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Another West Coast v Sydney match, another epic. The clubs have had a record in recent years of
thrilling contests, including the 2005 and 2006 grand finals; and this one would also go down to the
wire. It didn't look that way early, when the Eagles kicked 6 unanswered goals in the first term to send
hopes among the locals soaring of an upset to turn their flagging season's fortunes around. But the
Swans slowly but surely worked their way back into the contest, not hitting the front until Jude Bolton
scored the winning goal with just one minute left on the clock. Continuing a worrying trend for the
Swans who were still missing Barry Hall through his long suspension, Adam Goodes was reported
for a late shot on Adam Selwood.
Sydney 0.4 2.7 6.9 12.11 (83)
West Coast 6.1 8.7 8.11 11.12 (78)
Goals : Sydney - Kirk 2, McVeigh 2, Bevan 2, Malceski 2, Bolton 2, O'Loughlin, Buchanan. West Coast
- Kerr 2, Wirrpanda 2, Staker 2, Lynch, Hunter, Seaby, Selwood, Nicoski.
Best : Sydney - Malceski, J Bolton, Goodes, Kirk, O'Keefe, McVeigh. West Coast - Kerr, Lynch, Cox,
Butler, Selwood, Embley.
Reports : Sydney - Goodes for alleged rough conduct on Selwood in the first quarter.
Umpires - Donlon, Kennedy, Head.
Crowd - 38,802 at Subiaco Oval.
Essendon had a red-hot go in the first half of their match against Hawthorn, only trailing the ladder
leaders by 7 points at half time; and had they been able to convert some easy chances in the first term
may have even been in front. And when Angus Monfries banged a goal through in the opening minute
of the third term, the margin was down to 1 point. But, as ladder leaders are known to do, the Hawks
stepped up the pressure and raced away through the second half to record a 51-point win. Buddy
Franklin was again in awesome touch with 9 goals, a force the Bombers were unable to stop as they
slumped to their 8th straight defeat.
Hawthorn 4.3 9.5 15.11 19.16 (130)
Essendon 3.3 8.4 10.7 12.7 (79)
Goals : Hawthorn - Franklin 9, Hodge 3, Roughead 3, Clarke, Boyle, Osborne, Young. Essendon -
Lucas 3, Winderlich 2, Lloyd 2, Lonergan, Monfries, Reimers, Pears, McPhee.
Best : Hawthorn - Franklin, Hodge, Bateman, Mitchell, Osborne, Taylor. Essendon - Lovett, Fletcher,
McVeigh, Stanton, Houli.
Injuries : Hawthorn - Bateman (corked thigh), Campbell (cut knee). Essendon - Nash (concussion).
Laycock (ankle) replaced in selected side by Bellchambers.
Umpires - McBurney, Avon, Mollison.
Crowd - 46,377 at Telstra Dome.
Fremantle's season of frustration continued when they went down to Brisbane by 22 points at the
Gabba on Sunday. In the previous 5 matches the Dockers had led at three-quarter time before being
beaten; and although they were behind at the last change they won 3 out of 4 quarters. But it was the
second quarter that let them down, with the Lions running through 6 goals to 1 to establish the
match-winning break. In a sometimes spiteful match in which three players were reported, Brownlow
medallist Simon Black was in his most brilliant form to give the Lions enough of the football to
maintain their advantage and ensure they remain in the top 8.
Brisbane 2.1 8.5 11.10 14.12 (96)
Fremantle 2.3 3.7 7.9 10.14 (74)
Goals : Brisbane - Brown 3, Johnstone 3, Notting, Black, Rischitelli, Harding, Leuenberger, Sherman,
Charman, Corrie. Fremantle - Pavlich 3, Farmer 2, Carr, Tarrant, Palmer, Sandilands, Mayne.
Best : Brisbane - Black, Johnstone, Macdonald, Adcock, Power, Brown. Fremantle - Palmer,
McPharlin, Michael Johnson, Pavlich, Sandilands, Tarrant.
Injuries : Brisbane - Drummond (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Leuenberger, Harding
(knee), Bradshaw (hamstring). Fremantle - Drum replaced in selected side by Thornton.
Reports : Brisbane - Selwood wrestling Black in the second quarter. Fremantle - Black for wrestling
Selwood in the second quarter. Black for striking Selwood in second quarter.
Umpires - Stewart, Ellis, Jeffery.
Crowd - 24,506 at the Gabba.
Some wasteful finishing in front of goals during the first quarter was to prove costly for St Kilda, who
had an opportunity to build a big lead and press to enter the top 8 against the third-placed Bulldogs
but squandered their chances. The Saints did build a 12-point lead during the first term, but within 5
minutes of the start of the second quarter the lead had been erased and from there the Bulldogs were
in control and on their way to a 27-point victory. Jason Akermanis was the star, with a 6-goal haul,
while Brian Lake and Daniel Giansiracusa were also prominent.
Western Bulldogs 2.0 7.5 11.13 15.16 (106)
St Kilda 3.6 4.7 5.9 11.13 (79)
Goals : Bulldogs - Akermanis 6, Giansiracusa 4, Ray, Williams, Ward, Griffen, Welsh. St Kilda - Gram
2, Riewoldt 2, Jones 2, Hayes, Birss, Dal Santo, Blake, Milne.
Best : Bulldogs - Akermanis, Lake, Giansiracusa, Morris, Boyd, Griffen, Cross, Williams. St Kilda - Dal
Santo, Jones, Ball, Birss, Gram.
Injuries : Bulldogs - Lake (knee). St Kilda - Koschitzke (knee), King (back) replaced in side by Fisher,
Harvey (calf) replaced in side by Gwilt.
Reports : Bulldogs - Hudson for striking Montagna in second quarter.
Umpires - McLaren, Schmitt, Chamberlain.
Crowd - 38,914 at Telstra Dome.
Travelling to AAMI Stadium, a ground they have struggled at in recent years, having managed only 3
goals to 3-quarter time in wet conditions and 5 goals behind; no-one gave Carlton any chance of
beating Port Adelaide. But somehow the Blues managed to find something extra when it was most
needed. With Chris Judd in the midfield providing the drive and Matthew Kreuzer proving to be a handy
target up forward with 3 last-quarter goals, the Blues kept the Power goal-less in the last term and hit
the front deep in time-on. Brendon Fevola put the icing on the cake with a goal after the siren, and the
Blues had come from nowhere to record an unlikely win and keep their finals dream still very much
alive.
Carlton 1.4 2.9 3.12 10.15 (75)
Port Adelaide 3.5 6.8 8.12 8.15 (63)
Goals : Carlton - Kreuzer 3, Fevola 2, Gibbs, Simpson, Betts, Armfield, Waite. Port Adelaide - Rodan 2,
Tredrea, Salopek, Motlop, Boak, Gray, Westhoff.
Best : Carlton - Judd, Murphy, Scotland, Bentick, Simpson, Carrazzo. Port Adelaide - Brogan, K
Cornes, Lade, Salopek, Chaplin, P Burgoyne.
Injuries : Port Adelaide - Stewart (head), Thurstans (medial ligament).
Reports : Carlton - Russell for making forceful contact with Stewart in the fourth quarter.
Umpires - Rosebury, Stevic, Keating.
Crowd - 29,240 at AAMI Stadium.
Melbourne, struggling on and off the field and racked by internal strife, put their woes behind them to
put up a creditable performance against Collingwood in the traditional Queens Birthday clash at the
MCG. Collingwood won the game, their 7-goal burst in the third term putting the game out of
Melbourne's reach; but it was a much-improved performance by the Demons compared to recent
capitulations. But the Magpies were better able to take advantage of their opportunities, and with 13
players getting on the scoring list had too many attacking options for the Demons to counter.
Collingwood 3.2 8.5 15.8 17.14 (116)
Melbourne 4.1 7.4 11.9 13.17 (95)
Goals : Collingwood - Davis 2, Didak 2, Lockyer 2, H Shaw 2, Medhurst, O'Brien, Cox, Thomas, Brown,
Wellingham, Fraser, Johnson, Swan. Melbourne - Sylvia 3, Wonaeamirri 3, Yze 2, Green 2, Jones,
McLean, Dunn.
Best : Collingwood - Burns, Didak, Lockyer, Wakelin, H Shaw, R Shaw. Melbourne - McLean, Jones,
Green, White, Yze, Moloney.
Injuries : Collingwood - Rocca (ankle) replaced in selected side by Cox, Pendlebury (back) replaced in
selected side by Cook. Melbourne - Rivers (groin), Moloney (shoulder).
Umpires - Vozzo, Farmer, Meredith.
Crowd - 59,548 at the MCG.
thrilling contests, including the 2005 and 2006 grand finals; and this one would also go down to the
wire. It didn't look that way early, when the Eagles kicked 6 unanswered goals in the first term to send
hopes among the locals soaring of an upset to turn their flagging season's fortunes around. But the
Swans slowly but surely worked their way back into the contest, not hitting the front until Jude Bolton
scored the winning goal with just one minute left on the clock. Continuing a worrying trend for the
Swans who were still missing Barry Hall through his long suspension, Adam Goodes was reported
for a late shot on Adam Selwood.
Sydney 0.4 2.7 6.9 12.11 (83)
West Coast 6.1 8.7 8.11 11.12 (78)
Goals : Sydney - Kirk 2, McVeigh 2, Bevan 2, Malceski 2, Bolton 2, O'Loughlin, Buchanan. West Coast
- Kerr 2, Wirrpanda 2, Staker 2, Lynch, Hunter, Seaby, Selwood, Nicoski.
Best : Sydney - Malceski, J Bolton, Goodes, Kirk, O'Keefe, McVeigh. West Coast - Kerr, Lynch, Cox,
Butler, Selwood, Embley.
Reports : Sydney - Goodes for alleged rough conduct on Selwood in the first quarter.
Umpires - Donlon, Kennedy, Head.
Crowd - 38,802 at Subiaco Oval.
Essendon had a red-hot go in the first half of their match against Hawthorn, only trailing the ladder
leaders by 7 points at half time; and had they been able to convert some easy chances in the first term
may have even been in front. And when Angus Monfries banged a goal through in the opening minute
of the third term, the margin was down to 1 point. But, as ladder leaders are known to do, the Hawks
stepped up the pressure and raced away through the second half to record a 51-point win. Buddy
Franklin was again in awesome touch with 9 goals, a force the Bombers were unable to stop as they
slumped to their 8th straight defeat.
Hawthorn 4.3 9.5 15.11 19.16 (130)
Essendon 3.3 8.4 10.7 12.7 (79)
Goals : Hawthorn - Franklin 9, Hodge 3, Roughead 3, Clarke, Boyle, Osborne, Young. Essendon -
Lucas 3, Winderlich 2, Lloyd 2, Lonergan, Monfries, Reimers, Pears, McPhee.
Best : Hawthorn - Franklin, Hodge, Bateman, Mitchell, Osborne, Taylor. Essendon - Lovett, Fletcher,
McVeigh, Stanton, Houli.
Injuries : Hawthorn - Bateman (corked thigh), Campbell (cut knee). Essendon - Nash (concussion).
Laycock (ankle) replaced in selected side by Bellchambers.
Umpires - McBurney, Avon, Mollison.
Crowd - 46,377 at Telstra Dome.
Fremantle's season of frustration continued when they went down to Brisbane by 22 points at the
Gabba on Sunday. In the previous 5 matches the Dockers had led at three-quarter time before being
beaten; and although they were behind at the last change they won 3 out of 4 quarters. But it was the
second quarter that let them down, with the Lions running through 6 goals to 1 to establish the
match-winning break. In a sometimes spiteful match in which three players were reported, Brownlow
medallist Simon Black was in his most brilliant form to give the Lions enough of the football to
maintain their advantage and ensure they remain in the top 8.
Brisbane 2.1 8.5 11.10 14.12 (96)
Fremantle 2.3 3.7 7.9 10.14 (74)
Goals : Brisbane - Brown 3, Johnstone 3, Notting, Black, Rischitelli, Harding, Leuenberger, Sherman,
Charman, Corrie. Fremantle - Pavlich 3, Farmer 2, Carr, Tarrant, Palmer, Sandilands, Mayne.
Best : Brisbane - Black, Johnstone, Macdonald, Adcock, Power, Brown. Fremantle - Palmer,
McPharlin, Michael Johnson, Pavlich, Sandilands, Tarrant.
Injuries : Brisbane - Drummond (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Leuenberger, Harding
(knee), Bradshaw (hamstring). Fremantle - Drum replaced in selected side by Thornton.
Reports : Brisbane - Selwood wrestling Black in the second quarter. Fremantle - Black for wrestling
Selwood in the second quarter. Black for striking Selwood in second quarter.
Umpires - Stewart, Ellis, Jeffery.
Crowd - 24,506 at the Gabba.
Some wasteful finishing in front of goals during the first quarter was to prove costly for St Kilda, who
had an opportunity to build a big lead and press to enter the top 8 against the third-placed Bulldogs
but squandered their chances. The Saints did build a 12-point lead during the first term, but within 5
minutes of the start of the second quarter the lead had been erased and from there the Bulldogs were
in control and on their way to a 27-point victory. Jason Akermanis was the star, with a 6-goal haul,
while Brian Lake and Daniel Giansiracusa were also prominent.
Western Bulldogs 2.0 7.5 11.13 15.16 (106)
St Kilda 3.6 4.7 5.9 11.13 (79)
Goals : Bulldogs - Akermanis 6, Giansiracusa 4, Ray, Williams, Ward, Griffen, Welsh. St Kilda - Gram
2, Riewoldt 2, Jones 2, Hayes, Birss, Dal Santo, Blake, Milne.
Best : Bulldogs - Akermanis, Lake, Giansiracusa, Morris, Boyd, Griffen, Cross, Williams. St Kilda - Dal
Santo, Jones, Ball, Birss, Gram.
Injuries : Bulldogs - Lake (knee). St Kilda - Koschitzke (knee), King (back) replaced in side by Fisher,
Harvey (calf) replaced in side by Gwilt.
Reports : Bulldogs - Hudson for striking Montagna in second quarter.
Umpires - McLaren, Schmitt, Chamberlain.
Crowd - 38,914 at Telstra Dome.
Travelling to AAMI Stadium, a ground they have struggled at in recent years, having managed only 3
goals to 3-quarter time in wet conditions and 5 goals behind; no-one gave Carlton any chance of
beating Port Adelaide. But somehow the Blues managed to find something extra when it was most
needed. With Chris Judd in the midfield providing the drive and Matthew Kreuzer proving to be a handy
target up forward with 3 last-quarter goals, the Blues kept the Power goal-less in the last term and hit
the front deep in time-on. Brendon Fevola put the icing on the cake with a goal after the siren, and the
Blues had come from nowhere to record an unlikely win and keep their finals dream still very much
alive.
Carlton 1.4 2.9 3.12 10.15 (75)
Port Adelaide 3.5 6.8 8.12 8.15 (63)
Goals : Carlton - Kreuzer 3, Fevola 2, Gibbs, Simpson, Betts, Armfield, Waite. Port Adelaide - Rodan 2,
Tredrea, Salopek, Motlop, Boak, Gray, Westhoff.
Best : Carlton - Judd, Murphy, Scotland, Bentick, Simpson, Carrazzo. Port Adelaide - Brogan, K
Cornes, Lade, Salopek, Chaplin, P Burgoyne.
Injuries : Port Adelaide - Stewart (head), Thurstans (medial ligament).
Reports : Carlton - Russell for making forceful contact with Stewart in the fourth quarter.
Umpires - Rosebury, Stevic, Keating.
Crowd - 29,240 at AAMI Stadium.
Melbourne, struggling on and off the field and racked by internal strife, put their woes behind them to
put up a creditable performance against Collingwood in the traditional Queens Birthday clash at the
MCG. Collingwood won the game, their 7-goal burst in the third term putting the game out of
Melbourne's reach; but it was a much-improved performance by the Demons compared to recent
capitulations. But the Magpies were better able to take advantage of their opportunities, and with 13
players getting on the scoring list had too many attacking options for the Demons to counter.
Collingwood 3.2 8.5 15.8 17.14 (116)
Melbourne 4.1 7.4 11.9 13.17 (95)
Goals : Collingwood - Davis 2, Didak 2, Lockyer 2, H Shaw 2, Medhurst, O'Brien, Cox, Thomas, Brown,
Wellingham, Fraser, Johnson, Swan. Melbourne - Sylvia 3, Wonaeamirri 3, Yze 2, Green 2, Jones,
McLean, Dunn.
Best : Collingwood - Burns, Didak, Lockyer, Wakelin, H Shaw, R Shaw. Melbourne - McLean, Jones,
Green, White, Yze, Moloney.
Injuries : Collingwood - Rocca (ankle) replaced in selected side by Cox, Pendlebury (back) replaced in
selected side by Cook. Melbourne - Rivers (groin), Moloney (shoulder).
Umpires - Vozzo, Farmer, Meredith.
Crowd - 59,548 at the MCG.
The long weekend commenced with a high-scoring and entertaining contest where North Melbourne
refused to give in even after Geelong got out to an early lead. Hanging in there and refusing to lie down,
the gap was reduced to just 8 points at the long break and was still only 12 points at three quarter time.
Had Daniel Harris and Drew Petrie been able to capitalise on some early opportunities in the last
quarter the Kangaroos may have been able to increase the pressure on the Cats even more; but
instead the Cats were able to steady and turn off the flow of scoring in the last quarter to complete a
13-point win and retain a share of the competition lead.
Geelong 7.0 11.6 17.7 19.13 (127)
Kangaroos 3.2 10.4 15.7 17.12 (114)
Goals : Geelong - Mooney 7, S Johnson 3, Lonergan 2, Varcoe 2, Ablett 2, Byrnes, Ottens, Enright.
Kangaroos - Hale 4, Campbell 3, Harvey 2, Petrie 2, Thomas 2, Harding, Harris, Brown, Lower.
Best : Geelong - Ablett, S Johnson, Mooney, Ling, Kelly, Enright. Kangaroos - Harvey, Simpson,
Gibson, Hale, Petrie, Harris.
Injuries : Geelong - Selwood (virus) replaced in selected side by Prismall. Scarlett (hamstring).
Kangaroos - Pratt (shoulder).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Wenn, Ryan, McInerney.
Crowd - 38,373 at Telstra Dome.
After Adelaide scored the first 2 goals under overcast skies at the MCG, Richmond made a breakaway
with a 6-goal burst; and maintained a lead throughout the remainder of the first half. But after the break
the Crows made their move. The switch of Scott Thompson up forward gave them a focal point; while
youngster Luke Jericho, was only picked in the side after Brett Burton withdraw at Thursday training,
turned the game on its head with 5 second-half goals and a spectacular high mark in the last term.
The floodgates opened in the second half, 15 goals to 5 turning a 14-point deficit at half time into a
50-point win.
Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery from this match.
Adelaide 5.3 7.5 15.11 22.14 (146)
Richmond 6.2 9.7 11.9 14.12 (96)
Goals : Adelaide - Thompson 6, Jericho 5, Porplyzia 3, Vince 3, Edwards 2, Douglas, Knights, Tippett.
Richmond - Richardson 3, Simmonds 2, Bowden 2, Pettifer, Polak, Deledio, Cotchin, Edwards,
Pattison, Foley.
Best : Adelaide - Thompson, Jericho, Vince, Shirley, Edwards, Porplyzia. Richmond - Brown, Cotchin,
Deledio, Richardson, Newman.
Injuries : Richmond - Thursfield (hamstring).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - James, Fila, Ellis.
Crowd - 32,767 at MCG.
refused to give in even after Geelong got out to an early lead. Hanging in there and refusing to lie down,
the gap was reduced to just 8 points at the long break and was still only 12 points at three quarter time.
Had Daniel Harris and Drew Petrie been able to capitalise on some early opportunities in the last
quarter the Kangaroos may have been able to increase the pressure on the Cats even more; but
instead the Cats were able to steady and turn off the flow of scoring in the last quarter to complete a
13-point win and retain a share of the competition lead.
Geelong 7.0 11.6 17.7 19.13 (127)
Kangaroos 3.2 10.4 15.7 17.12 (114)
Goals : Geelong - Mooney 7, S Johnson 3, Lonergan 2, Varcoe 2, Ablett 2, Byrnes, Ottens, Enright.
Kangaroos - Hale 4, Campbell 3, Harvey 2, Petrie 2, Thomas 2, Harding, Harris, Brown, Lower.
Best : Geelong - Ablett, S Johnson, Mooney, Ling, Kelly, Enright. Kangaroos - Harvey, Simpson,
Gibson, Hale, Petrie, Harris.
Injuries : Geelong - Selwood (virus) replaced in selected side by Prismall. Scarlett (hamstring).
Kangaroos - Pratt (shoulder).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - Wenn, Ryan, McInerney.
Crowd - 38,373 at Telstra Dome.
After Adelaide scored the first 2 goals under overcast skies at the MCG, Richmond made a breakaway
with a 6-goal burst; and maintained a lead throughout the remainder of the first half. But after the break
the Crows made their move. The switch of Scott Thompson up forward gave them a focal point; while
youngster Luke Jericho, was only picked in the side after Brett Burton withdraw at Thursday training,
turned the game on its head with 5 second-half goals and a spectacular high mark in the last term.
The floodgates opened in the second half, 15 goals to 5 turning a 14-point deficit at half time into a
50-point win.
Click here to see Harboursport's photo gallery from this match.
Adelaide 5.3 7.5 15.11 22.14 (146)
Richmond 6.2 9.7 11.9 14.12 (96)
Goals : Adelaide - Thompson 6, Jericho 5, Porplyzia 3, Vince 3, Edwards 2, Douglas, Knights, Tippett.
Richmond - Richardson 3, Simmonds 2, Bowden 2, Pettifer, Polak, Deledio, Cotchin, Edwards,
Pattison, Foley.
Best : Adelaide - Thompson, Jericho, Vince, Shirley, Edwards, Porplyzia. Richmond - Brown, Cotchin,
Deledio, Richardson, Newman.
Injuries : Richmond - Thursfield (hamstring).
Reports - Nil. Umpires - James, Fila, Ellis.
Crowd - 32,767 at MCG.