Collingwood has set up a classic against Hawthorn this Friday after their upset win over Sydney last night.
Port fell 25 points short of Geelong at the Cat’s home ground – while Adelaide kept North Melbourne at bay to keep alive a faint hope of finals actions.
HAWTHORN 3.3 8.13 10.18 14.18 (102)
ST KILDA 2.5 3.6 4.12 7.14 (56)
Goals: Hawthorn: J Roughead 5 J Gunston 2 B Hill B Sewell I Smith J Lewis L Breust M Spangher S Grimley. St Kilda: A Schneider 3 B Murdoch D Minchington J Saunders N Riewoldt.
Best: Hawthorn: J Roughead S Savage S Mitchell J Gibson S Burgoyne D Hale L Breust. St Kilda: J Steven N Riewoldt L Montagna F Ray A Schneider.
Injuries: Hawthorn: Nil. St Kilda: J Gwilt (knee) S Milne (soreness) replaced in selected side by A Schneider.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Shane Stewart, Chris Kamolins, Dean Margetts.
Venue: Etihad Stadium.
RICHMOND 6.2 11.7 11.9 14.13 (97)
BRISBANE 1.3 4.4 7.7 11.8 (74)
Goals: Richmond: L McGuane 3 R Conca 3 B Ellis D Jackson J Riewoldt M White N Foley N Vlastuin S Grigg S Morris. Brisbane: S Mayes 3 B Staker 2 J Green 2 P Hanley 2 D Merrett D Rich.
Best: Richmond: T Cotchin S Morris D Jackson B Houli I Maric N Foley. Brisbane: T Rockliff P Hanley M Maguire M Leuenberger J Redden J Green.
Injuries: Richmond: S Edwards (hamstring) replaced by selected side by R Nahas. Brisbane: B Moloney (hamstring).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Luke Farmer, David Harris.
Official Crowd: 46,961 at MCG.
GEELONG 6.4 12.7 19.9 20.9 (129)
PORT ADELAIDE 1.3 4.4 10.5 16.8 (104)
Goals: Geelong: J Selwood 4 H Taylor 3 A Christensen 2 J Podsiadly 2 S Motlop 2 C Guthrie J Bartel J Caddy J Kelly J Walker T Hawkins T Varcoe. Port Adelaide: A Monfries 7 J Schulz 2 A Moore Brad Ebert C Wingard H Hartlett M Lobbe S Colquhoun T Boak.
Best: Geelong: J Selwood S Johnson S Motlop J Corey C Enright H Taylor J Caddy. Port Adelaide: M Lobbe A Monfries Brad Ebert T Boak A Carlile.
Injuries: Geelong: J Walker (wrist) M Duncan (concussion). Port Adelaide: Nil.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Shane McInerney, Heath Ryan.
Official Crowd: 24,784 at Skilled Stadium.
WESTERN BULLDOGS 2.6 8.9 12.15 16.21 (117)
CARLTON 2.1 6.6 12.9 13.11 (89)
Goals: Western Bulldogs: J Grant 4 D Giansiracusa 2 L Dahlhaus 2 L Jones 2 A Cooney J Tutt L Picken T Campbell T Dickson T Young. Carlton: E Betts 2 L Henderson 2 T Menzel 2 B McLean C Judd C Yarran D Armfield E Curnow J Waite Z Tuohy.
Best: Western Bulldogs: J Grant R Griffen A Cooney R Murphy T Liberatore J Roughead L Dahlhaus W Minson. Carlton: C Judd B McLean E Curnow E Betts J Bootsma.
Injuries: Western Bulldogs: Nil. Carlton: C Judd (knee) J Garlett (glute) M Watson (foot).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Ben Ryan, Troy Pannell, Scott Jeffery.
Official Crowd: 31,126 at Etihad Stadium.
COLLINGWOOD 2.4 6.6 12.10 14.16 (100)
SYDNEY 4.4 5.9 9.10 10.11 (71)
Goals: Collingwood: J Elliott 3 B Reid 2 J Thomas 2 S Sidebottom 2 T Cloke 2 B Grundy H O’Brien S Pendlebury. Sydney: K Tippett 6 J Bolton J Kennedy K Jack R Shaw.
Best: Collingwood: S Pendlebury D Beams D Swan H O’Brien M Williams L Ball. Sydney: J McVeigh K Tippett D Hannebery N Malceski C Bird K Jack.
Injuries: Nil.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Jeff Dalgleish, Mathew Nicholls.
Official Crowd: 42,627 at ANZ Stadium.
GOLD COAST SUNS 2.4 5.9 10.11 13.12 (90)
MELBOURNE 3.2 5.6 8.11 10.17 (77)
Goals: Gold Coast Suns: C Brown 3 T Sumner 2 A Hall C Dixon D Stanley D Swallow G Ablett H Bennell R Thompson S Day. Melbourne: D Kent 2 J Watts 2 A Davey C Sylvia J Fitzpatrick J McKenzie L Tapscott S Byrnes.
Best: Gold Coast Suns: D Swallow D Prestia C Brown R Thompson. Melbourne: N Jones J Viney C Garland J McKenzie.
Injuries: Gold Coast Suns: A Sexton (shoulder) N Bock (leg) S Day (hamstring). Melbourne: J Howe (calf) replaced in selected side by D Nicholson, C Pedersen (stomach virus) replaced in selected side by J Strauss.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Stephen McBurney, Gary Fila, Nicholas Foot.
Official Crowd: 13,840 at Gold Coast Stadium.
WEST COAST 3.6 6.9 12.10 18.12 (120)
ESSENDON 3.3 6.7 8.13 9.13 (67)
Goals: West Coast: M LeCras 5 B Dalziell 2 J Darling 2 J Hill 2 S Wellingham 2 A Gaff J Cripps J Kennedy M Priddis W Schofield. Essendon: B Goddard 3 J Winderlich 2 C Hooker M Baguley N Kommer T Bellchambers.
Best: West Coast: M Priddis B Dalziell M LeCras S Wellingham M Brown D Glass D Cox. Essendon: D Heppell M Hibberd C Hooker K Hardingham.
Injuries: West Coast: M LeCras (ribs). Essendon: J Winderlich (hamstring).
Reports: West Coast: Nil. Essendon: D Fletcher (Essendon) reported for rough conduct against J Cripps (West Coast) in the fourth quarter.
Umpires: Simon Meredith, Matthew Leppard, Brendan Hosking.
Official Crowd: 32,595 at Etihad Stadium.
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ADELAIDE 3.5 7.7 9.8 11.13 (79)
NORTH MELBOURNE KANGAROOS 0.2 3.5 8.10 10.10 (70)
Goals: Adelaide: A Otten 2 R Douglas 2 R Sloane 2 J Petrenko L Johnston M Grigg P Dangerfield T Lynch. North Melbourne Kangaroos: L Adams 3 D Wells 2 L Thomas 2 A Black J MacMillan T Goldstein.
Best: Adelaide: R Sloane R Douglas B Crouch S Jacobs D Talia P Dangerfield N van Berlo. North Melbourne Kangaroos: D Wells S Thompson L Adams S Gibson S Wright S Atley B Cunnington.
Injuries: Adelaide: M Grigg (hip). North Melbourne Kangaroos: J Ziebell (ankle).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Jacob Mollison, Sam Hay.
Official Crowd: 31,801 at AAMI Stadium.
FREMANTLE 6.7 8.9 15.12 24.13 (157)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS 0.3 5.3 5.5 6.8 (44)
Goals: Fremantle: L Neale 3 C Mayne 2 H Ballantyne 2 M Pavlich 2 M Walters 2 N Fyfe 2 N Suban 2 T Mzungu 2 C Sutcliffe M Barlow M De Boer P Duffield R Crowley T Sheridan Z Clarke. Greater Western Sydney Giants: J Cameron 4 C Hampton D Smith.
Best: Fremantle: L Neale M Johnson N Suban Z Clarke D Mundy. Greater Western Sydney Giants: J Cameron C Ward T Greene P Davis A Treloar.
Umpires: Robert Findlay, Tristan Burgess, Leigh Fisher.
Official Crowd: 31,390 at Subiaco.
LADDER AFTER ROUND 20
P W L D For Agst PC Pts
Hawthorn 19 16 3 – 2175 1572 138.4 64
Geelong 19 15 4 – 2098 1576 133.1 60
Sydney 19 14 4 1 1978 1431 138.2 58
Fremantle 19 14 4 1 1727 1308 132.0 58
Collingwood 19 13 6 – 1849 1585 116.7 52
Richmond 19 13 6 – 1791 1541 116.2 52
Essendon 19 13 6 – 1928 1705 113.1 52
Port Adelaide 19 11 8 – 1775 1668 106.4 44
Carlton 19 9 10 – 1839 1711 107.5 36
West Coast 19 9 10 – 1915 1802 106.3 36
North Melbourne 19 8 11 – 1964 1629 120.6 32
Adelaide 19 8 11 – 1701 1683 101.1 32
Brisbane 19 8 11 – 1588 1876 84.6 32
Gold Coast Suns 19 7 12 – 1606 1799 89.3 28
Western Bulldogs 19 6 13 – 1595 1961 81.3 24
St Kilda 19 3 16 – 1464 1891 77.4 12
Melbourne 19 2 17 – 1278 2331 54.8 8
GWS Giants 19 1 18 – 1356 2558 53.0 4
Round 20 snapshot;
THEY SAID IT: “How much money have you got?” a question from Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna to his media manager at the post-match press conference. Clearly it wasn’t enough, so McKenna decided not to give umpires the spray he wanted to over the treatment dished out by Melbourne tagger Jordie McKenzie to his star Gary Ablett. But his displeasure was obvious.
STATS THAT MATTER: 30-plus. That’s how many possessions Collingwood’s fab four midfielders Scott Pendlebury, Dayne Beams, Dane Swan and Luke Ball each managed in the outstanding 29-point win over Sydney.
MAN OF THE ROUND: Geelong’s Joel Selwood has found an eye for goal, and well as gathering possessions – and it spells danger for rivals heading towards finals. He booted four majors as well as his 28 touches to help the Cats see off Port Adelaide by 25 points at Geelong.
KEY MOMENT: Jack Riewoldt boots an unforgettable left-foot goal across his body from the boundary to steady Richmond as Brisbane come at them late. It seals the Tigers a 23-point victory, and their first finals appearance in 12 years.
TALKING POINT: When the AFL/ASADA bomb will drop on Essendon. It looks certain to be early this week. That could mean a further on-field drop-off for the Bombers, who have lost their last three matches by a combined 188 points, including a 53-point defeat by West Coast on Sunday.
TRIBUNAL WATCH: Essendon’s Dustin Fletcher faces a nervous Monday to see what action is taken for his high, late hit on West Coast’s Jamie Cripps. He is due to break Essendon’s club appearance record when he next plays.
KEY INJURIES: C Judd (Carl, knee), J Garlett (Carl, glute), M Watson (Carl, foot), B Moloney (Bris, hamstring), N Bock (GC, leg), J Gwilt (St K, knee), J Winderlich (Ess, hamstring).
UNDER PRESSURE: Carlton. Their 28-point upset loss to the Western Bulldogs means they look certain to miss the finals. Now instead of being premiership contenders as they thought, a big off-season clearout looms. Careers are on the line in their remaining three matches.
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THE RUN HOME FOR THE AFL TEAMS STILL IN CONTENTION FOR A FINALS BERTH AFTER ROUND 20:
1. HAWTHORN (64 points) – Collingwood (MCG), North Melbourne (ES), Sydney (ANZ)
2. GEELONG (60) – West Coast (PS), Sydney (SS), Brisbane Lions (SS)
3. SYDNEY (58) – St Kilda (SCG), Geelong (SS), Hawthorn (ANZ)
4. FREMANTLE (58) – Melbourne (MCG), Port Adelaide (PS), St Kilda (ES)
5. COLLINGWOOD (52) – Hawthorn (MCG), West Coast (MCG), North Melbourne (MCG)
6. RICHMOND (52) – Carlton (MCG), GWS Giants (SK), Essendon (MCG)
7. ESSENDON (52) – North Melbourne (ES), Carlton (MCG), Richmond (MCG)
8. PORT ADELAIDE (44) – Gold Coast (AS), Fremantle (PS), Carlton (AS)
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9. CARLTON (36) – Richmond (MCG), Essendon (MCG), Port Adelaide (AS)
10. WEST COAST (36) – Geelong (PS), Collingwood (MCG), Adelaide (PS)
11. NORTH MELBOURNE (32) – Essendon (ES), Hawthorn (ES), Collingwood (MCG)
12. ADELAIDE (32) – Western Bulldogs (ES), Melbourne (AS), West Coast (PS)
13. BRISBANE LIONS (32) – GWS Giants (G), Western Bulldogs (G), Geelong (SS)
