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| ROUND 9 MATCHES (Michael Shillito's tips in bold - Season to date 36/64): Friday 23rd May Collingwood v Geelong (MCG, 7:40pm) Saturday 24th May Carlton v Fremantle (Telstra Dome, 2:10pm) Port Adelaide v Sydney (AAMI Stadium, 3:10pm) West Coast v Adelaide (Subiaco Oval, 7:40pm) Essendon v Richmond (MCG, 7:40pm) Sunday 25th May Brisbane v St Kilda (Gabba, 1:10pm) Melbourne v Hawthorn (MCG, 2:10pm) Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos (Telstra Dome, 4:40pm) All times shown are Sydney time. |
The Brisbane Lions moved into the top 8 for the first time in 2008 after jumping Carlton early and
running away to a 33-point win. Brownlow medallist Simon Black was at his brilliant best,
accumulating possessions at will; while Jonathan Brown proved a handy target up forward with 6
goals. With 8 goals to 2 in the opening quarter, Carlton were already damaged goods by quarter time,
and although they worked hard to limit the extent of the loss, and despite 5 goals from Brendan
Fevola, the Blues were never a chance of getting back into the contest.
Brisbane 8.3 11.8 16.13 18.17 (125)
Carlton 2.2 4.8 9.14 12.20 (92)
Goals : Brisbane - J Brown 6, T Johnstone 3, S Black 2, R Hooper 2, J Adcock, D Bradshaw, A Corrie,
J Drummond, M Rischitelli. Carlton - B Fevola 5, M Murphy 2, S Wiggins 2, E Betts, C Judd, J Russell.
Best : Brisbane - S Black, T Johnstone, J Brown, L Power, A McGrath, J Patfull, M Rischitelli. Carlton -
H Scotland, M Murphy, B Fevola, J Waite, C Judd.
Injuries : Carlton - M Jamison (shoulder).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - L Farmer, R Chamberlain, S Ryan.
Crowd - 38,675 at Telstra Dome.
Melbourne had broken their losing streak at their last start, and scored the first goal in their match
against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, but that was as far as their revival went. The Crows dominated the
remainder of the match, doubling the hapless Demons' score as they raced to a 76-point win. Brett
Burton entertained the crowd with a dynamic 5-goal haul; while Tippett was also handy on the forward
line with 4 goals. The result saw Adelaide tighten their grip on a top-4 position while ensuring the
Demons would continue to languish on the bottom of the ladder.
Adelaide 8.1 12.6 15.15 22.18 (150)
Melbourne 4.4 6.5 7.7 11.8 (74)
Goals : Adelaide - B Burton 5, K Tippett 4, S Goodwin 3, L Jericho 3, J Porplyzia 3, C Knights, S
Stevens, N Van Berlo, B Vince. Melbourne - C Morton 3, R Robertson 2, C Bartram, M Bate, C Garland,
B Miller, B Moloney, A Wonaeamirri.
Best : Adelaide - B Burton, B Vince, C Knights, J Porplyzia, K Tippett, S Stevens, N Bock, N Van Berlo.
Melbourne - D Bell, J White, C Morton, A Wonaeamirri.
Injuries : Adelaide - K Massie (hamstring tightness) replaced in selected side by J Jacky. Melbourne -
J Rivers (hip) replaced in selected side by P Johnson.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - G Fila, S Meredith, M Ellis.
Crowd - 35,649 at AAMI Stadium.
After suffering a seemingly season-ending injury in a pre-season match, Nick Malceski underwent
radical surgery and amazingly returned to action as Sydney took on Essendon at ANZ Stadium on a
rare Sunday game at the Homebush venue. Malceski got through the match unscathed, but sadly for
the Swans just as he returned from a major knee injury Tadgh Kennelly went down and looks out for
the remainder of the year.
On the field, Michael O'Loughlin dominated the Marn Grook Trophy match was a dynamic 6-goal
display, but it was hard to find a Swans player who was beaten as the Sydney side raced away to a
91-point win over a dismal Essendon. It was the first time in the Bombers' history that they have been
beaten by 10 goals in 3 successive games, as the once-proud club drifted further away from
contention.
Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery from this match.
Sydney 4.5 6.11 13.15 21.17 (143)
Essendon 0.2 4.7 7.9 7.10 (52)
Goals : Sydney - M O'Loughlin 6, D Jolly 3, H Playfair 3, J Moore 2, D O'Keefe 2, L Barry, A Buchanan, K
Jack, B Kirk, T Richards. Essendon - D Hille 2, A Welsh 2, L Jetta, M Lloyd, J Neagle.
Best : Sydney - M O'Loughlin, B Kirk, A Goodes, R O'Keefe, H Playfair, J McBeigh, J Moore. Essendon -
B Staton, D Fletcher, M McVeigh, K Reimers, A Monfries.
Injuries : Sydney - T Kennelly (knee).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - S McBurney, J Armstrong, M Avon.
Crowd - 34,904 at ANZ Stadium.
With a 5-goal burst in the third quarter, Fremantle looked set to upset the unbeaten Bulldogs when the
Dockers held an 18-point lead at the last change and coming home with the wind and a fanatical
home crowd. But with former Brownlow medallist Jason Akermanis leading the charge, the Bulldogs
came storming home in the last, hitting the front as the clock ticked into time-on and holding on for a
remarkable 3-point win after an even and entertaining contest that kept the crowd enthralled.
Western Bulldogs 6.3 9.4 11.8 17.12 (114)
Fremantle 6.2 9.5 14.8 17.9 (111)
Goals : Bulldogs - R Murphy 3, J Akermanis 3, D Giansiracusa 2, A Cooney 2, S Welsh 2, B Hudson, M
Hahn, W Minson, N Eagleton, B Johnson. Fremantle - C Tarrat 4, M Pavlich 4, B Peake 2, R Palmer, G
Ibbotson, K Bradley, D Solomon, D Mundy, R Crowley, J Farmer.
Best : Bulldogs - J Akermanis, R Murphy, D Cross, A Cooney, R Griffen. Fremantle - R Palmer, C
Tarrant, A Sandilands, R Murphy, D Cross, A Cooney, R Griffen.
Injuries : Fremantle - M Drum (hamstrong).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - M James, S Jeffery, T Keating.
Crowd - 35,624 at Subiaco Oval.
running away to a 33-point win. Brownlow medallist Simon Black was at his brilliant best,
accumulating possessions at will; while Jonathan Brown proved a handy target up forward with 6
goals. With 8 goals to 2 in the opening quarter, Carlton were already damaged goods by quarter time,
and although they worked hard to limit the extent of the loss, and despite 5 goals from Brendan
Fevola, the Blues were never a chance of getting back into the contest.
Brisbane 8.3 11.8 16.13 18.17 (125)
Carlton 2.2 4.8 9.14 12.20 (92)
Goals : Brisbane - J Brown 6, T Johnstone 3, S Black 2, R Hooper 2, J Adcock, D Bradshaw, A Corrie,
J Drummond, M Rischitelli. Carlton - B Fevola 5, M Murphy 2, S Wiggins 2, E Betts, C Judd, J Russell.
Best : Brisbane - S Black, T Johnstone, J Brown, L Power, A McGrath, J Patfull, M Rischitelli. Carlton -
H Scotland, M Murphy, B Fevola, J Waite, C Judd.
Injuries : Carlton - M Jamison (shoulder).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - L Farmer, R Chamberlain, S Ryan.
Crowd - 38,675 at Telstra Dome.
Melbourne had broken their losing streak at their last start, and scored the first goal in their match
against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, but that was as far as their revival went. The Crows dominated the
remainder of the match, doubling the hapless Demons' score as they raced to a 76-point win. Brett
Burton entertained the crowd with a dynamic 5-goal haul; while Tippett was also handy on the forward
line with 4 goals. The result saw Adelaide tighten their grip on a top-4 position while ensuring the
Demons would continue to languish on the bottom of the ladder.
Adelaide 8.1 12.6 15.15 22.18 (150)
Melbourne 4.4 6.5 7.7 11.8 (74)
Goals : Adelaide - B Burton 5, K Tippett 4, S Goodwin 3, L Jericho 3, J Porplyzia 3, C Knights, S
Stevens, N Van Berlo, B Vince. Melbourne - C Morton 3, R Robertson 2, C Bartram, M Bate, C Garland,
B Miller, B Moloney, A Wonaeamirri.
Best : Adelaide - B Burton, B Vince, C Knights, J Porplyzia, K Tippett, S Stevens, N Bock, N Van Berlo.
Melbourne - D Bell, J White, C Morton, A Wonaeamirri.
Injuries : Adelaide - K Massie (hamstring tightness) replaced in selected side by J Jacky. Melbourne -
J Rivers (hip) replaced in selected side by P Johnson.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - G Fila, S Meredith, M Ellis.
Crowd - 35,649 at AAMI Stadium.
After suffering a seemingly season-ending injury in a pre-season match, Nick Malceski underwent
radical surgery and amazingly returned to action as Sydney took on Essendon at ANZ Stadium on a
rare Sunday game at the Homebush venue. Malceski got through the match unscathed, but sadly for
the Swans just as he returned from a major knee injury Tadgh Kennelly went down and looks out for
the remainder of the year.
On the field, Michael O'Loughlin dominated the Marn Grook Trophy match was a dynamic 6-goal
display, but it was hard to find a Swans player who was beaten as the Sydney side raced away to a
91-point win over a dismal Essendon. It was the first time in the Bombers' history that they have been
beaten by 10 goals in 3 successive games, as the once-proud club drifted further away from
contention.
Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery from this match.
Sydney 4.5 6.11 13.15 21.17 (143)
Essendon 0.2 4.7 7.9 7.10 (52)
Goals : Sydney - M O'Loughlin 6, D Jolly 3, H Playfair 3, J Moore 2, D O'Keefe 2, L Barry, A Buchanan, K
Jack, B Kirk, T Richards. Essendon - D Hille 2, A Welsh 2, L Jetta, M Lloyd, J Neagle.
Best : Sydney - M O'Loughlin, B Kirk, A Goodes, R O'Keefe, H Playfair, J McBeigh, J Moore. Essendon -
B Staton, D Fletcher, M McVeigh, K Reimers, A Monfries.
Injuries : Sydney - T Kennelly (knee).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - S McBurney, J Armstrong, M Avon.
Crowd - 34,904 at ANZ Stadium.
With a 5-goal burst in the third quarter, Fremantle looked set to upset the unbeaten Bulldogs when the
Dockers held an 18-point lead at the last change and coming home with the wind and a fanatical
home crowd. But with former Brownlow medallist Jason Akermanis leading the charge, the Bulldogs
came storming home in the last, hitting the front as the clock ticked into time-on and holding on for a
remarkable 3-point win after an even and entertaining contest that kept the crowd enthralled.
Western Bulldogs 6.3 9.4 11.8 17.12 (114)
Fremantle 6.2 9.5 14.8 17.9 (111)
Goals : Bulldogs - R Murphy 3, J Akermanis 3, D Giansiracusa 2, A Cooney 2, S Welsh 2, B Hudson, M
Hahn, W Minson, N Eagleton, B Johnson. Fremantle - C Tarrat 4, M Pavlich 4, B Peake 2, R Palmer, G
Ibbotson, K Bradley, D Solomon, D Mundy, R Crowley, J Farmer.
Best : Bulldogs - J Akermanis, R Murphy, D Cross, A Cooney, R Griffen. Fremantle - R Palmer, C
Tarrant, A Sandilands, R Murphy, D Cross, A Cooney, R Griffen.
Injuries : Fremantle - M Drum (hamstrong).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - M James, S Jeffery, T Keating.
Crowd - 35,624 at Subiaco Oval.
The congestion around the halfway point of the ladder thickened when Collingwood moved into the
mix and brought St Kilda down to level terms after a thrilling 9-point win to the Magpies at Telstra
Dome on Friday night. The Saints made the early front-running, but a goal after the half-time siren to
Dale Thomas put the Magpies in front and from there they were never headed. St Kilda created
numerous opportunities during the last term to steal the match, despite Collingwood having the bulk
of possession, but were unable to capitalise.
Collingwood 5.1 10.3 14.5 16.7 (103)
St Kilda 6.3 9.5 12.6 13.10 (94)
Goals : Collingwood - A Didak 3, P Medhurst 2, S Burns 2, C Bryan, L Davis, B Johnson, T Lockyer, H
O'Brien, S Pendlebury, A Rocca, D Thomas, S Wellingham. St Kilda - D Armitage 2, N Dal Santo 2, S
Milne 2, S Birss 2, F Gehrig, B Goddard, J Gram, R Harvey, J Koschitzke, L Montagna.
Best : Collingwood - S Burns, L Davis, S Pendlebury, D Shaw, R Shaw, D Thomas. St Kilda - N Dal
Santo, L Ball, L Hayes, R Harvey, S Fisher, L Montgna.
Injuries - Nil.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - B Rosebury, M Stevic, S McInerney.
Crowd - 48,417 at Telstra Dome.
With the first 3 goals of the game kicked in the first 10 minutes, was an upset on the cards and could
it be Richmond that would finally end the Cats' golden run? In the end the answer was no, but the
Tigers proved more competitive than most by holding the half-time lead and restricting the Cats' final
winning margin to 30 points. Paul Chapman scored 4 for the Cats, while Gary Ablett and Cam Mooney
were prominent as the Geelong winning streak continued.
Geelong 2.1 4.4 11.12 14.15 (99)
Richmond 3.2 5.4 6.7 10.9 (69)
Goals : Geelong - P Chapman 4, R Gamble 2, C Ling 2, G Ablett, T Hawkins, D Milburn, C Mooney, J
Selwood, D Wojcinski. Richmond - J Bowden 2, T Cotchin 2, B Deledio 2, S Edwards, J McMahon, M
Richardson, R Tambling.
Best : Geelong - G Ablett, P Chapman, C Mooney, J Kelly, C Ling. Richmond - M Richardson, S Tuck, B
Deledio, T Cotchin.
Injuries - Nil.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - S McLaren, M Head, J Mollison.
Crowd - 37,275 at MCG.
Port Adelaide jumped Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium, scoring the first 7 goals of the game and leading
by 32 points at quarter time. But the Hawks steadied, and with the twin towers of Franklin and
Roughead up forward leading the way, slowly worked their way back into the contest. Lance Franklin's
6th goal at the 28 minute mark of the third term gave the Hawks the lead for the first time, and holding
the desperate Power to just a solitary goal in the last quarter, completed a 15-point win.
Hawthorn 2.2 8.7 15.9 17.15 (117)
Port Adelaide 7.4 11.6 14.8 15.12 (102)
Goals : Hawthorn - L Franklin 6, J Roughead 3, M Osborne 2, B Sewell 2, B McGlynn, C Rioli, M
Williams, C Young. Port Adelaide - W Tredrea 4, B Ebert 3, R Gray 2, D Motlop 2, S Burgoyne, D
Rodan, A Thomson, J Westhoff.
Best : Hawthorn - B Sewell, S Mitchell, L Franklin, J Lewis, C Bateman, C Brown. Port Adelaide - S
Burgoyne, D Pearce, P Burgoyne, K Cornes, R Gray, D Rodan.
Injuries : Hawthorn - B Guerra (hamstring).
Reports : Hawthorn - B McGlynn for making front-on contact to K Cornes in the first quarter.
Umpires - H Kennedy, M Nicholls, S Wenn.
Crowd - 15,682 at Aurora Stadium.
North Melbourne returned to the Gold Coast for the first time since rejecting the relocation offer when
they took on West Coast; in front of the smallest crowd to watch an AFL game since Fitzroy's dying
days. And to make the setting worse, a light tower failed during the game, being part of the ground into
darkness. The struggling West Coast found a new lease of life early, and when debutant Ryan Davis
scored a goal with his first kick in AFL football the Eagles were out to an early lead. But the Kangaroos
steadied and eventually took out a 6-point win in a match that had little of the atmosphere or intensity
that is normally associated with football at the elite level.
Kangaroos 5.2 7.2 11.8 13.11 (89)
West Coast 4.3 9.5 10.7 12.11 (83)
Goals : Kangaroos - D Hale 3, S Grant 2, N Thompson 2, M Campbell, D Harris, B Harvey, C Jones, A
Simpson, D Wells. West Coast - B Staker 3, J Kennedy 2, Q Lynch 2, B McKinley 2, R Davis, T
Stenglein, D Wirrpanda.
Best : Kangaroos - D Hale, A Simpson, B Harvey, S Grant, N Thompson. West Coast - A Selwood, J
Kennedy, Q Lynch, C Fletcher.
Injuries : Kangaroos - A Obst (punctured lung).
Reports : Kangaroos - B Harvey for tripping M Priddis in the third quarter.
Umpires - C Donlon, M Vozzo, C Kamolins.
Crowd - 6,354 at Gold Coast Stadium.
mix and brought St Kilda down to level terms after a thrilling 9-point win to the Magpies at Telstra
Dome on Friday night. The Saints made the early front-running, but a goal after the half-time siren to
Dale Thomas put the Magpies in front and from there they were never headed. St Kilda created
numerous opportunities during the last term to steal the match, despite Collingwood having the bulk
of possession, but were unable to capitalise.
Collingwood 5.1 10.3 14.5 16.7 (103)
St Kilda 6.3 9.5 12.6 13.10 (94)
Goals : Collingwood - A Didak 3, P Medhurst 2, S Burns 2, C Bryan, L Davis, B Johnson, T Lockyer, H
O'Brien, S Pendlebury, A Rocca, D Thomas, S Wellingham. St Kilda - D Armitage 2, N Dal Santo 2, S
Milne 2, S Birss 2, F Gehrig, B Goddard, J Gram, R Harvey, J Koschitzke, L Montagna.
Best : Collingwood - S Burns, L Davis, S Pendlebury, D Shaw, R Shaw, D Thomas. St Kilda - N Dal
Santo, L Ball, L Hayes, R Harvey, S Fisher, L Montgna.
Injuries - Nil.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - B Rosebury, M Stevic, S McInerney.
Crowd - 48,417 at Telstra Dome.
With the first 3 goals of the game kicked in the first 10 minutes, was an upset on the cards and could
it be Richmond that would finally end the Cats' golden run? In the end the answer was no, but the
Tigers proved more competitive than most by holding the half-time lead and restricting the Cats' final
winning margin to 30 points. Paul Chapman scored 4 for the Cats, while Gary Ablett and Cam Mooney
were prominent as the Geelong winning streak continued.
Geelong 2.1 4.4 11.12 14.15 (99)
Richmond 3.2 5.4 6.7 10.9 (69)
Goals : Geelong - P Chapman 4, R Gamble 2, C Ling 2, G Ablett, T Hawkins, D Milburn, C Mooney, J
Selwood, D Wojcinski. Richmond - J Bowden 2, T Cotchin 2, B Deledio 2, S Edwards, J McMahon, M
Richardson, R Tambling.
Best : Geelong - G Ablett, P Chapman, C Mooney, J Kelly, C Ling. Richmond - M Richardson, S Tuck, B
Deledio, T Cotchin.
Injuries - Nil.
Reports - Nil. Umpires - S McLaren, M Head, J Mollison.
Crowd - 37,275 at MCG.
Port Adelaide jumped Hawthorn at Aurora Stadium, scoring the first 7 goals of the game and leading
by 32 points at quarter time. But the Hawks steadied, and with the twin towers of Franklin and
Roughead up forward leading the way, slowly worked their way back into the contest. Lance Franklin's
6th goal at the 28 minute mark of the third term gave the Hawks the lead for the first time, and holding
the desperate Power to just a solitary goal in the last quarter, completed a 15-point win.
Hawthorn 2.2 8.7 15.9 17.15 (117)
Port Adelaide 7.4 11.6 14.8 15.12 (102)
Goals : Hawthorn - L Franklin 6, J Roughead 3, M Osborne 2, B Sewell 2, B McGlynn, C Rioli, M
Williams, C Young. Port Adelaide - W Tredrea 4, B Ebert 3, R Gray 2, D Motlop 2, S Burgoyne, D
Rodan, A Thomson, J Westhoff.
Best : Hawthorn - B Sewell, S Mitchell, L Franklin, J Lewis, C Bateman, C Brown. Port Adelaide - S
Burgoyne, D Pearce, P Burgoyne, K Cornes, R Gray, D Rodan.
Injuries : Hawthorn - B Guerra (hamstring).
Reports : Hawthorn - B McGlynn for making front-on contact to K Cornes in the first quarter.
Umpires - H Kennedy, M Nicholls, S Wenn.
Crowd - 15,682 at Aurora Stadium.
North Melbourne returned to the Gold Coast for the first time since rejecting the relocation offer when
they took on West Coast; in front of the smallest crowd to watch an AFL game since Fitzroy's dying
days. And to make the setting worse, a light tower failed during the game, being part of the ground into
darkness. The struggling West Coast found a new lease of life early, and when debutant Ryan Davis
scored a goal with his first kick in AFL football the Eagles were out to an early lead. But the Kangaroos
steadied and eventually took out a 6-point win in a match that had little of the atmosphere or intensity
that is normally associated with football at the elite level.
Kangaroos 5.2 7.2 11.8 13.11 (89)
West Coast 4.3 9.5 10.7 12.11 (83)
Goals : Kangaroos - D Hale 3, S Grant 2, N Thompson 2, M Campbell, D Harris, B Harvey, C Jones, A
Simpson, D Wells. West Coast - B Staker 3, J Kennedy 2, Q Lynch 2, B McKinley 2, R Davis, T
Stenglein, D Wirrpanda.
Best : Kangaroos - D Hale, A Simpson, B Harvey, S Grant, N Thompson. West Coast - A Selwood, J
Kennedy, Q Lynch, C Fletcher.
Injuries : Kangaroos - A Obst (punctured lung).
Reports : Kangaroos - B Harvey for tripping M Priddis in the third quarter.
Umpires - C Donlon, M Vozzo, C Kamolins.
Crowd - 6,354 at Gold Coast Stadium.