Adelaide was belted by Sydney in their worst home ground loss in 19 years while Gold Coast gave the Kangaroos a lesson in forward press football; the Crows are now level with the Suns on five wins.
It was a tough round for tipsters.
ESSENDON 2.1 3.4 6.7 11.11 (77)
CARLTON 1.4 6.5 8.9 10.12 (72)
Goals: Essendon: J Melksham 3 B Howlett B Stanton D Myers H Hocking J Carlisle M Hurley N Kommer S Crameri. Carlton: J Waite 7 E Betts L Casboult M Murphy.
Best: Essendon: D Heppell J Carlisle B Goddard D Fletcher J Melksham D Zaharakis. Carlton: J Waite M Murphy A Walker L Henderson B Gibbs.
Injuries: Nil.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Simon Meredith, Scott Jeffery, Brett Rosebury.
Official Crowd: 82,639 at MCG.
GEELONG 2.3 10.7 16.8 24.13 (157)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS 5.3 9.5 14.8 15.8 (98)
Goals: Geelong: J Podsiadly 5 J Murdoch 3 J Hunt 2 J Selwood 2 T Hawkins 2 A Christensen A Mackie J Bartel J Corey J Kelly J Stringer M Duncan M Stokes S Johnson T West. Greater Western Sydney Giants: J Cameron 4 R Palmer 3 T Scully 2 A Tomlinson A Treloar C Ward D Shiel L Plowman S Reid.
Best: Geelong: J Selwood J Kelly S Johnson A Christensen J Hunt J Podsiadly C Enright. Greater Western Sydney Giants: C Ward J Cameron A Treloar R Palmer J Giles T Mohr.
Injuries: Geelong: A Christensen (concussion) J Selwood (dislocated finger) S Johnson (concussion). Greater Western Sydney Giants: T Greene (quad) replaced in selected side by S Reid, D Brogan (back) replaced in selected side by A Corr.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Troy Pannell, Andrew Mitchell.
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Official Crowd: 7,809 at Skoda Stadium.
SYDNEY 4.4 10.9 17.12 19.13 (127)
ADELAIDE 1.4 3.4 3.9 6.14 (50)
Goals: Sydney: B McGlynn 3 J White 3 M Morton 3 C Bird 2 J Bolton 2 A Everitt A Goodes D Hannebery K Jack L Parker T Mitchell. Adelaide: S McKernan 2 B Vince I Callinan P Dangerfield T Lynch.
Best: Sydney: D Hannebery K Jack J McVeigh J White R O’Keefe T Mitchell. Adelaide: P Dangerfield R Sloane D Talia B Rutten.
Injuries: Sydney: S Mumford (fractured cheekbone). Adelaide: J Petrenko (shoulder) D Mackay (hip) replaced in selected side by I Callinan.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Robert Findlay, Mathew Nicholls.
Official Crowd: 38,374 at AAMI Stadium.
GOLD COAST SUNS 0.1 5.6 7.7 9.12 (66)
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS 4.2 5.2 6.2 8.3 (51)
Goals: Gold Coast Suns: G Ablett 2 L Russell 2 T Lynch 2 A Hall J Harbrow M Shaw. North Melbourne Kangaroos: A Black 2 D Petrie 2 L Thomas 2 D Wells S Gibson.
Best: Gold Coast Suns: G Ablett J O’Meara T McKenzie J Harbrow T Lynch D Prestia. North Melbourne Kangaroos: B Cunnington S Thompson D Wells T Goldstein S Gibson.
Injuries: Gold Coast Suns: C Dixon (ankle). North Melbourne Kangaroos: Nil.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Ray Chamberlain, Shane McInerney, Heath Ryan.
Venue: Gold Coast Stadium.
WEST COAST 3.5 4.7 7.9 12.12 (84)
ST KILDA 4.2 6.7 9.10 11.14 (80)
Goals: West Coast: J Darling 3 A Embley 2 E MacKenzie 2 M Priddis 2 D Cox N Naitanui S Selwood. St Kilda: S Milne 5 B Maister 2 A Saad N Riewoldt R Stanley T Dennis-Lane.
Best: West Coast: S Selwood E MacKenzie L Shuey M Priddis B Wilson C Masten. St Kilda: N Dal Santo L Montagna S Milne F Ray D Armitage N Riewoldt.
Injuries: West Coast: J Kennedy (calf) replaced in selected side by J Cripps. St Kilda: T Hickey (leg) replaced in selected side by A Saad, N Wright (back) replaced in selected side by J Saunders.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Stuart Wenn, Jason Armstrong.
Venue: Etihad Stadium.
COLLINGWOOD 1.6 7.11 12.15 17.20 (122)
MELBOURNE 1.5 1.7 3.9 5.9 (39)
Goals: Collingwood: B Kennedy 3 K Martin 3 T Cloke 3 J Thomas 2 A Didak B Macaffer D Swan H O’Brien Q Lynch S Pendlebury. Melbourne: A Davey 2 J Trengove 2 S Blease.
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Best: Collingwood: D Swan L Ball S Pendlebury H Shaw J Thomas H O’Brien K Martin B Kennedy. Melbourne: C Garland N Jones M Jones C Sylvia C Pedersen M Jamar.
Injuries: Collingwood: Nil. Melbourne: C Dawes (ankle) J McKenzie (lacerated face).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Stephen McBurney, Chris Kamolins, Dean Margetts.
Venue: MCG.
Bye – Brisbane, Fremantle, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs
LADDER AFTER ROUND 11
P W L D For Agst PC Pts
Geelong 11 10 1 – 1291 997 129.5 40
Hawthorn 10 9 1 – 1205 810 148.8 36
Sydney 11 8 2 1 1144 848 134.9 34
Essendon 11 8 3 – 1152 891 129.3 32
Fremantle 10 7 2 1 904 724 124.9 30
Collingwood 11 7 4 – 1053 997 105.6 28
Carlton 11 6 5 – 1124 934 120.3 24
West Coast 11 6 5 – 1135 987 115.0 24
Richmond 10 6 4 – 971 874 111.1 24
Adelaide 11 5 6 – 1036 960 107.9 20
Port Adelaide 10 5 5 – 946 885 106.9 20
Gold Coast Suns 11 5 6 – 959 999 96.0 20
North Melbourne 11 4 7 – 1148 1033 111.1 16
Western Bulldogs 10 3 7 – 789 1027 76.8 12
Brisbane 10 3 7 – 783 1041 75.2 12
St Kilda 11 2 9 – 900 1049 85.8 8
Melbourne 11 1 10 – 724 1455 49.8 4
GWS Giants 11 – 11 – 826 1579 52.3 –
LEADING GOALKICKERS
35: L Thomas (Kangaroos) 2
34: J Kennedy (West Coast) 0
31: J Riewoldt (Richmond) 0, J Cameron (GWS Giants ) 4
30: N Riewoldt (St Kilda) 1
29: T Cloke (C’wood) 3, T Hawkins (Geelong) 2
27: L Franklin (Hawthorn) 0, J Roughead (Hawthorn) 0, J Garlett (Car
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