It's over at last.
At Docklands:
Geelong 1.5.3 1.11.4 1.15.5 1.17.8.119
Adelaide 1.2.2 1.5.3 1.7.6 2.9.12.84
Goals: Geel: Ablett 4 (one 9-pointer), Gamble 4, Lonergan 3, Stokes
3, Chapman, Selwood, Varcoe, Hogan.
Adel: Edwards 2, Stevens 2, Maric (9-pointer), Gill
(9-pointer), McLeod, Walker, Otten, Thompson, Hentschel.
Best: Geel: Ablett, Bartel, Chapman, Gamble, Stokes, Selwood.
Adel: Knights, Goodwin, Maric, Bock, Edwards, Vince.
Injury: Walker (Adel) corked knee.
At York Park:
Hawthorn 0.4.0 0.5.1 0.5.2 0.11.3.69
Melbourne 0.4.5 0.5.6 1.8.8 1.8.9.66
Goals: Haw: Roughead 5, Stokes 2, Williams 2, Morton, Dew.
Melb: Bate 4, Bartram 2 (one 9-pointer), Green, McLean, P. Johnson.
Best: Haw: Roughead, Mitchell, Tuck, Young, Sewell, Dew.
Melb: McLean, Green, Bate, Bruce, Davey, Spencer.
Injuries: Bateman (Haw) ankle, Osborne (Haw) corked thigh,
Wonaeamirri (Melb) ankle, McDonald (Melb) cork thigh.
At Docklands:
Carlton 1.2.3 1.8.6 1.14.10 1.17.12.123
North Melbourne 0.2.1 0.5.3 0.7.3 0.11.4.70
Goals: Carl: Fevola 6 (one 9-pointer), Cloke 2, Garlett 2, Bentley,
Betts, Houlihan, Johnson, Judd, Murphy, Simpson, Wiggins.
NM: Hale 3, Wells 2, Ziebell 2, Lower, Thomas, Gibson, Harvey.
Best: Carl: Fevola, Gibbs, Grigg, Simpson, Judd, Houlihan, Robinson.
NM: Wells, Hale, Harvey, Rawlings, Swallow, Ziebell.
Injury: Yarran (Carl) ankle.
At Manuka Oval:
Sydney 1.1.3 1.3.6 1.7.7 1.10.9.78
Port Adelaide 1.3.2 3.8.6 4.11.8 4.16.11.143
Goals: PA: J. Westhoff 4, Tredrea 3, Thompson 3, D. Motlop 2, Pearce
(9-pointer), Meyer (9-pointer), Logan (9-pointer), Lade (9-pointer),
C. Cornes, Cassisi, Ebert, Davenport.
Syd: McVeigh 4, C. Bolton (9-pointer), O'Dwyer, Goodes, J.
Bolton, R. O'Keefe, Jolly, White.
Best: PA: Cassisi, Tredrea, D. Motlop, Thompson, Pearce, Boak, J. Westhoff.
Syd: Shaw, R O'Keefe, McVeigh, Kirk.
Injury: Brabazon (Syd) concussion.
Reports: D. Motlop (PA) for charging.
Round 2:
Richmond v Collingwood, Docklands, Thurs night.
Essendon v Brisbane, Docklands, Fri. night.
Port Adelaide v Geelong, Football Park, Saturday.
Carlton v Hawthorn, Docklands, Sunday.
Other games:
St. Kilda v Footscray, Princes Park, Friday.
Adelaide v West Coast, Traeger Park, Fri. night
North Melbourne v Fremantle, Manuka Oval, Saturday.
Melbourne v Sydney, Princes Park, Saturday.
Cheers, Tim.