Port’s in the eight, Adelaide and West Coast have been cast adrift from finals footy and Hawthorn is the benchmark after the AFL’s round 18.
HAWTHORN 6.1 10.6 16.10 22.11 (143)
ESSENDON 4.3 5.4 9.6 13.9 (87)
Goals: Hawthorn: L Franklin 8 J Roughead 4 J Gunston 2 J Lewis 2 L Breust 2 P Puopolo 2 C Rioli D Hale. Essendon: M Hurley 3 T Bellchambers 2 B Goddard B Stanton C Dell’Olio D Myers L Jetta N Kommer P Ryder T Colyer.
Best: Hawthorn: L Franklin S Mitchell B Sewell J Roughead P Puopolo J Gibson L Hodge C Rioli. Essendon: D Heppell T Bellchambers M Hibberd M Hurley.
Injuries: Nil.
Reports: Hawthorn: Nil. Essendon: J Melksham for rough conduct against J Roughead in third quarter.
Umpires: Jacob Mollison, Mathew Nicholls, Shane McInerney.
Official Crowd: 49,505 at Etihad Stadium.
CARLTON 4.6 8.12 10.19 16.24 (120)
GOLD COAST SUNS 3.4 7.7 9.8 11.11 (77)
Goals: Carlton: L Henderson 4 E Betts 3 B McLean 2 C Yarran 2 D Armfield 2 C Judd J Garlett M Watson. Gold Coast Suns: A Hall 2 C Dixon 2 S Day 2 C Brown D Stanley G Ablett H Bennell M Shaw.
Best: Carlton: M Kreuzer H Scotland L Henderson M Murphy B McLean E Curnow. Gold Coast Suns: C Dixon G Ablett M Shaw C Brown J O’Meara.
Injuries: Carlton: J Bootsma (Ill) replaced in selected side by J Cachia. Gold Coast Suns: T Nicholls (knee) D Prestia (hamstring) replaced in selected side by J Gillbee, R Thompson (ankle) replaced in selected side by T Sumner.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Troy Pannell, Stephen McBurney, Luke Farmer.
Venue: Gold Coast Stadium.
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS 3.5 6.9 14.12 22.18 (150)
MELBOURNE 1.0 3.2 4.4 4.4 (28)
Goals: North Melbourne Kangaroos: A Black 4 R Bastinac 4 A Mullett 2 B Cunnington 2 D Petrie 2 D Wells 2 L Adams 2 T Goldstein 2 B Harvey J Ziebell. Melbourne: C Dawes J Fitzpatrick L Tapscott S Byrnes.
Best: North Melbourne Kangaroos: B Harvey T Goldstein R Bastinac B Cunnington L Hansen A Black C Delaney S Gibson. Melbourne: C Sylvia T McDonald N Jones J Toumpas.
Injuries: North Melbourne Kangaroos: A Swallow (achilles). Melbourne: D Terlich (quad) replaced in selected side by L Tapscott.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Robert Findlay, Jordan Bannister, Tristan Burgess.
Official Crowd: 16,959 at Etihad Stadium.
COLLINGWOOD 3.3 4.6 9.12 15.16 (106)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS 4.2 7.4 10.4 10.6 (66)
Goals: Collingwood: D Swan 3 S Sidebottom 3 T Cloke 3 B Reid 2 D Beams H O’Brien J Elliott J Witts. Greater Western Sydney Giants: J Cameron 7 D Shiel D Smith T Scully.
Best: Collingwood: D Swan D Beams M Williams J Blair S Sidebottom H Shaw. Greater Western Sydney Giants: J Cameron C Hampton M Whiley D Shiel C Ward J Giles.
Injuries: Collingwood: B Reid (ankle). Greater Western Sydney Giants: T Mohr (head) W Hoskin-Elliott (head).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Ben Ryan, Jason Armstrong, Gary Fila.
Official Crowd: 32,691 at MCG.
FREMANTLE 3.2 6.5 9.8 11.9 (75)
ADELAIDE 2.4 2.6 5.9 7.11 (53)
Goals: Fremantle: N Fyfe 4 C Mayne 2 M Walters 2 M De Boer S Hill Z Clarke. Adelaide: T Lynch 2 B Vince J Lyons R Henderson S McKernan S Thompson.
Best: Fremantle: N Fyfe M Johnson S Hill M Barlow Z Clarke C Pearce. Adelaide: R Sloane B Crouch B Vince R Henderson R Laird.
Injuries: Fremantle: N Fyfe (cut head). Adelaide: B Vince (head) J Jenkins (leg) S McKernan (ankle).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Jeff Dalgleish, Chris Kamolins.
Official Crowd: 28,765 at Subiaco.
GEELONG 4.1 12.5 16.9 21.11 (137)
ST KILDA 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.6 (36)
Goals: Geelong: T Hawkins 5 S Motlop 4 J Selwood 3 J Podsiadly 2 S Johnson 2 T Varcoe 2 A Mackie J Kelly N Vardy. St Kilda: N Riewoldt 2 T Lee 2 L Montagna.
Best: Geelong: S Motlop J Selwood T Hawkins S Johnson A Mackie C Enright J Kelly. St Kilda: L Montagna J Steven N Dal Santo J Newnes L Hayes.
Injuries: Geelong: D Simpson (knee). St Kilda: J Gwilt (knee) L Hayes (hamstring) N Riewoldt (foot).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Scott Jeffery, Sam Hay, Andrew Mitchell.
Venue: Skilled Stadium.
PORT ADELAIDE 3.4 5.9 8.16 9.17 (71)
BRISBANE 1.4 4.5 9.6 9.8 (62)
Goals: Port Adelaide: J Schulz 2 A Monfries A Moore C Wingard J Butcher J Westhoff K Mitchell O Wines. Brisbane: D Zorko 2 J Brown 2 B Moloney D Merrett J Crisp J Green R Bewick.
Best: Port Adelaide: T Boak H Hartlett J Schulz J Pittard A Moore K Mitchell O Wines. Brisbane: J Redden T Rockliff M Golby D Zorko J Patfull J Adcock.
Injuries: Port Adelaide: Brad Ebert (cut eye). Brisbane: B Moloney (hamstring) R Lester replaced in selected side by J Crisp.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Dean Margetts, Heath Ryan.
Official Crowd: 22,631 at AAMI Stadium.
WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.3 7.7 12.10 16.15 (111)
WEST COAST 4.4 7.6 10.8 13.11 (89)
Goals: Western Bulldogs: L Dahlhaus 4 J Grant 3 T Dickson 3 D Addison 2 A Cooney D Giansiracusa M Boyd R Murphy. West Coast: J Hill 3 J Kennedy 3 J Cripps 2 J Darling 2 S Wellingham 2 B Dalziell.
Best: Western Bulldogs: R Murphy L Dahlhaus T Liberatore A Cooney R Griffen J Grant K Stevens. West Coast: M Priddis A Gaff S Selwood B Dalziell J Kennedy M Hutchings.
Injuries: Western Bulldogs: Nil. West Coast: C Masten (ankle).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Stuart Wenn, Nicholas Foot, Leigh Fisher.
Official Crowd: 17,019 at Etihad Stadium.
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SYDNEY 5.3 8.7 13.10 16.14 (110)
RICHMOND 5.3 6.4 8.7 9.9 (63)
Goals: Sydney: J White 4 K Tippett 3 K Jack 2 T Mitchell 2 B Jack J Bolton J Lamb M Pyke N Smith. Richmond: J Riewoldt 3 D Martin 2 D Jackson M White R Conca T Vickery.
Best: Sydney: R O’Keefe T Mitchell J McVeigh D Hannebery N Smith J Kennedy. Richmond: D Martin S Grigg T Cotchin D Jackson N Foley.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Simon Meredith, Shane Stewart.
Official Crowd: 29,738 at SCG.
LADDER AFTER ROUND 18
P W L D For Agst PC Pts
Hawthorn 17 15 2 – 2007 1409 142.4 60
Geelong 17 14 3 – 1883 1376 136.8 56
Sydney 17 13 3 1 1773 1232 143.9 54
Essendon 17 13 4 – 1807 1452 124.4 52
Fremantle 17 12 4 1 1454 1184 122.8 50
Richmond 17 11 6 – 1587 1401 113.3 44
Collingwood 17 11 6 – 1616 1460 110.7 44
Port Adelaide 17 10 7 – 1564 1436 108.9 40
Carlton 17 9 8 – 1670 1478 113.0 36
North Melbourne 17 7 10 – 1798 1464 122.8 28
West Coast 17 7 10 – 1665 1622 102.6 28
Adelaide 17 7 10 – 1519 1506 100.9 28
Brisbane 17 7 10 – 1406 1702 82.6 28
Gold Coast Suns 17 6 11 – 1403 1592 88.1 24
Western Bulldogs 17 5 12 – 1379 1738 79.3 20
St Kilda 17 3 14 – 1331 1681 79.2 12
Melbourne 17 2 15 – 1114 2117 52.6 8
GWS Giants 17 – 17 – 1188 2314 51.3 –
LEADING GOALKICKERS
54: J Roughead (Hawthorn) 4, J Kennedy (West Coast) 3
50: J Riewoldt (Richmond) 3, J Cameron (GWS Giants ) 7
48: T Cloke (C’wood) 3
46: L Franklin (Hawthorn) 8
45: L Thomas (Kangaroos) 0
43: T Hawkins (Geelong) 5
42: D Petrie (Kangaroos) 2
39: N Riewoldt (St Kilda) 2
