v west coast

sydney v melbourne gor

port v st kilda

collingwood v essendon

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

west coast v st kilda

eagles beat saints by 18. west coast (1-0) st kilda (0-1)

WCE 3.1 7.5 11.11 11.18 (84)
STK 3.5 4.8 8.11 9.12 (66)
GOALS: WCE – Cox 2, Embley 2, Stenglein, Staker, Cousins, Kerr, Selwood, Lynch, Sampi; STK – Hayes 3, Gehrig 2, Harvey, Riewoldt, Watts, Voss
BEST: WCE – Cox, Embley, Wirrpanda, Kerr, Judd, Glass; STK – Hayes, Harvey, Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Gram

INJURY: STK – Baker (cut head)

CHANGES: WCE – Gaspar replaced in selected side by Sampi

bulldogs v richmond

dogs smash tigers by 115. bulldogs (1-0) richmond (0-1)

WB 6.4 9.11 18.13 25.17(167)
RICH 3.2 5.6 6.6 7.10 (52)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 5, Eagleton 4, Robbins 3, Morgan 2, Murphy 2, Boyd 2, Cross 2, West, Hahn, Griffen, Gilbee, Skipper; RICH – Simmonds 3, Deledio 2, P. Bowden, Johnson
BEST: WB – Johnson, Eagleton, Griffen, Hahn, West; RICH – Deledio, Richardson, Simmonds, Johnson

INJURY: WB – Murphy (concussion)

CHANGES: WB – Street replaced in selected side by Boyd; RICH – Stafford (calf) replaced in selected side by Hyde

UMPIRES: McInerney, Rosebury, Head

CROWD: 43,532 at Telstra

geelong v brisbane

cats beat lions by 77. geelong (1-0) brisbane (0-1)

GEEL 4.3 8.7 12.9 17.13 (115)
BRIS 1.1 1.3 2.6 5.8 (38)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 3, Bartel 2, Playfair 2, Ottens 2, Milburn 2, Gardiner 2, Ablett, Byrnes, Mackie, Slade. Brisbane: Bradshaw 2, McGrath, Clark, Akermanis
BEST: GEEL – Bartel, Ablett, Byrnes, Chapman, Corey, Milburn, Enright, Ling, Scarlett;
BRIS – Bradshaw, Sherman, Akermanis, Voss, Black

INJURY: BRIS – Drummond (shoulder)

UMPIRES: McLaren, Meredith, Chamberlain

CROWD – 23,029 at Skilled Stadium

essendon v sydney uor

dons stun swans by 27. essendon (1-0) sydney (0-1)

ESS 9.1 11.3 13.6 17.6 (108)
SYD 2.2 8.4 10.6 12.9 (81)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 8, Lucas 4, Camporeale, Heffernan, M. Johnson, Lovett, McVeigh;
SYD – Hall 7, O’Loughlin 2, C. Bolton, Goodes, Mathews
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Lucas, Watson, Heffernan, Lovett, Fletcher; SYD – Hall, Buchanan, Goodes, C. Bolton, Roberts-Thomson, O’Keefe

CHANGES – ESS – Hird (calf) replaced in selected side by Winderlich

REPORTS: The MRP charged Bomber Henry Slattery for striking Sydney’s Jude Bolton. It was assessed as reckless conduct (2)), low impact (1), in play (0), and high contact (2) for a total of 5 points, equating to a Level 2 offence, 125 demerits, and a reprimand. He took an early plea, reducing the penalty 25% to 93.75 demerits and a reprimand

UMPIRES: Ryan, Stevic, Avon

CROWD: 45,355 at Telstra Dome

port v north

roos beat port by 41. north (1-0) port (0-1)

KANG 3.2 8.6 14.10 19.14 (128)
PA 5.3 8.5 11.6 13.9 (87)
GOALS: KANG – Wells 4, Harding 3, Grant 2, Harvey 2, Jones 2, Brown 2, Petrie, Thompson, Rawlings, Archer; PA – White 3, Ebert 2, Pearce 2, Lade 2, S. Burgoyne, Motlop, Mahoney, K. Cornes
BEST: KANG – Wells, Simpson, McIntosh, Rawlings, Jones, Pratt, Gibson; PA – K. Cornes, Wilson, Lade, White

INJURY: KANG – Rocca (virus) replaced in selected side by Thurley; PA – White (dislocated thumb), Chaplin (concussion)

UMPIRES: Wenn, Quigley, Pannell

CROWD: 27,380 at AAMI Stadium

melbourne v carlton

blues stun dees by 21. carlton (1-0) melbourne (0-1)
CARL 3.3 6.7 10.9 13.15 (93)
MELB 3.3 4.9 6.10 10.12 (72)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 5, Waite 3, Murphy, Simpson, McLaren, Sporn, Carrazzo; MELB – Davey 3, Neitz 2, Robertson 2, Sylvia, Bartram, Bruce
BEST: CARL – Lappin, Waite, Scotland, Simpson, Stevens, Fevola; MELB – Bruce, Green, Davey, McDonald, Yze, Whelan

INJURY: CARL – Fisher (hamstring), Fevola (corked thigh); MELB – Robertson (jarred knee)

REPORTS:
Byron Pickett (MELB), wrestling Carlton’s Heath Scotland Melbourne. He accepted reducing the $1200 fine for a first offence by 25% to $900

Heath Scotland (CARL), wrestling Byron Pickett. It is Scotland’s second offence, incurring a $2400 fine. Scotland took an early plea, reducing the fine 25% to $1800

The match day report laid against Carlton’s Jarrad Waite was reviewed. It was the view of the Match Review Panel that the lack of clear vision of any illegal contact meant the report should not proceed

UMPIRES: Kennedy, M. Nicholls, Margetts

CROWD: 31,139 at Telstra Dome

hawthorn v freo

hawks beat freo by 22. hawthorn (1-0) freo (0-1)

HAW 1.1 5.4 14.6 17.7 (109)
FRE 2.1 4.5 7.6 13.9 (87)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 8, Dixon 2, Crawford 2, Everitt, Roughead, Vandenberg, Croad, Bateman; FRE – Longmuir 3, McPharlin 3, Farmer 3, Medhurst 2, Pavlich, Bell
BEST: HAW – Williams, Mitchell, Crawford, Smith, Campbell, Guerra, Hodge; FRE – Bell, Schammer, McPharlin, Headland

UMPIRES: McBurney, Schmitt, Grun

CROWD: 13,862 at Aurora Stadium, Launceston

collingwood v adelaide

crows overrun pies by 34. adelaide (1-0) collingwood (0-1)

ADE 2.1 9.5 12.6 17.9 (111)
COL 5.1 7.4 12.5 12.5 (77)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 6, Perrie 3, Biglands 2, Burton 2, Thompson, Bode, Shirley, Reilly;
COL – Didak 3, Thomas 2, Davis, Lonie, O’Bree, Egan, Rocca, Maxwell, Cloke
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Edwards, Ricciuto, Mattner, Hart, Thompson; COL – Buckley, Swan, Lockyer, O’Bree, Didak, Holland

INJURY: COL – Clement (groin)

UMPIRES: Ellis, Goldspink, Jeffery

CROWD: 35,434 at Telstra Dome

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
WB 1 0 167 52 321.15 4
GEEL 1 0 115 38 302.63 4
KANG 1 0 128 87 147.13 4
ADE 1 0 111 77 144.16 4
ESS 1 0 108 81 133.33 4
CARL 1 0 93 72 129.17 4
WCE 1 0 84 66 127.27 4
HAW 1 0 109 87 125.29 4

FRE 0 1 87 109 79.82 0
StK 0 1 66 84 78.57 0
MELB 0 1 72 93 77.42 0
SYD 0 1 81 108 75 0
COL 0 1 77 111 69.37 0
PA 0 1 87 128 67.97 0
BRIS 0 1 38 115 33.04 0
RICH 0 1 52 167 31.14 0

round 2 matches

richmond v st kilda

geelong v north

bulldogs v melbourne

brisbane v essendon

freo v carlton

sydney v port
hawthorn v collingwood

adeliade v west coast gor

One month till Christmas. The international criminal court has to be respected but also independent and they are right in their verdict on Israel and hamas. Man city got stunned by spurs 4-0 allowing Liverpool to stretch their epl lead with a win this morning over Southampton. The misinformation bill won’t be happening due to lack of support in parliament. The greens have announced their Sydney candidate for tj e next election hope they fail.

john 18 33-37

this goes back to just before jesuses passion when he is being trialed by pilate and is asked if he is king of the jews he replies and how he explains about the kingdom of god is different to the kingdom on earth which refers to some differences between earth and heaven which is true and at the end of our live we will hopefully end up in the kingdom of god heaven.

next week we start advent which is the lead up to christmass but is still important in the church.

“pups save helga and the humsquatch”

mayor humdinger is spending the day with his mum and has no idea what suit to wear and goes in his hum squatch costume and get in trouble which the pups are able to rescue with a acctual humssquatch.

“pups save the missing bone stone”
a new exhibit in the museum is being done but sweetie is in town for some reason to steal it but fails and gets trapped so the pups must rescue her and are sucpicious but also mayor humdinger is involved and takes it but sweetie gets it back for them.

next time no clue yet.

North will play Brisbane in the aflw final. Chelsea beat leichester 2-1 in the epl this morning. Labor mp for Higgins has been forced to run for a unwinnable senate seat due to the seats abolishment I don’t think seat abolishment are fair and they should look at other options. A by election for the greens state seat of prhaan will happen after the mp resigned

this anime was a big disappointment despite the fact that the games are good (not as good as pokemon) the anime was a complete failure and isn’t really your traditional pokemon esque anime at all. the story is that nate from the games finds a yo-kai named whisper who makes him collect yokai thats ok but the problem is a lot of the plot is just silly and not that good if you want to get involved in the franchise try and get the games but its still ok. score 6.5/10

next time fruits basket.

“pups plus a plucky chicken”

chikoleta has a dream which leads to it sudddenly talking which is strange but the weird thing it gets a pup tag so it helps the pups with a rescue weirdly.

“pups save a pet show”

adventure bay is having a pet show as usual mayor humdinger tries to cheat by stealing katies tiara and trapping her but it all ends well.

next time have no info yet.

centreal coast marriners have had their first win of two time regining premiers over newacswtle 2-1. israel and hamas leaders should be arrested for their war crimes in the middle east and they should respect the iccs deciision to arrest them.

I think it is a good idea for the future fund to invest in housing to help the crisis. Labor should not support nuclear if the coalition get a mandate as they didn’t respect albos mandate.

fiji airlines to launch cairns flights. flight sim 2024 has been released with a lot of set up issues and server issues and the game crashes a bit.

fs2024 has been released hope its good. dutton has opposed cuts to international student numbers which will only make the imigrtaion crisis worse.

flight sim2024 will be released tomarrow. alan jones has been arresteed for assault serves him right and hopefully he will be punnished. unfortunately the catholic church has to be held to account for the sex abuse cover ups and the abuse of some of their preists and legislaton needs fixing.

sydney v west coast

two weeks ago it was nick davis the swans hero this time it was leo barry with a game saving mark sendnig the title to sydney for the first time and the swans first in 72 years since souths last in 1933 over eagles by 4.

SYD 3.0 6.3 6.5 8.10 (58)
WCE 2.4 2.7 5.9 7.12 (54)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 2, Schneider, Jolly, Kennelly, O’Loughlin, Buchanan, Goodes; WCE – Hunter 2, Cousins, Cox, Hansen, Nicoski, Embley
BEST: SYD – Barry, Hall, Buchanan, Fosdike, Roberts-Thomson, Kennelly, Goodes; WCE – Judd, Wirrpunda, Cousins, Embley, Cox, Hunter, Stenglein

NORM SMITH MEDAL: Chris Judd

INJURY: WCE – Matera replaced by Green

UMPIRES: Allen, Goldspink, McLaren

CROWD: 91,898 at the MCG

2006 matches

round 1

west coast v st kilda gor

bulldogs v richmond

geelong v brisbane

essendon v sydney

port v north

hawthorn v freo

melbourne v carlton

collingwood v adelaide

st kilda v sydney

swans overrun saints by 31 in another come from behind win can they play 4 quarters or come back again against eagles in grand final.

SYD 5.1 6.3 8.6 15.6 (96)
STK 3.1 5.5 9.7 9.11 (65)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 4, Schneider 3, Williams 2, O’Loughlin 2, O’Keefe 2, Davis, Buchanan.
StK – Gehrig 4, Riewoldt 2, Dal Santo, Hayes, Montagna
BEST: SYD – O’Keefe, J. Bolton, Hall, Buchanan, C. Bolton, Crouch, Jolly, Barry; StK – Dal Santo, Harvey, Hudghton, Voss, Gehrig

INJURY: SYD – Kirk (cut head)

UMPIRES: Vozzo, McLaren, Goldspink

CROWD: 73,344 at the MCG

west coast v adelaide

eagles end crows season by 16 will play swans for the flag.

WCE 2.2 6.5 11.8 14.9 (93)
ADE 2.2 5.4 6.6 11.11 (77)
GOALS: WCE – Chick, Hansen 3, Embley 2, Gardiner, Seaby, Cousins, Selwood, Sampi, Hunter;
ADE – McGregor 3, Welsh, Hentschel 2, Burton, Perrie, Edwards, Goodwin
BEST: WCE – Kerr, Hunter, Wirrpunda, Embley, Judd, Chick, Selwood, Stenglein;
ADE – Edwards, Goodwin, Clarke, Burton, McGregor, Perrie

INJURIY: WCE – Braun (leg); ADE – Johncock (calf)

CHANGES: WCE – Selwood and Gaspar in for Lynch and B. Jones

UMPIRES: McBurney, Allen, Ryan

CROWD: 43009 at Subiaco Oval, Perth

grand final

sydney v west coast

sydney v geelong

davis saves swans in a come from behind 3 point win over cats will play saints in prelim.

SYD 2.2 2.6 3.12 7.14 (56)
GEEL 2.7 5.8 6.11 7.11 (53)
GOALS: SYD – Davis 4, O’Loughlin 2, O’Keefe; GEEL – S. Johnson 2, Gardiner, Kelly, Playfair, Rooke, D. Johnson
BEST: SYD – Davis, Crouch, Kirk, Buchanan, Barry; GEEL – Kelly, Scarlett, Ling, Ablett, Rooke, S. Johnson

INJURY: SYD – Williams (thigh); GEEL – King (hamstring)

CHANGES: GEEL – N. Ablett (knee), Riccardi (groin) replaced by Gardiner and D. Johnson

UMPIRES: Wenn, Ryan, Goldspink

CROWD: 39,079 at SCG

adelaide v port

in the only ever showdown final (we still haven’t had a derby or q clash final (the later impossible as suns still haven’t played finals) had a few battle of the bridges (the newest of the crosstown rivals) in finals). crows end port titles defence by 83 will play eagles in prelim.

ADE 3.4 4.7 12.9 18.15 (123)
PA 2.1 3.6 4.6 5.10 (40)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 4, Goodwin 3, Perrie 3, McGregor 2, McLeod, Ricciuto, Rutten, Edwards, Shirley, Hentschel; PA – Mahoney, Pettigrew, S. Burgoyne, Wanganeen, Pearce
BEST: ADE – Edwards, Goodwin, Ricciuto, Clarke, Rutten, Bassett, Burton, McLeod; PA – C. Cornes, K. Cornes, Montgomery, Wakelin

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Allen, McLaren

CROWD: 50,521 at AAMI Stadium

prelim final

west coast v adelaiade

st kilda v sydney

west coast v sydney

eagles beat swans by 4 eagles are through to a prelim. swans will host cats in the semis.

WCE 4.1 5.4 5.7 10.9 (69)
SYD 3.1 5.2 8.3 10.5 (65)
GOALS: WCE – Gardiner 2, Hunter 2, Sampi 2, Hansen, Kerr, Seaby, Stenglein;
SYD – Davis 3, O’Loughlin 3, Hall 2, O’Keefe, Schneider
BEST: WCE – Judd, Cousins, Fletcher, Kerr, Wirrpunda, Hunter; SYD – Kirk, Davis, Kennelly, C. Bolton, O’Loughlin, Crouch

INJURY: WCE – Matera (groin); SYD – Williams (ankle)

UMPIRES: McLaren, Woodcock, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 43,302 at Subiaco

geelong v melbourne

cats end dees season by 55 will play swans in semi.

GEEL 5.4 12.5 16.8 18.8 (116)
MELB 2.3 6.4 6.6 9.7 (61)
GOALS: GEEL – Kelly 3, G. Ablett 3, Mooney 2, Ling 2, Playfair 2, Mackie 2, Tenace, Johnson, Kingsley, N. Ablett; MELB – Robertson 4, Wheatley 2, Holland, Davey, Yze
BEST: GEEL – G. Ablett, Mooney, Ling, Rooke, Bartel, Milburn; MELB – Robertson, Davey, Ferguson, Carroll, Brown

INJURIES – Geelong: Milburn (cut head)
Melbourne: White (facial fractures), Rigoni (concussion), Johnstone (ankle), Wheatley (adductor), McDonald (calf), McLean (concussion)

CHANGES – Geelong: none
Melbourne: Neitz (knee) out, replaced in selected side by Heffernan

REPORTS – S. Johnson (Geelong) reported by umpire Goldspink in the first term for engaging in rough play against Holland (Melbourne)

UMPRIES: Schmitt, Wenn, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 65,018 at the MCG

adelaide v st kilda

saints end crows run by 8 to make prelim. crows will host cross town rivals port in the semi.

STK 1.0 6.3 9.3 10.5 (65)
ADE 3.3 3.5 5.7 8.9 (57)
GOALS: StK – Harvey 3, Riewoldt 2, Gwilt 2, Ball, Milne, Blake; ADE – McGregor 4, Shirley, Goodwin, Welsh, Johncock
BEST: StK – Harvey, Dal Santo, Hayes, Jones, Fisher, Ball; ADE – Rutten, Bassett, Goodwin, McGregor, Edwards, McLeod

CHANGES: ADE – Bock (ill) replaced in selected side by Massie

UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Ryan

CROWD: 48,768 at AAMI Stadium

north v port

port beat roos for the first time in melbourne by 87 ending the roos season will play crows in semi.

PA 6.1 12.3 20.6 26.8 (164)
KANG 6.6 7.7 10.9 11.11 (77)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 4, Lade 4, Mahoney 4, Pettigrew 3, Brogan 2, Kingsley 2, Dew, Montgomery, Bishop, Pearce, Wanganeen, C. Cornes, Salopek; KANG – Jones 3, Rocca 2, Thompson 2, Rawlings, Wells, Picioane, Harding
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Kingsley, Lade, Pettigrew, Mahoney, Montgomery, C. Cornes;
KANG – Sinclair, Jones, Wells, Harris

CHANGES: PA – Thurstans replaced in selected side by Pettigrew

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Allen, Jeffery

CROWD: 25,173 at Telstra Dome

semi final

adelaide v port

sydney v geelong

bulldogs (10-11) vs collingwood (5-16)

dogs fairytail run ends despite beating pies by 41 missing the 8 by half a game pies just avoid last. bulldogs (11-11) finish 9th. collingwood (5-17) finish 15th.

WB 9.4 12.7 15.10 21.15 (141)
COL 2.2 4.9 10.14 14.16 (100)
GOALS: WB – Robbins 6, Johnson 5, Grant 2, Eagleton 2, West 2, Murphy 2, Boyd, Gilbee; COL – Buckley 3, Woewodin 2, Licuria 2, J. Cloke 2, Burns 2, Davis, O’Bree, Holland
BEST: WB – West, Giansiracusa, Robbins, Johnson, Cooney. Collingwood: Buckley, Clement, Holland, Licuria, Davies

UMPIRES: McBurney, Jeffery, McInerney

CROWD: 41,947 at Telstra Dome

west coast (17-4) vs adeliade (16-5)

crows get their first ever minor premership beating eagles by 8. adelaide (17-5) host st kilda west coast (17-5) host sydney in qual finals.
ADE 5.1 6.2 11.7 12.10 (82)
WCE 3.7 3.8 9.9 10.14 (74)
GOALS: ADE – Perrie 3, Ricciuto 2, Hentschel 2, Thompson 2, McGregor, Reilly, Welsh;
WCE – Lynch 2, Nicoski 2, Cox, Embley, Hansen, Hunter, Staker Kerr
BEST: ADE – Edwards, Ricciuto, Goodwin, Johncock, McLeod, Perrie; WCE – Cousins, Fletcher, Judd, Wirrpunda, Kerr, Cox, Banfield

INJURY: WCE – Selwood (concussion)

CHANGES: ADE – Mattner replaced in the selected side by van Berlo

REPORTS: ADE – Ricciuto reported for rough conduct on Selwood by umpire Kennedy

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Schmitt, Ryan

CROWD: 43, 044 at Subiaco Oval

hawthorn (5-16) vs sydney (14-7)

swans get 3rd beating hawks by 9 goals. sydney (15-7) play west coast. hawthorn (5-17) finish 14th.

SYD 5.5 12.5 15.7 20.9 (129)
HAW 1.2 4.4 6.9 11.9 (75)
GOALS: SYD – Davis 4, Hall 3, O’Keefe 2, Goodes 2, Fosdike, Schneider, O’Loughlin, Ablett, Ball, Crouch, Kirk, Buchanan, Vogels; HAW – Dixon 3, Lonie 2, Everitt, Osborne, Miller, Hodge, Franklin, Young
BEST: SYD – Hall, Kirk, O’Loughlin, Williams, Buchanan, Fosdike, O’Keefe; HAW – Hodge, Everitt, Thurgood, Crawford, Clarke

CHANGES: HAW – Croad (broken thumb) and Ries (quad) replaced in selected side by Ball and Murphy

REPORTS: HAW – Hodge reported for charging Kirk by umpire Donlon

UMPIRES: Donlon, Rowe, Morris

CROWD: 31,891 at the MCG

port (10-1-10) vs freo (11-10)

port keep their title defence alive ending freos season by 45. port (11-1-10) play north. freo (11-11) finish 10th.
PA 4.2 7.6 11.10 18.12 (120)
FRE 6.3 8.5 9.7 11.9 (75)
GOALS: PA Mahoney 4, Cassisi 4, Dew 3, Tredrea 2, Pickett 2 C. Cornes, Kingsley, S. Burgoyne;
FRE – Bell 2, Farmer 2 Hasleby, Schammer, Medhurst, McPharlin, J. Carr, Peake, Headland
BEST: PA – Francou, K. Cornes, C. Cornes, Wakelin, Cassisi, Kingsley, Montgomery;
FRE – Bell, Walker, Hasleby, Schammer, Black, Peake, Sandilands

INJURY: PA – Primus (right knee) The extent of the injury will be known over the next few days, but it’s enough to keep Primus out of the finals

CHANGES: PA – P. Burgoyne (knee) and Pettigrew replaced in selected side by Pickett and Salopek

REPORTS: PA – C. Cornes for using insulting language to field umpire Vozzo

UMPIRES – Vozzo, Wenn, Goldspink

CROWD – 41,518 at AAMI Stadium

st kilda (13-8) vs brisbane (10-11)

worse way to end a grand final run a 139 point loss to st kilda which is what happened to the lions. st kilda (14-8) play adelaiade. brisbane (10-12) finish 11th.

STK 5.4 14.8 20.16 28.18 (186)
BRIS 2.2 5.3 6.5 7.5 (47)
GOALS: StK – Milne 11, Riewoldt 6, Dal Santo 3, Ball 2, Hamill 2, Harvey 2, Jones, Peckett;
BRIS – Bradshaw 2, Drummond 2, Brennan, Corrie, McLaren
BEST: StK – Milne, Riewoldt, Ball, Dal Santo, Hayes, Baker, Powell, Harvey, Peckett:
BRIS – Voss, Drummond, Power

INJURY: BRIS – Notting (hamstring), McGrath (thumb)

CHANGES: StK – Gehrig (groin) replaced in selected side by Ferguson, Maguire (hip flexor) replaced in selected side by Gwilt

UMPIRES: Davis, James, McLaren

CROWD – 46,105 at Telstra Dome

geelong (11-10) vs richmond (10-11)

cats edge tigers by 1 who nearly saved their season. geelong (12-10) host melbourne. richmodn (10-12) finish 12th.

GEEL 4.2 7.2 10.8 10.9 (69)
RICH 0.2 6.5 6.6 10.8 (68)
GOALS: GEEL – Milburn 2, Johnson 2, N. Ablett, G. Ablett, Harley, Kelly, Mooney, Riccardi;
RICH – Richardson 2, Krakouer 2, Pettifer, Campbell, Bowden, Kellaway, Tambling, Simmonds
BEST: GEEL – Johnson, Corey, Milburn, Mooney, Ling, Chapman, G. Ablett; RICH – Bowden, Tuck, Johnson, Hartigan, Coughlan, Deledio

INJURIY: RICH – Hyde (corked thigh)

UMPIRES: Grun, Nicholls, Head

CROWD: 24,096 at Skilled Stadium

carlton (4-1-16) vs north (12-9)

roos beat blues by 30. north (13-9) host port. carlton (4-1-17) get their 2nd wooden spoon.
KANG 2.2 5.7 11.8 17.11 (113)
CARL 4.1 5.6 8.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: KANG – Rocca 5, Thompson 3, Petrie 2, Jones, Brown, Firrito, Grant, Rawlings, Picioane, Hale; CARL – Fisher 3, Davies 2, Walker 2, French 2, Stevens, Koutoufides, Carrazzo Kangaroos: Rocca 5, Thompson 3, Petrie 2, Jones, Brown, Firrito, Grant, Rawlings, Picioane, Hale
BEST: KANG – Harvey, Wells, Grant, Brown, Makepeace, Colbert, Harris, Rocca;
CARL – Koutoufides, Stevens, Camporeale, Houlihan, Scotland, Davies, Whitnall

CHANGES: KANG – Sinclair (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Pratt

UMPIRES: Kamolins, Ellis, Hendrie

CROWD: 27,625 at Telstra Dome

essendon (8-13) vs melbourne (11-10)

dees beat dons by 10 to make finals. melbourne (12-10) play geelong. essendon (8-14) finish 13th.

MELB 1.3 7.8 11.14 13.17 (95)
ESS 4.1 7.5 9.7 12.13 (85)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 4, Green 3, Brown, Yze, Davey, Johnstone, Holland, Motlop; ESS – Lovett 3, Monfries 2, J. Johnson 2, Hille, Lloyd, Stanton, Dyson, Hird
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, White, Robertson, Green, Carroll, Wheatley, Motlop, Davey, McDonald;
ESS – Stanton, J. Johnson, Lucas, M. Johnson, Peverill, Hille, Lovett-Murray

INJURY: MELB – Neitz (knee), Bell (ankle), Moloney (bruised hip)

CHANGES: MELB – Miller (quadriceps) and Bruce (knee) replaced in the selected side by Motlop and Armstrong

UMPIRES: Stevic, Allen, Woodcock

CROWD: 55,016 at the MCG

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
ADE 17 5 0 2070 1517 136.45 68
WCE 17 5 0 2261 1824 123.96 68
SYD 15 7 0 1974 1696 116.39 60
StK 14 8 0 2407 1806 133.28 56
KANG 13 9 0 2053 2069 99.23 52
GEEL 12 10 0 2134 1906 111.96 48
MELB 12 10 0 2171 2266 95.81 48
PA 11 10 1 2028 2066 98.16 46

WB 11 11 1 2385 2351 101.45 44
FRE 11 11 0 2041 2038 100.15 44
BRIS 10 12 0 2139 2164 98.84 40
RICH 10 12 0 2022 2190 92.33 40
ESS 8 14 0 2118 2302 92.01 32
HAW 5 17 0 1904 2317 82.18 20
COL 5 17 0 1884 2425 77.69 20
CARL 4 17 1 2016 2670 75.51 18

finals week 1

adeliade v st kilda

geelong v melbourne

west coast v sydney

north v port

adelaide (15-5) vs collingwood (5-15)

crows destroy pies by 110. adelaide (16-5) collingwood (5-16)

ADE 4.9 10.12 17.15 22.19 (151)
COL 2.1 2.4 5.7 5.11 (41)
GOALS: ADE – Hentschel 5, McGregor 3, Perrie 3, Welsh 3, Ricciuto 2, Thompson 2, Shirley, Bock, Edwards, Burton; COL – Lockyer, J. Cloke, Caracella, Shaw, Lokan
BEST: ADE – Hentschel, Burton, Thompson, Bock, Ricciuto, Edwards, Clarke, Perrie, Hart; COL – Clement, Holland, O’Bree, Davies, Licuria, Lockyer

INJURY: ADE – Doughty (wrist)

CHANGES: COL – Egan replaced in selected side by Lokan

UMPIRES: Rowe, Grun, Avon

CROWD: 40,372 AAMI Stadium

geelong (10-10) vs west coast (17-3) uor

cats stun eagles by 76. geelong (11-10) west coast (17-4)

GEEL 5.4 10.7 12.12 16.13 (109)
WCE 1.2 3.3 3.3 5.3 (33)
GOALS: GEEL – N. Ablett 4, S. Johnson 3, Kingsley 2, Riccardi 2. G. Ablett, King, Ling, Mackie, Tenace; WCE – Staker 2, Cousins, Nicoski, Seaby
BEST: GEEL – S. Johnson, Bartel, King, Rooke, Scarlett, Kelly, Mooney; WCE – Fletcher, Braun, Hunter

INJURY: GEEL – Chapman (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Mackie), Hunt (appendix) replaced in selected side by Tenace)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Jeffery, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 20,372 at Skilled Stadium

freo (10-10) vs st kilda (13-7)

freo beat saints by 5. freo (11-10) st kilda (13-8)

FRE 5.2 7.2 8.6 12.8 (80)
STK 4.2 9.3 11.4 11.9 (75)
GOALS: FRE – McPharlin 4, Pavlich 4, Farmer, Longmuir. Medhurst, Peake; StK – Gehrig 4, Harvey 3, Dal Santo 2, Ackland, Peckett
BEST: FRE – Hasleby, Pavlich, Grover, McPharlin, Longmuir; StK – Dal Santo, Harvey, Montagna, Gehrig, Voss

INJURY: StK – Koschitzke (quad), Maguire (hip), Penny (knee)

UMPIRES: Allen, Head, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 38,057 at Subiaco Oval

melbourne (10-10) vs bulldogs (10-10)

dees regain 8th beating dogs by 4. melbourne (11-10) bulldogs (10-11)

MELB 4.2 8.5 11.8 16.13 (109)
WB 7.2 9.6 13.7 16.9 (105)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 6, Yze 2, White 2, Neitz, Holland, Rigoni, Green, Armstrong, Davey; WB – Murphy 3, Johnson 3, Smith 2, Hahn 2, Grant 2, Robbins, Ray, Giansiracusa, Eagleton
BEST: MELB – Rigoni, Robertson, Brown, White, Johnstone, Green, Yze, Carroll; WB – Smith, West, Murphy, Griffen, McMahon, Cooney, Cross, Gilbee

INJURY: MELB – Miller (quad); WB – Hahn (strained shoulder)

CHANGES: MELB – Whelan (calf) replaced in selected side by Read

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Schmitt, McBurney

CROWD – 32,621 at the MCG

brisbane (10-10) vs port (9-1-10)

port beat lions by 30. port (10-1-10) brisbane (10-11)

PA 4.4 7.6 9.12 11.15 (81)
BRIS 2.0 5.2 6.7 7.9 (51)
GOALS: PA – C. Cornes 2, Tredrea 2, Kingsley, Mahoney, Brogan, Dew, Pettigrew, K. Cornes, Montgomery; BRIS – Sherman, Voss, McGrath, Black, Notting, Johnson, Drummond
BEST: PA – S. Burgoyne, C Cornes, Mahoney, K Cornes, Cassisi, Dew; BRIS – Voss, Drummond, Adcock, Power, Notting

INJURY: PA – P. Burgoyne (sprained knee); BRIS – B. Scott (hamstring)

UMPIRES: James, Stevic, Goldspink

CROWD: 35,221 at the Gabba

essendon (7-13) vs carlton (4-1-15)

dons beat blues by 99. essendon (8-13) carlton (4-1-16)

ESS 9.4 18.6 23.10 28.14 (182)
CARL 3.2 6.8 8.12 11.17 (83)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 7, M. Johnson 6, Dyson 3, Hird 3, J. Johnson 2, Lovett, Lucas, Monfries, Nash, Stanton, Thomas, Watson; CARL – Morrell 3, Lappin 2, Waite 2, Camporeale, Carrazzo, Fisher, Whitnall
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, M. Johnson, Hird, J. Johnson, Lucas, Dyson, Stanton, Hille; CARL – Whitnall, Camporeale, Scotland, Morrell

CHANGES: ESS – Peverill (shin) replaced in selected side by Nash

UMPIRES: Donlan, Quigley, Margetts

CROWD: 37,481 at the MCG

richmond (9-11) vs hawthorn (5-15)

tigers edge hawks by 4. richmond (10-11) hawthorn (5-16)

RICH 3.2 7.7 14.11 20.17 (137)
HAW 6.2 13.2 17.5 21.5 (133)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 4, Pettifer 3, Hall 3, Stafford 2, Tambling 2, Simmonds 2, Hilton, Deledio, Tuck, Johnson; HAW – Dixon 5, Miller 4, Everitt 2, Lekkas 2, Croad 2, Franklin 2, Hodge, Clarke, Young, Ries
BEST: RICH – Deledio, Tuck, Hall, Pettifer, Bowden, Richardson, Simmonds; HAW – Everitt, Hodge, Vandenberg, Crawford, Miller, Dixon

UMPIRES: Nicholls, Chamberlain, Ellis

CROWD: 30,906 at Telstra Dome

sydney (13-7) vs north (12-8)

swans beat roos by 37 moving into 3rd. sydney (14-7) north (12-9)

SYD 7.2 12.3 14.8 15.11 (101)
KANG 1.1 4.3 7.7 9.10 (64)
GOALS: SYD – Davis 5, Hall 3, O’Keefe 2, O’Loughlin 2, Goodes, Fosdike, Schneider;
KANG – Grant 4, Jones 3, Makepeace, Harding
BEST: SYD – Davis, Kirk, Roberts-Thomson, Barry, J. Bolton, Crouch, Hall; KANG – Grant, Jones, Simpson, Rawlings

UMPIRES: Davis, McLaren, Ryan

CROWD: 34,975 at the SCG

ladder

WCE 17 4 0 2187 1742 125.55 68
ADE 16 5 0 1988 1443 137.77 64
SYD 14 7 0 1845 1621 113.82 56
STK 13 8 0 2221 1759 126.26 52
KANG 12 9 0 1940 1986 97.68 48
GEEL 11 10 0 2065 1838 112.35 44
FRE 11 10 0 1966 1918 102.50 44
MELB 11 10 0 2076 2181 95.19 44

PA 10 10 1 1908 1991 95.83 42
BRIS 10 11 0 2092 1978 105.76 40
WB 10 11 0 2244 2251 99.69 40
RICH 10 11 0 1954 2121 92.13 40
ESS 8 13 0 2033 2207 92.12 32
HAW 5 16 0 1829 2188 83.59 20
COL 5 16 0 1784 2284 78.11 20
CARL 4 16 1 1933 2557 75.60 18

round 22 matches

bulldogs v collingwood

hawthorn v sydney

west coast v adelaide gor

st kilda v brisbane

port v freo

geelong v richmond

essendon v melbourne

carlton v north

all these matches mean something positon wise often for both clubs as only essendon can’t move on the ladder mathmatically. crows/eagles decides 1st with port/freo and geelong/richmond have both sides seasons on the line. and 3 sides can finish last 12 clubs can still make the 8 wow.

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

st kilda (11-7) vs geelong (10-8)

saints beat cats by 41. st kilda (12-7) geelong (10-9)

STK 5.1 7.7 9.14 13.18 (96)
GEEL 4.2 6.3 7.5 8.7 (55)
GOALS: StK – Hamill 4, Riewoldt 3, Voss, Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Gehrig, Jones, Milne;
GEEL – Kelly 2, Bartel, Chapman, Kingsley, Ablett, Ottens, Haynes
BEST: StK – Hamill, Hayes, Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Voss, Baker, Ball, Jones, Thompson
Geelong: Scarlett, Corey, Bartel, Ling, Kelly

INJURY: StK – Hudghton (hamstring);
GEEL – Chapman (hamstring), Enright (shoulder)
Enright is out for the season, while Chapman and Hudghton will miss at least the 3 weeks, with Hudghton racing the clock to be fit for the finals

UMPIRES: Wenn, Woodcock, McInerney

CROWD 46,848 at Telstra Dome

bulldogs (8-10) vs west coast (16-2) uor

dogs stay alive against eagles by 43 in massive upset. bulldogs (9-10) west coast (16-3)

WB 7.3 13.9 17.11 21.14 (140)
WCE 2.4 6.8 10.2 14.13 (97)
GOALS: WB – Grant 6, Cooney 2, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Robbins 2, Birss, Boyd, Cross, Eagleton, Gilbee, Johnson, Murphy; WCE – Hunter 2, Judd 2, Sampi 2, Cousins, Fletcher, Lynch, Matera, McDougall, Nicoski, Selwood, Staker
BEST: WB – Gilbee, Grant, Eagleton, West, Johnson, Hahn; WCE – Judd, Wirrpunda, Cousins

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Head, Chamberlain

ATTENDANCE: 27,693 at MCG

adelaide (13-5) vs melbourne (9-9)

crows beat dees by 9 goals. adelaide (14-5) melbourne (9-10)

ADE 2.4 6.10 8.15 13.22 (100)
MELB 2.1 5.1 7.2 7.4 (46)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 2, Goodwin 2, Reilly 2, Edwards 2, Perrie 2, McGregor, Johncock, Biglands; MELB – Motlop 3, Davey, White, Godfrey, Yze
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Biglands, Bock, Edwards, Hart, Bassett; MELB – Ferguson, Godfrey, Motlop, Miller, Robertson

UMPIRES: James, Margetts, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 42,843 at AAMI

essendon (7-11) vs sydney (11-7)

swans beat dons by 20. sydney (12-7) essendon (7-12)

SYD 3.2 8.3 13.5 18.10 (118)
ESS 5.0 10.1 13.6 15.8 (98)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 7, Vogels 2, Goodes 2, O’Keefe 2, Ball, Buchanan, Ablett, O’Loughlin, Fosdike; ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 2, Lovett 2, Monfries, Hird, Richards, Peverill, Hille, Slattery, Winderlich
BEST: SYD – Ablett, Hall, O’Keefe, O’Loughlin, Buchanan, Kennelly, J. Bolton; ESS – Lloyd, Lovett, Stanton, J. Johnson, Peverill, Lucas, Hird, Bradley, Welsh

CHANGES: ESS – McPhee (abdominals) replaced in selected side by Slattery

UMPIRES: McLaren, Ellis, Pannell

CROWD: 41,629 at Telstra Dome

freo (9-9) vs richmond (9-9)

5 weeks earlier freo were no chance at making 8 and richmond looked likely to get there now the reverse is true after freo beat tigers by 27. freo (10-9) richmond (9-10)

FRE 1.4 5.6 10.9 13.15 (93)
RICH 2.3 4.7 7.9 9.12 (66)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 4, J Carr 3, Longmuir, Farmer, Mundy, Headland, Black, McPharlin;
RICH – Pettifer 3, Richardson 2, Bowden 2, Hyde, Deledio
BEST: FRE – J. Carr, Mundy, M. Carr, Schammer, Sandilands, Cook; RICH – Deledio, Richardson, Bowden, Johnson, Hyde, Tuck

INJURY: RICH – Tambling (hamstring), Hyde (head)

CHANGES: RICH – Graham replaced in selected side by Hilton

REPORTS: FRE – Headland reported by umpire Stevic for striking Campbell

UMPIRES: Stevic, Nicholls, Goldspink

CROWD: 36,026 at Subiaco Oval

collingwood (5-13) vs north (11-7)

roos overrun pies by 6. north (12-7) collingwood (5-14)

KANG 3.4 7.7 8.10 15.14 (104)
COL 3.2 7.7 10.11 14.14 (98)
GOALS: KANG – Grant 3, Thompson 3, Harvey 2, Rocca 2, Archer, Trotter, Hale, Harris, Jones; COL – Buckley 3, Caracella 2, Holland 2, Didak, O’Brien, Davis, T. Cloke, Fanning, J. Cloke, Egan
BEST: KANG – Harvey, Archer, Grant, Petrie, Rawlings, Wells, Harding; COL – Buckley, Fanning, Caracella, Woewodin, Maxwell, Holland, Clement, Burns, Davies

INJURY: COL– Didak (irregular heartbeat), Caracella (quad)
Didak spent the night in hospital, where ECG revealed no serious problems, but the club will know more after further testing. Didak has no family history of heart trouble.

CHANGES: KANG – Simpson (foot) replaced in selected side by Smith

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Schmitt, Jeffery

CROWD: 33,587 at Telstra Dome

carlton (3-1-14) vs port (8-1-9)

port beat blues by 14. port (9-1-9) carlton (3-1-15)

PA 6.1 10.6 14.11 18.15 (123)
CARL 6.3 12.8 14.10 16.13 (109)
GOALS: PA – P. Burgoyne 5, Tredrea 3, C. Cornes 2, Montgomery, Wanganeen, Brogan, Pearce, Cassisi, Francou, White, Pickett; CARL – Waite 4, Lappin 3, Fevola 2, Simpson, French, Scotland, Wiggins, Bentick, Koutoufides, Betts
BEST: PA – P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, K. Cornes, C. Cornes, S Burgoyne, Pearce, Walsh; CARL – Waite, Lappin, Camporeale, Simpson, Bentick, Scotland

INJURY: PA – (ankle)

CHANGES: CARL – Livingston replaced in selected side by Wiggins

REPORTS: PA – Pickett for rough play against Wiggins, Wakelin & Montgomery for wrestling; CARL – Fevola for striking Wakelin & wrestling), Lappin (wrestling)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Quigley, Hendrie

CROWD: 16,371 at MCG

brisbane (9-9) vs hawthorn (4-14)

lions beat hawks by 41. brisbane (10-9) hawthorn (4-15)

BRIS 2.2 7.4 12.8 18.13 (121)
HAW 2.3 6.9 9.13 11.14 (80)
GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 5, Bradshaw 5, Power 2, Voss 2, Charman, Merrett, Baird, Sherman; HAW – Croad 4, Taylor, Franklin, Osborne, Young, Smith, Lekkas, Miller
BEST: BRIS – Power, Lappin, Black, McGrath, Akermanis, Voss, Bradshaw, Johnson;
HAW – Everitt, Hodge, Croad, Clarke

INJURY: BRIS – Drummond (hamstring); HAW – Franklin (ankle)

UMPIRES: Donlon, Ryan, Avon

CROWD: 31,964 at the Gabba

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 16 3 0 2026 1553 130.46 64
ADE 14 5 0 1749 1321 132.40 56
STK 12 7 0 2038 1594 127.85 48
SYD 12 7 0 1620 1517 106.79 48
KANG 12 7 0 1791 1777 100.79 48
BRIS 10 9 0 2001 1773 112.86 40
GEEL 10 9 0 1857 1705 108.91 40
FRE 10 9 0 1806 1715 105.31 40

PA 9 9 1 1746 1852 94.28 38
WB 9 10 0 2020 2035 99.26 36
MELB 9 10 0 1867 1977 94.44 36
RICH 9 10 0 1710 1869 91.49 36
ESS 7 12 0 1747 2007 87.05 28
COL 5 14 0 1649 2004 82.29 20
HAW 4 15 0 1579 1947 81.10 16
CARL 3 15 1 1721 2281 75.45 14

round 20 matches

west coast v freo

geelong v melbourne

north v st kilda gor

port v adelaide

collingwood v carlton

sydney v brisbane

richmond v bulldogs

hawthorn v essendon

essendon (6-11) vs geelong (10-7)

dons stun cats by 13. essendon (7-11) geelong (10-8)

ESS 3.2 7.5 13.7 16.11 (107)
GEEL 4.4 8.7 11.12 13.16 (94)
GOALS: ESS – Lucas 6, Lloyd 3, Hird 2, Dyson, Richards, Stanton, M. Johnson, Hille;
GEEL – Kingsley 3, Ablett 2, Kelly 2, Bartel, S Johnson, Ottens, Chapman, Riccardi, Milburn
BEST: ESS – Lucas, Fletcher, Lovett-Murray, Hird, Peverill, Stanton; GEEL – Corey, Chapman, Tenace, Milburn, Ling, King

INJURY: ESS – McPhee (groin) replaced in selected side by Winderlich

UMPIRES: Stevic, McInerney, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 47,122 at Telstra Dome

melbourne (9-8) vs st kilda (10-7)

saints smash dees by 88. st kilda (11-7) melbourne (9-9)

STK 8.3 13.6 23.12 27.14 (176)
MELB 5.3 7.6 11.6 13.10 (88)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 7, Dal Santo 5, Montagna 3, Koschitzke 2, Guerra 2, Hamill, Hayes, Riewoldt, Voss, Ball, Powell, Maguire, Milne;
MELB – Robertson 6, Yze 3, Miller 2, Moloney, Wheatley
BEST: StK – Dal Santo, Hayes, Hamill, Gehrig, Harvey, Riewoldt; MELB – Robertson, Moloney, Yze, White, Wheatley, McDonald

INJURY: MELB – Bruce & Neitz (knee), McDonald (shoulder), Whelan (finger), Carroll (concussion; STK – Thompson (broken nose)
Bruce will miss the rest of the season with a medial ligament strain, while Neitz suffered a jarred knee

CHANGES: STK – Ackland replaced in selected side by Montagna

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Davis, McLaren

ATTENDANCE: 39,584 at MCG

west coast (15-2) vs hawthorn (4-13)

eagles beat hawks by 8 goals. west coast (16-2) hawthorn (4-14)
WCE 3.8 7.11 8.15 12.25 (97)
HAW 1.4 3.5 6.6 7.7 (49)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 3, Cox 2, Nicoski 2, Staker, McDougall, Sampi, Cousins, Selwood;
HAW – Williams 2, Young, Lonie, Franklin, Jacobs, Dixon
BEST: WCE – Cox, Cousins, Kerr, Fletcher, Judd, Glass; HAW – Hodge, Smith, Crawford, Jacobs, Clarke

INJURY: HAW – Ladson (broken arm)

REPORTS: WCE – Sampi reported by field umpire Hendrie for rough conduct against Lewis

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Hendrie, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 39,412 at Subiaco Oval

adelaide (12-5) vs sydney (11-6)

crows beat swans by 7. adelaide (13-5) sydney (11-7)

ADE 1.0 3.2 8.4 8.6 (54)
SYD 2.1 4.4 5.5 6.11 (47)
GOALS: ADEW – Welsh 3, McGregor, Ricciuto, Burton, Goodwin, Johncock; SYD – O’Loughlin 2, Mathews, Buchanan, Davis, Goodes
BEST: ADE – Bock, Hart, Edwards, Johncock, Rutten, Burton, McLeod, Doughty; SYD – Goodes, Kirk, Buchanan, Mathews, O’Keefe

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Head, Wenn

CROWD: 45,629 at AAMI Stadium

bulldogs (7-10) vs brisbane (9-8)

dogs beat lions by 28. bulldogs (8-10) brisbane (9-9)

WB 4.6 13.7 14.10 23.13 (151)
BRIS 3.5 7.9 12.12 18.15 (123)
GOALS: WB – Robbins 5, Johnson 5, Grant 4, Giansiracusa 2, Eagleton 2, Hargrave, Hahn, Skipper, Minson, Ray; BRIS – Black 3, Rischitelli 2, Notting 2, White 2, McGrath 2, Lappin, Voss, Adcock, Corrie, Bradshaw, Charman, Sherman
BEST: WB – Johnson, Giansiracusa, Cross, Harris, Robbins, Hahn, Eagleton; BRIS – Lappin, Black, Power, Notting, White

INJURY: WB – R. Murphy (elbow)

CHANGES: BRIS – Akermanis (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Logan

UMPIRES: Allen, Nicholls, Pannell

CROWD: 29,200 at Telstra Dome

carlton (2-1-14) vs richmond (9-8) uor

blues break 11 game losing streak stunnning tigers by 35. carlton (3-1-14) richmond (9-9)

CARL 7.0 12.4 18.6 22.9 (141)
RICH 3.5 8.8 11.8 16.10 (106)
GOALS: CARL: Stevens 4, Fevola 4, Fisher 3, Waite 3, Morrell 2, Longmuir 2, Koutoufides 2, Bryan, Scotland; RICH – Simmonds 3, Deledio 2, Stafford 2, Tambling 2, Moore 2, Pettifer 2, Coughlan 2, Hilton
BEST: CARL – Stevens, Koutoufides, Scotland, Whitnall, Fisher, Waite; RICH – Campbell, Pettifer, Hartigan, Tuck, Hilton, Coughlan

INJURY: RICH – Richardson (concussion), Tivendale (hip)

CHANGES: CARL – Sporn replaced in selected side by Bryan; RICH – Gaspar (hamstring) replaced by Moore, Chaffey (groin) replaced by Hartigan

UMPIRES: Quigley, Ellis, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 34,925 at Telstra Dome

collingwood (5-12) vs freo (8-9)

freo beat pies by 13. freo (9-9) collingwood (5-13)
FRE 4.3 7.3 10.5 15.8 (98)
COL 2.4 5.8 9.11 12.13 (85)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 5, Medhurst 3, J. Carr 2, Black, Grover, Headland, McPharlin, Sandilands; COL – Licuria 4, Tarrant 3, Buckley 2, Holland, O’Bree, Swan
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, J. Carr, Grover, Mundy, Bell, Longmuir; COL – Licuria, Holland, Buckley, Swan, Woewodin

INJURY: FRE – Pavlich (bruised hip); COL – Lonie (knee)

REPORTS: COL – Tarrant for striking M. Carr

UMPIRES: James, Grun, Kamolins

ATTENDANCE: 25,586 at MCG

north (10-7) vs port (8-1-8)

roos edge port by 4. north (11-7) port (8-1-9)

KANG 1.2 3.3 10.7 15.10 (100)
PA 4.3 9.7 11.11 14.12 (96)
GOALS: KANG – Corey Jones 5, Rocca 2, Archer, Baird, Firrito, Grant, Harding, Makepeace, Petrie, Wells; PA – Tredrea 4, K. Cornes 2, Pearce 2, Pettigrew 2, Brogan, Kingsley, Lade, Mahoney
BEST: KANG – Corey Jones, Wells, Colbert, Sinclair, Archer; PA – P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, K. Cornes

CHANGES: KANG – Simpson (foot) replaced in selected side by Baird; PA – Primus (back soreness) replaced in selected side by Pettigrew, Walsh (virus) replaced in selected side by Gilham

UMPIRES: McBurney, Ryan, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 10,431 at Manuka Oval

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 16 2 0 1929 1413 136.52 64
ADE 13 5 0 1649 1275 129.33 52
STK 11 7 0 1942 1539 126.19 44
SYD 11 7 0 1502 1419 105.85 44
KANG 11 7 0 1687 1679 100.48 44
GEEL 10 8 0 1802 1609 112.00 40
BRIS 9 9 0 1880 1693 111.05 36
FRE 9 9 0 1713 1649 103.88 36

MELB 9 9 0 1821 1877 97.02 36
RICH 9 9 0 1644 1776 92.57 36
PA 8 9 1 1623 1743 93.12 34
WB 8 10 0 1880 1938 97.01 32
ESS 7 11 0 1649 1889 87.29 28
COL 5 13 0 1551 1900 81.63 20
HAW 4 14 0 1499 1826 82.09 16
CARL 3 14 1 1612 2158 74.70 14

round 19 matches

st kilda v geelong gor

essendon v sydney

bulldogs v west coast

adelade v melbourne

freo v richmond

brisbane v hawthorn

carlton v port

collingwood v north

st kilda (9-7) vs collingwood (5-11)

saints smash pies by 73. st kilda (10-7) collingwood (5-12)

STK 4.4 9.8 15.14 21.17 (143)
COL 2.4 3.6 8.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: StK – Koschitzke 5, Guerra 4, Milne 4, Gehrig 3, Ball, R. Clarke, Dal Santo, Goddard, Hayes; COL – Davis 2, Tarrant 2, Burns, Fanning, Lockyer, Lonie, Maxwell, Woewodin
BEST: StK – Ball, Hayes, Koschitzke, Maguire, Thompson, Fisher, Milne, Powell;
COL – Buckley, Davis, Wakelin, Clement, Tarrant

INJURY: StK – X. Clarke ( torn hamstring), Hudghton (hip); COL – Didak (ankle), Prestigiacomo (flu) replaced in selected side by Iacobucci
Clarke will miss 4-6 weeks

UMPIRES: McBurney, Ryan, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 45,576 at Telstra Dome

hawthorn (3-13) vs carlton (2-1-13)

hawks beat blues by 24 in battle to avoid last. hawthorn (4-13) carlton (2-1-14)

HAW 5.3 12.6 15.7 19.13 (127)
CARL 5.2 10.5 12.10 15.13 (103)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 5, Everitt 2, Lonie 2, Franklin 2, Croad 2, Ladson, Miller, Taylor, Smith, Clarke, Lewis; CARL – Fevola 4, Betts 3, Stevens 2, Waite 2, Fisher 2, Longmuir, Lappin
BEST: HAW – Hodge, Jacobs, Smith, Everitt, Williams, Croad, Sewell; CARL – Stevens, Scotland, Fevola, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Carrazzo

CHANGES: HAW – Osborne (ham

bulldogs (6-10) vs geelong (10-6) uor

dogs stun cats by 35. bulldogs (7-10) geelong (10-7)

WB 6.4 10.9 17.12 20.13 (133)
GEEL 2.3 5.8 11.10 14.14 (98)
GOALS: WB – Skipper 5, Eagleton 4, Smith 3, Giansiracusa 2, Robbins 2, Cooney, Hahn, Johnson, R. Murphy; GEEL – Kingsley 4, G. Ablett 3, Bartel 2, Chapman, Corey, Koulouriotis, Milburn, Mooney
BEST: WB – Griffen, Eagleton, Gilbee, Skipper, R. Murphy, West, Cross, Smith; GEEL – Kingsley, Milburn, Mooney, Bartel, G. Ablett

CHANGES: GEEL – Ottens (groin) replaced in selected side by S. Johnson

UMPIRES: Donlon, Kennedy, Schmitt

CROWD: 29,351 at Telstra Dome

port (7-1-8) vs richmond (9-7)

power beat tigers by 13. port (8-1-8) richmond (9-8)

PA 7.4 10.6 11.8 14.12 (96)
RICH 2.3 7.6 11.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: PA – Mahoney 4, Lade 2, Tredrea 2, Ebert, Pickett, White, Dew, S. Burgoyne, Pettigrew; RICH – Richardson 4, Deledio 2, Tuck, Hyde, Campbell, Pettifer, Simmonds, Tivendale
BEST: PA – K. Cornes, Kingsley, Mahoney, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne, Dew, Tredrea; RICH – Tuck, Bowden, Coughlan, Richardson, Campbell, Hyde

CHANGES: PA – Montgomery (flu) replaced in selected side by Pettigrew

UMPIRES: Vozzo, James, Quigley

CROWD – 27,455 at AAMI Stadium

brisbane (8-8) vs essendon (6-10)

lions beat dons by 13. brisbane (9-8) essendon (6-11)
BRIS 5.3 8.9 11.11 17.12 (114)
ESS 1.7 4.9 10.13 14.17 (101)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 5, Corrie 4, McGrath 2, Black, Sherman, Keating, Notting, McDonald, Lappin; ESS – Lucas 4, Lovett 3, Dyson 2, Bolton, Monfries, J Johnson, Lloyd, Welsh
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Corrie, Drummond, Voss, Michael, Lappin; ESS – Lucas, Fletcher, J. Johnson, Stanton, McVeigh, Peverill

INJURY: BRIS – Akermanis (hamstring); ESS – Johns (hamstring)

CHANGES: ESS – Hird and Rioli replaced in selected team by Monfries and Hunt

UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Morris, Ellis

CROWD: 36077 at the Gabba

north (10-6) vs adelaide (11-5)

crows beat roos by 13. adelaide (12-5) north (10-7)

ADE 6.2 12.5 16.7 19.8 (122)
KANG 4.2 7.5 10.9 16.13 (109)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 6, Edwards 3, Ricciuto 3, Perrie 2, Shirley, Van Berlo, Thompson, Goodwin, McGregor; KANG – Grant 4, Harvey 2, Jones 2, Thompson 2, Rocca 2, Stevens, Sansbury, Harding, Rawlings
BEST: ADE – Welsh, Edwards, Burton, Ricciuto, Perrie, Thompson; KANG – Harvey, Grant, Sinclair, Harris, Colbert, Petrie, Jones

UMPIRES: Margetts, Meredith, Goldspink

CROWD: 25,263 at Telstra Dome

sydney (10-6) vs west coast (15-1)

swans stun eagles by 21. sydney (11-6) west coast (15-2)

SYD 3.2 5.7 9.9 13.10 (88)
WCE 1.5 6.8 7.11 9.13 (67)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Hall 2, Jolly 2, Schneider 2, Ablett, J. Bolton, Buchanan, Davis;
WCE – Cox 4, Cousins, Fletcher, Lynch, Seaby, Staker
BEST: SYD – J. Bolton, Kennelly, Roberts-Thomson, Schneider, Mathews, Crouch; WCE – Fletcher, Glass, Stenglein, Banfield, Wirrpunda, Cox

CHANGES: SYD – Fosdike (quad) replaced by McVeigh; WCE – McDougall (flu) replaced by Jones

UMPIRES: Davis, McLaren, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 37,071 at SCG

freo (7-9) vs melbourne (9-7)

freo beat dees by 25. freo (8-9) melbourne (9-8)

FRE 4.2 7.4 11.8 15.11 (101)
MELB 4.4 7.7 10.8 11.10 (76)
GOALS: FRE – McPharlin 4, Pavlich 3, Headland 3, Haselby 2, Carr, Schammer, Crowley; MELB – Davey 3, Neitz 2, Yze, Bruce, McLean, Green, Ferguson
BEST: FRE – Black, Headland, Haselby, McPharlin, Thornton, Bell; MELB – Green, Johnstone, Bizzell, Bruce, Carroll, Holland

INJURY: MELB – Rivers (right wrist)

CHANGES: FRE – Schofield replaced in selected side by Walker; MELB – Wheatley replaced in selected side by Bizzell

UMPIRES: Allen, Avon, Jeffery

CROWD: 31,028 at Subiaco

ladder

WCE 15 2 0 1832 1364 134.31 60
ADE 12 5 0 1595 1228 129.89 48
SYD 11 6 0 1455 1365 106.59 44
STK 10 7 0 1766 1451 121.71 40
GEEL 10 7 0 1708 1502 113.72 40
KANG 10 7 0 1587 1583 100.25 40
BRIS 9 8 0 1757 1542 113.94 36
MELB 9 8 0 1733 1701 101.88 36

RICH 9 8 0 1538 1635 94.07 36
PA 8 8 1 1527 1643 92.94 34
FRE 8 9 0 1615 1564 103.26 32
WB 7 10 0 1729 1815 95.26 28
ESS 6 11 0 1542 1795 85.91 24
COL 5 12 0 1466 1802 81.35 20
HAW 4 13 0 1450 1729 83.86 16
CARL 2 14 1 1471 2052 71.69 10

round 18 matches

essendon v geelong

melbourne v st kilda

west coast v hawthorn

adelaide v sydney gor

bulldogs v brisbane

north v port

collingwood (5-10) vs essendon (5-10)

dons beat pies by 26. essendon (6-10) collingwood (5-11)

ESS 6.1 10.5 18.5 21.5 (131)
COL 2.1 5.4 8.9 15.15 (105)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 8, Lucas 5, Stanton, Dyson, Cartledge, Winderlich, J. Johnson, McVeigh, Bradley, Peverill; COL – Buckley 5, Egan 2, Davis 2, Licuria 2, Maxwell, Tarrant, Holland, O’Bree
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Stanton, Lucas, Fletcher, Peverill, J. Johnson, Rioli, M. Johnson;
COL – Buckley, Holland, Egan, Licuria, Clement

INJURY: ESS – Rioli (ankle); COL – T. Cloke (bruised hip)

CHANGES: COL – Sean Rusling replaced in the selected side by Richard Cole

UMPIRES: Allen, McLaren, Jeffery

CROWD: 52,507 at the MCG

richmmond (9-6) vs st kilda (8-7)

saints smash tigers by 69. st kilda (9-7) richmond (9-7)

STK 1.4 6.5 9.8 16.10 (106)
RICH 3.2 4.4 4.6 5.7 (37)
GOALS: StK – Koschitzke 5, Milne 3, Gehrig 2, Guerra, Peckett, Ackland, Thompson, Jones, Powell; RICH – Richardson 2, Hilton 2, Deledio
BEST: StK – Koschitzke, Dal Santo, Hayes, Peckett, Jones, Maguire, Fisher, Hudghton, Powell; RICH – Richmond: Tuck, Coughlan, Deledio, Chaffey, Bowden

INJURY: RICH – Gaspar (hamstring), Campbell (calf), Simmonds (hip)

UMPIRES: Margetts, Grun, Stevic

CROWD: 40,043 at the MCG

geelong (9-6) vs port (7-1-7)

ports title defence is in doubt losing to cats by 79. geelong (10-6) port (7-1-8)

GEEL 3.4 10.10 13.16 18.18 (126)
PA 2.1 4.1 5.3 7.5 (47)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 5, Bartel 3, Chapman 2, Milburn 2, Thurley 2, Ablett, Playfair, Hunt, Ling; PA – Tredrea 3, Dew, Ebert, Kingsley, Lade
BEST: GEEL – Bartel, Milburn, Corey, Hunt, Koulouriotis, Scarlett, Ling, Kingsley; PA – K. Cornes, S. Burgoyne, P. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Kingsley

INJURY: GEEL – Johnson (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Head, McInerney, Pannell

CROWD: 19,362 at Skilled Stadium

melbourne (9-6) vs sydney (9-6)

swans beat dees by 26. sydney (10-6) melbourne (9-7)

SYD 6.2 8.5 14.5 16.8 (104)
MELB 4.3 6.7 8.10 11.12 (78)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 7, Davis 2, O’Loughlin, Goodes, Mathews, O’Keefe, Jolly, Kirk, Buchanan; MELB – Neitz 6, Johnstone 2, Sylvia, Holland, Davey
BEST: SYD – Goodes, Hall, Kirk, O’Keefe, Bolton, O’Loughlin; Neitz, Moloney, Whelan, Johnstone, White, McDonald

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Nicholls, Wenn

CROWD: 28,749 at Telstra Dome

west coast (14-1) vs brisbane (8-7)

eagles beat lions by 23. west coast (15-1) Brisbane (8-8)

WCE 8.3 10.7 13.8 17.9 (111)
BRIS 1.3 4.8 6.10 13.10 (88)
GOALS: WCE – Cousins 4, Chick 3, Lynch 3, Gardiner 2, Nicoski, Judd, Matera, Braun, McDougall; BRIS – Bradshaw 4, Notting 3, Merrett 2, Corrie 2, Voss, McGrath
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Judd, Fletcher, Wirrpunda, Lynch, Braun; BRIS – Black, Power, Adcock, Johnson, Voss, Notting

INJURY: WCE – Jones (leg); BRIS – Charman (quad)

CHANGES: WCE – Hansen (quad) replaced in selected side by Gardiner

REPORTS: Cox (WCE) and Charman (BRIS) for striking

UMPIRES: McBurney, Ryan, Woodcock

CROWD: 41,524 at Subiaco Oval

hawthorn (3-12) vs north (9-6)

roos beat hawks by 41. north (10-6) hawthorn (3-13)

KANG 6.0 10.4 12.9 16.13 (109)
HAW 3.2 6.5 9.7 10.8 (68)
GOALS: KANG – Thompson 3, Rocca 3, Rawlings 2, Harvey 2, Petrie 2, Makepeace, Corey Jones, Archer, Simpson; HAW – Croad 2, Osborne 2, Hodge, Williams, Lonie, Taylor, Ladson, Crawford
BEST: KANG – Archer, Simpson, Harvey, Watt, Rawlings, Corey Jones; HAW – Hodge, Everitt, Jacobs, Lewis, Roughead Kangaroos: Archer, Simpson, Harvey, Watt, Rawlings, Jones

INJURY: KANG – Hale (ribs)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Chamberlain, Nicholls

CROWD – 23,722 at Telstra Dome

carlton (2-1-12) vs freo (6-9)

freo beat blues by 35. freo (7-9) carlton (2-1-13)

FRE 8.3 15.3 19.7 24.8 (152)
CARL 4.3 9.4 11.9 17.15 (117)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 9, Crowley 4, Peake 2, Headland 2, Parker, McPharlin, Cook, Medhurst, Black, Carr, Murphy; CARL – Fisher 3, Simpson 3, Longmuir 2, McGrath 2, Waite 2, Stevens, Prendergast, Koutoufides, Scotland, Bryan
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Crowley, Black, Headland, Peake, Parker, Schammer;
CARL – Scotland, Koutoufides, Fisher, Simpson

INJURY: CARL – Thornton (calf)

CHANGES: FRE – Bell (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Smith

UMPIRES: Donlon, Davis, Schmitt

CROWD: 16,076 at the MCG

adelaide (10-5) vs bulldogs (6-9)

crows beat dogs by 74. adelaide (11-5) bulldogs (6-10)

ADE 4.2 7.7 11.9 16.13 (109)
WB 2.0 4.0 5.3 5.5 (35)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 3, Burton 3, McGregor 2, Hentschel 2, Hudson, Thompson, McLeod, Hart, Ricciuto, Reilly; WB – Cooney, Hahn, Johnson, Eagleton, R. Murphy
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto, Mattner, Burton, Edwards, McLeod, McGregor, Bassett, Hart, Shirley; WB – Cooney, Eagleton, West, Boyd, Harris, Johnson

INJURY: ADE – Goodwin (groin); WB – Hahn (ankle)

CHANGES: WB – Smith (ankle) replaced in selected side by Power, McMahon (virus) replaced in the selected side by R. Murphy

UMPIRES: Meredith, Ellis, Avon

CROWD: 40,264 at AAMI Stadium

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 15 1 0 1765 1276 138.32 60
ADE 11 5 0 1473 1119 131.64 44
GEEL 10 6 0 1610 1369 117.60 40
SYD 10 6 0 1367 1298 105.32 40
KANG 10 6 0 1478 1461 101.16 40
STK 9 7 0 1623 1381 117.52 36
MELB 9 7 0 1657 1600 103.56 36
RICH 9 7 0 1455 1539 94.54 36

BRIS 8 8 0 1643 1441 114.02 32
PA 7 8 1 1431 1560 91.73 30
FRE 7 9 0 1514 1488 101.75 28
WB 6 10 0 1596 1717 92.95 24
ESS 6 10 0 1441 1681 85.72 24
COL 5 11 0 1396 1659 84.15 20
HAW 3 13 0 1323 1626 81.37 12
CARL 2 13 1 1368 1925 71.06 10

round 17 matches

st kilda v collingwood

hawthorn v carlton gor

port v richmond
bulldogs v geelong

brisbane v essendon

north v adelaide

sydney v west coast

freo v melbourne

north (9-5) vs west coast (13-1)

eagles edge roos by 4. west coast (14-1) north (9-6)

WCE 3.2 8.4 14.6 15.11 (101)
KANG 3.4 6.6 9.9 14.13 (97)
GOALS: Matera 5, Lynch 2, Butler, Cox, Chick, Fletcher, Nicoski, Staker, Selwood, Adkins;
KANG – Thompson 5, Harding 3, Harvey 3, Harris, Hale, Rocca
BEST: WCE – Wirrpunda, Matera, Fletcher, Cousins, Cox, Butler, Braun; KANG – Simpson, Thompson, Harvey, Colbert, Brown, Rawlings, Harding

INJURY: WCE – Jones (knee)

CHANGES – KANG – Daniel Wells (thigh) replaced in the selected side by Eddie Sansbury

REPORTS: KANG – Archer by emergency umpire Donlon for striking Chick

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Head, Schmitt

CROWD: 33,151 at Telstra Dome

sydney (8-6) vs geelong (9-5)

swans beat cats by 54. sydney (9-6) geelong (9-6)

SYD 1.1 10.3 13.6 16.9 (105)
GEEL 1.4 3.5 6.7 7.9 (51)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, O’Keefe 3, Kirk 2, Davis 2, Crouch, Goodes, Ablett, O’Loughlin;
GEEL – Thurley 3, Kingsley, Haynes, Chapman, Bartel
BEST: SYD – Goodes, Hall, Buchanan, Kirk, Barry, Ablett; GEEL – Chapman, Kelly, Ablett, Thurley

INJURY: SYD – Jolly (elbow)

CHANGES: GEEL – Rooke, Ling, King replaced by Rahilly, Blake, Thurley

UMPIRES: Allen, Morris, Ryan

CROWD: 28,185 at the SCG

richmond (8-6) vs essendon (5-9)

tigers beat dons by 26. richmond (9-6) essendon (5-10)
RICH 4.2 8.3 13.6 14.8 (92)
ESS 1.1 4.5 7.7 9.12 (66)
GOALS: RICH – Campbell 2, Richardson 2, Tuck 2, Deledio 2, Hilton 2, Krakouer, Tambling, Knobel, Pettifer; ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 2, Bolton, Dyson, Lovett
BEST: RICH – Campbell, Bowden, Coughlan, Hyde, Richardson, Tuck, Pettifer, Chaffey, Simmonds; ESS – J. Johnson, Bradley, Lloyd, Solomon, Thomas, M. Johnson

INJURY: RICH – Kellaway (broken jaw); ESS – Laycock (calf), Hird (dislocated finger), Lloyd (corked buttock)

CHANGES: ESS – McPhee (back) out, replaced in selected side by Bullen

REPORTS: ESS – Welsh for striking Hyde by umpire McBurney, Thomas for tripping Krakouer (Rich) by umpire Stevic

UMPIRES: McBurney, Stevic, Meredith

CROWD: 49,975 at the MCG

port (6-1-7) vs melbourne (9-5)

power beat dees by 62. port (7-1-7) melborune (9-6)

PA 4.4 11.9 17.13 20.17 (137)
MELB 1.1 3.5 5.7 11.9 (75)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 5, Mahoney 4, K. Cornes 4, Dew 2, Thurstans 2, Pickett, Lade, P. Burgoyne; MELB – Robertson 3, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Miller, Sylvia, Johnstone, Read
BEST: PA – K. Cornes, Tredrea, Dew, C. Cornes, Mahoney, S. Burgoyne, Francou, Lade; MELB – Yze, Bizzell, Robertson, Bruce

INJURY: PA – Cassisi (concussion), Shattock (concussion); MELB – Miller (hamstring)

UMPIRES – Wenn, Woodcock, Goldspink

CROWD – 28,040 at AAMI Stadium

brisbane (7-7) vs collingwood (5-9)

lions beat pies by 13 goals. brisbane (8-7) collingwood (5-10)
BRIS 3.7 8.12 13.15 19.19 (133)
COL 0.3 0.7 3.9 7.13 (55)
GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 3, Merrett 3, Akermanis 2, Lappin 2, Voss, Charman, Corrie, Drummond, Johnson, Black, Notting, Scott, Bradshaw; COL – Buckley 2, Licuria, Rowe, Burns, Davis, Caracella
BEST: BRIS – Power, Lappin, Johnson, Black, Merrett; COL – Licuria, Burns, Clement, Holland

INJURY: COL – T. Cloke (ribs), C. Cloke (shoulder)

CHANGES: BRIS – Leppitsch (back) replaced in selected side by White

UMPIRES: Jeffery, McInerney, Pannell

CROWD: 37,224 at the Gabba
This was a record attendance for the Gabba

hawhtorn (3-11) vs adelaide (9-5)

crows hold off hawks by 10. adelaide (10-5) hawthorn (3-12)

ADE 2.0 4.2 12.3 12.6 (78)
HAW 4.4 4.7 5.7 10.8 (68)
GOALS: ADE – McGregor 2, Goodwin 2, Burton 2, Hentschel 2, Biglands, Doughty, Ricciuto, Thompson; HAW – Lonie 3, Williams 2, Lekkas 2, Croad, Clarke, Roughead
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, McGregor, Burton, Edwards, Thomspon, Doughty, Hudson, McLeod; HAW – Smith, Lonie, Brown, Lekkas, Hodge, Everitt, Sewell, Crawford

INJURY: HAW – Mitchell (foot), Boyle (hamstring), Brown (shoulder)

CHANGES: HAW – Barker (thigh) replaced in selected side by Roughead

UMPIRES: Davis, Quigley, Nicholls

CROWD: 16,287 at Aurora Stadium, Tasmania

st kilda (7-7) vs carlton (2-1-11)

saints beat blues by 10 goals. st kilda (8-7) carlton (2-1-12)

STK 2.2 7.5 15.2 23.15 (153)
CARL 2.2 4.4 6.4 11.7 (73)
GOALS: StK – Milne 5, Gehrig 4, Koschitzke 4, Ackland 3, Hayes 2, Schwarze 2, Thompson, Dal Santo, McQualter; CARL – Simpson 3, Lappin 2, Camporeale 2, Bryan, Longmuir, Whitnall, Stevens
BEST: StK – Koschitzke, Hayes, Ball, Dal Santo, Gehrig, Ackland, Milne, Thompson; CARL – Simpson, Lappin, Carrazzo, Camporeale

CHANGES: StK – Peckett, Penny, and Guerra replaced in selected side by Jones, R. Clarke, and Blake

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Chamberlain, Nicholls

CROWD: 39,181 at Telstra Dome

freo (5-9) vs bulldogs (6-8)

freo beat dogs by 53. freo (6-9) bulldogs (6-9)

FRE 4.4 11.5 16.10 22.13 (145)
WB 3.3 10.8 12.10 13.14 (92)
GOALS: FRE – McPharlin 5, Pavlich 4, Headland 3, Medhurst 3, Haselby 3, Peake, Murphy , Crowley, Longmuir; WB – Bandy 3, Eagleton 2, Hahn 2, Minson, R. Murphy, Gilbee, Griffin, West, Johnson
BEST: FRE – Black, Pavlich, McPharlin, Schammer, Cook, Headland; WB – West, Eagleton, Hahn, R Murphy, Johnson, Bandy

INJURY: FRE – Polak (cut head), Carr (hip); WB – Johnson (bruised shin), Bowden (cork), Faulkner (broken collarbone)

CHANGES: WB – McMahon (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Bandy

REPORTS: – West (WB) and Crowley (FRE) reported for wrestling by umpire McLaren

UMPIRES – Margetts, McLaren, Grun

CROWD: 30,991 at Subiaco Oval

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 14 1 0 1654 1188 139.23 56
ADE 10 5 0 1364 1084 125.83 40
GEEL 9 6 0 1484 1322 112.25 36
MELB 9 6 0 1579 1496 105.55 36
SYD 9 6 0 1263 1220 103.52 36
RICH 9 6 0 1418 1433 98.95 36
KANG 9 6 0 1369 1393 98.28 36
BRIS 8 7 0 1555 1330 116.92 32

STK 8 7 0 1517 1344 112.87 32
PA 7 7 1 1384 1434 96.51 30
FRE 6 9 0 1362 1371 99.34 24
WB 6 9 0 1561 1608 97.08 24
COL 5 10 0 1291 1528 84.49 20
ESS 5 10 0 1310 1576 83.12 20
HAW 3 12 0 1255 1517 82.73 12
CARL 2 12 1 1251 1773 70.56 10

round 16 matches

collingwood v essendon

richmond v st kilda

carlton v freo

adelaide v bulldogs

west coast v brisbane

hawthorn v north

geelong v port gor

melbourne v sydney

collingwood (4-9) vs port (6-1-6)

pies stun port by 31. collingwood (5-9) port (6-1-7)

COL 2.5 5.10 9.15 14.18 (102)
PA 1.4 2.9 6.13 9.17 (71)
GOALS: COL – Holland 3, Didak 2, Caracella 2, Rusling, O’Bree, Tarrant, Buckley, Fanning, T. Coke, Egan; PA – Pickett 2, Primus, C. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Wanganeen, Ebert, Kingsley, Tredrea
BEST: COL – Holland, O’Bree, Licuria, Lockyer, Wakelin, Didak, Swan, Lonie: PA – Dew, K. Cornes, C. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, S. Burgoyne

INJURY: PA – Brogan (ankle)

REPORTS: COL – Burns by umpire McLaren for rough conduct on Pickett

UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Ryan

CROWD: 35,844 at Telstra Dome

richmond (7-6) vs sydney (8-5)

tigers stay in 8 upsetting sydney by 1 to break 4 game losing streak. richmond (8-6) sydney (8-6)

RICH 2.4 8.8 12.12 12.13 (85)
SYD 2.3 3.6 7.9 12.12 (84)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 4, Krakouer 3, Pettifer, Tambling, Chaffey, Bowden, Hilton; SYD – Fosdike 3, O’Loughlin 3, McVeigh, Goodes, Williams, Davis, Crouch, Buchanan
BEST: RICH – Krakouer, Newman, Richardson, Campbell, Gaspar; SYD – Fosdike, Crouch, O’Keefe, Buchanan, C. Bolton

INJURY: RICH – Johnson (knee); SYD – Barry (finger)

CHANGES: RICH – Knobel (flu), Raines, Hyde out, replaced in selected side by Stafford, Tambling, Hilton

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Kamolins, Avon

CROWD: 34,572 at the MCG

west coast (12-1) vs carlton (2-1-10)

eagles beat blues by 77. west coast (13-1) carlton (2-1-11)

WCE 3.3 6.8 16.13 21.13 (139)
CARL 6.3 8.6 8.7 9.8 (62)
GOALS: WCE – Staker 4, Matera, Cousins 3, Judd 2, Braun, Chick, Hansen, Hunter, Stenglein, Embley, Cox, Seaby, Fletcher; CARL – Fevola 4, Johnson 2, Lappin, Camporeale, Houlihan
BEST: WCE – Judd, Cox, Cousins, Braun, Fletcher, Stenglein; CARL – Bryan, Livingston, Thornton, Johnson, Fevola, Teague

INJURY: WCE – Embley (leg)

CHANGES: CARL – Simpson replaced in selected side by Sporn

REPORTS: Nicoski (WCE) and Scotland (CARL) for wrestling

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nicholls, Fraser

CROWD: 39,928 at Subiaco Oval

melbourne (9-4) vs brisbane (6-7) uor

lions revival continues stunning dees by 74. brisbane (7-7) melbourne (9-5)

BRIS 7.2 10.5 18.8 25.16 (166)
MELB 3.6 8.9 11.12 13.14 (92)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 9, Akermanis 5, Corrie 3, McGrath, Merrett 2, Brown, Sherman, Lappin, Selwood; MELB – Robertson, Green 4, Neitz 2, Holland, McLean, Yze
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Bradshaw, Corrie, Johnson, Voss, Michael, MacDonald; MELB – Green, Robertson, Sylvia, Johnstone

UMPIRES Vozzo, Davis, Rowe

CROWD 31,259 at the Gabba

essendon (5-8) vs north (8-5)

roos beat dons by 42. north (9-5) essendon (5-9)

KANG 7.3 11.6 14.13 19.14 (128)
ESS 2.3 7.5 8.6 13.8 (86)
GOALS: KANG – Thompson 5, Harding 4, Hale 3, Grant 2, Rocca 2, Brown, Jones, Wells; ESS – M. Johnson 3, Lloyd 2, Lucas 2, Monfries, Lovett, Lovett-Murray, J. Johnson, McPhee, Cupido
BEST: KANG – Harvey, Simpson, Archer, Rawlings, Colbert, Thompson, Hale; ESS – M. Johnson, Fletcher, J. Johnson, McPhee, Murphy

INJURY: KANG – Motlop (hamstring)

CHANGES: KANG – Sinclair replaced in selected side by Rocca; ESS – Slattery replaced in selected side by Watson

UMPIRES: Woodcock, McInerney, Pannell

CROWD – 48,696 at Telstra Dome

bulldogs (6-7) vs st kilda (6-7)

saitns beat dogs by 18. st kilda (7-7) bulldogs (6-8)

STK 5.3 8.8 13.13 17.14 (116)
WB 2.3 6.4 10.5 15.8 (98)
GOALS: STK – Gehrig 4, Koschitzke 3, Milne 2, Guerra 2, Harvey, Riewoldt, Penny, Ball, Ackland, Goddard; WB – Robbins 2, Johnson 2, Gilbee 2, Eagleton 2, Griffen, Murphy, Smith, Faulkner, Hargrave, Birss, Ray
BEST: StK – Ball, Powell, Goddard, Koschitzke, Maguire, Fisher, Gehrig, Milne; WB – Johnson, Gilbee, Cooney, Eagleton, Hargrave, McMahon

INJURY: StK – Riewoldt (AC joint); Harvey (hamstring); WB – Smith (ankle)

CHANGES: StK – Hamill (ankle) replaced in selected side by McQualter

REPORTS: R. Murphy (WB) reported by umpire Quigley for rough conduct on Dal Santo

UMPIRES – Stevic, Allen, Quigley

CROWD – 33,622 at the MCG

adelaide (8-5) vs freo (5-8)

crows beat freo by 6. adelaide (9-5) freo (5-9)

ADE 5.3 8.8 13.10 14.10 (94)
FRE 2.1 3.2 8.3 14.4 (88)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 3, Edwards 2, Shirley 2, Hentschel 2, Perrie 2, McGregor 2, McLeod; FRE – Pavlich 8, Polak 2, Medhurst, J. Carr, Headland, Black
BEST: ADE – Edwards, Perrie, Goodwin, Burton, Shirley, McLeod, Ricciuto, Thompson;
FRE – Pavlich, Black, Hasleby, Schammer, J. Carr, Mundy, Cook

INJURY: ADE – Ricciuto (broken nose)

CHANGES: ADE – Torney (hamstring) replaced in the selected side by van Berlo

REPORTS: Welsh (ADE) and Parker (FRE) by umpire Goldspink for wrestling

UMPIRES: James, Head, Goldspink

CROWD: 41,794 at AAMI Stadium

geelong (8-5) vs hawthorn (3-10)

cats beat hawks by 55. geelong (9-5) hawthorn (3-11)
GEEL 5.3 8.7 13.12 16.17 (113)
HAW 1.4 4.6 5.9 8.10 (58)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 4, Chapman 4, Chambers 2, Gardiner 2, McCarthy, Byrnes, Milburn, King;
HAW – Lekkas 3, Williams 2, Mitchell, Lonie, Osbourne
BEST: GEEL – Ling, Corey, Milburn, Kingsley, Mooney, Sanderson, Bartel, Scarlett;
HAW – Lekkas, Crawford, Everitt, Greene, Brennan, Croad

INJURY: GEEL – McCarthy (shoulder);
HAW – Beaumont (achilles)

CHANGES: GEEL – Harley (hip) replaced in selected side by Koulouriotis

UMPIRES: Morris, Wenn, Hendrie

CROWD – 36,667 at Telstra Dome

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 13 1 0 1553 1091 142.35 52
ADE 9 5 0 1286 1016 126.57 36
GEEL 9 5 0 1433 1217 117.75 36
MELB 9 5 0 1504 1359 110.67 36
KANG 9 5 0 1272 1292 98.45 36
SYD 8 6 0 1158 1169 99.06 32
RICH 8 6 0 1326 1367 97.00 32
BRIS 7 7 0 1422 1275 111.53 28

STK 7 7 0 1364 1271 107.32 28
PA 6 7 1 1247 1359 91.76 26
WB 6 8 0 1469 1463 100.41 24
FRE 5 9 0 1217 1279 95.15 20
COL 5 9 0 1236 1395 88.60 20
ESS 5 9 0 1244 1484 83.83 20
HAW 3 11 0 1187 1439 82.49 12
CARL 2 11 1 1178 1620 72.72 10

round 15 matches

north v west coast

hawthorn v adelaide

richmond v essendon

sydney v geelong

port v melbourne

brisbane v collingwood

st kilda v carlton

freo v bulldogs gor

port (5-1-6) vs hawthorn (3-9)

port smash hawks by 117. port (6-1-6) hawthorn (3-10)

PA 7.3 12.5 21.9 29.14 (188)
HAW 3.1 8.5 8.8 10.11 (71)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 7, Pickett 4, Cassisi 2, Lade 2, Francou 2, Kingsley 2, K. Cornes 2, Ebert 2, Primus 2, Dew, Brogan, Mahoney, P. Burgoyne;
HAW – Williams 2, Franklin 2, Brennan 2, Dixon, Boyle, Crawford, Clarke
BEST: PA – P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, Pickett, Cassisi, Kingsley, K. Cornes, Lade, Dew, S. Burgoyne; HAW – Mitchell, Osborne, Franklin

CHANGES; HAW: Hay (ill) replaced by Roughead

UMPIRES: Margetts, Grun, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 30,212 at AAMI Stadium

melbourne (9-3) vs west coast (11-1)

eagles beat dees by 15. west coast (12-1) melbourne (9-4)

WCE 5.4 7.10 12.13 15.15 (105)
MELB 4.1 5.5 8.10 13.12 (90)
GOALS: WCE– Matera 6, Embley 3, Seaby 2, Cox, Lynch, Stenglein, Nicoski; MELB – Robertson 4, Davey 4, Bruce 2, Holland 2, Yze
BEST: WCE – Embley, Fletcher, Matera, Kerr, Cox, Chick, Cousins; MELB – Johnstone, Green, Brown, Robertson, Bruce, Holland, Davey

INJURY: MELB – Johnstone (knee)

UMPIRES: Stevic, McLaren, Goldspink

CROWD: 35, 653 at the MCG

richmond (7-5) vs adelaide (7-5)

crows smash tigers by 70. adelaide (8-5) richmond (7-6)

ADE 3.4 10.6 12.9 20.12 (132)
RICH 2.0 4.5 6.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 8, Perrie 5, Hentschel 2, McGregor, Thompson, Ricciuto, Skipworth, Mattner; RICH – Richardson 4, Simmonds 2, Coughlan, Krakouer, Deledio
BEST: ADE – Thompson, Burton, Welsh, Perrie, Edwards, Ricciuto; RICH – Bowden, Johnson, Simmonds, Newman, Richardson

CHANGES: RICH – Hilton (finger) and Hall out, replaced side by Morrison and Hyde

UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Ellis, Jeffery

CROWD: 27,092 at Telstra Dome

bulldogs (5-7) vs carlton (2-1-9)

dogs beat blues by 46. bulldogs (6-7) carlton (2-1-10)

WB 6.3 9.7 15.12 17.14 (116)
CARL 2.3 4.4 6.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: WB – Hahn 3, Eagleton 3, Ray 2, Griffen, Gilbee, Cooney, Smith, Murphy, Robbins, Faulkner, McMahon, Birss; CARL – Fevola 5, Whitnall, Lappin, Scotland, Bryan, Carrazzo
BEST: WB – Eagleton, West, Smith, McMahon, Gilbee, Cooney; CARL – Lappin, Fevola, Carrazzo, Johnson, Camporeale

INJURY: CARL – Waite (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Bannister

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Quigley, Fraser

ATTENDANCE: 13,047 at Marrara Stadium, Darwin

brisbane (5-7) Vs geelong (8-4) uor

lions stun cats by 69. brisbane (6-7) geelong (8-5)

BRIS 4.3 8.10 14.12 17.14 (116)
GEEL 3.2 4.4 5.8 6.11 (47)
GOALS: BRIS – Akermanis 5, Brown 4, Corrie 2, Adcock, Black, Johnson, McGrath, Power, Selwood; GEEL – Kingsley 2, Harley, Haynes, Corey, Chapman
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Brown, Leppitsch, Power, Michael, Corrie; GEEL – Kelly, Corey, Ling, Haynes, Byrnes

INJURY: BRIS – Copeland (shoulder);
GEEL – Chapman (knee)

CHANGES: GEEL – King (calf) and Mackie (general soreness) replaced in selected side by Lonergan and Rahilly

UMPIRES: McBurney Kamolins Avon

ATTENDNACE: 31,307 at the Gabba

freo (5-7) vs north (7-5)

roos beat freo by 22. north (8-5) freo (5-8)

KANG 1.4 5.7 6.11 8.18 (66)
FRE 3.1 4.4 6.6 6.8 (44)
GOALS: KANG – Thompson 3, Harding 2, Motlop, Harvey, Corey Jones; FRE – Bell, Black, Cook, Farmer, Schammer, Schofield
BEST: KANG – Wells, Sinclair, Watt, Petrie, Simpson, Thompson; FRE – Bell, Cook, Dodd, Farmer, Crowley

CHANGES: KANG – Smith replaced in selected side by Stevens; FRE – Sandilands replaced in selected side by Dodd

UMPIRES: Wenn, Hendrie, Ryan

CROWD: 33,550 at Subiaco

essendon (4-8) vs st kilda (6-6)

dons stun saints by 15. essendon (5-8) st kilda (6-7)

ESS 4.3 9.3 14.4 19.5 (119)
STK 3.2 6.5 11.8 16.8 (104)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, M. Johnson 2, J. Johnson 2, Cupido 2, Monfries 2, Lucas, Slattery, Bolton, Lovett, Stanton, Hird, Peverill; STK – Riewoldt 4, Gehrig 3, Milne 3, Ackland 2, Maguire, Hayes, Ball, Harvey
BEST: ESS – Murphy, Stanton, Hird, Rioli, Lovett, Welsh; STK – Hayes, Maguire, Riewoldt, Ball, Dal Santo, Harvey

CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher (flu), replaced in selected side by debutant Henry Slattery

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Allen, Meredith

CROWD: 48,342 at Telstra Dome

sydney (7-5) vs collingwood (4-8)

swans hold off pies by 1. sydney (8-5) collingwood (4-9)

SYD 2.3 5.6 9.10 11.11 (77)
COL 3.5 4.7 6.11 10.16 (76)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 3, O’Loughlin 2, Davis 2, Goodes 2, Mathews, O’Keefe; COL – Tarrant 2, Burns 2, Lonie 2, Maxwell, Didak, Woewodin, Caracella
BEST: SYD – Goodes, Williams, Crouch, Barry, Kirk, O’Keefe, Ablett; COL – Burns, Buckley, O’Bree, Lonie, Swan, Wakelin, Maxwell, Holland

INJURY: SYD – Saddington (shoulder); COL – Egan (concussion)

UMPIRES: James, Head, Wenn

CROWD: 44,387 at the Telstra Stadium

ladder

WCE 12 1 0 1414 1029 137.41 48
MELB 9 4 0 1412 1193 118.36 36
ADE 8 5 0 1192 928 128.45 32
GEEL 8 5 0 1320 1159 113.89 32
SYD 8 5 0 1074 1084 99.08 32
KANG 8 5 0 1144 1206 94.86 32
RICH 7 6 0 1241 1283 96.73 28
PA 6 6 1 1176 1257 93.56 26

STK 6 7 0 1248 1173 106.39 24
BRIS 6 7 0 1256 1183 106.17 24
WB 6 7 0 1371 1347 101.78 24
FRE 5 8 0 1129 1185 95.27 20
ESS 5 8 0 1158 1356 85.40 20
COL 4 9 0 1134 1324 85.65 16
HAW 3 10 0 1129 1326 85.14 12
CARL 2 10 1 1116 1481 75.35 10

round 14 matches

collingwood v port

richmond v sydney gor

west coast v carlton

essendon v north

melborune v brisbane

bulldogs v st kilda

adelaide v freo

geelong v hawthorn

west coast (10-1) vs essendon (4-7)

eagles beat dons by 24. west coast (11-1) essendon (4-8)

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
West Coast	2.1	7.5	9.10	15.16	106	Fri 10-Jun-2005 6:40 pm	Subiaco Oval	38,558
Essendon	3.3	6.6	8.8	12.10	82	West Coast won by 24 points

hawthorn (3-8) vs st kilda (5-6)

saints beat hawks by 46. st kilda (6-6) hawthorn (3-9)

STK 5.2 8.6 13.8 15.10 (100)
HAW 1.3 4.4 5.4 8.6 (54)
GOALS: STK – Gehrig 6, Maguire 3, Murray 2, Baker, Riewoldt, Fiora, Peckett; HAW – Dixon 2, Franklin, Everitt, Ladson, Hodge, Brennan, Williams
BEST: STK – Maguire, Gehrig, Hudghton, R. Clarke, Hayes, Harvey, Peckett; HAW – Mitchell, Crawford, Bateman, Miller

CHANGES: STK – Koschitzke replaced by Peckett; HAW – Lewis (calf), Jacobs (back tightness), replaced in selected side by Miller, Ries

UMPIRES: Head, Schmitt, Kamolins

CROWD: 33,905 at the MCG

carlton (2-1-8) vs brisbane (4-7)

lions beat blues by 58. brisbane (5-7) carlton (2-1-9)

BRIS 4.5 11.6 17.11 21.14 (140)
CARL 3.3 8.4 10.7 12.10 (82)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 4, Corrie 3, Power 2, Notting 2, McGrath 2, Merrett 2, Voss, Akermanis, Black, Keating, Bradshaw, Drummond; CARL – Whitnall 4, Fevola 2, Walker, Davies, Lappin, Scotland, Waite, Houlihan
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Power, Notting, Drummond, Black, Adcock; CARL – Lappin, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Walker, Houlihan, Waite

REPORTS: CARL – Sporn reported by umpire Ryan for allegedly charging Merrett

UMPIRES: Davis, Ryan, Pannell

ATTENDANCE: 37,880 at Telstra Dome

port (4-1-6) vs bulldogs (5-6)

port beat dogs by 15. port (5-1-6) bulldogs (5-7)

\PA 3.3 4.6 12.11 17.16 (118)
WB 4.2 6.7 9.10 15.13 (103)
GOALS: PA – Pickett 4, Francou 3, Tredrea 2, Cassisi, C. Cornes, K. Cornes, Ebert, Lade, Mahoney, Walsh, Wanganeen; WB – Cooney, Hargrave 3, Murphy 2, Robbins 2, Smith 2, Eagleton, Faulkner, Ray
BEST: PA – Francou,C. Cornes, Pickett, Walsh, K. Cornes, Lade, Montgomery; WB – Cooney, Eagleton, West, Hargrave, Harris, Smith

INJURY: PA – Brogan replaced in selected side by Surjan (team balance); WB – Morris (flu) replaced in selected side by Boyd

UMPIRES: Allen, Chamberlain, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 27,079 at AAMI Stadium

geelong (7-4) vs adelaide (7-4)

cats edge crows by 4. geelong (8-4) adelaide (7-5)

GEEL 5.3 5.3 9.4 9.7 (61)
ADE 2.1 4.6 7.6 8.9 (57)
GOALS: GEEL – Riccardi 2, Playfair 2, Ottens, Milburn, Chapman, Ling, Sanderson; ADE – Thompson 3, Skipworth 2, Burton, McGregor, Perrie
BEST: GEEL – Scarlett, Ling, Chapman, Hunt, Milburn, Sanderson, Mooney; ADE – Thompson, Goodwin, Bassett, Skipworth, Hudson, Rutten, Mattner

INJURY: GEEL – Enright (knee), Playfair (broken jaw), Rooke (concussion); ADE – Burton (quad strain)
Enright will miss 6-8 weeks and Playfair will be out 3-4 weeks

CHANGES: GEEL – Harley (hip) replaced in selected side by Egan

UMPIRES: Kennedy, McLaren, Jeffery

CROWD: 23,506 at Skilled Stadium

north (6-5) vs richmond (7-4)

roos beat tigers by 29. north (7-5) richmond (7-5)

KANG 4.1 7.7 14.6 17.7 (109)
RICH 2.6 5.10 8.11 10.20 (80)
GOALS: KANG – Thompson 5, Harding 3, Harris 2, Grant 2, Wells, Archer, Brown, Jones, LeCras Richmond; RICH – Richardson 2, Krakouer 2, Newman 2, Pettifer, Tivendale, Tuck, Meyer
BEST: KANG – Harvey, Harris, Grant, Brown, Archer, Harding, Colbert, Thompson;
RICH – Johnson, Coughlan, Tuck, Bowden, Chaffey, Deledio

NJURY: KANG – Smith (broken nose)

CHANGES: RICH – Hilton replaced in the selected side by Meyer

UMPIRES: Grun, Nicholls, Goldspink

CROWD: 40,444 at Telstra Dome

sydney (6-5) vs freo (5-6)

swans beat freo by 38. sydney (7-5) freo (5-7)

SYD 5.3 8.4 14.9 16.13 (109)
FRE 3.2 5.8 8.10 10.11 (71)
GOALS: SYD – O”Loughlin 4, Hall 4, McVeigh 2, Davis 2, Goodes, Mathews, Saddington, Buchanan; FRE – Farmer 2, Smith, Hasleby, Longmuir, Bell, Medhurst, Gilmore, Pavlich, Murphy
BEST: SYD – Buchanan, Williams, C. Bolton, Hall, Kennelly, Barry; FRE – Smith, Gilmore, Bell, Farmer, Parker

INJURY: FRE – Webster (shoulder)

CHANGES: SYD – J..Bolton (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Saddington

UMPIRES: Stevic, Rowe, Ellis

CROWD: 24,933 at the SCG

melbourne (8-3) vs collingwood (4-7)

dees beat pies by 45. melbourne (9-3) collingwood (4-8)

MELB 3.6 4.11 10.13 17.15 (117)
COL 3.5 6.8 8.9 10.12 (72)
GOALS: MELB – Yze 5, Neitz 3, Robertson 3, Johnstone 2, Bruce 2, McLean, Sylvia; COL – Didak 3, Tarrant 2, Caracella 2, Rowe, Lonie, O’Bree
BEST – MELB – Johnstone, Yze, Bizzell, Davey, Whelan, Nicholson, Bruce, Rivers; COL – Burns, Lockyer, Clement, Licuria, Rowe

INJURY: MELB – Neitz (fractured cheekbone);
COL – R. Shaw (ACL rupture)
Neitz will miss next week; Shaw will require a knee reconstruction and be out for the season

CHANGES: COL – Buckley, named as an emergency on Thursday, dropped from finalized team as precaution

UMPIRES: McBurney, Wenn, McInerney

CROWD: 65,347 at the MCG

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 11 1 0 1309 939 139.4 44
MELB 9 3 0 1322 1088 121.51 36
GEEL 8 4 0 1273 1043 122.05 32
ADE 7 5 0 1060 866 122.4 28
RICH 7 5 0 1179 1151 102.43 28
SYD 7 5 0 997 1008 98.91 28
KANG 7 5 0 1078 1162 92.77 28
StK 6 6 0 1144 1054 108.54 24

PA 5 6 1 988 1186 83.31 22
BRIS 5 7 0 1140 1136 100.35 20
WB 5 7 0 1255 1277 98.28 20
FRE 5 7 0 1085 1119 96.96 20
COL 4 8 0 1058 1247 84.84 16
ESS 4 8 0 1039 1252 82.99 16
HAW 3 9 0 1058 1138 92.97 12
CARL 2 9 1 1046 1365 76.63 10

round 13 matches

port v hawthorn

melbourne v west coast gor

richmond v adelaide

bulldogs v carlton

brisbane v geelong

freo v north

essendon v st kilda

sydney v collingwood

collingwood (3-7) vs geelong (7-3) uor

pies stun cats by 25. collingwood (4-7) geelong (7-4)

COL 5.2 11.6 14.11 18.13 (121)
GEEL 3.3 4.5 9.10 14.12 (96)
GOALS: COL – Didak 5, Rusling 2, Caracella 2, T. Cloke 2, Burns 2, Tarrant 2, O’Bree, Maxwell, Holland; GEEL – Kingsley 3, Lonergan 2, Mackie 2, Ablett 2, Ottens 2, Riccardi, Chapman, Ling
BEST: COL – Didak, Holland, Lockyer, Shaw, Licuria, Swan, Clement, O’Bree; GEEL – Enright, Kingsley, Ling, Kelly, Chapman, Ablett, Milburn

INJURY GEEL – D. Johnson (hamstring), he will miss at least 3 weeks

CHANGES: COL – Johnson replaced in selected side by Woewodin; GEEL Playfair replaced in selected side by Lonergan

REPORTS: GEEL – Hunt for striking Egan

UMPIRES: James, Rowe, Wenn

CROWD: 48,261 at Telstra Dome

richmond (7-3) vs west coast (9-1)

eagles edge tigers by 2. west coast (10-1) richmond (7-4)

WCE 5.3 8.8 11.12 15.15 (105)
RICH 3.4 3.7 8.10 15.13 (103)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 5, Judd 3, Edwards 2, Kerr, Seaby, Chick, Lynch, Butler; RICH – Richardson 5, Pettifer 3, Campbell 2, Hilton, Deledio, Johnson, Coughlan, Krakouer
BEST: Cousins, Judd, Matera, Fletcher, Braun, Embley; RICH – Johnson, Tuck, Coughlan, Richardson, Kellaway, Deledio

UMPIRE: McBurney, Head, Hendrie

ATTENDANCE: 31,704 at MCG

carlton (2-1-7) vs sydney (5-5)

swans beat blues by 25. sydney (6-5) carlton (2-1-8)

SYD 6.1 8.4 12.6 18.8 (116)
CARL 2.1 5.3 11.7 14.7 (91)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, O’Loughlin 4, O’Keefe 2, Ablett 2, Jolly, Malceski, Davis, Goodes, Buchanan; CARL – Waite 4, Whitnall 4, Fevola 3, Betts, Bryan, Teague
BEST: SYD – Hall, Goodes, J. Bolton, C. Bolton, Malceski, Matthews: Whitnall, Stevens, Bryan, Waite, McGrath

CHANGES: SYD – Spriggs (hamstring), replaced in selected side by Nicks

UMPIRES: Donlon, Schmitt, Chamberlain

CROWD: 30,973 at Telstra Dome

adelaide (6-4) vs essendon (4-6)

crows beat dons by 88. adelaide (7-4) essendon (4-7)

ADE 7.2 10.3 17.5 24.7 (151)
ESS 2.1 7.4 7.5 9.9 (63)
GOALS: ADE – McGregor 4, Jericho 4, Goodwin 4, Thompson 3, Perrie 3, Burton 2, Hudson 2, Edwards, Biglands; ESS – Lloyd 2, McPhee 2, Hille 2, Cupido, Winderlich, Lovett-Murray
BEST: ADE – McGregor, Goodwin, Thompson, Jericho, McLeod, Ricciuto, Burton, Perrie, Hudson, Skipworth, Edwards; ESS – Hird, Hille, Welsh, M. Johnson, McPhee

INJURY: ESS – Fletcher (knee)

CHANGES: ADE – Welsh (flu) replaced in selected in side by Van Berlo

UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, Woodcock

CROWD: 43,486 at AAMI Stadium

freo (5-5) vs brisbane (3-7)

lions stun freo by 39. brisbane (4-7) freo (5-6)

BRIS 2.2 7.8 10.11 15.16 (106)
FRE 4.2 6.6 7.6 10.7 (67)
GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 3, Bradshaw 3, Power 2, Drummond 2, Macdonald 2, Corrie, Keating, Akermanis; FRE – Murphy 3, Farmer 2, Longmuir 2, Haselby, Bell, Medhurst
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Black, Voss, Akermanis, Power, Macdonald, Drummond; FRE – Bell, J. Carr, Parker, Pavlich, Black, Schofield

INJURY: BRIS – Leppitsch (groin); FRE – Dodd (shoulder)

CHANGES: FRE – Headland (calf) replaced in selected side by Webster; BRIS – C. Scott (hamstring) replaced in selected side by McLaren

UMPIRES: Margetts, Quigley, Goldspink

CROWD: 34,143 at Subiaco Oval

north (6-4) vs melbourne (7-3)

dees beat roos by 36. melbourne (8-3) north (6-5)
MELB 3.4 6.8 12.11 17.14 (116)
KANG 3.6 4.7 6.9 11.14 (80)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 6, Bruce 4, Green 3, Brown, Davey, White, Yze; KANG – Grant 2, Thompson 2, Hale, Harding, Harvey, Corey Jones, Rawlings, Rocca, Sinclair
BEST: MELB – Robertson, Bruce, Green, Bizzell, Johnstone; KANG – Grant, Sinclair, Archer, Brown, Rawlings

UMPIRES: McLaren, Morris, Pannell

ATTENDANCE: 12,626 at Manuka Oval

bulldogs (4-6) vs hawthorn (3-7)

dogs beat hawks by 22. bulldogs (5-6) hawthorn (3-8)

WB 5.1 10.5 14.9 17.9 (111)
HAW 2.1 6.4 9.7 13.11 (89)
GOALS: WB – Robbins 4, Giansiracusa 3, Murphy 2, Smith 2, Cooney 2, Hargrave 2, Eagleton, Griffen; HAW – Williams 6, Everitt, Holland, Smith, Brennan, Ladson, Vandenberg , Clarke
BEST: WB – West, McMahon, Cross, Cooney, Robbins, Giansiracusa; HAW – Hodge, Williams, Hay, Everitt, Smith, Brown

INJURY: WB – Grant (knee), Morgan (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Grun, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 29,240 at Telstra Dome

st kilda (5-5) vs port (3-1-6)

port stun saints by 23. port (4-1-6) st kilda (5-6)

PA 7.3 13.4 15.5 16.8 (104)
STK 3.2 6.6 10.11 11.15 (81)
GOALS: PA – Primus 3, Tredrea 3, Ebert 2, Kingsley 2, Brogan, Cassisi, Dew, Lade, Montgomery, Wanganeen; STK – Gehrig 3, Milne 2, Riewoldt 2, Ball, Harvey, McQualter, Voss
BEST: PA – Cassisi, S. Burgoyne, Lade, Montgomery, C. Cornes; STK – Hayes, Harvey, X. Clarke, Riewoldt

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Jeffery, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 17,402 at Aurora Stadium, Tasmania

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 10 1 0 1203 857 140.37 40
MELB 8 3 0 1205 1016 118.60 32
ADE 7 4 0 1003 805 124.60 28
GEEL 7 4 0 1212 986 122.92 28
RICH 7 4 0 1099 1042 105.47 28
SYD 6 5 0 888 937 94.77 24
KANG 6 5 0 969 1082 89.56 24
STK 5 6 0 1044 1000 104.40 20

FRE 5 6 0 1014 1010 100.40 20
WB 5 6 0 1152 1159 99.40 20
PA 4 6 1 870 1083 80.33 18
BRIS 4 7 0 1000 1054 94.88 16
COL 4 7 0 986 1130 87.26 16
ESS 4 7 0 957 1146 83.51 16
HAW 3 8 0 1004 1038 96.72 12
CARL 2 8 1 964 1225 78.69 10

round 12 matches

west coast v essendon

hawthorn v st kilda

carlton v brisbane

port v bulldogs

geelong v adelaide

north v richmond gor

sydney v freo

melbourne v collingwood

melbourne (6-3) vs richmond (7-2)

dees smash tigers by 57. melbourne (7-3) richmond (7-3)

MELB 7.2 13.2 15.8 20.11(131)
RICH 5.3 8.5 10.7 11.8 (74)
GOALS: MELB – Yze 5, Holland 3, Johnstone 3, Green 3, Sylvia 2, Bruce 2, Robertson, Davey; RICH – Brown 2, Krakouer 2, Deledio, Simmonds, Chaffey, Campbell, Bowden, Richardson, Tivendale
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, Sylvia, Yze, McLean, Brown, Nicholson, Whelan; RICH – Johnson, Brown, Tuck, Coughlan, Chaffey, Bowden

INJURY: MELB – Neitz (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Godfrey; RICH – Stafford (ankle) replaced in selected side by Danny Meyer, Nathan Brown (broken leg)
Brown broke both bones in his lower leg and will miss the remainder of the season

REPORTS: MELB – Holland for striking Gaspar

UMPIRES: Vozzo, McInerney, Schmitt

ATTENDANCE: 44,263 at Telstra Dome

hawthorn (3-6) vs collingwood (2-7)

pies beat hawks by 28. collingwood (3-7) hawthorn (3-7)

COL 6.1 8.3 12.3 17.6 (108)
HAW 2.3 7.5 11.7 12.8 (80)
GOALS: COL – Caracella 5, Didak 4, Tarrant 3, Fraser 2, T. Cloke, Holland, Johnson;
HAW – Williams 5, Dixon 2, Franklin 2, Hodge, Mitchell, Ries
BEST: COL – Caracella, Clement, Didak, O’Bree, T. Cloke, Swan, Holland, Tarrant; HAW – Hodge, Mitchell, Crawford, Everitt, Williams, Croad, Bateman

UMPIRES: Davis, Quigley, Goldspink

CROWD: 49,927 at the MCG

geelong (7-2) vs freo (4-5) uor

freo stun cats by 9. freo (5-5) geelong (7-3)

FRE 5.2 7.5 11.7 14.7 (91)
GEEL 3.5 7.8 9.11 11.16 (82)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 4, Crowley 3, McPharlin 2, Sandilands 2, Longmuir, Black, Pavlich;
GEEL – Kingsley 2, Chapman 2, Mackie, Ottens, Lonergan, Playfair, Ablett, Scarlett, Milburn
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Farmer, Haselby, Bell, Cook, Sandilands; GEEL – Bartel, D..Johnson, Ablett, Chapman

INJURY: FRE – Fremantle: Dunn (strained knee), McPharlin (hamstring)

UMPIRES – Donlon, Rowe, Meredith

CROWD – 20,869 at Skilled Stadium

brisbane (3-6) vs north (5-4)

roos beat lions by 19. north (6-4) brisbane (3-7)

KANG 6.1 7.5 12.7 17.10 (112)
BRIS 2.6 5.9 8.11 13.15 (93)
GOALS: KANG – Thompson 5, Corey Jones 4, Grant 3, Harvey 2, Makepeace, Rawlings, Wells;
BRIS – Brown 5, Bradshaw 3, Scott, Johnson, Merrett, Keating, Drummond
BEST: KANG – Makepeace, Corey Jones, Wells, Sinclair, Thompson, Grant, Harvey; BRIS – Brown, Drummond, Black, Johnson, Adcock, Leppitsch

CHANGES: KANG – Rocca replaced in selected side by Picioane; BRIS – Lappin (ankle) replaced in selected side by Selwood

REPORTS: BRIS – McGrath for rough conduct on Sinclair

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Morris, Jeffery

CROWD: 29500 at The Gabba.

st kilda (4-5) vs sydney (5-4)

saints beat swans by 43. st kilda (5-5) sydney (5-5)

STK 4.1 5.6 9.8 15.11 (101)
SYD 1.0 3.1 6.6 8.10 (58)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 7, Milne 3, Riewoldt 3, Goddard, Fisher; SYD – Hall 3, O’Loughlin 2, O’Keefe, Crouch, Nicks
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Milne, Hayes, X. Clarke, Blake, Dal Santo, Maguire, Fisher; SYD – Goodes, Crouch, Kirk, Bolton

INJURY: STK – Blake (corked calf)

CHANGES: SYD – Williams (strained calf), replaced in selected side by Saddington

UMPIRES: Stevic, McLaren, Ryan

west coast (8-1) vs port (3-1-5)

eagles smash port by 117. west coast (9-1) port (3-1-6)

WCE 4.4 10.8 19.12 27.17 (179)
PA 2.2 5.4 8.8 9.8 (62)
GOALS: WCE – Lynch 4, Sampi 3, Kerr 3, Braun 2, A Embley 2, Nicoski 2, LeCras 2, Banfield, Chick, Fletcher, Gardiner, Hansen, Hunter, Jones, Judd, Seaby; PA – K. Cornes 2, Cassisi, Kingsley, Lade, Montgomery, Primus, Tredrea, White
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Kerr, Staker, A. Embley, Cox, Braun, Lynch. PA – K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Kingsley

INJURY: WCE – Gardiner (knee), Sampi (ankle);
PA – Eckermann (concussion), Wakelin (ankle), Walsh (ankle)

UMPIRES: James, Margetts, Wenn

ATTENDANCE: 40,188 at Subiaco Oval

essendon (3-6) vs bulldogs (4-5)

dons beat dogs by 27. essendon (4-6) bulldogs (4-6)

ESS 7.1 11.3 17.8 21.11 (137)
WB 3.1 6.1 11.5 17.8 (110)
GOALS: ESS – Hird 3, Lloyd 3, McPhee 3, Bradley 2, Lucas 2, Murphy 2, M. Johnson, Welsh, J. Johnson, Hille, Laycock, Lovett; WB – Murphy 6, Giansiracusa 3, Grant 3, Johnson 2, Hargrave 2, Smith
BEST: Hird, Fletcher, McPhee, J. Johnson, Murphy, M. Johnson; WB – Murphy, West, Cooney, Smith, Giansiracusa, Johnson

UMPIRES: Head, Woodcock, Pannell

ATTENDANCE: 40,450 at Telstra Dome

adelaide (5-4) vs carlton (2-1-6)

crows beat blues by 14. adeladie (6-4) carlton (2-1-7)

ADE 2.6 5.11 6.15 9.17 (71)
CARL 4.1 6.4 7.7 8.9 (57)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 2, Bock 2, McGregor, Shirley, Hart, Edwards, Reilly; CARL – Fevola 4, Whitnall, Stevens, Koutoufides, Lappin
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Torney, Burton, Hudson, Bock, Ricciuto, Welsh; CARL – Fevola, Camporeale, Lappin, Stevens, Morrell, Koutoufides

UMPIRES: McBurney, Grun, Hendrie

ATTENDANCE: 43,277 at AAMI Stadium

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 9 1 0 1098 754 145.62 36
GEEL 7 3 0 1116 865 129.02 28
MELB 7 3 0 1089 936 116.35 28
RICH 7 3 0 996 937 106.30 28
ADE 6 4 0 852 742 114.82 24
KANG 6 4 0 889 966 92.03 24
STK 5 5 0 963 896 107.48 20
FRE 5 5 0 947 904 104.76 20

SYD 5 5 0 772 846 91.25 20
WB 4 6 0 1041 1070 97.29 16
ESS 4 6 0 894 995 89.85 16
PA 3 6 1 766 1002 76.45 14
HAW 3 7 0 915 927 98.71 12
BRIS 3 7 0 894 987 90.58 12
COL 3 7 0 865 1034 83.66 12
CARL 2 7 1 873 1109 78.72 10

round 11 matches

collingwood v geelong

richmond v west coast

carlton v sydney

freo v brisbane

adelaide v essendon

st kilda v port

melbourne v north gor

bulldogs v hawthorn

st kilda (4-4) vs adeliade (4-4)

crows beat saints by 46. adelaide (5-4) st kilda (4-5)

ADE 1.2 7.3 13.7 15.13(103)
STK 5.2 5.4 8.6 8.9 (57)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 5, McGregor 2, Thompson, Edwards, McLeod, Burton, Ricciuto, Reilly, Hart, Goodwin; StK – Riewoldt 2, Gehrig 2, Milne 2, Powell, Fiora
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Ricciuto, Welsh, Goodwin, Bock, Edwards, Hart; StK – Ball, Dal Santo, Jones, Hayes, Goddard

UMPIRES: Margetts, Wenn, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 35,100 at Telstra Dome

carlton (2-1-5) vs melbourne (5-3)

dees hold off blues in final game at princess park/optus oval by 18. melbourne (6-3) carlton (2-1-6)

MELB 4.7 10.13 15.17 15.20 (110)
CARL 2.2 7.4 7.8 13.14 (92)
MELB – Robertson 6, Neitz 3, Read 2, Bruce, Davey, Holland, Yze; CARL – Fevola 2, Morrell 2, Stevens 2, Bentick, Betts, Houlihan, Koutoufides, Lappin, Walker, Whitnall
BEST: MELB – Robertson, Johnstone, Bizzell, Yze Green, Brown, Holland; CARL – Koutoufides, Lappin, Stevens, Camporeale, Morrell

INJURIY: MELB – Bell (corked thigh); CARL – French (left knee)

REPORTS: MELB – Jamar for rough conduct on French by field umpire McLaren

UMPIRES: Stevic, McLaren, Meredith

CROWD: 30,052 at Optus Oval

collingwood (1-7) vs west coast (8-0) uor

last place pies beat undefeated eagles by 23 in a all-time upset. collingwood (2-7) west coast (8-1)

COL 3.1 9.3 11.7 18.10 (118)
WCE 5.1 7.2 13.3 15.5 (95)
GOALS: COL – Caracella 5, Tarrant 3, Didak 2, Egan 2, T. Cloke 2, Shaw, C. Cloke, Burns, Licuria; WCE – Fletcher 3, Gardiner 3, Matera 2, Hansen, Chick, Cox, Lynch, Sampi, Stenglein, Banfield
BEST: COL – Caracella, Holland, Johnson, Egan, Licuria, Clement, Lockyer, Didak;
WCE – Fletcher, Cox, Kerr, Braun, Cousins, Matera, Gardiner

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Schmitt, Fraser

CROWD: 31,105 at the MCG

brisbane (3-5) vs richmond (6-2)

tigers edge lions by 4. richmond (7-2) brisbane (3-6)

RICH 4.5 7.9 9.13 12.15 (87)
BRIS 6.5 8.5 10.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: RICH – Brown 4, Richardson 3, Simmonds 2, Schulz, Pettifer, Krakouer;
BRIS – McGrath 5, Corrie, Voss 2, Akermanis, Black, Bradshaw
BEST: RICH – Brown, Richardson, Coughlan, Gaspar, Tuck, Kellaway; BRIS – Voss, Akermanis, Michael, Black, Brown, Merrett

INJURY: RICH – Bowden (suspected fractured cheekbone), Tambling (hamstring);
BRIS – Michael (hamstring), Chris Scott (hamstring)

CHANGES: RICH – Schulz in for Stafford (ankle) in selected side

UMPIRES – Donlon, Rowe, Head

CROWD – at the Gabba

port (2-1-5) vs essendon (3-5)

port beat dons by 19. port (3-1-5) essendon (3-6)

PA 0.3 4.8 7.13 12.13 (85)
ESS 3.4 4.6 8.10 9.12 (66)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 5, Lade 2, Dew 2, James, Pickett, Ebert; ESS – M. Johnson 3, Lucas 2, Lloyd, Rioli, McVeigh, Lovett
BEST: PA – Tredrea, James, Wakelin, C. Cornes, K. Cornes, Pickett, Shattock, Dew, Montgomery, Lade; ESS – McVeigh, M. Johnson, Peverill, McPhee, Murphy, J. Johnson

INJURY: PA – Kingsley (corked thigh)

REPORTS: ESS – McPhee by field umpire Chamberlain for striking Eckermann

UMPIRES – Vozzo, Chamberlain, Ryan

CROWD – 33,648 at AAMI Stadium

bulldogs (4-4) vs sydney (4-4)

swans beat dogs by 13. sydney (5-4) bulldogs (4-5)

SYD 1.4 5.7 11.9 13.11 (89)
WB 4.3 5.7 7.12 10.16 (76)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 5, Vogels 3, Hall 2, Goodes, O’Keefe, Crouch; WB – Robbins 4, Gilbee, Johnson, Hahn, Cooney, Morgan, Grant
BEST: SYD – O’Loughlin, J. Bolton, Kirk, Vogels, Ablett, Kennelly; WB – Smith, West, Giansiracusa, Hahn, Grant, McMahon

UMPIRES: James, Allen, Pannell

ATTENDANCE: 22,358 at the SCG

geelong (6-2) vs north (5-3)

cats beat roos by 85. geelong (7-2) north (5-4)

GEEL 6.6 8.8 15.12 22.14 (146)
KANG 1.5 4.8 7.12 8.13 (61)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 3, Bartel 3, Playfair 3, Enright 2, Lonergan 2, Ablett 2, Chapman, Ottens, S. Johnson, Thurley, D. Johnson, Tenace, Riccardi; KANG – Thompson 2, Petrie 2, Firrito, Simpson, Rocca, Grant
BEST: GEEL – Enright, Bartel, Kelly, Playfair, D. Johnson, Scarlett, Ling, Ablett, King;
KANG – Grant, Simpson, Stevens, Archer, Thompson

INJURY: KANG – Sinclair (corked thigh)

CHANGES: GEEL: Harley replaced in selected side by Lonergan

UMPIRES: McBurney, Quigley, McInerney

CROWD – 24,102 at Skilled Stadium

freo (4-4) vs hawthorn (2-6)

hawks beat freo by 9 goals. hawthorn (3-6) freo (4-5)

HAW 5.6 10.9 15.12 18.16 (124)
FRE 5.3 8.6 8.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 5, Dixon 3, Crawford 2, Brennan 2, Bateman 2, Ladson 2, Lewis, Clarke; FRE – Farmer 3, Longmuir 2, Haselby, Schammer, McPharlin, Pavlich, Grover
BEST: HAW – Mitchell, Everitt, Crawford, Dixon, Bateman, Jacobs, Crawford; FRE – Pavlich, Parker, Hasleby, J. Carr, Farmer

INJURY: HAW – Croad (concussion)

CHANGES: HAW – Ries (calf replaced in selected side by Greene; FRE – Haddrill (ankle) replaced in selected side by Schammer

UMPIRES: Davis, Woodcock, Nicholls

CROWD – 35,393 at Subiaco Oval

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 8 1 0 919 692 132.80 32
GEEL 7 2 0 1034 774 133.59 28
RICH 7 2 0 922 806 114.39 28
MELB 6 3 0 958 862 111.14 24
ADE 5 4 0 781 685 114.01 20
SYD 5 4 0 714 745 95.84 20
KANG 5 4 0 777 873 89.00 20
FRE 4 5 0 856 822 104.14 16

STK 4 5 0 862 838 102.86 16
WB 4 5 0 931 933 99.79 16
PA 3 5 1 704 823 85.54 14
HAW 3 6 0 835 819 101.95 12
BRIS 3 6 0 801 875 91.54 12
ESS 3 6 0 757 885 85.54 12
CARL 2 6 1 816 1038 78.61 10
COL 2 7 0 757 954 79.35 8

round 10 matches

melbourne v richmond gor

geelong v freo

hawthorn v collingwood

brisbane v north

st kilda v sydney

adeliade v carlton

essendon v bulldogs

west coast v port

carlton (2-1-4) vs geelong (5-2)

cats smash blues by 70. geelong (6-2) carlton (2-1-5)

GEEL 6.3 10.5 15.9 22.11 (143)
CARL 0.5 6.10 9.12 10.13 (73)
GOALS: GEEL – Ablett 4, Thurley 4, Ottens 3, Milburn 2, S. Johnson 2, Kingsley, King, Corey, Rooke, Byrnes, Enright, Gardiner; CARL – Fevola 5, Waite 3, Koutoufides 2
BEST: GEEL – Ablett, Corey, Milburn, Bartel, Playfair, Hunt, Scarlett, Ling, S. Johnson;
CARL – Fevola, Koutoufides, Houlihan, Camporeale, Waite

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Davis, Ryan

CROWD: 45,758 at Telstra Dome

west coast (7-0) vs st kilda (4-3)

eagles beat saints by 36. west coast (8-0) st kilda (4-4)

WCE 4.3 9.5 11.7 13.10 (88)
STK 1.2 2.4 4.7 7.10 (52)
GOALS: WCE – Gardiner 4, Fletcher 2, Cousins 2, Sampi, Hansen, Embley, Cox, Jones; StK – Milne 3, Riewoldt, Ackland, McGough, Blake
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Cousins, Gardiner, Embley, Cox, Glass; StK – Ball, Hayes, Fisher, Riewoldt, Goddard, Milne

INJURY: WCE – Embley (concussion), Braun (ankle) STK – Maguire (calf)

UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 41,177 at Subiaco Oval

hawthorn (1-6) vs melbourne (5-2) uor

hawks stun dees by 39. hawthorn (2-6) melbourne (5-3)

HAW 7.4 9.7 13.12 19.14 (128)
MELB 1.1 7.4 10.7 13.11 (89)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 8, Everitt 2, Roughead 2, Dixon 2, Franklin 2, Brennan, Clarke, Taylor; MELB – Green 4, Sylvia 2, Davey 2, Holland, McLean, Johnstone, Godfrey, White
BEST: HAW – Williams, Everitt, Hodge, Mitchell, Smith, Osborne, Crawford; MELB – McLean, Green, Moloney, Johnstone, Wheatley

INJURY: MELB – Bell (bruised shoulder)

CHANGES: – HAW – Thurgood (rested) replaced in selected side by Roughead;

REPORTS – MELB – Johnson for striking Bateman

UMPIRES: James, Margetts, Fraser

CROWD – 38,587 at the MCG

north (5-2) vs bulldogs (3-4)

dogs beat roos by 26. bulldogs (4-4) north (5-3)
WB 3.3 7.4 14.6 18.10 (118)
KANG 3.5 8.9 10.12 13.14 (92)
GOALS: WB – Giansiracusa 4, Cooney 2, Grant 2, Johnson 2, R. Murphy 2, Boyd, Eagleton, Gilbee, Harris, Smith, Walsh; KANG – Grant 4, Rocca 3, Harvey 2, Thompson 2, Hale, Wells
BEST: WB – Giansiracusa, Grant, Gilbee, R. Murphy, Johnson, Cross; KANG – Harvey, Simpson, Archer, Grant

UMPIRES: Allen, Head, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 32,901 at Telstra Dome

adelaide (4-3) vs brisbane (2-5)

lions stun crows by 9. brisbane (3-5) adelaide (4-4)

BRIS 2.0 7.1 10.3 11.6 (72)
ADE 1.2 1.5 5.11 8.15 (63)
GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 3, C. Scott 2, Sherman 2, Moody, Black, Merrett, Brown; ADE – Thompson 3, Welsh 2, Ricciuto 2, Jericho
BEST: BRIS – Black, Leppitsch, Lappin, McGrath, Johnson, Sherman, Power; ADE – Ricciuto, Thompson, Rutten, Mattner, Edwards, McLeod

INJURY: ADE – Thompson (dislocated finger), Goodwin (calf)

CHANGES: ADE – McGregor (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Bock

UMPIRES: Kamolins, Morris, Ellis

ATTENDANCE: 42,357 at AAMI Stadium

essendon (2-5) vs freo (4-3)

dons beat freo by 35. essendon (3-5) freo (4-4)

ESS 5.3 7.8 10.11 17.15 (117)
FRE 2.4 4.8 10.12 11.16 (82)
GOALS: ESS – Lovett 5, Lovett-Murray 2, Lucas 2, M. Johnson 2, Laycock 2, McVeigh 2, Cupido, Lloyd; FRE – Farmer 3, Pavlich 2, Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Medhurst, McPharlin, J. Carr
BEST: ESS – Lovett, M. Johnson, Fletcher, McPhee, J. Johnson, Lucas; FRE – Pavlich, Bell, M. Carr, Sandilands, Longmuir

INJURY: FRE – Haddrill (ankle)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Grun, Avon

ATTENDANCE: 30,383 at Telstra Dome

richmond (5-2) vs collingwood (1-6)

tigers overrun pies by 35. richmond (6-2) collingwood (1-7)

RICH 2.1 4.4 5.10 13.15 (93)
COL 4.1 6.5 7.8 8.10 (58)
GOALS: RICH – Brown 5, Tambling 2, Bowden, Coughlan, Graham, Knobel, Richardson, Simmonds; COL – Caracella 2, Burns, C. Cloke, T. Cloke, Holland, Swan, Walker
BEST: RICH – Coughlan, Johnson, Brown, Simmonds, Campbell, Gaspar, Tuck; COL – Prestigiacomo, Wakelin, Johnson, Egan, Clement, R. Shaw, O’Bree

INJURY: COL – Tarrant (calf) was a late withdrawal

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Meredith, Hendrie

ATTENDANCE: 54,330 at MCG

sydney (3-4) vs port (2-1-4)

swans beat port by 24. sydney (4-4) port (2-1-5)

SYD 2.4 3.8 6.12 9.15 (69)
PA 1.2 2.6 4.8 6.9 (45)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Hall 2, Goodes 2, Vogels, Ablett; PA – K. Cornes, Walsh, Dew,
Lade, Wanganeen, Ebert
BEST: SYD – Barry, Kennelly, O’Loughlin, J. Bolton, Goodes, Schauble; PA – C. Cornes, Lade, Dew, K. Cornes, Montgomery

INJURY: PA – Wilson (knee)

UMPIRES: Chamberlain, K. Nicholls, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 24,226 at the SCG

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 8 0 0 824 574 143.55 32
GEEL 6 2 0 888 713 124.54 24
RICH 6 2 0 835 723 115.49 24
MELB 5 3 0 848 770 110.13 20
KANG 5 3 0 716 727 98.49 20
FRE 4 4 0 786 698 112.61 16
STK 4 4 0 805 735 109.52 16
ADE 4 4 0 678 628 107.96 16

WB 4 4 0 855 844 101.30 16
SYD 4 4 0 625 669 93.42 16
BRIS 3 5 0 718 788 91.12 12
ESS 3 5 0 691 800 86.38 12
PA 2 5 1 619 757 81.77 10
CARL 2 5 1 724 928 78.02 10
HAW 2 6 0 711 749 94.93 8
COL 1 7 0 639 859 74.39 4

round 9 matches

st kilda v adelaide gor

carlton v melbourne

collingwood v west coast

brisbane v richmond

port v essendon

bulldogs v sydney

geelong v north

freo v hawthorn

melbounre (4-2) vs adeliade (4-2)

dees overrun crows by 24. melborune (5-2) adelaide (4-3)

MELB 3.2 5.5 7.7 11.12(78)
ADE 2.4 5.7 6.11 7.12(54)
GOALS: MELB – Brown 2, Davey, 2, Neitz, Robertson, Green, Godfrey, Holland, McDonald, Yze; ADE – Perrie 2, Biglands, Welsh, Bassett, Hudson, Skipworth
BEST: MELB – Bizzell, Maloney, Brown, Green, McDonald, Yze ADE – Edwards, Thompson, Goodwin, Ricciuto, Rutten, McLeod

INJURY: – MELB – Neitz (hamstring); ADE – Doughty (flu), replaced in selected side by Begley, Johncock (broken leg, 4 weeks)

REPORTS: MELB – Miller by umpire Schmitt for charging McGregor

UMPIRES: McBurney, Schmitt, Woodcock

CROWD: 39,475 at the MCG

geelong (4-2) vs st kilda (4-2)

cats stun saints by 18. geelong (5-2) st kilda (4-3)

GEEL 4.1 7.5 11.8 18.11 (119)
STK 5.2 10.6 13.9 15.11 (101)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 4, Milburn 3, Ottens 2, Thurley 2, Bartel, Kelly, Playfair, Ablett, Chapman, Enright, Ling; StK – Riewoldt 2, Koschitzke 2, Guerra 2, Milne 2, Baker, Voss, Goddard, Fiora, Fisher, Ackland, Harvey
BEST: GEEL – Ling, Milburn, Enright, King, Harley, Ablett, Byrnes; StK – Ball, Koschitzke, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Hayes, X. Clarke

INJURY: GEEL – S. Johnson (calf) replaced in selected side by Thurley, Chapman (ankle);
StK – Hamill (shin) replaced in selected side by McGough, Jones (calf tear, 4-6 weeks), Harvey (hamstring, 4 weeks), Koschitzke (4 weeks hamstring)

UMPIRES: James, Jeffery, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 44,814 at Telstra Dome

richmond (4-2) vs carlton (2-1-3)

tigers beat blues by 85. richmond (5-2) carlton (2-1-4)

RICH 7.4 13.8 19.11 23.13 (151)
CARL 0.2 1.3 5.3 10.6 (66)
GOALS: RICH – Krakouer 5, Brown 4, Richardson 4, Pettifer 2, Campbell 2, Deledio, Simmonds, Stafford, Johnson, Tivendale, Kellaway; CARL – Lappin 5, French, Waite, Scotland, O’hAilpin, Longmuir
BEST: RICH – Coughlan, Bowden, Gaspar, Kellaway, Richardson, Newman, Simmonds, Brown, Krakouer; CARL – Lappin, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Camporeale, Waite, Stevens

INJURY: RICH – Stafford (ankle); CARL – Carrazzo (calf), Chambers (knee) replaced in selected side by O’hAilpin and Prendergast

UMPIRES: Stevic, Wenn, Avon

ATTENDANCE: 52,234 at the MCG

brisbane (2-4) vs bulldogs (2-4)

dogs beat lions by 23. bulldogs (3-4) brisbane (2-5)

WB 3.3 9.9 10.16 15.20 (110)
BRIS 1.3 5.8 9.13 12.15 (87)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 3, Murphy 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Gilbee, Eagleton, Hargrave, Robbins, Morgan; BRIS – Brown 5, Notting 2, Moody 2, McGrath, McLaren, Pike
BEST: WB – West, Johnson, Cross, Gilbee, Murphy, Cooney; BRIS – Voss, Akermanis, McLaren, Michael, Brown

REPORTS: WB – Morgan reported by umpire Fraser for rough play against McGrath

UMPIRES: Allen, Ryan, Fraser

ATTENDANCE: 30,639 at the Gabba

sydney (2-4) vs essendon (2-4)

swans edge dons by 6. sydney (3-4) essendon (2-5)

SYD 3.5 7.8 9.11 13.16 (94)
ESS 4.0 10.1 13.3 14.4 (88)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 4, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Buchanan, Moore, Goodes, Vogels;
ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 4, Laycock 2, Stanton 2, McVeigh, Lovett
BEST: SYD – Kirk, Hall, Buchanan, Goodes, O’Loughlin, J. Bolton; ESS – McPhee, Laycock, Lucas, Lloyd, Peverill, Fletcher

INJURY: SYD – Maxfield (leg) replaced in selected side by Buchanan, Davis (hamstring, 3-4 weeks); ESS – Watson (quad) replaced in selected side by Thomas, Bradley (bruised ribs)

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Ellis, McInerney

ATTENDACE: 31,688 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney

port (1-1-4) vs north (5-1) uor

power stun roos by 47. port (2-1-4) north (5-2)
PA 4.2 12.4 15.8 18.11 (119)
KANG 2.5 3.9 8.11 10.12 (72)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, Mahoney 2, Cassisi 2, Primus, Wanganeen, Lade, Francou, Pickett, Thurstans, Ebert, Walsh; KANG – Harvey 2, Corey Jones, Harris, Grant, Stevens, Petrie, Chad Jones, Makepeace
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Wanganeen, Primus, Wilson, Francou, Bishop; KANG – Sinclair, Simpson, Corey Jones, Thompson, Wells, Colbert

UMPIRES: McLaren, Quigley, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 27,050 at AAMI Stadium

hawthorn (1-5) vs west coast (6-0)

eagles beat hawks by 19. west coast (7-0) hawthorn (1-6)

WCE 2.5 7.7 10.8 14.12 (96)
HAW 3.3 5.3 8.3 12.5 (77)
GOALS: WCE – Hansen 3, Cox 2, Lynch 2, A. Embley, Fletcher, Hunter, Jones, Judd, Kerr, Stenglein; HAW – Williams 5, Clarke 2, Brown, Crawford, Dixon, Hodge, Taylor
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Cox, Hunter, Cousins, Stenglein, Judd, Hansen; HAW – Brown, Crawford, Williams, Clarke, Hodge, Bateman, Osborne

UMPIRES: Davis, Kennedy, Kamolins

ATTENDANCE: 16,933 at Aurora Stadium

freo (3-3) vs collingwood (1-5)

dockers beat pies by 112. freo (4-3) collingwood (1-6)

FRE 9.2 15.5 22.8 28.12 (180)
COL 0.3 4.6 7.8 10.8 (68)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 6, Headland 5, McPharlin 5, Medhurst 3, Bell 2, M. Carr 2, Siegert 2, Black, Farmer, Webster; COL – Lockyer 2, Rowe 2, Tarrant 2, Caracella, Didak, O’Bree, R. Shaw
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, J. Carr, Bell, Headland, McPharlin, Siegert, Black; COL – Burns, Davies, Rowe

INJURY: FRE – Walker (ankle); COL – T. Cloke (knee), Cole (ankle), Fraser (knee), Woewodin (back)

UMPIRES: Margetts, Rowe, Morris

ATTENDACE: 36,491 at Subiaco

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 7 0 0 736 522 141.0 28
MELB 5 2 0 759 642 118.2 20
GEEL 5 2 0 745 640 116.4 20
RICH 5 2 0 742 665 111.6 20
KANG 5 2 0 624 609 102.5 20
FRE 4 3 0 704 581 121.2 16
StK 4 3 0 753 647 116.4 16
ADE 4 3 0 615 556 110.6 16

WB 3 4 0 737 752 98.0 12
SYD 3 4 0 556 624 89.1 12
PA 2 4 1 574 688 83.4 10
CARL 2 4 1 651 785 82.9 10
BRIS 2 5 0 646 725 89.1 8
ESS 2 5 0 574 718 79.9 8
HAW 1 6 0 583 660 88.3 4
COL 1 6 0 581 766 75.8 4

round 8 matches

carlton v geelong

hawthorn v melbourne

west coast v st kilda

north v bulldogs

adelaide v brisbane

sydney v port gor

essendon v freo

richmond v collingwood

carlton (1-1-3) vs hawthorn (1-4)

for the last time for 12 years blues beat hawks by 6. carlton (2-1-3) hawthorn (1-5)

CARL 1.2 4.5 7.8 13.11 (89)
HAW 4.4 6.7 10.8 12.11 (83)
GOALS: CARL – Waite 5, Betts 3, Whitnall 2, Deluca, Johnson, Lappin: HAW – Williams 4, Osborne 2, Barker, Miller, Hodge, Crawford, Beaumont, Everitt
BEST: CARL – Waite, Betts, Stevens, Johnson, Teague, Houlihan, Scotland, Koutoufides;
HAW – Hodge, Osborne, Thurgood, Mitchell, Crawford, Miller, Everitt

INJURY: CARL – Carrazzo (knee), Chambers (knee); HAW – Barker (torn quad)
Barker will miss at least a month

CHANGES: HAW – Jacobs and Ladson replaced in selected side by Ries and Franklin

UMPIRES – Allen, McLaren, Jeffery

CROWD: 49,018 at Telstra Dome

adelaide (3-2) vs north (5-0)

crows stun north by 10. adelaide (4-2) north (5-1)

ADE 3.6 7.7 9.13 10.14 (74)
KANG 2.0 6.0 7.1 10.4 (64)
GOALS: ADE – Skipworth 4, Perrie, Burton, Hentschel, Reilly, Thompson, Biglands Kangaroos; Grant 3, Rocca 2, Thompson 2, Makepeace, Stevens, Harvey
BEST: ADE – Skipworth, Goodwin, Biglands, Johncock, Thompson, Edwards, Reilly;
KANG – Simpson, Makepeace, Sinclair, Harvey, Grant

INJURY: Skipworth (bruised shin)

CHANGES: KANG – Colbert (knee) replaced in the selected side by Baird

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Woodcock, Stevic

CROWD: 41,867 at AAMI Stadium

melbourne (4-1) vs freo (2-3) uor

dockers stun dees by 14. freo (3-3) melbourne (4-2)

FRE 7.4 11.7 16.9 22.11 (143)
MELB 5.4 8.7 15.8 20.9 (129)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 7, McPharlin 5, Black 2, Hasleby 2, Bell 2, Medhurst, Longmuir, Pavlich, Grover; MELB – Neitz 6, Holland 5, Robertson 5, Yze 2, Green 2
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Farmer, McPharlin, Bell, Black, Medhurst, Hasleby, J. Carr, M. Carr;
MELB – White, Moloney, Holland, Neitz, Robertson, Davey, Yze

INJURY: FRE – Longmuir (shin)

UMPIRES – Davis, Quigley, McInerney

CROWD – 21,963 at the MCG

essendon (2-3) vs brisbane (1-4)

lions revive their hopes over dons by 48. brisbane (2-4) essendon (2-4)

BRIS 7.0 13.3 19.6 21.10 (136)
ESS 3.2 6.6 11.14 12.16 (88)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 8, C. Scott 3, Akermanis 2, Power 2, Sherman 2, Keating, McLaren, Notting, Voss; ESS – M. Johnson 3, Lloyd 2, Lovett 2, J. Johnson, Lucas, McPhee, Murphy, Solomon
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Lappin, Michael, Power, C. Scott, Johnson, Black; ESS – M. Johnson, McPhee, Peverill

INJURY: BRIS – Black (corked thigh), Bradshaw (back) replaced in selected side by Moody, McGrath (illness) replaced in selected sided by Spaanderman, Moody (ankle);
ESS – Haynes (broken arm), Hird (hamstring)
Both Haynes and Hird will miss 3-4 weeks

UMPIRES: James, Head, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 44,055 at Telstra Dome

west coast (5-0) vs sydney (2-3)

eagles beat swans by 45. west coast (6-0) sydney (2-4)

WCE 1.2 7.5 12.10 15.14 (104)
SYD 1.6 4.6 6.9 8.11 (59)
GOALS: WCE – Cousins 3, Matera 3, Sampi 2, Judd, Lynch, Cox, Stenglein, Adkins, Embley, Glass. Sydney: B Hall 3 N Davis 2 B Kirk A Goodes J Crouch
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Cox, Wirrpunda, Judd, Matera, Braun; SYD – Kirk, Crouch, Barry, Goodes, Hall, C. Bolton

INJURY: WCE – Seaby (hamstring), Fletcher (concussion), Chick (groin)

CHANGES: SYD – Schauble in for the suspended Jolly

UMPIRES: Grun, Wenn, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 39,687 at Subiaco Oval

richmond (3-2) vs port (1-1-3)

tigers stun port by 56. richmond (4-2) port (1-1-4)

RICH 1.2 7.4 13.7 19.9 (123)
PA 4.4 6.8 6.10 9.13 (67)
GOALS: RICH – Brown 6, Pettifer 4, Richardson 3, Stafford 2, Coughlan, Kellaway, Simmonds, Tuck; PA – Lade 2, Tredrea 2, P. Burgoyne, K. Cornes, Pettigrew, Primus, Wanganeen
BEST: RICH – Richardson, Tuck, Brown, Simmonds, Gaspar, Deledio, Pettifer, Newman, Bowden, Tivendale; PA – Wanganeen, P. Burgoyne, Tredrea

UMPIRES: Ellis, Hendry, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 21,301 at Telstra Dome

geelong (3-2) vs bulldogs (2-3)

cats beat dogs by 35. geelong (4-2) bulldogs (2-4)

GEEL 6.4 8.8 12.11 16.12 (108)
WB 4.0 7.3 9.4 11.7 (73)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 3, Ottens 2, Riccardi 2, Kingsley 2, S. Johnson 2, Corey, Byrnes, G. Ablett, Hunt, Enright; WB – Eagleton 2, Cooney 2, Rawlings 2, Smith, Gilbee, Giansiracusa, Power, Griffen
BEST: GEEL – Scarlett, Chapman, Milburn, Bartel, G. Ablett, Byrnes, Corey; WB – Gilbee, Cooney, West, Eagleton, Giansiracusa

INJURY: GEEL – Milburn (corked knee); WB – Darcy will miss the rest of the season with a ruptured ACL, Eagleton (concussion)

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Rowe, Kamolins

ATTENDANCE: 23,019 at Skilled Stadium

st kilda (3-2) vs collingwood (1-4)

saints beat pies by 38. st kilda (4-2) collingwood (1-5)

STK 1.4 8.7 12.9 16.13 (109)
COL 2.5 6.6 8.11 10.11 (71)
GOLAS: StK – Gehrig 8, Baker, Fiora, Goddard, Guerra, Hamill, Jones, Koschitzke, Milne;
COL – Didak 2, Fraser 2, Tarrant 2, Burns, Caracella, C. Cloke, T. Cloke
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Dal Santo, Harvey, Clarke, Baker, Hayes, Hudghton; COL – J. Cloke, Shaw, Rowe, Burns, Johnson

INJURY: StK – Hamill (corked shin), Maguire (hip); COL – Prestigiacomo (hip/groin), Johnson (concussion), Clement (heel)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Schmitt, Chamberlain

ATTENDANCE: 43,689 at MCG

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 6 0 0 640 445 143.82 24
KANG 5 1 0 552 490 112.65 20
STK 4 2 0 652 528 123.48 16
ADE 4 2 0 561 478 117.36 16
GEEL 4 2 0 626 539 116.14 16
MELB 4 2 0 681 588 115.82 16
RICH 4 2 0 591 599 98.66 16
FRE 3 3 0 524 513 102.14 12

CARL 2 3 1 585 634 92.27 10
WB 2 4 0 627 665 94.29 8
BRIS 2 4 0 559 615 90.89 8
SYD 2 4 0 462 536 86.19 8
ESS 2 4 0 486 624 77.88 8
PA 1 4 1 455 616 73.86 6
HAW 1 5 0 506 564 89.72 4
COL 1 5 0 513 586 87.54 4

round 7 matches

melbourne v adelaide

geelong v st kilda gor

richmond v carlton

brisbane v bulldogs

sydney v essendon

hawthorn v west coast

port v north

freo v collingwood

port (1-1-2) vs geelong (2-2)

cats break away drought against port by 4. geelong (3-2) port (1-1-3)

GEEL 3.4 7.4 11.6 15.9 (99)
PA 3.1 8.1 12.5 15.5 (95)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 3, Riccardi 3, Ottens 3, Champan, Enright, Playfair, Rooke, Ling, Byrnes; PA – Tredrea 5, Pettigrew 2, Ebert 2, Thurstans, Cornes, Kingsley, Bishop, Lade, Cassisi
BEST: Ling, Chapman, Riccardi, Ottens, Corey, Kingsley; PA – Tredrea, P. Burgoyne, Bishop, Cornes, Cochrane, Wakelin, Walsh

INJURY: GEEL – D. Johnson (back)

CHANGES: GEEL – S. Johnson (calf) replaced by Callan

UMPIRES: McBurney, James, McInerney

CROWD: 33,405 at AAMI Stadium

north (4-0) vs hawthorn (1-3)

roos beat hawks by 19. north (5-0) hawthorn (1-4)

KANG 3.4 9.8 12.11 16.12 (108)
HAW 3.3 4.5 11.6 13.11 (89)
GOALS: Rocca 5, Wells 2, Hale 2, Jones 2, Thompson 2, Grant, Archer, Stevens;
HAW – Williams 4, Dixon 2, Vandenberg 2, Everitt, Crawford, Barker, Thurgood, Franklin
BEST: KANG – Rocca, Jones, Grant, Watt, Wells, Harris, Thompson; HAW – Bateman, Croad, Williams, Clarke, Everitt, Hodge

INJURY: KANG – Grima (dislocated shoulder), Petrie (ankle); HAW – Ladson (leg)
Grima will require a shoulder reconstruction and miss several months.

CHANGES: HAW – Hay (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Thurgood

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Chamberlain, Pannell

CROWD: 38,764 at the MCG

freo (1-3) vs carlton (1-1-2)

freo beat blues by 19. freo (2-3) carlton (1-1-3)

FRE 3.3 9.7 12.9 15.13 (103)
CARL 4.3 5.7 7.13 11.18 (84)
GOALS: FRE – Medhurst 4, Farmer 2, Bell 2, Pavlich 2, Webster, M Carr, Schammer, Murphy, Black; CARL – Walker 2, Houlihan 2, Fevola, Lappin, Waite, Camporeale, Whitnall, Longmuir, Johnson
BEST: FRE – Black, M Carr, Pavlich, Parker, Longmuir, Cook, Siegert; CARL – Camporeale, French, Koutoufides, Waite, Johnson, Houlihan

INJURY: FRE – Farmer (knee)

CHANGES: FRE – Sandilands replaced in selected side by Siegert, Webster (ill) replaced by Woods

REPORTS – Grover (FRE) and Fevola (CARL) for wrestling

UMPIRES: Rowe, Hendrie, Woodcock

CROWD: – 36,056 at Subiaco

bulldogs (1-3) vs adeliaed (3-1) uor

dogs stun crows by 31. bulldogs (2-3) adelaide (3-2)

WB 2.4 6.8 15.9 21.14 (140)
ADE 4.3 9.9 10.10 16.13 (109)
GOALS: WB – Darcy 6, Johnson 4, Gilbee 2, B. Murphy 2, R. Murphy 2, Smith, Giansiracusa, Bowden, West, Eagleton; ADE – Ricciuto 3, Perrie 2, Thompson, Biglands, Hentschel, Bassett, Edwards, Welsh, Goodwin, Begley, McLeod, Skipworth, Johncock
BEST: WB – Darcy, Cross, Minson, West, Smith, R. Murphy, Gilbee, Morris, Johnson, Harris, Giansiracusa, McMahon; ADE- Goodwin, Edwards, Johncock, Ricciuto, Bassett

CHANGES: WB – Hahn (shoulder), replaced in selected side by B. Murphy; ADE – Shirley (calf), replaced in selected side by Massie

UMPIRES: Donlon, Ellis, Jeffery

CROWD: 27,900 at Telstra Dome

sydney (2-2) vs melbourne (3-1)

dees beat swans by 34. melborune (4-1) sydney (2-3)

Sydney	60
Melbourne	94

brisbane (1-3) vs west coast (4-0)

eagles smash lions by 73. west coast (5-0) brisbane (1-4)
WCE 4.4 13.9 17.14 23.19 (157)
BRIS 3.2 6.3 8.10 12.12 (84)
GOALS:WCE – Lynch 4, Chick 3, A. Embley 2, Gardiner 2, Hunter 2, Sampi 2, Seaby 2, Banfield, Braun, Fletcher, Hansen, Matera, Stenglein; BRIS – C. Scott 5. Akermanis 3, Keating 2, Lappin, Voss
BEST: WCE – Chick, Cousins, Hansen, Fletcher, Stenglein, Judd, Embley; BRIS – Akermanis, C. Scott, Lappin, Johnson, Sherman

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Davis, Avon

ATTENDANCE: 33,007 at Gabba

st kilda (2-2) vs richmond (3-1)

saints beat tigers by 68. st kilda (3-2) richmond (3-2)

STK 8.2 13.5 18.11 22.15 (147)
RICH 3.4 5.8 8.10 11.13 (79)
GOALS: StK – Milne 5, Gehrig 4, Fiora 2, Hamill 2, Peckett 2, Dal Santo, Maguire, Hayes, Ball, Jones, Voss, Guerra; RICH – Stafford 4, Brown 2, Bowden, Tuck, Krakouer, Campbell, Pettifer
BEST: StK – Milne, Maguire, Dal Santo, Jones, Fiora, Hudghton, Hayes, Harvey; RICH – Stafford, Bowden, Tuck, Gaspar, Kellaway

INJURY: StK – Maguire (concussion), Hayes (corked shin); RICH – Hyde (concussion)

UMPIRES: McLaren, Grun, Quigley

CROWD – 49,580 at Telstra Dome

essendon (1-3) vs collingwood (1-3)

dons beat pies by 14. essendon (2-3) collingwood (1-4)

ESS 2.8 5.9 7.14 11.17 (83)
COL 2.1 4.4 5.9 10.9 (69)
GOALS: ESS – Laycock 2, Lovett 2, Hird, McVeigh, Richards, Lucas, Lloyd, J. Johnson, Bolton; COL – Rowe 2, Tarrant 2, T. Cloke, C. Cloke, Clement, Woewodin, Caracella, R. Shaw
BEST: ESS – Lovett, Laycock, Fletcher, Welsh, McPhee, Hird, Rioli; COL – Clement, Prestigiacomo, R. Shaw, T. Cloke, Johnson, Licuria

ANZAC MEDAL: Andrew Lovett (ESS)

INJURY: COL – R. Shaw (concussion)

CHANGES: ESS – Bradley (groin) replaced in selected side by Haynes

REPORTS: ESS – Hird for charging Wakelin, M. Johnson for charging Shaw

UMPIRES: Wenn, Ryan, Goldspink

CROWD: 70,033 at the MCG

ladder

WCE 5 0 0 536 386 138.86 20
KANG 5 0 0 488 416 117.31 20
MELB 4 1 0 552 445 124.04 16
STK 3 2 0 543 457 118.82 12
ADE 3 2 0 487 414 117.63 12
GEEL 3 2 0 518 466 111.16 12
RICH 3 2 0 468 532 87.97 12
WB 2 3 0 554 557 99.46 8

FRE 2 3 0 381 384 99.22 8
SYD 2 3 0 403 432 93.29 8
ESS 2 3 0 398 488 81.56 8
CARL 1 3 1 496 551 90.02 6
PA 1 3 1 388 493 78.70 6
COL 1 4 0 442 477 92.66 4
HAW 1 4 0 423 475 89.05 4
BRIS 1 4 0 423 527 80.27 4

round 6 matches

carlton v hawthorn

melbourne v freo

adelaide v north

essendon v brisbane gor

west coast v sydney

geelong v bulldogs

richmond v port

st kilda v collingwood

north (3-0) vs collingwood (1-2)

roos survive pies scare by 3. north (4-0) collingwood (1-3)

KANG 4.4 7.5 11.6 14.9 (93)
COL 5.3 8.5 10.6 13.12 (90)
GOALS: KANG – Corey Jones 3, Archer 2, Firrito, Grant, Hale, B. Harvey, Rocca, Sansbury, Simpson, Stevens, Thompson; COL – Tarrant 4, Rocca 3, Burns 2, O’Bree 2, Caracella, Walker
BEST: KANG – Archer, Wells, Simpson, B. Harvey, Grant, Corey Jones; COL – Burns, O’Bree, Wakelin, Tarrant, Cole, Morrison

INJURY: COL – Rocca (torn achilles)
Rocca required surgery and could miss 6-8 weeks

UMPIRES: Rowe, Woodcock, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 51,565 at the MCG

geelong (1-2) vs essendon (1-2)

cats beat dons by 56. geelong (2-2) Essendon (1-3)
GEEL 3.4 5.10 12.15 19.17 (131)
ESS 3.1 5.5 9.6 11.9 (75)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 3, Ottens 2, Playfair 2, S. Johnson 2, Bartel 2, Ablett 2, Chapman 2, D. Johnson, Kelly, Riccardi, Gardiner; ESS – Lloyd 5, Lucas 2, M. Johnson, Monfries, Hird, Laycock
BEST: GEEL – S. Johnson, Riccardi, Enright, Chapman, Kelly, Ablett, Playfair; ESS – Lloyd, Lucas, M. Johnson, Hird

INJURY: GEEL – Harley (concussion)

CHANGES: ESS – Murphy (shoulder) replaced in selected side by Dyson

UMPIRES: Allen, Quigley, Schmitt

CROWD – 48,653 at Telstra Dome

west coast (3-0) vs bulldogs (1-2)

eagles beat dogs by 36. west coast (4-0) bulldogs (1-3)

WCE 6.4 9.9 14.14 21.17 (143)
WB 4.1 7.2 11.4 17.5 (107)
GOALS: WCE – Cousins 4, Fletcher 3, Matera 3, Sampi 2, Judd 2, Adkins 2, Cox, Wirrpunda, Hansen, Butler, Graham; WB – Grant 4, Gilbee 4, Griffen 2, Darcy 2, Murphy, Smith, Eagleton, Power, Faulkner
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Judd, Wirrpunda, Braun, Fletcher, Cox; WB – Gilbee, Griffen, Darcy, West, Murphy, Grant

INJURY: WB – Power (shoulder)

UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Meredith

CROWD: 39,124 at Subiaco

port (1-2) vs carlton (1-2)

port and blues draw. port (1-1-2) carlton (1-1-2)
PA 6.3 11.6 13.9 15.19 (109)
CARL 3.2 8.5 12.11 16.13 (109)
GOALS: PA – Montgomery 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Thurstans 2, Ebert 2, Tredrea 2, White 2, Primus, Wanganeen, Dew; CARL – Fevola 4, Wiggins 2, Deluca, Houlihan, Carrazzo, Waite, Longmuir, Lappin, Bowyer, French, Chambers, Sporn
BEST: PA – K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Dew, Walsh, Kingsley, Montgomery; CARL – Houlihan, Fevola, Johnson, Carrazzo, Wiggins, Waite

INJURY: PA – Shattock (thigh); CARL – Sporn (concussion)

REPORTS: PA – Brogan for striking French

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Stevic, Ryan

CROWD – 33,519 at AAMI Stadium

hawthorn (0-3) vs brisbane (1-2) uor

hawks stun lions by 46 to get off last where they shouldn’t have been anyway. hawthorn (1-3) brisbane (1-3)

HAW 4.2 10.4 14.5 18.7 (115)
BRIS 4.0 5.3 6.7 10.9 (69)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 6, Everitt 2, Hodge, Crawford, Franklin, Dixon, Osborne, Clarke, Barker, Roughead, Bateman, Miller; BRIS – Sherman 3, Bradshaw 2, Corrie, White, McGrath, McLaren, Johnson
BEST: HAW – Everitt, Williams, Mitchell, Croad, Crawford, Vandenberg, Bateman, Hodge, Miller, Brown; BRIS – Black, Corrie, Sherman, Bradshaw, Power

CHANGES: HAW – Smith (hamstring tightness) replaced in selected side by Dixon;
BRIS – Lappin (hip) replaced in selected side by Attard

UMPIRES – Donlon, Wenn, Ellis

CROWD – 27,778 at the MCG

st kilda (1-2) vs melbourne (3-0)

saints stun dees by 47. st kilda (2-2) melbourne (3-1)
STK 7.2 9.4 16.9 23.13 (151)
MELB 5.6 9.11 13.13 15.14 (104)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 6, Milne 4, Voss 4, Fiora 2, Hamill 2, Ackland, R. Clarke, Goddard, Guerra, Jones; MELB – Neitz 3, Rigoni 3, Yze 3, Robertson 2, Davey, Green, Heffernan, Johnstone
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Ball, Dal Santo, Voss, Jones, R. Clarke; MELB – Rivers, Yze, Johnstone, Davey

INJURY: MELB – Bruce (shoulder), McDonald (knee), Neitz (corked hip)
Bruce will miss 4-6 weeks with a damaged AC joint

REPORTS: MELB – Miller rough conduct against Thompson

UMPIRES: McBurney, Avon, Nicholls (replaced in third quarter by Morris)

ATTENDANCE: 40,004 at Telstra Dome

richmond (2-1) vs freo (1-2)

tigers beat freo by 48. richmond (3-1) freo (1-3)

RICH 5.5 7.7 13.9 14.16 (100)
FRE 1.4 4.5 4.6 7.10 (52)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 6, Brown 2, Stafford 2, Deledio, Knobel, Pettifer, Simmonds;
FRE – Farmer, Hasleby, Johnson, Medhurst, Murphy, Pavlich, Schammer
BEST: RICH – Richardson, Brown, Newman, Hyde, Tuck, Bowden; FRE – McPharlin, Black, Bell J. Carr

INJURY: FRE – M. Carr (illness) replaced in selected side by Woods, Dodd (knee), Headland (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Webster, Polak (knee) replaced in selected side by Johnson

UMPIRES: James, Grun, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 24,242 at MCG

sydney (2-1) vs adeliade (2-1)

crows beat swans by 41. adelaide (3-1) sydney (2-2)

ADE 4.3 6.5 10.11 18.12 (120)
SYD 4.2 7.5 9.8 11.13 (79)
GOALS: ADE – Perrie 4, Thompson 3, McLeod 2, Welsh 2, Begley, Goodwin, Johncock, Mattner, Reilly, Shirley, Skipworth; SYD – Goodes 2, Hall 2, O’Keefe 2, O’Loughlin 2, Ablett, Mathews, Maxfield
BEST: ADE – Mattner, Skipworth, Perrie, McLeod, Rutten, Torney, Thompson; SYD – J. Bolton, Kirk, Goodes, Davis, O’Keefe, Jolly

INJURY: ADE – McGregor (corked thigh); SYD – Ball (hamstring), Jolly (ankle), Roberts-Thomson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Spriggs, Williams (broken collarbone)
Ball will miss next week while Williams will be sidelined 4-6 weeks

REPORTS: SYD – Maxfield for rough conduct

UMPIRES: Kennedy, McInerney, Pannell

ATTENDANCE: 30,478 at SCG

ladder

W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 4 0 0 379 302 125.50 16
KANG 4 0 0 380 327 116.21 16
ADE 3 1 0 378 274 137.96 12
MELB 3 1 0 458 385 118.96 12
RICH 3 1 0 389 385 101.04 12
GEEL 2 2 0 419 371 112.94 8
STK 2 2 0 396 378 104.76 8
SYD 2 2 0 343 338 101.48 8

CARL 1 2 1 412 448 91.96 6
PA 1 2 1 293 394 74.37 6
COL 1 3 0 373 394 94.67 4
FRE 1 3 0 278 300 92.67 4
WB 1 3 0 414 448 92.41 4
BRIS 1 3 0 339 370 91.62 4
HAW 1 3 0 334 367 91.01 4
ESS 1 3 0 315 419 75.18 4

round 5 matches

port v geelong

north v hawthorn

freo v carlton

sydney v melbourne

bulldogs v adelaide

brisbane v west coast

st kilda v richmond gor

essendon v collingwood

melbounre (2-0) vs geelong (1-1)

dees beat cats by 48. melbourne (3-0) geelong (1-2)

MELB 6.2 11.4 14.5 18.6 (114)
GEEL 1.5 5.8 6.11 8.18 (66)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 5, Bruce 3, Robertson 3, Davey 2, Green 2, Johnstone, Sylvia, Whelan; GEEL – Chapman 3, Kingsley 3, G. Ablett, Corey
BEST: MELB – Bruce, Johnstone, Neitz, Bizzell, White, Whelan; GEEL – Hunt, Milburn, Playfair, Rooke

INJURY: GEEL – Bartel (concussion)
Scans cleared Bartel of serious injury

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Ellis, Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 51,793 at the MCG

carlton (1-1) vs collingwood (0-2)

pies stun blues by 20. collingwood (1-2) carlton (1-2)
COL 3.1 5.7 14.8 20.8 (128)
CARL 3.4 8.6 14.9 16.12 (108)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 5, Holland 3, Licuria 2, Williams 2, Rocca 2, Davis, Rowe, Caracella, Burns, R. Shaw, C. Cloke. CARL – Lappin 3, Waite 3, Whitnall 2, Betts 2, Fevola 2, DeLuca 2, Camporeale, Stevens
BEST: COL – Holland, Clement, Johnson, Licuria, Rocca, Burns; CARL – Stevens, Lappin, French, Waite, Scotland

UMPIRES: McLaren, Chamberlain, Avon

ATTENDANCE: 61,608 at the MCG

freo (1-1) vs west coast (2-0)

eagles beat freo by 8. west coast (3-0) freo (1-2)
WCE 2.4 3.9 7.14 12.16 (88)
FRE 2.4 7.6 9.7 12.8 (80)
GOALS: WCE – Hansen 3, Graham 2, Cox 2, Lynch 2, Judd, A. Embley, Fletcher; FRE – Pavlich 2, J. Carr 2, Longmuir, Medhurst, Black, Hasleby, M. Carr, Headland, Sandilands, Farmer

BEST: WCE – Judd, Fletcher, Chick, Wirrpunda, Cousins, Hansen; FRE – J. Carr, M. Carr, Hasleby, Cook, Pavlich

Ross Glendinning Medal: Chris Judd

UMPIRES: Davis, Allen, Schmitt

ATTENDANCE: 42,027 at Subiaco Oval

st kilda (1-1) vs north (2-0)

roos beat saints by 7. north (3-0) st kilda (1-2)

KANG 2.2 6.3 10.7 15.10 (100)
STK 3.3 7.5 12.7 14.9 (93)
GOALS: KANG – Grant 4, B. Harvey 2, Sansbury 2, Thompson 2, Wells, Stevens, Petrie, Jones, Rocca; StK – Gehrig 4, Hamill 3, Milne 3, Fiora 2, Voss, Ackland
BEST: KANG – Grant, Makepeace, Archer, Brown, Sinclair, Wells; StK – Dal Santo, Hayes, Ball, Fiora, Gehrig

UMPIRES: Rowe, Ryan, McInerney

INJURY: StK – Harvey (hamstring)

ATTENDANCE: 36,140 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (1-1) vs sydney (1-1)

hall joins the exclusive club of players to steal games after the siren twice in a carrer and the only one i can think of at two clubs as he did it at the saints in 01 the lions the causility by 6. sydney (2-1) brisbane (1-2)

SYD 1.3 2.4 6.7 13.9 (87)
BRIS 1.5 4.10 10.14 11.15 (81)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, Goodes 2, Ablett, Buchanan, Williams, O’Keefe, Bevan, J. Bolton;
BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Akermanis 2, Corrie, Lappin, Adcock, Power
BEST: SYD – Hall, J. Bolton, Nicks, Goodes, Crouch; BRIS – Akermanis, Bradshaw, Power, Pike, Voss

INJURY: BRIS – Lappin (thigh), McGrath (ankle)

UMPIRES: McBurney, James, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 33,960 at the Gabba

adelaide (1-1) vs port (1-1) uor

crows smash port by 68 in upset. adelaide (2-1) port (1-2)

ADE 3.2 9.5 13.13 18.16 (124)
PA 1.1 5.2 7.5 8.8 (56)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 4, Shirley 2, McLeod 2, Goodwin 2, Reilly 2, Edwards, Skipworth, Johncock, Ricciuto, Hentschel, Mattner; PA – Dew 3, Ebert 2, Shattock, K. Cornes, Kingsley
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto, Mattner, Edwards, Doughty, McGregor, Reilly; PA – K. Cornes, C. Cornes, Ebert, Dew, Kingsley, Walsh

Showdown Medal: Ricciuto

UMPIRES: Quigley, Woodcock, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 44,807 at AAMI Stadium

essendon (0-2) vs hawthorn (0-2)

the 2nd time in a round a unfair result this time the afl acknowledged it as an umpire mistake that was pretty obvious calling a rushed behind a goal cost the hawks in a 2 point loss to essendon. essendon (1-2) hawthorn (0-3)
ESS 1.6 5.10 7.14 10.17 (77)
HAW 1.1 1.4 7.8 11.9 (75)
GOALS: ESS – Solomon 3, Hird 2, Henneman, Lovett, Lucas, McPhee, Monfries; HAW – Williams 3, Roughead 2, Barker, Clarke, Franklin, Hodge, Miller, Smith
BEST: ESS – Bradley, Fletcher, J. Johnson, M. Johnson, McPhee, Ramanauskas, Stanton;
HAW – Crawford, Croad, Hay, Hodge, Lewis, Smith, Williams

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Head, Pannell

bulldogs (1-1) vs richmond (1-1)

tigers beat dogs by 4. richmond (2-1) bulldogs (1-2)
RICH 3.4 5.9 7.14 12.16 (88)
WB 3.1 6.7 8.14 11.18 (84)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 4, Brown 3, Krakouer 2, Campbell, Coughlan, Tivendale; WB – Bowden 2, Hahn 2, Johnson 2, Bandy, Boyd, Eagleton, Giansiracusa, McMahon
BEST: RICH – Bowden, Brown, Hyde, Richardson, Tuck; WB – Darcy, Giansiracusa, Johnson, McMahon, R. Murphy

INJURY: RICH – Stafford (shoulder), Hartigan (hamstring); WB – Harris (knee), Harrison (knee), Johnson (ankle)

UMPIRES: Morris, Wenn, Hendrie

ATTENDANCE: 30,871 at Telstra Dome

ladder

MELB 3 0 354 234 151.28 12
KANG 3 0 287 237 121.1 12
WCE 3 0 236 195 121.03 12
ADE 2 1 258 195 132.31 8
SYD 2 1 264 218 121.1 8
RICH 2 1 289 333 86.79 8
FRE 1 2 226 200 113 4
BRIS 1 2 270 255 105.88 4

WB 1 2 307 305 100.66 4
GEEL 1 2 288 296 97.3 4
COL 1 2 283 301 94.02 4
StK 1 2 245 274 89.42 4
CARL 1 2 303 339 89.38 4
ESS 1 2 240 288 83.33 4
PA 1 2 184 285 64.56 4
HAW 0 3 219 298 73.49 0

round 4 matches

north v collingwood

hawthorn v brisbane

west coast v bulldogs

geelong v essendon

port v carlton

sydney v adeliade gor

richmond v freo

st kilda v melbourne

carlton (0-1) vs essendon (0-1)

blues overrun dons by 4. carlton (1-1) essendon (0-2)

CARL 5.2 6.7 9.11 16.14 (110)
ESS 4.1 9.2 15.3 17.4 (106)
GOALS: CARL – Whitnall 4, Betts 3, DeLuca 3, Fevola 2, Davies, Lappin, Camporeale, Koutoufides; ESS – Lucas 6, M. Johnson 3, Monfries, McVeigh, Peverill, Cupido, J. Johnson, Bradley, Bolton, McPhee
BEST: CARL – French, Stevens, Whitnall, Camporeale, Scotland, Fevola; ESS – Lucas, Fletcher, M. Johnson, J. Johnson, Welsh, Hird

REPORTS: ESS – Solomon for rough conduct

CHANGES: ESS – Rioli (back) replaced in selected side by Alvey

UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 56,446 at the MCG

bulldogs (1-0) vs melbourne (1-0)

dees beat dogs by 26. melbourne (2-0) bulldogs (1-1)

MELB 6.4 12.9 17.12 20.17 (137)
WB 1.4 6.8 10.15 15.21 (111)
GOALS: MELB – Bruce 5, Davey 4, Robertson 4, Yze 4, Neitz, Ferguson, Green;
WB – Cooney 4, Johnson 3, Gilbee 3, Bowden 2, Ray, Faulkner, Harris
BEST: MELB – Bruce, McLean, Davey, Yze, Johnstone, Robertson, Green, Sylvia, White;
WB – Johnson, West, Bowden, Gilbee, Harris, Darcy, Cooney

CHANGES: MELB – Heffernan and Jamar replaced in selected side by Bell and Nicholson; WB – Grant (calf) and McMahon (thigh) replaced in selected side by Harrison and Power

UMPIRES: Stevic, McLaren, Chamberlain

CROWD – 26,307 at Telstra Dome

north (1-0) vs sydney (1-0)

roos overrun swans by 23. north (2-0) sydney (1-1)

KANG 2.5 4.8 7.9 12.10 (82)
SYD 2.5 4.11 7.14 7.17 (59)
GOALS: KANG – Grant 3, Stevens 3, Rocca 2, Jones, Hale, Sansbury, Harris; SYD – Hall, Davis, Jolly, Crouch, Kirk, Buchanan, Bevan
BEST: KANG – Archer, Grant, Picioane, Stevens, Sinclair, Simpson, Colbert; SYD – C. Bolton, Ablett, Buchanan, Hall, Kirk

INJURY: KANG – Pratt (concussion), Petrie (corked thigh)

UMPIRES: Woodcock, Goldspink, Avon

CROWD: 13,481 at Manuka Oval

west coast (1-0) vs geelong (1-0)

eagles beat cats by 22. west coast (2-0) geelong (1-1)
WCE 3.2 5.6 9.9 12.12 (84)
GEEL 1.6 4.9 6.11 8.14 (62)
GOALS: WCE – Hansen 4, Embley 3, Sampi, Lynch, Braun, Glass, Cox; GEEL – Byrnes 2, Kingsley 2, Bartel, Chapman, Rooke, Ling
BEST: WCE – Embley, Fletcher, Hansen, Braun, Nicoski, Chick; GEEL – Byrnes, Corey, Johnson, Kingsley, Ling

INJURY:– WCE – Gardiner (hamstring); GEEL – Wojcinski (dislocated knee cap)

CHANGES: – GEEL – Riccardi replaced in selected side by Egan

UMPIRES – Margetts, Ryan, McInerny

CROWD – 39,578 at Subiaco Oval

port (0-1) vs brisbane (1-0)

port hold off lions by 2. port (1-1) brisbane (1-1)

PA 3.0 4.4 9.8 11.9 (75)
BRIS 3.4 4.4 5.5 11.7 (73)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 5, Lade 3, K. Cornes, White, James; BRIS – Bradshaw 3, Copeland 2, Power 2, Notting, Akermanis, Merrett, Keating
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Kingsley, Walsh, K. Cornes, James, C. Cornes; BRIS – Power, Johnson, C. Scott, Lappin, Corrie, Pike

INJURY: PA – Surjan (ankle)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Ellis, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 34,892 at AAMI Stadium

collingwood (0-1) vs adelaide (0-1)

crows beat pies by 6. adelaide (1-1) collingwood (0-2)

ADE 4.5 5.6 8.8 12.9 (81)
COL 2.5 3.6 7.11 10.15 (75)
GOALS: ADE – McLeod 4, Hentschel 3, Perrie 2, Welsh, Reilly, Edwards;
COL – Caracella 4, Walker, Rocca, Tarrant, Williams, C. Cloke, Rowe
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Bassett, Johncock, Mattner, Hentschel, Bode; COL – Caracella, Wakelin, Johnson, Clement, Rocca, R. Shaw

INJURY: ADE – Hart (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Morris, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 31,464 at Telstra Dome

st kilda (0-1) vs freo (1-0)

saints edge freo by 1. st kilda (1-1) freo (1-1)

STK 1.0 5.4 6.6 8.11 (59)
FRE 1.3 6.3 7.7 8.10 (58)
GOALS: StK – Hamill 2, Hayes 2, Gehrig, Koschitzke, Milne, Schwarze; FRE – Medhurst 3, Bell, Farmer, Headland, Longmuir, Pavlich
BEST: StK – Hayes, Hamill, Harvey, Ball, Penny, Peckett; FRE – Longmuir, Hasleby, Polak, Bell, Walker, Medhurst

INJURY: FRE – Haddrill (ankle) replaced in selected side by Gilmore, Farmer (cramp), Walker (corked hip), Sandilands replaced in selected side by Dunn

UMPIRES: Grun, Head, Wenn

ATTENDANCE: 12,465 at Aurora Stadium, Tasmania

hawthorn (0-1) vs richmond (0-1)

tigers break 15 game losing streak against hawks by 14. richmond (1-1) hawthorn (0-2)

RICH 4.2 9.5 12.5 16.7 (103)
HAW 2.3 7.7 10.13 12.17 (89)
GOALS: RICH – Brown 3, Richardson 3, Pettifer 2, Simmonds, Stafford, Knobel, Johnson, Tuck, Coughlan, Krakouer, Hyde; HAW – Franklin 3, Everitt 2, Barker 2, Williams, Crawford, Bateman, Beaumont, Clarke
BEST: RICH – Johnson, Brown, Tuck, Richardson, Hyde, Bowden; HAW – Everitt, Crawford, Mitchell, Bateman, Barker, Franklin

INJURY: RICH – Johnson (heel); HAW – Holland (corked hip), Dixon replaced in selected side by Clarke

REPORTS: HAW – Beaumont for charging Kellaway; RICH – Simmonds for striking Hodge

UMPIRES: Davis, Allen, Quigley

ATTENDANCE: 33,409 at the MCG

ladder

MELB 2 0 240 168 142.86 8
KANG 2 0 187 144 129.86 8
WCE 2 0 148 115 128.70 8
FRE 1 1 146 112 130.36 4
SYD 1 1 177 137 129.20 4
GEEL 1 1 222 182 121.98 4
BRIS 1 1 189 168 112.50 4
WB 1 1 223 217 102.76 4

ADE 1 1 134 139 96.40 4
CARL 1 1 195 211 92.42 4
STK 1 1 152 174 87.36 4
RICH 1 1 201 249 80.72 4
PA 1 1 128 161 79.50 4
COL 0 2 155 193 80.31 0
ESS 0 2 163 213 76.53 0
HAW 0 2 144 221 65.16 0

round 3 matches

melbourne v geelong

carlton v collingwood

st kilda v north

brisbane v sydney gor

freo v west coast

adelaide v port

essendon v hawthorn

bulldogs v richmond

brisbane v st kilda

lions beat saints by 23. brisbane (1-0) st kilda (0-1)

BRIS 4.1 10.5 14.5 18.8 (116)
STK 2.4 6.6 12.11 13.15 (93)
GOALS: BRIS – Brennan 4, Bradshaw 2, Keating 2, Akermanis 2, McGrath 2, Pike 2, Copeland, Voss, Lappin, Adcock; STK – Riewoldt 3, Milne 3, Hamill 2, Harvey 2, Fiora, Ball, Thompson
BEST: BRIS – Johnson, Voss, Power, Leppitsch, Macdonald, Brennan; STK – Dal Santo, Hamill, Ackland, Ball, Thompson, Harvey

INJURY: BRIS – Johnson (thigh/two teeth out), Brennan (leg), Lappin (ankle);
STK – Riewoldt (broken collarbone)
Riewoldt will miss 4-6 weeks

CHANGES – STK – Peckett replaced in selected side by Fisher

UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Ryan

CROWD – 33,369 at the Gabba

melbourne v essendon

dees beat dons by 46 for revenge. melbourne (1-0) essendon (0-1)

MELB 3.2 9.8 12.11 15.13 (103)
ESS 3.4 6.6 6.8 8.9 (57)
GOALS: MELB – Yze 4, Miller 2, Davey 2, Neitz, Green, Moloney, McDonald, Robertson, White, Johnstone; ESS – Lucas 3, Henneman 2, Winderlich, J. Johnson, Stanton
BEST: MELB – Ferguson, Rivers, Yze, McDonald, Bruce, Green, Moloney; ESS – Murphy, McPhee, Bradley, Bolton, Hird, Lucas

UMPIRES: Woodcock, Avon, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 47,283 at the MCG

north v carlton

roos beat blues by 20. north (1-0) carlton (0-1)

KANG 3.4 6.6 10.7 16.9 (105)
CARL 3.5 5.8 7.10 12.13 (85)
GOALS: KANG – Rocca 4, Corey Jones 2, Wells 2, Firrito, Hale, B. Harvey, Petrie, Rawlings, Sinclair, Stevens, Thompson; CARL – Fevola 3, Betts 2, Waite 2, Davies, Houlihan, Koutoufides, Scotland, Whitnall
BEST: KANG – Makepeace, Rocca, Colbert, Watt, Brown, Sinclair; CARL – Koutoufides, Lappin, Waite, Scotland

INJURY: CARL – Livingston (ankle), Walker (calf)
Livingston has been cleared and is available next week, Walker will miss 2 weeks with a muscle tear

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Ellis, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 40,345 at Telstra Dome

freo v port uor

freo stun port by 35. freo (1-0) port (0-1)

FRE 4.3 6.5 10.9 13.10 (88)
PA 2.1 5.5 6.6 7.11 (53)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 3, Medhurst 2, Woods 2, M. Carr, Murphy, Farmer, Headland, Longmuir, Black; PA – Primus 2, K. Cornes, Montgomery, Thurstans, Cochrane, Dew
BEST: FRE – M. Carr, Pavlich, Headland, McPharlin, Bell, Parker; PA – K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Wakelin, Wanganeen, Brogan

INJURY: FRE – Haddrill (ankle); PA – S. Burgoyne (knee), Mahoney (knee), Thurstans (ankle)
Thurstans will miss 2-3 weeks while Burgoyne and mahoney will both miss up to 6 weeks
Mahoney suffered damage to his medial ligament while Burgoyne injured his posterior cruciate ligament.

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Quigley, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 33,704 at Subiaco Oval

richmond v geelong

cats smash tigers by 62. geelong (1-0) richmond (0-1)

GEEL 6.2 12.6 19.10 25.10 (160)
RICH 4.3 6.5 9.6 15.8 (98)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 4, Mackie 3, Ottens 3, Playfair 2, Ablett 2, Kelly 2, Enright 2, Byrnes 2, Bartel, Riccardi, Ling, Koulouriotis, Chapman; RICH – Brown 3, Pettifer 3, Richardson 3, Gaspar, Krakouer, Graham, Tuck, Chaffey, Campbell
BEST: GEEL – Enright, Ling, Chapman, Bartel, Ablett, Kingsley, Ottens, Mackie, Hunt, Scarlett; RICH – Gaspar, Tuck, Coughlan, Chaffey, Richardson

INJURY: GEEL – Egan (corked buttock), Koulouriotis (hamstring)

CHANGES: GEEL – Harley and Milburn replaced in selected side by Koulouriotis and Egan

UMPIRES: Margetts, Morris, McInerney

CROWD: 48, 251 at the MCG

sydney v hawthorn

swans smash hawks by 63. sydney (1-0) hawthorn (0-1)

SYD 4.1 9.4 12.8 18.10 (118)
HAW 2.1 3.4 4.6 8.7 (55)
GOALS: SYD – Davis 4, Hall 3, Jolly 3, C. Bolton, Williams, J. Bolton, Doyle, O’Keefe, Bevan, McVeigh, Schneider; HAW – Dixon 2, Everitt, Crawford, Holland, Ladson, Jacobs, Williams
BEST: SYD – Jolly, Williams, Mathews, Davis, J. Bolton, Hall, C. Bolton; HAW – Crawford, Bateman, Holland, Everitt, Hodge

INJURY: HAW – Campbell (knee)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Stevic, Chamberlain

ATTENDANCE: 27,274 at the SCG

adelaide v west coast

eagles beat crows by 11. west coast (1-0) adelaide (0-1)

WCE 1.1 3.4 6.5 9.10 (64)
ADE 3.3 5.7 7.9 7.11 (53)
GOALS: WCE – A. Embley 3, Gardiner, Cox, Sampi, Hansen, Matera, Hunter; ADE – Welsh 3, Edwards, Skipworth, Perrie, Burton
BEST: WCE – Kerr, Cousins, Wirrpunda, Fletcher, Embley, Glass; ADE – Edwards, Hart, Burton, Welsh, Shirley, Bassett

UMPIRES: Grun, Head, Wenn

ATTENDANCE: 39,055 at AAMI Stadium

collingwood v bulldogs

dogs beat pies by 32. bulldogs (1-0) colliingwood (0-1)

WB 3.7 8.7 9.14 16.16 (112)
COL 5.4 9.7 11.11 11.14 (80)
GOALS: WB – Darcy 3, Birss, Cooney 2, Hahn 2, Johnson 2, Bowden, Eagleton, Gilbee, Murphy, Ray; COL – Caracella 2, Davis 2, Lockyer 2, Morrison, O’Bree, Rocca, Tarrant, Walker
BEST: WB – Cooney, Gilbee, Johnson, Cross, Murphy, Hahn, Birss, Darcy; COL – Clement, Morrison, Licuria, Johnson

CHANGES: WB – Street replaced in selected side by Johnson

UMPIRES: Davis, Allen, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 53,259 at MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
SYD 1 0 118 55 214.55 4
MELB 1 0 103 57 180.70 4
FRE 1 0 88 53 166.04 4
GEEL 1 0 160 98 163.27 4
WB 1 0 112 80 140.00 4
BRIS 1 0 116 93 124.73 4
KANG 1 0 105 85 123.53 4
WCE 1 0 64 53 120.75 4

ADE 0 1 53 64 82.81 0
CARL 0 1 85 105 80.95 0
STK 0 1 93 116 80.17 0
COL 0 1 80 112 71.43 0
RICH 0 1 98 160 61.25 0
PA 0 1 53 88 60.23 0
ESS 0 1 57 103 55.34 0
HAW 0 1 55 118 46.61 0

round 2 matchea

carlton v essendon

bulldogs v melbourne

north v sydney

port v brisbane gf rematch

west coast v geelong

st kilda v freo

hawthorn v richmond gor

collingwood v adelaide

the nats are acctually considering going back to barnaby joyce and abandoning net zero which would make it even harder to get the coalition elected and is a bad idea. bendigo spirit are the only unbeaten wnbl team after beating townsvile fire.

port v brisbane

this amazingly is the only time these sides have versed in a grand before or since and its also ports only flag to date beating lions by 40 ending what could have been only the 2nd 4 peat invfl/afl history.

PA 4.5 6.6 12.8 17.11 (113)
BRIS 2.2 6.7 9.9 10.13 (73)
GOALS: PA – Wanganeen 4, Pickett 3, Thurstans 3, Lade, S. Burgoyne, Carr, Tredrea, Mahoney, Dew, Kingsley; BRIS – Notting 3, Akermanis 3, Bradshaw 3, Keating
BEST: PA – Pickett, K. Cornes, P. Burgoyne, Carr, James, Thurstans, Wanganeen;
BRIS – Michael, Notting, Akermanis, Power, Bradshaw

NORM SMITH MEDAL: Byron Pickett

INJURY: BRIS – Lynch (quadricep)

REPORTS: BRIS – Black reported for striking Hardwick; Lynch and G Wanganeen (PA) for wrestling

UMPIRES: Allen, James, McInerney

PREMIERSHIP CUP PRESENTER: John Cahill, inaugural Port Coach

ATTENDANCE: 77,671 at the MCG

afl 2005 matches

round 1

brisbane v st kilda

north v carlton

melbourne v essendon gor

freo v port

sydney v hawthorn

richmond v geelong

adelaide v west coast

collingwood v bulldogs

port v st kilda

gehrigs 100th goal of the year last player to do it in finals isn’t enough as port beat saints by 6 to make their first grand final against the lions.

PA 4.0 8.3 10.8 14.10 (94)
StK 4.5 7.5 10.9 13.10 (88)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Lade 2, Wanganeen 2, James, K Cornes, Carr, Cassisi, Dew, Mahoney, Brogan; StK – Gehrig 5, Riewoldt 3, Ball 2, Dal Santo, Voss, Black
BEST: PA – James, K Cornes, Wilson, Tredrea, P Burgoyne, Wanganeen; StK – Riewoldt, Powell, Harvey, Gehrig, Thompson, Hayes

CHANGES: StK – Hamill (knee) replaced in selected side by Knobel

UMPIRES: Allen, McLaren, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 46,978 at AAMI Stadium

brisbane v geelong

lions overcome unnesaury travel to make 4th straight grand beating cats by 9 will play port in the grand.

BRIS 3.5 5.8 8.12 12.12 (84)
GEEL 3.3 6.4 9.10 10.15 (75)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 4, Voss 2, Notting, Lappin, Brown, Lynch, Akermanis, Caracella;
GEEL – Kingsley 2, Ling 2, Ablett 2, Gardiner 2, Chapman, Corey
BEST: BRIS – Lappin, Bradshaw, Scott, Black, Johnson, Voss, Brown, Power;
GEEL – Ling, Bartel, Graham, Milburn, Hunt, Corey, Mooney, King

INJURY: BRIS – McRae (hamstring), Hart (fractured cheekbone), Lynch (leg). Voss (concussion), Brown (corked leg); GEEL – Haynes (ankle)

CHANGES: GEEL – Playfair replaced in the selected side by Moloney.

REPORTS: GEEL – S. Johnson for charging Power

UMPIRES: James, Kennedy, Rowe

ATTENDANCE: 55,768 at the MCG

grand final

port v brisbane

st kilda v sydney

saints end swans sesaon by 51 will play port in prelim.

STK 1.4 5.6 10.9 16.11 (107)
SYD 2.3 4.4 7.4 8.8 (56)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 6, Milne 4, Koschitzke, Ball, Dal Santo, Peckett, Baker. Riewoldt; SYD – Hall 2, Buchanan, O’Loughlin, Nicks, Ball, J. Bolton, R O’Keefe
BEST: StK – Jones, Harvey, Gehrig, Riewoldt, Peckett, Thompson, Hayes; SYD – J. Bolton, Maxfield, Kennelly, Ball, Kirk

INJURY: StK – Black (ill) replaced in selected side by Guerra; SYD – Mathews (suspected broken ankle), Williams (corked thigh)

UMPIRES: Allen, McLaren, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 50,671 at the MCG

geelong v essendon

cats knock dons out by 10 will play lions in a prelim in melbourne due to fixturing requiremnets.

GEEL 2.5 5.8 9.11 10.14 (74)
ESS 0.4 1.6 4.8 9.10 (64)
GOALS: GEEL – Haynes 2, Chapman 2, King, Graham, Riccardi, S Johnson, Playfair, Ablett; ESS – Lloyd 3, J. Johnson 2, Watson, Hird, Murphy, Bullen
BEST: GEEL – Ablett, Ling, Bartel, Corey, Haynes, Milburn, Scarlett, King; ESS – Hird, Lucas, J. Johnson, Bullen

INJURY: ESS – Richards (concussion), Wellman (shoulder), Fletcher (ankle)

CHANGES: ESS – McPhee (hamstring) replaced in the selected side by Mercuri

UMPIRES: James, Rowe, Vozzo

ATTENDANCE: 53,356 at MCG

prelim finals

port v st kilda

brisbane v geelong

brisbane v st kilda

lions beat saints by 80. saints will play swans in the semi. lions will host cats/dons in prelim.

BRIS 6.3 11.8 17.9 23.11 (149)
StK 3.2 4.4 6.7 10.9 (69)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 6, Bradshaw 4, McRae 3, McGrath 2, Notting 2, Caracella, Voss B. Scott, Hadley, Black, Lappin; StK – Riewoldt 3, Gehrig 2, Baker, Black, Koschitzke, Knobel, Guerra
BEST: BRIS- Black, Brown, Power, Lappin, Bradshaw, Michael; StK – Hudghton, Black, Hayes, Riewoldt

INJURY: BRIS – Keating (virus) replaced in selected side by McDonald, White (virus) replaced in selected side by McGrath

REPORTS: BRIS – Brown reported by field umpire McBurnie for unduly rough play against Jason Blake

UMPIRES: McBurnie, McClaren, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 33,582 at the Gabba

melbourne v essendon

in a game that was historic for all the wrong reasons essendon record their most recent finals win (having not won any final in 20 years as of wriitng) over dees by 5 in the last game of boxing day tsunmami victim troy brodbridge of melbourne.. dons will play cats in semi dees are out.

ESS 5.2 11.6 11.10 15.14 (104)
MELB 5.2 6.5 13.6 15.9 (99)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Hille 3, Hird 2, M. Johnson, Watson, McVeigh, J. Johnson, Bolton, Lucas; MELB – Yze 3, Robertson 3, Johnstone 2, Green 2, Read 2, Bruce, White, Rigoni
BEST: ESS – Solomon, Hird, M. Johnson, Hille, Lloyd, J. Johnson, Peverill, Welsh;
MELB – McDonald, Yze, Johnstone, Whelan, Green, Broadbridge

UMPIRES: James, Kennedy, Rowe

ATTENDANCE: 60,903 at the MCG

sydney v west coast

swans end eagles run by 41 in miserable conditions they will play saints in the semis.

SYD 2.2 7.5 9.8 11.9 (75)
WCE 2.5 2.5 4.8 4.10 (34)
GOALS: SYD – Goodes 2, O’Loughlin 2, C. Bolton 2, Hall 2, O’Keefe, Buchanan, Schneider; WCE – Judd 2, Banfield, Sampi
BEST: SYD – Williams, Nicks, Hall, Goodes, C. Bolton, O’Loughlin; WCE – Banfield, Judd, Embley, Fletcher, Wirrpunda, Cox

UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 40,282 at Telstra Stadium

port v geelong

port smash cats by 55. cats will play dons in the semis. port host saint/swans in prelim.

PA 5.2 11.4 13.7 18.9 (117)
GEEL 2.2 3.5 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: PA – Pickett 4, Lade 4, Dew 3, Mahoney 3, Tredrea 2, Kingsley, Schofield; GEEL – Kingsley 2, S. Johnson 2, Wojcinski, Corey, Ling, Ablett, Chapman
BEST: PA – Wilson, Lade, James, Carr, Pickett, Brogan; GEEL – S. Johnson, Ling, Riccardi, Ablett, Milburn

UMPIRES: Ellis, Ryan, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 39,250 at AAMI Stadium

sem finals

st kilda v sydney

geelong v essendon

collingwood (8-13) vs carlton (9-12)

blues edge pies by 1. carlton (10-12) finish 11th. collingwood (8-14) finish 13th after being runners up twice in a row.

CAR 3.2 7.4 12.6 17.6 (108)
COL 5.3 10.5 11.8 16.11 (107)
GOALS: CARL – Davies 3, Koutoufides 3, Fevola 3, Bannister 2, Waite 2, Camporeale, Scotland, Stevens, Whitnall; COL – Tarrant 5, Davis 3, Holland 2, Williams 2, Didak, Burns, Cloke, Licuria
BEST: CARL – Koutoufides, Davies, Walker, Bannister, Houlihan, Morrell, Stevens;
COL – Licuria, Tarrant, Clement, Burns, Johnson

INJURY: COL – Fraser (ankle)

UMPIRES: McLaren, Ellis, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 60,898 at the MCG

richmond (4-17) vs sydney (12-9)

swans beat tigers by 64 giving the later the wooden spoon. sydney (13-9) host west coast in elim final. richmond (4-18) finish last.

SYD 3.2 6.7 10.10 16.12 (108)
RICH 4.4 4.7 5.8 6.8 (44)
GOALS: Davis 5, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 3, Hall 2, Williams 2, Kirk, J. Bolton; RICH – Richardson 3, Coughlan, Krakouer, Gaspar
BEST: SYD – Matthews, O’Loughlin, O’Keefe, Williams, Kirk, Davis, Nicks; RICH – Richardson, Gaspar, Bowden

UMPIRES: Dore, Nicholls, Wenn

CROWD: 29,777 at MCG

west coast (12-9) vs melbourne (14-7)

eagles beat dees by 40 to make finals. west coast (13-9) play sydney melbourne (14-8) host essendon in elim finals.

WCE 2.5 6.8 10.11 15.17 (107)
MELB 2.2 4.7 6.7 10.7 (67)
GOALS: WCE – Embley 3, McDougall 2, Matera 2, Seaby 2, Lynch, Cousins, Wooden, Adkins, Sampi, Cox; MELB – Robertson 3, Walsh 2, Green, Davey, Yze, Miller, Bruce
BEST: WCE – Judd, Braun, Cousins, Fletcher, Cox, Hunter, Wooden; MELB – Bizzell, Brown, Robertson, Rivers, Johnstone, Broadbridge, Miller

INJURY: WCE – Chick (quad)

CHANGES: WCE – Adkins and Jones in for Kerr (groin) and Waters (quad);
MELB – Johnstone in for Holland

REPORTS: MELB – Heffernan for striking Chick

UMPIRES: James, Rowe, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 39,882 at Subiaco Oval

st kilda (15-6) vs freo (11-10)

saints beat freo by 29. st kilda (16-6) play brisbane in qual final. freo (11-11) finish 9th.

StK 4.1 9.5 12.7 17.10 (112)
FRE 3.3 5.6 8.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 4, Koschitzke 3, Riewoldt 2, Dal Santo 2, Ball 2, Hamill, Schwarze, Milne, Thompson; FRE – Farmer 2, T. Longmuir 2, Webster, Simmonds, Hasleby, Headland, J. Longmuir, Sandilands, Pavlich, Siegert
BEST: StK – Riewoldt, Ball, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, Jones, Maguire, Hayes; FRE – Hasleby, Webster, Headland, Pavlich, Haddrill

INJURY: St Kilda Harvey (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Montagna, Hamill (knee), Montagna (hamstring); FRE – Bell (groin) replaced in selected side by Browne

UMPIRES: McBurney, Allen, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE 35,329 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (15-6) vs north (10-11)

lions destroy roos by 113. brisbane (16-6) host st kilda in qual final. north (10-12) finish 10th.

BRIS 6.1 10.5 19.10 26.14 (170)
KANG 3.1 6.2 7.3 9.3 (57)
GOALS: BRIS – Brisbane: Bradshaw 5, Brown, Lynch, Akermanis 4, Voss, Caracella, Pike 2, Keating, Notting, Power; KANG – Petrie 2, Rocca 2, Motlop, A Stevens, McKernan, M. Stevens, Rawlings
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Power, Black, Johnson, Bradshaw, Lappin, Pike, Voss; KANG – A. Stevens, Simpson, Grant, McKernan

INJURY: BRIS – Lynch (hamstring); KANG – Porter (knee) replaced by Baird

UMPIRES: Davis, Head, Schmitt

ATTENDANCE: 33,122 at the Gabba

essendon (11-10) vs bulldogs (5-16)

dons beat dogs by 17. essendon (12-10) play melbourne in elim final. bulldogs (5-17) finish 14th.

ESS 4.3 7.6 12.7 17.11 (113)
WB 3.3 6.3 9.6 14.12 (96)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 6, M. Johnson 3, Bolton 2, Hille 2, Bullen, Haynes, Peverill;
WB – Robbins 3, Bandy 2, Bowden 2, Cooney 2, Eagleton, Hahn, Harrison, Johnson, B. Murphy
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Lucas, M. Johnson, McVeigh, Fletcher, Murphy, Hille, Hird; WB – Gilbee, Cooney, Birss, Darcy, Eagleton, Bandy

INJURY: WB – Johnson (shoulder)

CHANGES: ESS – J. Johnson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Winderlich;
WB – Hargrave replaced in selected side by Koops

UMPIRES: Coates, Goldspink, Chamberlain

ATTENDANCE: Crowd: 39,894

geelong (14-7) vs hawthorn (4-17)

cats beat hawks by 65. geelong (15-7) play port. hawthorn (4-18) finish 15th.

GEEL 2.5 7.12 11.15 17.21 (123)
HAW 5.2 5.2 7.3 9.4 (58)
GOALS: GEEL – S. Johnson 5, Graham 3, Chapman 2, Riccardi, Mooney, Sanderson, Moloney, Milburn, Koulouriotis, Ling; HAW – Thompson 2, Holland, Mitchell, Smith, Lonie, Picioane, Hodge, Beaumont
BEST: GEEL- Scarlett, Ling, Harley, S. Johnson, Milburn, Corey, Moloney, Koulouriotis;
HAW – Hodge, Thompson, Vandenberg, Brennan

CHANGES: GEEL – Tenace (tight back) replaced in the selected side by Spriggs

UMPIRES: McInerney, Nicholls, Stevic

ATTENDANCE: 21,192 at Skilled Stadium

port (16-5) vs adeliade (8-13)

port beat crows by 25 to finish 1st for 3rd straigth year. port (17-5) host geelong. adelaide (8-14) finish 12th.

PA 5.2 8.6 11.10 12.13 (85)
ADE 2.1 4.2 8.5 9.6 (60)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 4, Wanganeen 2, Thurstans 2, Cassisi, Pickett, Lade, James; ADE – Biglands 2, Edwards 2, Stenglein, Goodwin, Perrie, McLeod, Ladhams
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Carr, P Burgoyne, James, C Cornes, James; ADE – Edwards, Goodwin, Biglands, McLeod, Perrie, Ricciuto

INJURY: ADE – Clarke (eye), Reilly (ankle), Hentschel (ankle)

CHANGES: PA – Kingsley (adductor) replaced in selected side by Dew; ADE – Welsh (calf) replaced in selected side by Begley

REPORTS: ADE – Goodwin reported by umpire Roseworthy for allegedly tripping James

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Rosebury, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 45,473 at AAMI Stadium

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
PA 17 5 2413 1823 132.36 68
BRIS 16 6 2447 1783 137.24 64
STK 16 6 2443 1909 127.97 64
GEEL 15 7 2088 1741 119.93 60
MELB 14 8 2127 1900 111.95 56
SYD 13 9 1938 1804 107.43 52
WCE 13 9 2042 1968 103.76 52
ESS 12 10 2282 2228 102.42 48

FRE 11 11 1882 1870 100.64 44
KANG 10 12 2142 2135 100.33 40
CARL 10 12 1825 2235 81.66 40
ADE 8 14 1950 2039 95.64 32
COL 8 14 1899 2082 91.21 32
WB 5 17 1957 2459 79.59 20
HAW 4 18 1668 2375 70.23 16
RICH 4 18 1693 2445 69.24 16

finals week 1

qual finals

port v geelong

brisbane v st kilda

elim finals

melbourne v essendon

sydney v west coast

collingwood (8-12) vs port (15-5)

port beat pies by 37. port (16-5) collingwood (8-13)

PA 2.2 9.7 13.10 16.11 (107)
COL 3.3 4.8 5.12 9.16 (70)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Pickett 2, Wanganeen 2, Lade 2, Thurstans 2, Wilson, Cochrane, Carr, Brogan, Schofield; COL – Lonie 3, Burns 2, Fraser, Lockyer, McGough, Johnson
BEST: PA – Tredrea, C. Cornes, K. Cornes, Brogan, James, Carr, Bishop; COL – Woewodin, Burns Johnson, Lonie, Buckley

INJURY: PA – Cassisi (cut head);
COL – Prestigiacomo (shoulder) replaced in the selected side by Williams

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Kennedy, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 27,226 at the MCG

carlton (8-12) vs melbourne (14-6)

blues stun dees by 31. carlton (9-12) melborune (14-7)

CARL 2.0 7.3 12.7 14.9 (93)
MELB 3.7 4.9 6.11 8.14 (62)
GOALS: CARL: Fevola 4, Koutoufides, Stevens, French, Camporeale, Johnson, Waite, Scotland, Davies, Harford, Whitnall; MELB – Brown, White, Yze, Robertson, Read, Sylvia, Wheatley
BEST: CARL – Stevens, Morrell, Teague, Fevola, Camporeale, Davies, McGrath; MELB – Brown, Yze, Godfrey, Walsh, Robertson

INJURY: MELB – Green (ill) replaced in selected side by Sylvia, Neitz (corked calf)

UMPIRES: Meredith, Wenn, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 22,254 at Optus Oval

adelaide (7-13) vs geelong (14-6)

crows stun cats by 22 as the cats travel woes continue. adelaide (8-13) geelong (14-7)

ADE 3.7 8.13 12.14 15.19 (109)
GEEL 4.3 6.7 10.11 12.15 (87)
GOALS: ADE – Edwards 2, Welsh 2, Perrie 2, Goodwin 2, Ladhams 2, McLeod, Burton, Biglands, Mattner. Ricciuto; GEEL – Kingsley 3, Ablett 3, Graham, Riccardi, Callan, Koulouriotis, Milburn, Hunt
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Clarke, McLeod, Johncock, Bassett, Ricciuto, Burton; GEEL – Ling, Koulouriotis, Harley, Milburn, Ablett, Johnson

INJURY: ADE – Reilly (ankle); GEEL – Wojcinski (suspected dislocated elbow)

UMPIRES: Grun, Schmitt, Avon

ATTENDANCE: 37,576 at AAMI Stadium

sydney (11-9) vs essendon (11-9)

swans beat dons by 20. sydney (12-9) essendon (11-10)
SYD 2.2 10.2 15.6 17.8 (110)
ESS 3.9 6.11 11.15 12.18 (90)
GOALS: SYD – Goals: Sydney: Hall 6, Davis 3, O’Keefe 3, O’Loughlin 2, C Bolton, Goodes, Mathews; ESS – Essendon: Lloyd 3, M Johnson 2, Watson 2, Laycock 2, J Johnson, Lucas, Hird
BEST: SYD – Hall, Mathews, Kirk, J Bolton, Davis, O’Keefe; ESS – Essendon: McVeigh, Peverill, Hird, J. Johnson, Watson

INJURY: ESS – McPhee (hamstring)

CHANGES: ESS – Misiti replaced in selected side by Lovett-Murray

UMPIRES: Rowe, Ryan, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 46,440 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney

bulldogs (4-16) vs north (10-10) uor

dogs beat roos by 30 in upset. bulldogs (5-16) north (10-11)
WB 8.1 12.5 20.8 21.10 (136)
KANG 4.6 8.10 11.13 15.16 (106)
GOALS: WB – Croft 5, Garlick 2, Johnson 2, Gilbee 2, Birss 2, Smith, Hahn, Eagleton, Bandy, Cooney, McMahon, Robbins, B. Murphy; KANG – Corey Jones 3, Rocca 3, Motlop 3, Petrie 2, Rawlings, Harris, McKernan, Wells
BEST: WB – Croft, Cooney, Grant, Darcy, West, Birss, Eagleton, Harris; KANG – Wells, Motlop, Corey Jones, Sinclair, Harvey

INJURY: KANG – Colbert (knee), Archer (hamstring)

REPORTS: WB – Harris reported by field umpire Stevic for tripping Motlop

UMPIRES: Head, Rosebury, Stevic

ATTENDANCE: 24,741 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (14-6) vs st kilda (15-5)

lions beat saints by 45. brisbane (15-6) st kilda (15-6)

BRIS 2.2 10.3 15.8 20.10 (130)
STK 5.1 6.3 9.4 13.7 (85)
GOALS: BRIS – Akermanis 6, Lynch 4, Black, Brown, Hadley, Keating, Lappin, Notting, Pike, Power, C. Scott, Voss; StK – Riewoldt 5, Gehrig 4, Ball 2, Blake, Penny
BEST: BRIS – Black, Johnson, Akermanis, Pike, Lappin, Hadley; StK – Jones, Riewoldt, Harvey, Hayes, Ball, Baker

INJURY: STK – Gehrig (thigh), Goddard (ribs)

UMPIRES: McBurnie, James, McLaren

ATTENDANCE: 35,823 at Gabba

freo (11-9) vs west coast (11-9)

eagles beat freo by 48. west coast (12-9) freo (11-10)

WCE 5.1 7.10 9.14 13.15 (93)
FRE 2.2 3.4 5.8 6.9 (45)
GOALS: WCE – Sampi 2, Staker 2, Judd 2, Matera 2, McDougall, Wooden, Hunter, Kerr, Adkins; FRE – J. Longmuir, Farmer, McManus, Simmonds, Headland, Bell
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Kerr, Wirrpunda, Judd, Hunter, Glass; FRE – Haddrill, J. Longmuir, McManus, Bell

INJURY: FRE – Hayden (broken right leg), Schammer (left shoulder)

UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 41,907 at Subiaco Oval

hawthorn (3-17) vs richmond (4-16)

hawks beat tigers by 23 to get off last. hawthorn (4-17) richmond (4-17)

HAW 7.4 9.6 13.10 16.13 (109)
RICH 3.3 7.5 9.7 13.8 (86)
GOALS: HAW – Everitt 3, Bateman 2, Smith 2, Lonie 2, Williams, Picioane, Vandenberg, Brennan, Campbell, Hodge, Beaumont; RICH – Richardson 4, Nicholls, Coughlan, Krakouer, Hyde, Marsh, Tivendale, Brown, Schulz, Weller
BEST: HAW – Everitt, Hodge, Campbell, Croad, Mitchell; RICH – Hartigan, Bowden, Richardson, Jackson

INJURY: HAW – Holland (ill) replaced in selected side by Campbell

REPORTS: RICH – Zantuck reported by emergency field umpire Gavin Dore for rough play against Williams

UMPIRES: Coates, Hendrie, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 27,007 at the MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
PA 16 5 2328 1763 132.05 64
BRIS 15 6 2277 1726 131.92 60
STK 15 6 2331 1826 127.66 60
GEEL 14 7 1965 1683 116.76 56
MELB 14 7 2060 1793 114.89 56
SYD 12 9 1830 1760 103.98 48
WCE 12 9 1935 1901 101.79 48
FRE 11 10 1799 1758 102.33 44

ESS 11 10 2169 2132 101.74 44
KANG 10 11 2085 1965 106.11 40
CARL 9 12 1717 2128 80.69 36
ADE 8 13 1890 1954 96.72 32
COL 8 13 1792 1974 90.78 32
WB 5 16 1861 2346 79.33 20
HAW 4 17 1610 2252 71.49 16
RICH 4 17 1649 2337 70.56 16

round 22 matches

essendon v bulldogs

collingwood v carlton

geelong v hawthorn

port v adelaide

west coast v melbourne gor

st kilda v freo

richmond v sydney

brisbane v north

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

freo (11-7) vs collingwood (7-11)

pies stun freo by 33. collingwood (8-11) freo (11-8)

COL 3.9 4.14 10.17 14.22 (106)
FRE 2.1 2.5 7.7 11.7 (73)
GOALS: COL – Davis 3, King 3, Lonie, Licuria, Tarrant, O’Bree, Burns, Holland, Lockyer, Woewodin; FRE – Farmer 2, Simmonds 2, Medhurst 2, Browne 2, Headland, J. Longmuir, Smith
BEST: COL – Davis, Woewodin, Clement, O’Bree, Licuria, Johnson; FRE – Simmonds, Farmer, J. Longmuir, Pavlich, Cook

INJURY: COL – Clement (suspected fractured cheekbone)

UMPIRES: Rowe, Woodcock, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 40,901 at Subiaco Oval

st kilda (13-5) vs adelaide (6-12)

saints beat crows by 23. st kilda (14-5) adelaide (6-13)

STK 6.1 9.5 11.5 14.7 (91)
ADE 2.0 7.1 9.4 10.8 (68)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 5, Riewoldt 3, Harvey 2, Goddard, Murray, Hamill, Montagna;
ADE – Ricciuto 3, Burton 2, Welsh 2, Stenglein, Shirley, Stevens
BEST: StK – Harvey, Gehrig, Black, Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Goddard; ADE – Ricciuto, Stenglein, Edwards, Burton, Mattner, Hart

INJURY: ADE – Hart (hamstring), McGregor (hamstring), Skipworth (hamstring)

CHANGES: Rutten (back) replaced in selected side by S. Stevens

ATTENDANCE: 17,101 at York Park

essendon (10-8) vs carlton (7-11)

blues stun dons by 17. carlton (8-11) essendon (10-9)

CARL 2.4 5.6 7.10 10.14 (74)
ESS 2.3 3.6 6.8 8.9 (57)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 2, Camporeale 2, Waite 2, Harford, Whitnall, Stevens, Koutoufides;
ESS – McPhee 2, M. Johnson, Cupido, Hille, Murphy, Stanton, Haynes
BEST: CARL – Lappin, Camporeale, Koutoufides, Harford, Stevens, Bannister; ESS – J. Johnson, McPhee, Hird, M. Johnson, Peverill, Lucas

INJURY: CARL – Deluca (pectoral), Fevola (hip); ESS – Lloyd (bruised shoulder), Welsh (bruised knee)

UMPIRES: Davis, McLaren, M. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 45,083 at the MCG

sydney (10-8) vs north (9-9)

roos do 2nd best comeback of the 21st century against swans by 6 (for the recrod the best was at the roos expense). north (10-9) sydney (10-9)

KANG 2.4 3.10 8.12 17.18 (118)
SYD 5.2 9.3 16.4 18.4 (112)
GOALS: KANG – Rocca 5, McKernan 3, Jones 3, Harding 2, Motlop, Harris, Brown, Makepeace;
SYD – Hall 5, O’Loughlin 4, Davis 2, Maxfield, Davis, Kirk, O’Keefe, Schauble, Buchanan, McVeigh
BEST: KANG – McKernan, Rocca, Simpson, Jones; SYD – Kirk, J Bolton, Hall, O’Loughlin

INJURY: KANG – Porter (knee) replaced in selected side by McKernan, B.Harvey replaced in selected side by S. Clayton; SYD – Fosdike (groin) replaced in selected side by Thewlis

UMPIRES: McBurney, Allen, Coates

ATTENDANCE: 24,028 at SCG

bulldogs (4-14) vs hawthorn (2-16)

hawks finally break 10 game losing streak beating dogs by 11. hawthorn (3-16) bulldogs (4-15)

HAW 5.1 11.3 15.3 19.6 (120)
WB 3.2 8.4 12.7 16.13 (109)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 3, Beaumont 3, Hodge 2, Vandenberg 2, Thompson 2, Everitt, Picioane, Ries, Barker, Brown, Barlow, Cox; WB – Murphy 3, Bandy 3, Darcy 2, Cooney 2, Robbins 2, Hahn, Eagleton, McMahon, Cross
BEST: HAW – Hodge, Mitchell, Everitt, Thompson, Beaumont, Vandenberg, Bateman; WB – Murphy, Cooney, Hahn, Johnson, Eagleton, Gilbee

INJURY: WB – Smith (hamstring), Morgan (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Avon, Chamberlain, Vozzo

ATTENDANCE: 22,330 at Telstra Dome

brisbane (13-5) vs west coast (9-9) uor

eagles stun lions by 14. west coast (10-9) brisbane (13-6)

WCE 4.6 8.9 10.14 12.15 (87)
BRIS 2.1 6.6 8.7 10.13 (73)
GOALS: WCE – McDougall 4, Matera 3, Morrison, Fletcher, Lynch, Sampi, Embley; BRIS – Voss 2, Notting 2, Hart 2, Leppitsch, Bradshaw, Akermanis, Pike
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Judd, Morrison, McDougall, Braun, Wirrpunda; BRIS – Power, Black, Voss, Hart, Notting, Lappin

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Meredith, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 31,754 at Gabba

richmond (4-14) vs geelong (12-6)

cats beat tigers by 31. geelong (13-6) richmond (4-15)

GEEL 5.4 7.10 11.13 16.18 (114)
RICH 3.2 4.9 7.14 11.17 (83)
GOALS: GEEL – S. Johnson 4, Ablett 3, Chapman 3, Graham 2, King, Gardiner, Mooney, Ling;
RICH – Brown 2, Richardson 2, Fiora 2, Rodan 2, Bowden, Fleming, Krakouer
BEST: GEEL – Bartel, S. Johnson, Ling, Scarlett, Milburn, Corey, Chapman; RICH – Richardson, Rodan, Brown, Hartigan, Gaspar, Bowden

INJURY: RICH – Newman (bruised kidney)

UMPIRES: Stevic, McInerney, Margetts

ATTENDANCE: 33,176 at the MCG

port (13-5) vs melbourne (14-4)

port smash dees by 73. port (14-5) melbourne (14-5)

PA 5.2 7.7 11.12 18.17 (125)
MELB 1.6 3.9 4.14 6.16 (52)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, Mahoney 2, S. Burgoyne 2, Lade, Schofield, Dew, K. Cornes, Wilson, White, Poulton, Thurstans; MELB – Neitz 2, Holland, Miller, Green, Rigoni
BEST: PA – Lade, Tredrea, K. Cornes, C. Cornes, Mahoney, Wilson; MELB – Brown, Bruce, Read, Whelan, Rivers

INJURY: PA – Wanganeen (corked thigh); MELB – Johnstone (thigh)

REPORTS: MELB – Holland by umpire Ryan for striking Tredrea, Neitz by umpire Ryan for wrestling Wakelin; PA – Wakelin reported by umpire Ryan for wrestling with Neitz

UMPIRES: James, Ellis, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 30,702 at AAMI Stadium

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 14 5 2099 1600 131.19 56
PA 14 5 2074 1632 127.08 56
MELB 14 5 1952 1633 119.53 56
BRIS 13 6 2081 1598 130.23 52
GEEL 13 6 1803 1549 116.40 52
FRE 11 8 1729 1590 108.74 44
KANG 10 9 1883 1682 111.95 40
SYD 10 9 1653 1624 101.79 40

ESS 10 9 1958 1935 101.19 40
WCE 10 9 1731 1807 95.79 40
COL 8 11 1635 1746 93.64 32
CARL 8 11 1575 1955 80.56 32
ADE 6 13 1643 1781 92.25 24
WB 4 15 1664 2093 79.50 16
RICH 4 15 1477 2090 70.67 16
HAW 3 16 1458 2100 69.43 12

round 20 matches

essendon v collingwood

geelong v freo

hawthorn v brisbane

melbourne v sydney gor

bulldogs v port

adelaide v richmond

north v st kilda

west coast v carlton

adelaide (5-12) vs north (9-8)

crows stun roos by 7. adelaide (6-12) north (9-9)

ADE 0.3 0.10 2.17 5.19 (49)
KANG 1.7 1.8 2.10 5.12 (42)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh, Perrie, Edwards, McLeod, Stenglein; KANG – Rocca 2, Wells, Grant, Motlop
BEST: ADE – Bassett, Goodwin, Edwards, McGregor, Hart, Skipworth; KANG – Grant, Wells, King, Motlop, Jones, Harris

INJURY: KANG – Sinclair (concussion), Porter (leg)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Rowe, Margetts

ATTENDANCE: 37,562 at AAMI Stadium

collingwood (6-11) vs richmond (4-13)

pies edge tigers by 5. collingwood (7-11) richmond (4-14)

COL 5.2 8.5 14.8 15.13 (103)
RICH 3.5 8.6 10.10 14.14 (98)
GOALS: COL – Davis 2, Holland 2, King 2, Lonie 2, Buckley, Johnson, Licuria, Lokan, O’Bree, Walker, Woewodin; RICH – Zantuck 4, Houlihan 2, Richardson 2, Rodan 2, Hall, Hyde, Krakouer, Ottens
BEST: COL – Clement, Cole, Johnson, Woewodin, Fraser, Lockyer, Walker; RICH – Bowden, Johnson, Rodan, Richardson, Zantuck, Moore, Fiora

INJURY: RICH – Pettifer (knee), Ottens (broken ankle)

UMPIRES: Davis, Coates, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 39,933 at MCG

carlton (7-10) vs freo (10-7)

freo beat blues by 48. freo (11-7) carlton (7-11)

FRE 4.4 6.7 9.12 16.15 (111)
CARL 3.3 5.8 8.8 9.9 (63)
GOALS: FRE – Bell 2, Farmer 2, Headland 2, T. Longmuir 2, Medhurst 2, McManus, Pavlich, Sandilands, Siegert, Simmonds, Smith; CARL – Koutoufides 2, Camporeale, Deluca, Fevola, French, Lappin, McGrath, Waite
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Bell, J. Longmuir, McManus, Sandilands, Hasleby; CARL – Koutoufides, Camporeale

INJURY: CARL – Deluca (left shoulder), Fisher (knee), Houlihan (thigh); FRE – Woods (hamstring)
Fisher will require a knee reconstruction, sidelining him for at least a year, while Woods will miss next week

CHANGES: FRE – Hayden replaced in selected side by Smith

UMPIRES: Allen, Goldspink, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 20,000 (est) at Optus Oval

essendon (9-8) vs port (13-4)

dons stun port by 40. essendon (10-8) port (13-5)

ESS 3.4 9.5 12.9 18.11 (119)
PA 2.7 4.8 8.11 11.13 (79)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 7, Cupido 2, J. Johnson 2, Haynes, Hille, M. Johnson, Lovett-Murray, McVeigh, Peverill, Rioli; PA – Lade 4, Tredrea 3, S. Burgoyne, Dew, Mahoney, Montgomery
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Peverill, J. Johnson, McPhee, Rioli, Welsh; PA – Kingsley, S. Burgoyne, Cassisi, Tredrea, Schofield, Lade

INJURY: ESS – Allan (knee), Rioli (hamstring); PA – Brogan (ribs), Pickett (knee)
Allan and Rioli will both miss 3-4 weeks

CHANGES: ESS – Hird (rib) replaced in the selected side by Ramanauskas

REPORTS: PA – Carr reported by field umpire Kennedy for striking Welsh, Montgomery reported by field umpire Kennedy for engaging in rough play with Lovett-Murray

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Kennedy, Ellis

ATTENDANCE: 35,711 at Telstra Dome

sydney (9-8) vs brisbane (13-4)

swans beat lions by 32. sydney (10-8) brisbane (13-5)

SYD 3.6 6.8 11.10 12.11 (83)
BRIS 1.2 3.5 5.8 7.9 (51)
GOALS: SYD – Bevan 2, O’Loughlin 2, O’Keefe 2, Ablett, Mathews, Goodes, Maxfield, Hall, J. Bolton; BRIS – Notting 3, Voss 2, Caracella, Bradshaw
BEST: SYD – O’Keefe, Ablett, Bevan, O’Loughlin, J. Bolton, Kennelly; BRIS – Notting, Voss, Lappin, Caracella, Power, Copeland

INJURY: BRIS – Lynch (groin)

UMPIRES: McInerney, James, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 34,926 at SCG

melbourne (13-4) vs hawthorn (2-15)

dees beat hawks by 44. melbourne (14-4) hawthorn (2-16)

MELB 5.4 9.8 11.12 15.17 (107)
HAW 2.6 5.8 9.8 9.9 (63)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 5, Robertson 4, Yze, Johnstone, Bruce, White, Walsh, McDonald;
HAW – Thompson 3, Everitt, Williams, Hodge, Beaumont, Clarke, Brown
BEST: MELB – Yze, Johnstone, White, Heffernan, Neitz, McDonald; HAW – Smith, Everitt, Lekkas, Thompson, Barlow, Holland

UMPIRES: Schmitt, Avon, Chamberlain

ATTENDANCE: 28,392 at the MCG

west coast (8-9) vs bulldogs (4-13)

eagles beat dogs by 49. west coast (9-9) bulldogs (4-14)

WCE 4.2 9.7 12.10 15.16 (106)
WB 2.3 4.5 7.7 8.9 (57)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 3, McDougall 3, Adkins 2, Chick, Fletcher, Glass, Judd, Kerr, Lynch, Wirrpunda; WB – Harrison 2, Bowden, Cooney, Eagleton, Garlick, Johnson, Robbins
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Kerr, Judd, Adkins, Waters, Wirrpunda; WB – West, Hahn, Eagleton, Johnson

UMPIRES: Wenn, Woodcock, M Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 36,028 at Subiaco Oval

geelong (11-6) vs st kilda (13-4)

cats beat saints by 7. geelong (12-6) st kilda (13-5)

GEEL 15.11 (101)
StK 15.4 (94)

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
MELB 14 4 1900 1508 125.99 56
BRIS 13 5 2008 1511 132.89 52
STK 13 5 2008 1532 131.07 52
PA 13 5 1949 1580 123.35 52
GEEL 12 6 1689 1466 115.21 48
FRE 11 7 1656 1484 111.59 44
SYD 10 8 1541 1506 102.32 40
ESS 10 8 1901 1861 102.15 40

KANG 9 9 1765 1570 112.42 36
WCE 9 9 1644 1734 94.81 36
COL 7 11 1529 1673 91.39 28
CARL 7 11 1501 1898 79.08 28
ADE 6 12 1575 1690 93.20 24
WB 4 14 1555 1973 78.81 16
RICH 4 14 1394 1976 70.55 16
HAW 2 16 1338 1991 67.20 8

round 19 matches

freo v collingwood

essendon v carlton

st kilda v adelaide

bulldogs v hawthorn gor

sydney v north

brisbane v west coast

richmond v geelong

port v melbourne

st kilda (12-4) vs essendon (9-7)

saints beat dons by 35. st kilda (13-4) essendon (9-8)

STK 6.4 9.5 15.6 20.7 (127)
ESS 2.1 4.3 9.7 14.8 (92)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 8, Riewoldt 7, Montagna 3, Dal Santo, Guerra; ESS – Lloyd 6, Haynes 2, Hille 2, J. Johnson, Lovett-Murray, Winderlich, Ramanauskas
BEST: StK – Gehrig, Jones, Riewoldt, Montagna, Hayes, Voss, Baker; ESS – Hille, J. Johnson, Lloyd, Solomon

INJURY: ESS – Fletcher (teeth) was a late withdrawal

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Allen, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 50,392 at Telstra Dome

north (8-8) vs hawthorn (2-14)

roos destroy hawks by 80. north (9-8) hawthorn (2-15)

KANG 6.2 12.7 17.9 22.11 (143)
HAW 1.4 3.6 5.6 9.9 (63)
GOALS: KANG – S. Harvey 4, Motlop 3, Harris 2, Wells 2, Petrie 2, Grant 2, Brown 2, Rocca 2, B. Harvey, Makepeace, M. Stevens; HAW – Lekkas 2, Thompson 2, Graham, Brown, Hodge, Holland, Williams
BEST: KANG – Wells, Motlop, S. Harvey, Harris, Simpson, Grant, Sinclair, Archer; HAW – Everitt, Hay, Croad, Greene

INJURY: KANG – B. Harvey (leg), Colbert (hamstring); HAW – Ladson (ankle)

UMPIRES: Davis, McBurney, Schmitt

ATTENDANCE: 20,018 at MCG

freo (9-7) vs sydney (9-7)

freo beat swans by 27. freo (10-7) sydney (9-8)

FRE 6.5 11.7 16.8 18.10 (118)
SYD 3.1 5.2 10.3 14.7 (91)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 5, J. Longmuir 4, Medhurst 3, Headland 2, Grover, Bell, Cook, Simmonds;
SYD – Hall, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Kennelly, Nicks, C Bolton, Maxfield, Crouch, Bevan
BEST: FRE – J. Longmuir, Farmer, Walker, Hasleby, Haddrill, Schammer: SYD – Kirk, O’Keefe, Maxfield, O’Loughlin, J. Bolton, Kennelly

INJURY: FRE – Simmonds (concussion)

CHANGES: FRE – Grover in for Hayden (soft tissue – undisclosed); SYD – McVeigh in for Fosdike

UMPIRES: Coates, Ellis, Kennedy

ATTENDANCE: 35,037 at Subiaco Oval

brisbane (12-4) vs adeliade (5-11)

linos abillitarate crows by 141. brisbane (13-4) adelaide (5-12)

BRIS 3.6 8.11 18.12 29.15 (189)
ADE 2.2 4.6 6.10 6.12 (48)
GOALS: Lynch 6, Akermanis 4, Voss 3, Lappin 3, Caracella 3, Rischitelli 2, Notting 2, Black 2, McGrath, Copeland, Macdonald, McRae;
ADE – Jericho 2, S. Stevens, Edwards, Johncock, Skipworth

INJURY: BRIS – Leppitsch (back), Charman (knee)

CHANGES: BRIS – Hart (migraine) replaced by Rischitelli; ADE – Welsh (flu) replaced by Ladhams

ATTENDANCE: 33,433 at the Gabba

bulldogs (4-12) vs collingwood (5-11)

pies beat dogs by 49. collingwood (6-11) bulldogs (4-13)

COL 3.5 6.9 9.12 17.13 (115)
WB 1.3 3.8 7.12 8.18 (66)
GOALS: COL – Burns 3, Fraser 3, Buckley 2, Holland 2, Walker 2, Woewodin, Lonie, Lockyer, Lokan, King; WB – Robbins 3, Johnson, Hahn, Darcy, Bowden, Rawlings
BEST: COL – Buckley, Fraser, Licuria, Johnson, Clement, O’Bree, Burns; WB – Grant, West, Darcy, Robbins

INJURY: COL – Prestigiacomo (shoulder), Davis (corked thigh), Rowe (corked thigh);
WB – Power (heel) replaced in selected side by Birss, Rawlings (nose)

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Head, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 32,675 at Telstra Dome

port (12-4) vs west coast (8-8)

port beat eagles by 26. port (13-4) West coast (8-9)

PA 5.0 10.4 12.4 16.6 (102)
WCE 2.5 4.8 7.16 9.22 (76)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, White 2, Lade, Schofield, Carr, Pickett, Brogan, Mahoney, Cassisi, Thurstans; WCE – Matera 4, Judd, Kerr, Braun, Adkins, Lynch
BEST: PA – C. Cornes, Tredrea, K. Cornes, Wilson, Mahoney, Carr; WCE – Fletcher, Kerr, Braun, Matera, Waters, Morrison

UMPIRES: McInerney, Jeffery, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 26,286 at AAMI Stadium

geelong (10-6) vs carlton (7-9)

cats beat blues by 57. geelong (11-6) carlton (7-10)

GEEL 5.5 9.10 12.17 18.23 (131)
CARL 1.3 4.4 8.6 11.8 (74)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 4, Kingsley 4, Ablett 3, Wojcinski 2, Graham, Johnson, Scarlett, Gardiner, Callan; CARL – Fevola 3, Morrell, Clarke, Stevens, Deluca, Waite, Houlihan, Fisher, Koutoufides
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Ablett, Graham, Chapman, Mooney, Ling; CARL – Lappin, Scotland, Koutoufides

INJURY: GEEL – Sanderson (suspected medial knee ligament)

UMPIRES: Meredith, Avon, James

ATTENDANCE: 43,210 at Telstra Dome

richmond (4-12) vs melbourne (12-4)

dees beat tigers by 56. melbourne (13-4) richmond (4-13)

MELB 5.3 11.7 15.10 19.12 (126)
RICH 4.4 7.7 9.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Miller 4, Holland 3, Robertson 2, Walsh, Yze, Brown, Johnstone;
RICH – Pettifer 4, Richardson 2, Ottens 2, Chaffey, Houlihan
BEST: MELB – Brown, Holland, Bruce, Rigoni, Neitz, Wheatley, Johnstone; RICH – Rodan, Pettifer, Bowden, Krakouer, Johnson, Newman

INJURY: MELB – Vardy (knee)

UMPIRES: Rowe, Rowston, Margetts

ATTENDANCE: 25,211 at the MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 13 4 1957 1428 137.04 52
STK 13 4 1914 1431 133.75 52
PA 13 4 1870 1461 127.99 52
MELB 13 4 1793 1445 124.08 52
GEEL 11 6 1588 1372 115.74 44
FRE 10 7 1545 1421 108.73 40
KANG 9 8 1723 1521 113.28 36
SYD 9 8 1458 1455 100.21 36

ESS 9 8 1782 1782 100.00 36
WCE 8 9 1538 1677 91.71 32
CARL 7 10 1438 1787 80.47 28
COL 6 11 1426 1575 90.54 24
ADEL 5 12 1526 1648 92.60 20
WB 4 13 1498 1867 80.24 16
RICH 4 13 1296 1873 69.19 16
HAW 2 15 1275 1884 67.68 8

round 18 matches

adelaide v north

carlton v freo

collingwood v richmond

essendon v port

sydney v brisbane

geelong v st kilda gor

melbourne v hawthorn

west coast v bulldogs

west coast (7-8) vs essendon (9-6)

eagles beat dons by 44. west coast (8-8) essendon (9-7)

WCE 6.5 7.6 12.8 18.9 (117)
ESS 1.4 1.9 5.11 10.13 (73)
GOALS: WCE – Sampi 3, McDougall 3, Matera 3, Seaby 2, Morrison 2, Lynch, Judd, Adkins, Braun, Banfield; ESS – Richards 3, Lloyd 2, Lovett-Murray, Hille, Stanton, McPhee, Solomon
BEST: WCE – Judd, Morrison, Glass, Wirrpunda, Adkins, Lynch; ESS – Peverill, J. Johnson, Richards, Misiti, Solomon

INJURY: WCE – Hansen (hamstring), Cousins (back-related hamstring) late withdrawal;
ESS – Fletcher (teeth), McVeigh (corked thigh)

UMPIRES: Vozzo, James, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 40,674 at Subiaco Oval

carlton (6-9) vs north (8-7)

blues stun roos by 8. carlton (7-9) north (8-8)

CARL 3.2 5.7 7.11 9.16 (70)
KANG 3.3 5.4 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS: CARL – Camporeale, Teague, Koutoufides, Walker, Lappin, Fevola, French, Bannister, Whitnall; KANG – Petrie, B Harvey, M Stevens 2, Makepeace, Grant, Rocca
BEST: CARL – Stevens, Teague, Koutoufides, Walker, Lappin, McGrath; KANG – Simpson, Grant, M Stevens, Brown, Colbert, Petrie

REPORTS: KANG – Archer by umpire Jeffery for striking Camporeale

UMPIRES: Avon, McLaren, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 20,732 at Optus Oval

richmond (4-11) vs st kilda (11-4)

saints beat tigers by 44. st kilda (12-4) richmond (4-12)
StK 5.3 10.5 15.8 16.9 (105)
RICH 4.1 4.3 5.5 9.7 (61)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 5, Guerra 4, Milne 4, Hamill 2, Hayes; RICH – Richardson 6, Tuck, Ottens, Moore
BEST: StK – Harvey, Jones, Riewoldt, Guerra, Dal Santo, Hayes, Ball, Voss, Baker, Peckett;
RICH – Ottens, Bowden, Johnson, Krakouer, Richardson

INJURY: StK – Gram (hamstring), Powell (ankle); RICH – Pettifer (ankle)

CHANGES: RICH – Schulz replaced in selected side by Rodan

UMPIRES: Head, Goldspink, Chamberlain (Goldspink (nose) replaced by Morris in the third quarter)

ATTENDANCE: 34,631 at Telstra Dome

collingwood (5-10) vs brisbane (11-4)

lions beat pies by 6 goals. brisbane (12-4) collingwood (5-11)

BRIS 1.2 5.7 12.11 16.13 (109)
COL 2.4 5.5 7.5 11.7 (73)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 3, Pike 3, McRae 2, Caracella, Voss, Power, Black, Leppitsch, Copeland, Hart, Bradshaw; COL – Lonie 2, Woewodin, Davis, Buckley, Holland, O’Bree, Fraser, Lokan, Lockyer, Rocca
BEST: BRIS – Black, Power, Voss, Leppitsch, Caracella, Johnson; COL – Burns, Fraser, Buckley

INJURY: BRIS – Lynch (ankle); COL – Wakelin (broken arm), Holland (corked hip)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Kennedy, Ellis

ATTENDANCE: 34236 at the MCG

adelaide (5-10) vs freo (8-7)

freo beat crows by 12. freo (9-7) adelaide (5-11)

FRE 2.2 7.2 10.8 14.8 (92)
ADE 2.3 6.3 8.5 12.8 (80)
GOALS: FRE – Simmonds 2, Headland 2, Medhurst 2, Pavlich 2, Schammer, Hasleby, McManus, Longmuir, Bell, Hayden; ADE – Welsh 4, Johncock 2, McLeod 2, Watts, Stenglein, Biglands, Goodwin
BEST: FRE – Schammer, Hasleby, Headland, Hayden, Thornton, Bell; ADE – Ricciuto, Reilly, Johncock, Welsh, McLeod, McGregor

INJURY: ADE – Hentschel (sprained ankle), Doughty (concussion, suspected fractured eye socket)

UMPIRES: Rowe, Meredith, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 34,855 at AAMI Stadium

geelong (9-6) vs sydney (9-6)

cats beat swans by 15. geelong (10-6) sydney (9-7)

GEEL 3.1 3.8 7.9 11.11 (77)
SYD 1.6 3.7 6.8 9.8 (62)
GOALS: GEEL – Graham 2, Kingsley 2, S. Johnson 2, Riccardi, D. Johnson, Ablett, Chapman, Byrnes; SYD – O’Keefe 5, Hall, Nicks, J. Bolton, Ball
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Corey, Bartel, Sanderson, Ling, King, Scarlett; SYD – J. Bolton, O’Keefe, Mathews, C. Bolton, Maxfield

INJURY: GEEL – Riccardi (hamstring); Mooney (groin) a late withdrawal; SYD – Goodes (knee), Wiliams (foot) a late withdrawal

UMPIRES: Rosebury, Allen, Schmitt

ATTENDANCE: 20,515 at Skilled Stadium

melbourne (11-4) vs bulldogs (4-11)

dees beat dogs by 38. melbourne (12-4) bulldogs (4-12)

MELB 2.7 5.11 9.16 12.21 (93)
WB 2.4 3.8 5.9 7.13 (55)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Walsh 2, Bruce, Robertson, Vardy, McLean; WB – Darcy 3, Rawlings 2, Bowden, Street
BEST: MELB – Neitz, Bruce, Yze, White, Read, Brown, Heffernan; WB – Johnson, Murphy, Darcy, West, Skipper, Gilbee

INJURY: MELB – Davey (hamstring)
Davey will miss 3-4 weeks

UMPIRES: Nicholls, Hendrie, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 25,107 at Telstra Dome

hawthorn (2-13) vs port (11-4)

port beat hawks by 52. port (12-4) hawthorn (2-14)

PA 4.3 7.9 11.12 15.15 (105)
HAW 1.3 4.4 5.8 7.11 (53)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Thurstans 2, Lade 2, K. Cornes 2, Wilson, Mahoney, White, Cassisi, Pickett, Poulton; HAW – Williams 2, Everitt, Thompson, Croad, Lekkas, Osborne
BEST: PA – Brogan, Carr, James, S. Burgoyne, K. Cornes, Tredrea, C. Cornes; HAW – Croad, Everitt, Beaumont, Mitchell, Sewell

UMPIRES: Stevic, Margetts, Wenn

ATTENDANCE: 11,682 at the MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 12 4 1787 1339 133.46 48
BRIS 12 4 1768 1380 128.12 48
PA 12 4 1768 1385 127.65 48
MELB 12 4 1667 1375 121.24 48
GEEL 10 6 1457 1298 112.25 40
FRE 9 7 1427 1330 107.29 36
SYD 9 7 1367 1337 102.24 36
ESS 9 7 1690 1655 102.11 36

KANG 8 8 1580 1458 108.37 32
WCE 8 8 1462 1575 92.83 32
CARL 7 9 1364 1656 82.37 28
ADE 5 11 1478 1459 101.30 20
COL 5 11 1311 1509 86.88 20
WB 4 12 1432 1752 81.74 16
RICH 4 12 1226 1747 70.18 16
HAW 2 14 1212 1741 69.62 8

round 17 matches

st kilda v essendon

north v hawthorn

freo v sydney gor

brisbane v adelaide

bulldogs v collingwood

port v west coast

geelong v carlton

richmond v melbourne

collingwood (5-9) vs geelong (8-6)

cats beat pies by 29. geelong (9-6) collingwood (5-10)

GEEL 3.2 5.9 7.14 12.22 (94)
COL 3.2 6.6 7.9 9.11 (65)
GOALS: GEEL – King 2, Graham 2, Chapman 2, Corey, Ling, Bartel, Callan, Kingsley, Ablett; COL – Buckley 2, Tarrant 2, Lockyer 2, Didak, Licuria, Rocca
BEST: GEEL – Scarlett, Ablett, Harley, Ling, Bartel, Corey, Chapman, King;
COL – Clement, Buckley, Lockyer, Didak

INJURY: COL – Didak (broken jaw)
Didak will miss 4-6 weeks

REPORTS: GEEL – Scarlett reported on video for kneeing Didak

UMPIRES: James, McLaren, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 50,627

richmond (4-10) vs essendon (8-6)

dons beat tigers by 13 goals. essendon (9-6) richmond (4-11)

ESS 2.1 7.2 14.9 24.11 (155)
RICH 4.2 7.6 8.8 11.11 (77)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 9, Murphy 3, Misiti 2, J. Johnson 2, Lovett-Murray 2, Hille, McPhee, Alvey, M. Johnson, Hird, Bradley; RICH – Richardson 6, Moore, Fleming, Ottens, Rogers, Bowden
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, McPhee, Murphy, M. Johnson, McVeigh, Richards, J. Johnson; RICH – Richardson, Bowden, Johnson, Campbell, Ottens, Rogers

INJURY: ESS – Hird (broken rib), Lucas (hamstring); RICH – Schultz (shin), Campbell (shoulder), Hilton (knee)
Campbell will miss 2-3 weeks, while the extent of Hilton’s injury still needs to be assessed Hird will miss 3-4 weeks

CHANGES: ESS – Bolton (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Bullen

UMPIRES: Coates, Hendrie, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 48,286 at the MCG

hawthorn (2-12) vs west coast (6-8)

eagles edge hawks by 4. west coast (7-8) hawthorn (2-13)

WCE 3.4 8.6 10.10 12.14 (86)
HAW 2.3 4.5 8.8 12.10 (82)
GOALS: WCE – Seaby 3, McDougall 3, Judd 3, Matera 2, Braun; HAW – Thompson 4, Everitt 3, Williams 2, Hodge, Lekkas, Mitchell
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Judd, Kerr, Wirrpunda, Banfield, Morrison, Seaby;
HAW – Thompson, Croad, Lekkas, Ries, Everitt, Beaumont

INJURY: WCE – Nicoski (collarbone); HAW – Jacobs (bruised knee)

UMPIRES: Allen, Nicholls, Chamberlain

ATTENDANCE: 15,581 at York Park, Tasmania

freo (8-6) vs north (7-7) uor

roos stun freo by 17. north (8-7) freo (8-7)

KANG 4.2 7.5 9.9 14.12 (96)
FRE 6.2 9.4 11.5 12.7 (79)
GOALS: Rocca 6, Motlop 4, Wells 2, Makepeace, Harris; FRE – Bell 2, Pavlich 2, McManus 2, Headland 2, Farmer 2, J. Longmuir, Grover
BEST: KANG – Rocca, Rawlings, Wells, Grant, Colbert, King, Makepeace;
FRE – Bell, J. Longmuir, Pavlich, Schammer, Headland, Grover

INJURY: FRE – McPharlin (shoulder)

CHANGES: FRE – Hayden for Carr (ankle) in the selected side

UMPIRES: McBurney, Schmitt, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 37077 at Subiaco Oval

sydney (8-6) vs adelaide (5-9)

swans beat crows by 13. sydney (9-6) adelaide (5-10)
SYD 2.1 7.5 8.8 8.10 (58)
ADE 2.2 3.5 3.6 6.9 (45)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 4, O’Loughlin 2, Nicks, Doyle; ADE – Welsh 2, Clarke, Johncock, Doughty, Bock
BEST: SYD – Kirk, Hall, Bolton, Williams, Kennelly; ADE – Edwards, McLeod, Doughty, Stenglein

INJURY: ADE – Ricciuto (shoulder)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Head, Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 28483 at SCG

port (10-4) vs carlton (6-8)

power beat blues by 83. port (11-4) carlton (6-9)

PA 6.2 13.4 16.7 18.15 (123)
CARL 0.3 1.4 1.7 5.10 (40)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, Dew 4, Cassisi 3, P. Burgoyne 2, Lade, Pickett, Wilson; CARL – Lappin, Fisher, McGrath, Deluca, Koutoufides
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Carr, S. Burgoyne, Schofield, Wilson, K. Cornes;
CARL – Houlihan, Johnson, Stevens, Scotland, McGrath

INJURY: PA – Wanganeen (strained calf muscle) replaced by Dew; CARL – Sporn (broken collarbone), Simpson (hand), Bowyer (ankle)

UMPIRES: Davis, Rosebury, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 30,109 at AAMI Stadium

brisbane (10-4) vs bulldogs (4-10)

lions beat dogs by 68. brisbane (11-4) bulldogs (4-11)

BRIS 5.4 9.7 14.13 20.16 (136)
WB 3.3 4.3 8.4 10.8 (68)
GOALS: BRIS – Pike 4, Akermanis 4, Lynch 4, Brown 3, Notting 2, McGrath, Caracella, Johnson; WB – Eagleton 4, Darcy 2, Robins 2, Rawlings, Skipper
BEST: Akermanis, Brown, Bradshaw, Voss, Pike, Hart; WB – Cross, Eagleton, West, Darcy, Robbins

INJURY: WB – Giansiracusa (shoulder), Grant (concussion)

REPORTS: BRIS – Brown for striking Grant

UMPIRES: Wenn, Avon, Rowston

ATTENDANCE: 29,295 at the Gabba

melbourne (10-4) vs st kilda (11-3)

dees beat saints by 57. melbourne (11-4) st kilda (11-4)

MELB 4.1 11.3 17.6 23.8 (146)
STK 4.2 8.6 11.8 13.11 (89)
GOALS: MELB – Holland 4, Neitz 3, Green 3, Bruce 3, Johnstone 2, Vardy 2, Robertson 2, McLean, Read, Davey, White; StK – Riewoldt 9, Hamill, Thompson, Harvey, Milne
BEST: MELB – Bruce, Green, White, Holland, Johnstone, Heffernan;
StK – Riewoldt, Harvey, Ball, Dal Santo

INJURY: MELB – Miller (illness) replaced in selected side by Bell, Ward (hip), Whelan (ribs) replaced in selected side by Godfrey; StK – Penny (hamstring), Maguire (groin). Baker (broken nose)

UMPIRES: Vozzo, Margetts, Rowe

ATTENDANCE: 54,409 at the MCG

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 11 4 1682 1278 131.61 44
BRIS 11 4 1659 1307 126.93 44
PA 11 4 1663 1332 124.85 44
MELB 11 4 1574 1320 119.24 44
GEEL 9 6 1380 1236 111.65 36
ESS 9 6 1617 1538 105.14 36
SYD 9 6 1305 1260 103.57 36
KANG 8 7 1518 1388 109.37 32

FRE 8 7 1335 1250 106.80 32
WCE 7 8 1345 1502 89.55 28
CARL 6 9 1294 1594 81.18 24
ADE 5 10 1398 1367 102.27 20
COL 5 10 1238 1400 88.43 20
WB 4 11 1377 1659 83.00 16
RICH 4 11 1165 1642 70.95 16
HAW 2 13 1159 1636 70.84 8

round 16 matches

friday

west coast v essendon

saturday

carlton v north gor

collingwood v brisbane gf rematch

richmond v st kilda

adeliade v freo

sunday

geelong v sydney

hawthorn v port

melbourne v bulldogs

essendon (8-5) vs north (6-7)

roos stun dons by 21. north (7-7) essendon (8-6)

KANG 3.3 6.6 9.12 14.16 (100)
ESS 4.3 7.5 11.6 12.7 (79)
GOALS: KANG – Rocca 5, Grant 3, Harvey 2, King, Harding, Motlop, Corey Jones; ESS – Murphy 5, McPhee 3, Lloyd, Dyson, Fletcher, Richards
BEST: KANG – Grant, Motlop, Rawlings, Watt, Simpson, Makepeace, Colbert; ESS – McPhee, Murphy, Fletcher, Johnson, Misiti, Allan, Dyson

INJURY: ESS – Richards (concussion)

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Margetts, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 49,419 at Telstra Dome

collingwood (4-9) vs hawthorn (2-11)

pies beat hawks by 65. collingwood (5-9) hawthorn (2-12)

COL 5.6 9.12 15.16 20.20 (140)
HAW 2.3 5.4 7.7 11.9 (75)
GOALS: COL – Didak 4, Tarrant 3, Rocca 3, Lockyer 3, Buckley 2, Fraser 2, McKee, Burns, J. Cloke; HAW – Williams 2, Thompson 2, Everitt, Mitchell, Ladson, Beaumont, Croad, Clarke, Lekkas
BEST: COL – Fraser, Buckley, Didak, Davis, J. Cloke; HAW – Osborne, Williams, Mitchell, Thompson

UMPIRES: Allen, Meredith, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 44,329 at MCG

carlton (6-7) vs sydney (7-6)

swans beat blues by 11. sydney (8-6) carlton (6-8)

SYD 3.2 8.4 10.5 15.5 (95)
CARL 3.1 4.7 9.10 12.12 (84)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 6, O’Loughlin 2, Kirk, Mathews, Kennelly, Nicks, Fixter, Ablett, Bevan;
CARL – Stevens 2, French 2, Camporeale 2, Lappin, Koutoufides, Walker, Fisher, Norman, Deluca
BEST: SYD – Hall, J. Bolton, Kirk, Mathews, Nicks, Crouch; CARL – Prendergast, Camporeale, Norman, Lappin, Deluca, Houlihan

INJURY: SYD – Fosdike (groin) replaced in the selected side by McVeigh, Roberts-Thomson (Achilles)

UMPIRES: McBurney, Hendrie, K. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 26,172 at Optus Oval

west coast (5-8) vs geelong (8-5)

eagles beat cats by 2. west coast (6-8) geelong (8-6)

WCE 2.1 5.4 6.4 7.9 (51)
GEEL 3.2 4.5 4.6 7.7 (49)
GOALS: WCE – Hansen 2, Sampi, Judd, McDougall, Fletcher, Matera; GEEL – Ablett 2, Riccardi 2, Kingsley, Moloney, Wojcinski
BEST: WCE – Judd, Cousins, Fletcher, Lynch, Hansen, Hunter; GEEL – Wojcinski, Harley, Ablett, Bartel

INJURY: WCE – Jones (right ankle); GEEL – Kelly (broken left leg)

UMPIRES: Rosebury, McLaren, McInerney

ATTENDANCE: 36,668 at Subiaco Oval

brisbane (9-4) vs richmond (4-9)

lions beat tigers by 18. brisbane (10-4) richmodn (4-10)

BRIS 4.1 10.4 12.8 17.12 (114)
RICH 4.4 6.7 10.10 14.12 (96)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 4, Caracella 3, Charman 3, Black 2, Pike, Johnson, McGrath, Voss, Akermanis; RICH – Schulz 6, Ottens 2, Tivendale, Moore, Campbell, Hilton, Brown, Rodan
BEST: BRIS – Power, Lappin, Black, Lynch, Charman, Johnson; RICH – Schulz, Brown, Johnson, Ottens, Tivendale, Bowden

INJURY: RICH – Stafford (cramp) Hyde (corked thigh)

UMPIRES: Davis, Rowe, M. Nicholls

ATTENDANCE: 32,744 at the Gabba

adeliade (4-9) vs melbourne (10-3) uor

crows stun dees by 12 goals. adeliade (5-9) melbourne (10-4)

ADE 7.1 13.7 16.10 22.13 (145)
MELB 2.5 5.8 8.10 10.13 (73)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 8, Hentschel, Edwards, Skipworth, Biglands 2, Bassett, Shirley, Torney, Ricciuto, Mattner, Jericho; MELB – Davey 3, Neitz 2, Yze, Green, McDonald, Robertson, Bruce
BEST: ADE – Reilly, Ricciuto, Welsh, McLeod, Biglands, Edwards, Skipworth; MELB – Yze, McDonald, Green, White, Bruce, Ward

INJURY: ADE – Hentschel (ankle)

REPORTS: MELB – Yze by field umpire Rowston for charging Bassett

UMPIRES: Coates, Rowston, Ryan

ATTENDANCE: 39,288 at AAMI Stadium

bulldogs (4-9) vs freo (7-6)

freo beat dogs by 41. freo (8-6) bulldogs (4-10)

FRE 4.1 8.4 14.6 18.9 (117)
WB 3.4 6.9 6.12 10.16 (76)
GOALS: FRE – Simmonds 4, Medhurst 4, Bell 3, Schammer 2, McManus, Headland, McPharlin, J. Longmuir, Farmer; WB – West 3, Darcy 3, Harrison 2, Bowden 2, Morgan
BEST: FRE – Bell, Carr, Pavlich, Medhurst, Headland, McPharlin, Schammer, Simmonds;
WB – West, Giansiracusa, Grant, Harrison, Darcy, Eagleton

INJURY: WB – Giansiracusa (shoulder)

REPORTS: FRE – J. Longmuir for striking Smith

UMPIRES: James, Grun, Wenn (replaced Ellis)

ATTENDANCE: 18,734 at Telstra Dome

st kilda (11-2) vs port (9-4)

port beat saints by 46. port (10-4) st kilda (11-3)

PA 3.3 6.5 10.9 14.9 (93)
StK 2.1 3.2 5.3 7.5 (47)
GOALS: PA – Cassisi 4, Mahoney 3, Tredrea 2, James, Wanganeen, Lade, Carr, Brogan;
StK – Clarke 2, Hamill, Riewoldt, Knobel, Guerra, Milne
BEST: PA – Brogan, C Cornes, Mahoney, Lade, Wakelin, P. Burgoyne, S. Burgoyne, James;
StK – Riewoldt, Hayes, Clarke, Powell

REPORTS: StK – Gehrig reported umpire Jeffery for striking Bishop, Penny reported by umpire Schmitt for engaging in rough play against Wanganeen

UMPIRES: Jeffery, Schmitt, Vozzo

ATTENDANCE: 19,223 at York Park, Launceston (record)

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 11 3 1593 1132 140.72 44
BRIS 10 4 1523 1239 122.92 40
PA 10 4 1540 1292 119.20 40
MELB 10 4 1428 1231 116.00 40
GEEL 8 6 1286 1171 109.82 32
FRE 8 6 1256 1154 108.84 32
SYD 8 6 1247 1215 102.63 32
ESS 8 6 1462 1461 100.07 32

KANG 7 7 1422 1309 108.63 28
WCE 6 8 1259 1420 88.66 24
CARL 6 8 1254 1471 85.25 24
ADE 5 9 1353 1309 103.36 20
COL 5 9 1173 1306 89.82 20
WB 4 10 1309 1523 85.95 16
RICH 4 10 1088 1487 73.17 16
HAW 2 12 1077 1550 69.48 8

round 15 matches

friday

collingwood v geelong

saturday

hawthorn v west coast

richmond v essendon

freo v north

sydney v adelaide

sunday

brisbane v bulldogs

port v carlton

melbourne v st kilda gor

st kilda (10-2) vs hawthorn (2-10)

saints beat hawks by 11 goals. st kilda (11-2) hawthorn (2-11)

STK 3.2 5.4 10.10 19.13 (127)
HAW 6.2 6.6 7.7 9.7 (61)
Goals: StK – Gehrig 5, Milne 5, Koschitzke 2, Riewoldt 2, Knobel, Hayes, Powell, Dal Santo, Guerra; HAW – Thompson 2, Lekkas 2, Hodge 2, Williams, Bateman, Everitt
BEST: StK Powell, Hayes, Milne, Blake, Black, Jones, Riewoldt;
HAW – Croad, Osborne, Smith, Beaumont, Lekkas, Ball

INJURY: StK – Koschitzke (dislocated elbow); HAW – Bateman (hamstring)

REPORTS: HAW – Hodge reported for striking Baker by umpire S McLaren

Umpires: McLaren, Ryan, Avon

ATTENDANCE: 36,925 at Telstra Dome

geelong (7-5) vs brisbane (9-3)

cats beat lions by 27 for first time since the brisbane/fitzroy merger. geelong (8-5) brisbane (9-4)

GEEL 2.3 5.4 10.10 13.14 (92)
BRIS 3.5 5.7 8.10 9.11 (65)
GOALS: GEEL – Graham 2, Kingsley 2, Johnson 2, Mooney 2, Haynes, Corey, Ablett; Wojcinski, Ling; BRIS – Brown 4, Notting, Akermanis, Pike, McLaren, Lappin
BEST: GEEL – Graham, Scarlett, Milburn, Wocjinski, Ling, Rooke, Johnson; BRIS – Brown, Black, Voss, Lappin, Johnson

UMPIRES McBurney, Schmitt, Jeffery

ATTENDANCE: 17,648 at Skilled Stadium

freo (7-5) vs port (8-4)\

port beat freo by 10. port (9-4) freo (7-6)

PA 2.4 9.7 14.9 17.10 (112)
FRE 4.3 7.3 12.3 16.6 (102)
GOALS: PA – Thurstans 3, James 3, J. Carr 2, Tredrea 2, Schofield 2, Brogan, Dew, P. Burgoyne, Bishop, Kingsley; FRE – Bell 3, Medhurst 3, M. Carr 2, Farmer 2, Headland, Grover, Browne, Pavlich, Simmonds, Woods
BEST: PA – James, Thurstans, Wakelin, P. Burgoyne, Wanganeen, C. Cornes; FRE – Bell, Carr, Browne, Schammer, Pavlich, Headland

INJURY: PA – Tredrea (hamstring)

UMPIRES: Allen, Wenn, Woodcock

ATTENDANCE: 36,507 at Subiaco Oval

carlton (5-7) vs richmond (4-8)

blues beat tigers by 31. carlton (6-7) richmond (4-9)

CARL 5.2 12.7 16.10 18.16 (124)
RICH 2.2 5.3 13.5 14.9 (93)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 8, Whitnall 3, Koutoufides 2, Camporeale, Johnson, Lappin, Prendergast, Scotland; RICH – Krakouer 3, Richardson 3, Ottens 2, Blumfield, Bowden, Chaffey, Gaspar, Newman, Stafford
BEST: CARL – Fevola, Whitnall, Prendergast, Lappin, Stevens, Scotland, Houlihan;
RICH – Bowden, Johnson, Stafford, Krakouer, Hyde, Richardson

INJURY: CARL – Wiggins (shoulder)

CHANGES: RICH – Moore replaced in selected side by Fletcher

UMPIRES: Ellis, Nicholls, Margetts

ATTENDANCE: 46,618 at Telstra Dome

adelaide (3-9) vs bulldogs (4-8)

crows beat dogs by 32. adelaide (4-9) bulldogs (4-9)

ADE 7.1, 10.4 16.10 20.13 (133)
WB 3.5 9.7 11.10 15.11 (101)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 7, Skipworth 3, Hentschel 2, Bode 2, Biglands, Watts, Johncock, Bock, Smart, Clarke; WB – Bowden 3, Darcy 3, Hahn 2, Robbins 2, Murphy, Power, Harrison, Johnson, Smith
BEST: ADE – Welsh, Bode, McLeod, Ricciuto, Clarke, Skipworth, Edwards; WB – West, Bowden, Johnson, Darcy, Murphy

INJURY: WB Harris (hand)

REPORTS: WB – Harris reported by umpire Morris for unduly rough play on Welsh, Koops reported by umpire Morris for unduly rough play on Bock

UMPIRES: Coates, Morris, Meredith

ATTENDANCE: 36,774 at AAMI Stadium

north (5-7) vs west coast (5-7)

roos beat eagles by 33. north (6-7) west coast (5-8)

KANG 5.4 10.8 15.9 16.12 (108)
WCE 5.1 8.5 10.5 11.9 (75)
GOALS: KANG – B. Harvey 4, Rocca 3, Harding 2, Grant 2, Rawlings, Harris, Brown, C Jones, Firrito; WCE – McDougall 3, Matera 3, Kerr, Cousins, Seaby, Chambers, Sampi
BEST: KANG – B. Harvey, Archer, Colbert, Simpson, Grant, Harris, A. Stevens;
WCE – Fletcher, Morrison, Cox, Chambers, Glass

INJURY: KANG – Firrito (jarred ankle)

CHANGES: WCE – Staker replaced in the selected side by Morrison

UMPIRES: Head, James, Stevic

ATTENDANCE: 8542 at Manuka Oval, Canberra

essendon (8-4) vs melborune (9-3)

dees beat dons by 26. melbourne (10-3) essendon (8-5)

MELB 1.6 6.14 9.16 13.17 (95)
ESS 2.1 4.3 8.6 10.9 (69)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 4, Bruce 2, Davey 2, McLean, Thompson, Miller, Yze, Green;
ESS – Lloyd 5, Hird, Hille, Murphy, McPhee, Haynes
BEST: MELB – Green, Rivers, Yze, Brown, Miller, White, Wheatley, Bruce; ESS – Hird, Haynes, McPhee, Welsh, Lloyd, Peverill

INJURY: MELB – Thompson (sprained foot), Wheatley (hamstring)

CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher (hamstring soreness) replaced by Bullen

UMPIRES: Kennedy, Rowe, Rosebury

ATTENDANCE: 47,314 at the MCG

sydney (6-6) vs collingwood (4-8)

swans edge pies by 6. sydney (7-6) collingwood (4-9)

SYD 5.2 6.3 10.5 13.7 (85)
COL 4.1 7.2 9.7 11.13 (79)
GOALS: SYD: O’Keefe 3, Hall 3, O’Loughlin 3, Nicks 2, Mathews, Kennelly; COL – Holland 2, Lonie 2, Fraser 2, Lokan, Davis, Rocca, Buckley, C. Cloke
BEST: SYD – O’Keefe, Kirk, Hall, J. Bolton, O’Loughlin, Barry; COL – Buckley, Burns, Licuria, Fraser, Lonie, Holland

INJURY: COL – O’Bree (knee) replaced in the selected side by Leon Davis

UMPIRES: Vozzo, McInerney, Goldspink

ATTENDANCE: 50,091 at Telstra Stadium

ladder

W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 11 2 1546 1039 148.80 44
MELB 10 3 1355 1086 124.77 40
BRIS 9 4 1409 1143 123.27 36
PA 9 4 1447 1245 116.22 36
GEEL 8 5 1237 1120 110.45 32
ESS 8 5 1383 1361 101.62 32
FRE 7 6 1139 1078 105.66 28
SYD 7 6 1152 1131 101.86 28

KANG 6 7 1322 1230 107.48 24
CARL 6 7 1170 1376 85.03 24
WCE 5 8 1208 1371 88.11 20
ADE 4 9 1208 1236 97.73 16
WB 4 9 1233 1406 87.70 16
COL 4 9 1033 1231 83.92 16
RICH 4 9 992 1373 72.25 16
HAW 2 11 1002 1410 71.06 8

round 14

friday

essendon v north gor

saturday

carlton v sydney

colloingwood v hawthorn

brisbane v richmond

west coast v geelong

sunday

st kilda v port

bulldogs v freo

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