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AFL SCOREBOARD ROUND 19 CARLTON 1.4 3.9 6.12 11.14 (80) NTH MELBOURNE 3.2 6.2 7.6 9.8 (62) GOALS — Carlton: B Gibbs 4 A Walker 2 B Thornton C Judd E Betts J Garlett M Kreuzer. North Melbourne: C Pedersen 2 D Petrie 2 A Edwards A Swallow B Cunnington B Harvey L Adams. BEST — Carlton: C Yarran B Gibbs M Murphy H Scotland L Henderson C Judd J Laidler. North Melbourne: A Swallow T Goldstein S Thompson J Ziebell R Bastinac B Harvey. Umpires: Michael Vozzo, Stephen McBurney, Shane Stewart. Official Crowd: 41,332 at Etihad Stadium. WEST COAST 6.4 10.9 13.11 15.13 (103) W’BULLDOGS 2.1 4.2 10.4 15.5 (95) GOALS — West Coast: M LeCras 3 A Gaff 2 J Darling 2 S Lycett 2 B Ebert D Cox L Shuey M Nicoski Q Lynch S Selwood. Western Bulldogs: B Hall 5 D Giansiracusa 4 L Dahlhaus 2 B Stack C Ward E Barlow L Jones. BEST — West Coast: D Cox A Gaff M Rosa M Priddis S Hurn A Embley. Western Bulldogs: M Boyd R Murphy D Giansiracusa B Hall C Ward D Cross. Umpires: , , Jason Armstrong. Official Crowd: 20,883 at Etihad Stadium. GEELONG 8.3 20.4 28.8 37.11 (233) MELBOURNE 0.3 1.4 5.4 7.5 (47) GOALS — Geelong: S Johnson 7 C Mooney 5 T Hawkins 5 M Duncan 3 M Stokes 3 T Varcoe 3 J Bartel 2 J Corey 2 T West 2 A Christensen A Mackie B Ottens C Ling J Selwood. Melbourne: L Dunn 2 J Howe J Trengove J Watts L Jurrah M Bate. BEST — Geelong: S Johnson J Selwood J Corey C Enright C Mooney B Ottens T Varcoe J Bartel. Melbourne: J McKenzie N Jones J Trengove. Umpires: , , Heath Ryan. Official Crowd: 22,716 at Skilled Stadium. ST KILDA 3.5 6.7 8.11 10.14 (74) GOLD COAST 1.3 3.10 4.14 6.18 (54) GOALS — St Kilda: S Milne 3 B Peake 2 D Polo J Koschitzke J Steven N Dal Santo T Lynch. Gold Coast: D Stanley D Swallow G Ablett H Bennell J PUB: Harbrow Z Smith. BEST — St Kilda: J Steven N Dal Santo S Fisher B Peake J Gram S Milne. Gold Coast: N Bock G Ablett R Thompson J Taylor J Harbrow D Prestia. Umpires: Stuart Wenn, Michael Jennings, Shane McInerney. TNEWS NT Hawthorn’s Liam Shiels and Greg Broughton of Fremantle fall into the contest last night Picture: PAUL KANE, Getty Images Official Crowd: 17,482 at Gold Coast Stadium. HAWTHORN 6.3 8.8 11.16 13.17 (95) FREMANTLE 0.2 2.3 2.4 6.8 (44) GOALS — Hawthorn: D Hale 3 C Rioli 2 S Mitchell 2 G Birchall I Smith L Breust M Osborne M Suckling X Ellis. Fremantle: A McPhee H Ballan- tyne M Pavlich N Fyfe R Crowley Z Clarke. BEST — Hawthorn: S Mitchell B Sewell J Lewis D Hale P Puopolo. Fre- mantle: A Silvagni N Fyfe G Broughton M Pavlich. DATE: Umpires: , , . Hawks rain on Official Crowd: 30,937 at Subiaco. LADDER TEAM P W L D F A % Pts 31-JUL-2011 GEELONG 18 16 2 0 2029 1344 151.0 64 I COLLINGWOOD 16 15 1 0 1891 1078 175.4 60 HAWTHORN 17 13 4 0 1758 1286 136.7 52 CARLTON 18 12 5 1 1844 1393 132.4 50 WEST COAST 17 12 5 0 1610 1355 118.8 48 SYDNEY 17 9 7 1 1441 1315 109.6 38 Freo’s parade ST KILDA 17 9 7 1 1419 1297 109.4 38 FREMANTLE 17 9 8 0 1476 1545 95.3 36 I ESSENDON 17 8 8 1 1678 1604 104.6 34 HAWTHORN proved it is over the first three quarters Carlton into third spot on the as one of the best kicking NTH MELBOURNE 18 8 10 0 1703 1708 99.7 32 PAGE: more than just a dry-weather before Fremantle booted four ladder, while the Dockers sli- sides in the competition, MELBOURNE 17 7 9 1 1528 1760 86.8 30 specialist with a scintillating goals to two in a last term be- pped to eighth and could proved it is just as good play- W’BULLDOGS 18 7 11 0 1628 1734 93.9 28 51-point AFL victory against reft of meaning. slump to as low as ninth if ing old fashioned wet-weather RICHMOND 17 5 11 1 1551 1880 82.5 22 I ADELAIDE 16 4 12 0 1162 1583 73.4 16 an insipid Fremantle at a It was a dirty night for the Essendon upsets Collingwood football.

62 BRISBANE 17 3 14 0 1354 1759 77.0 12 rain-drenched Patersons Dockers, who lost Rhys Pal- today. Even against the breeze the GOLD COAST 17 3 14 0 1192 2072 57.5 12 Stadium last night. mer to what appeared to be a Fremantles face a tough Hawks were dominant, with I PORT ADELAIDE 16 2 14 0 1264 1815 69.6 8 I COLOR: In torrential conditions serious ankle injury and Matt task to lock up a finals berth, the error-riddled Dockers fail- Playing today Hawthorn took to the soggy de Boer to a knee complaint. with next Friday’s away ing to register a forward-50m NEXT WEEK ground like a duck to water, Ruckman Jonathon Griffin match against St Kilda to be entry during the first 22 min- Round 20 — Friday, August 5: St Kilda v Fremantle at Etihad booting the first eight goals of (hip) was withdrawn before followed by games against utes of the second quarter. Stadium, 7.10pm. Saturday, August 6: Carlton v Melbourne at the the match to set up the 13.17 the bounce, while defender Carlton, North Melbourne When Fremantle did man- MCG, 1.40pm; Geelong v Gold Coast at Skilled Stadium, 1.40pm; (95) to 6.8 (44) victory. Dylan Roberton could be in (away), Colllingwood and the age a foray forward, the 30,937 Essendon v Sydney at Etihad Stadium, 6.40pm; Port Adelaide v

C The inside 50m count best strife for his elbow to the head Bulldogs (away). rain-drenched crowd belted Collingwood at AAMI Stadium, 6.40pm. Sunday, August 7: Bris- summed up Hawthorn’s of Hawthorn’s Xavier Ellis. Confronted with powerful out a Bronx cheer. bane v Adelaide at the Gabba, 12.40pm; Hawthorn v North Mel- M bourne at Launceston, 1.40pm; West Coast v Richmond at Pater- dominance, with the visitors Hawthorn’s 13th win of the rain and a fierce breeze last By that stage the game was sons Stadium, 4.10pm. Bye: Western Bulldogs.

Y posting 50 entries to just 19 year moved it back above night the Hawks, renowned already over K ACTION Saints continue HEAVY push to be part DUTY of finals action SITE TOOL ST KILDA scored an fewer dis- uninspiring 20-point win posals for over a wayward kicking the opening BOXES AND Gold Coast last night to half, the push deeper into AFL Suns went ACTION finals territory. inside their The Saints threatened Nathan Bock forward 50 to blow the game open a 29 times, just one fewer STORAGE number of times but had than the Saints. to settle for a 10.14 (74) to Each time the Saints BOXES 6.18 (54) victory at Me- looked as though they tricon Stadium. would take hold of the The win allowed the match, the Suns to their LOCALLY Saints to overtake Fre- credit rallied. mantle and move into The Saints fell down seventh, but equal on across half-forward FABRICATED points with sixth-placed while at the same time Sydney which has a bye. Gold Coast defender SEE THEM @ St Kilda opened the Nathan Bock had an out- match with the first standing night. He fin- three goals and it wasn’t ished with 28 touches, www.actionsheetmetal.com.au until deep into time-on only second to Gary Ab- ETTAL PTY LTD in the first quarter Gold lett who had 34, and even Coast ruckman Zac had a shot at goal late in Smith finally scored the the match which would 19 – 23 Berrimah Road, BerrimahBerrim ¸ t: 08 8984 3770 f: 08 8947 0037 ¸ e: [email protected] Suns’ first major. have put the Suns within Despite having 74 14 points.

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