Top sides Essendon and Geelong looked anything but genuine AFL premiership contenders while hot shots Hawthorn had a rare loss.
Port will play finals and Collingwood showed their best: the race to September looks much different after round 19.
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS 4.3 10.4 12.5 15.6 (96)
GEELONG 3.1 7.2 11.3 13.8 (86)
Goals: North Melbourne Kangaroos: D Wells 4 R Bastinac 3 L Adams 2 A Mullett B Jacobs D Petrie J Ziebell L Hansen L Thomas. Geelong: S Motlop 3 M Duncan 2 N Vardy 2 B Smedts H Taylor M Stokes S Johnson T Hawkins T Varcoe. Best: North Melbourne Kangaroos: B Harvey D Wells T Goldstein L Hansen S Thompson A Mullett J Ziebell S Atley. Geelong: S Motlop S Johnson J Bartel C Enright M Duncan J Selwood M Stokes. Injuries: North Melbourne Kangaroos: C Delaney (toe) replaced in selected side by S Wright. Geelong: Nil. Reports: Nil. Umpires: Matt Stevic, Stephen McBurney, Jeff Dalgleish. Venue: Etihad Stadium.
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS 5.1 9.3 12.7 19.10 (124)
MELBOURNE 4.3 5.8 9.12 12.15 (87)
Goals: Greater Western Sydney Giants: C Ward 4 J Cameron 4 D Smith 3 J Giles 2 L Whitfield 2 A Tomlinson D Shiel T Adams T Bugg. Melbourne: D Kent 2 J Fitzpatrick 2 J Watts 2 C Pedersen J Howe J Spencer J Trengove M Clisby S Byrnes. Best: Greater Western Sydney Giants: C Ward D Smith L Whitfield N Haynes T Scully C Hampton. Melbourne: N Jones J Viney C Pedersen S Byrnes D Kent. Injuries: Nil. Reports: Nil. Umpires: Stuart Wenn, Ben Ryan, Jordan Bannister. Official Crowd: 8,308 at Skoda Stadium.
RICHMOND 6.4 6.6 10.10 16.11 (107)
HAWTHORN 3.4 6.8 7.10 9.12 (66)
Goals: Richmond: J Riewoldt 3 D Jackson 2 L McGuane 2 M White 2 S Edwards 2 C Newman D Martin I Maric N Foley S Tuck. Hawthorn: P Puopolo 2 B Guerra I Smith J Ceglar J Lewis L Franklin L Hodge S Burgoyne. Best: Richmond: T Cotchin A Rance T Chaplin D Martin S Morris I Maric. Hawthorn: I Smith B Lake S Mitchell P Puopolo S Burgoyne B Stratton. Injuries: Nil. Reports: Nil. Umpires: Troy Pannell, Mathew Nicholls, Dean Margetts. Official Crowd: 64,324 at MCG.
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WEST COAST 4.0 10.1 15.6 20.10 (130)
GOLD COAST SUNS 3.3 7.7 11.8 17.11 (113)
Goals: West Coast: J Kennedy 5 J Hill 3 B Dalziell 2 W Schofield 2 A Embley A Hams D Cox E MacKenzie J Cripps M Hutchings S Lycett S Wellingham. Gold Coast Suns: A Sexton 3 A Hall 2 C Brown 2 G Ablett 2 H Bennell 2 N Bock 2 C Dixon D Stanley D Swallow J Harbrow. Best: West Coast: J Kennedy D Cox S Wellingham S Selwood W Schofield J Hill. Gold Coast Suns: D Prestia H Bennell G Ablett D Swallow S May A Sexton. Injuries: West Coast: S Selwood (head). Gold Coast Suns: M Shaw (shoulder) A Boston replaced in selected side by N Bock. Reports: West Coast: Nil. Gold Coast Suns: Campbell Brown (Gold Coast) reported for rough conduct on B Wilson (West Coast). Umpires: Jason Armstrong, Luke Farmer, David Harris. Official Crowd: 32,140 at Subiaco.
BRISBANE 3.3 9.3 12.9 16.12 (108)
ST KILDA 2.2 5.3 9.9 11.11 (77)
Goals: Brisbane: B Staker 3 D Merrett 3 D Rich 3 P Hanley 2 D Zorko J Green J O’Brien M Maguire S Docherty. St Kilda: A Saad 2 L Montagna 2 N Riewoldt 2 T Lee 2 J Steven N Dal Santo S Milne. Best: Brisbane: T Rockliff J Patfull M Leuenberger P Hanley J Redden D Merrett. St Kilda: L Montagna N Dal Santo D Armitage L Hayes J Steven. Injuries: Brisbane: J Brown (foot). St Kilda: R Stanley (collarbone) J Newnes (ill) replaced in selected side by A Saad. Reports: Nil. Umpires: Robert Findlay, Tristan Burgess, Leigh Fisher. Official Crowd: 19,856 at Gabba.
FREMANTLE 4.3 7.5 12.10 17.14 (116)
CARLTON 3.1 6.2 11.6 12.8 (80)
Goals: Fremantle: M Walters 4 H Ballantyne 3 L Neale 2 N Suban 2 S Hill 2 A Sandilands D Pearce M Barlow T Mzungu. Carlton: Z Tuohy 3 J Garlett 2 L Henderson 2 B McLean C Judd D Armfield M Watson S Rowe. Best: Fremantle: N Fyfe H Ballantyne N Suban M Barlow M Walters R Crowley L Neale D Mundy. Carlton: H Scotland Z Tuohy K Simpson M Jamison C Judd M Robinson. Injuries: Fremantle: C Pearce (calf) D Mundy (suspected ankle) G Ibbotson (achilles) and M Taberner replaced in selected side by T Sheridan and C Sutcliffe. Carlton: A Carrazzo (calf). Reports: Nil. Umpires: Simon Meredith, Jacob Mollison, Shane McInerney. Venue: Etihad Stadium.
SYDNEY 5.1 10.3 15.6 21.8 (134)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 4.1 7.3 11.4 15.9 (99)
Goals: Sydney: K Tippett 6 C Bird 2 J Bolton 2 J Lamb 2 K Jack 2 S Mumford 2 B Jack H Grundy J White L Parker R O’Keefe. Western Bulldogs: J Grant 3 D Giansiracusa 2 K Stevens 2 T Campbell 2 T Dickson 2 D Addison L Dahlhaus L Hunter T Young. Best: Sydney: K Jack K Tippett D Hannebery J McVeigh R O’Keefe D Rampe. Western Bulldogs: M Wallis R Griffen W Minson T Liberatore R Murphy L Picken. Injuries: Sydney: Nil. Western Bulldogs: L Dahlhaus (face). Reports: Nil. Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Sam Hay, Andrew Mitchell. Official Crowd: 22,647 at Etihad Stadium.
PORT ADELAIDE 2.1 9.3 11.4 17.5 (107)
ADELAIDE 3.2 5.6 12.10 15.13 (103)
Goals: Port Adelaide: C Wingard 5 H Hartlett 3 R Gray 3 A Monfries 2 J Schulz 2 J Butcher S Colquhoun. Adelaide: L Johnston 4 P Dangerfield 4 J Petrenko 2 M Wright 2 L Brown M Grigg R Henderson. Best: Port Adelaide: C Wingard H Hartlett K Cornes R Gray T Boak J Trengove. Adelaide: B Crouch D Mackay L Johnston P Dangerfield J Petrenko B Vince B Smith. Injuries: Port Adelaide: P Stewart (broken wrist). Adelaide: Nil. Reports: Nil. Umpires: Scott Jeffery, Shane Stewart, Heath Ryan. Official Crowd: 43,368 at AAMI Stadium.
COLLINGWOOD 5.3 8.6 14.9 20.13 (133)
ESSENDON 0.2 2.4 5.8 7.12 (54)
Goals: Collingwood: T Cloke 5 B Reid 3 J Elliott 3 J Blair 2 B Macaffer D Beams H O’Brien L Ball Q Lynch S Pendlebury S Sidebottom. Essendon: B Goddard C Dell’Olio J Melksham K Hardingham N Kommer S Gumbleton T Bellchambers. Best: Collingwood: S Sidebottom L Ball H O’Brien H Shaw D Swan L Keefe J Elliott S Pendlebury T Cloke. Essendon: J Watson B Goddard D Heppell P Ryder. Umpires: Chris Donlon, Chris Kamolins, Brett Rosebury. Official Crowd: 69,821 at MCG.
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LADDER AFTER ROUND 19
P W L D For Agst PC Pts
Hawthorn 18 15 3 – 2073 1516 136.7 60
Sydney 18 14 3 1 1907 1331 143.3 58
Geelong 18 14 4 – 1969 1472 133.8 56
Fremantle 18 13 4 1 1570 1264 124.2 54
Essendon 18 13 5 – 1861 1585 117.4 52
Collingwood 18 12 6 – 1749 1514 115.5 48
Richmond 18 12 6 – 1694 1467 115.5 48
Port Adelaide 18 11 7 – 1671 1539 108.6 44
Carlton 18 9 9 – 1750 1594 109.8 36
North Melbourne 18 8 10 – 1894 1550 122.2 32
West Coast 18 8 10 – 1795 1735 103.5 32
Brisbane 18 8 10 – 1514 1779 85.1 32
Adelaide 18 7 11 – 1622 1613 100.6 28
Gold Coast Suns 18 6 12 – 1516 1722 88.0 24
Western Bulldogs 18 5 13 – 1478 1872 79.0 20
St Kilda 18 3 15 – 1408 1789 78.7 12
Melbourne 18 2 16 – 1201 2241 53.6 8
GWS Giants 18 1 17 – 1312 2401 54.6 4
LEADING GOALKICKERS 59: J Kennedy (West Coast) 5 54: J Roughead (Hawthorn) 0, J Cameron (GWS Giants ) 4 53: J Riewoldt (Richmond) 3, T Cloke (C’wood) 5 47: L Franklin (Hawthorn) 1 46: L Thomas (Kangaroos) 1 44: T Hawkins (Geelong) 1 43: D Petrie (Kangaroos) 1 41: N Riewoldt (St Kilda) 2
