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MONDAY AUGUST 13 2018 SPORT 15 MONDAYntnews.com.au/sport AFL AFL SCOREBOARD ROUND 21 RESULTS ESSENDON 5.3 10.8 14.13 18.14 (122) ST KILDA 4.4 6.8 7.10 11.13 (79) Crowd: 37,483 at Etihad Stadium. HAWTHORN 0.4 5.8 9.10 10.11 (71) GEELONG 2.4 2.6 5.8 8.12 (60) Crowd: 59,529 at MCG. RICHMOND 4.4 8.5 15.9 19.11 (125) GOLD COAST 1.1 3.5 3.8 7.9 (51) Crowd: 18,102 at Metricon Stadium. WEST COAST 1.1 3.2 6.5 9.8 (62) PORT ADELAIDE 5.1 6.2 9.2 9.4 (58) Crowd: 32,534 at Adelaide Oval. COLLINGWOOD 1.3 5.7 11.14 14.20 (104) BRISBANE 3.4 5.4 8.4 11.7 (73) Crowd: 33,390 at Etihad Stadium. GWS GIANTS 4.4 6.9 11.14 15.16 (106) ADELAIDE 4.3 7.7 10.9 13.14 (92) Crowd: 13,249 at Manuka Oval. W BULLDOGS 1.4 4.7 12.9 13.14 (92) NORTH MELB 2.2 9.5 11.10 12.13 (85) Crowd: 27,031 at Etihad Stadium. SYDNEY 1.1 7.2 13.6 13.9 (87) MELBOURNE 2.6 3.12 7.14 10.18 (78) Crowd: 51,424 at MCG. FREMANTLE 1.4 5.7 12.10 15.11 (101) CARLTON 3.6 7.8 7.10 10.12 (72) Crowd: 40,028 at Optus Stadium. LADDER AFTER ROUND 21 RICHMOND 20 16 4 - 139.7 64 WEST COasT 20 15 5 - 123.4 60 GWS GIANTS 20 13 6 1 120.4 54 HawTHORN 20 13 7 - 121.2 52 Bulldog Billy Gowers bolts clear of the North Melbourne defence during yesterday’s win at Etihad Stadium. Below, Marcus Bontempelli Main picture: AAP IMAGE COLLINgwOOD 20 13 7 - 118.3 52 SYDNEY 20 13 7 - 109.7 52 MELBOURNE 20 12 8 - 130.5 48 PORT ADELAIDE 20 12 8 - 113.9 48 GEELONG 20 11 9 - 117.2 44 NTH MELBOURNE 20 11 9 - 109.1 44 ESSENDON 20 11 9 - 104.8 44 Dogs bite fading Roos ADELAIDE 20 10 10 - 97.9 40 FREMANTLE 20 8 12 - 81.0 32 W BULLDOgs 20 7 13 - 74.8 28 THE Western Bulldogs have celebra- but the Bulldogs defender left the ST KILDA 20 4 15 1 74.5 18 ted Dale Morris’ 250th game mile- game with a suspected fractured BRISBANE 20 4 16 - 89.2 16 stone with a seven-point win at Etihad cheekbone suffered in a marking con- NTH MELBOURNE GOLD COasT 20 4 16 - 60.9 16 Stadium that also dealt North Mel- test early in the second quarter. V WST BULLDOGS CaRLTON 20 2 18 - 60.6 8 bourne’s finals hopes a huge blow. Brown was scoreless before KANGAROOS # All Sydney times The Kangaroos held a game-high Cordy’s departure, but sprang to life to 2.2 9.5 11.10 12.13 ROUND 22 28-point lead at halftime in yester- kick three goals in the second term 85 FRIDAY day’s clash. But they could manage after youngster Aaron Naughton took BULLDOGS Richmond v Essendon just three goals in the second half as over the job. 1.4 4.7 12.9 13.14 92 MCG, 7.50pm the Dogs romped to a 13.14 (92) to 12.13 The Roos appeared in control 28 BEST SATURDAY (85) win in front of 27,031 fans. points up at halftime, but the Dogs Kangaroos: T Goldstein B Cunnington S Collingwood v Port Adelaide The result leaves the Roos outside somehow summoned a withering Higgins J Anderson J Waite B Brown MCG, 1.45pm Bulldogs: M Bontempelli J Macrae C the eight with two rounds to go and burst that rocked Brad Scott’s men. Daniel L Hunter J Johannissen T Geelong v Fremantle needing some help from other results The Dogs won a lopsided pos- McLean GMHBA Stadium, 2.10pm to make the finals. session count 123-69 in an eight- GOALS GWS v Sydney Marcus Bontempelli was outstand- goals-to-two third quarter, with Kangaroos: B Brown 4 J Waite 2 M Spotless Stadium, 4.35pm Wood 2 K Turner S Atley S Higgins W Gold Coast v Brisbane ing for the Dogs with 35 possessions Bontempelli leading the way with 14 Walker and two goals, with Lachie Hunter (44 touches for the term. The Roos trailed Bulldogs: T Dickson 3 J Schache 2 M Metricon Stadium, 7.25pm disposals), Jack Macrae (40) and the Roos with 26 touches, but the by five points at three-quarter time, Bontempelli 2 B Gowers F Greene J St Kilda v Hawthorn Johannissen L Jong P Lipinski T McLean Caleb Daniel (40) all getting a stack of Dogs had 102 more possessions for but with their finals chances on the Etihad Stadium, 7.25pm INJURIES the ball. the game. line, they couldn’t muster a comeback. SUNDAY Bulldogs: Z Cordy (fractured forehead) Carlton v Western Bulldogs Morris played on Jarrad Waite for Ben Brown kicked four goals to Adding to their woes, Waite will UMPIRES most of the game and was influential draw level with Richmond star Jack come under scrutiny for a high Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm J Schmitt, S Hay, B Hosking West Coast v Melbourne in the back half. Riewoldt in the race for the Coleman bump on Jackson Trengove in the CROWD Ben Cunnington led the way for Medal. Zaine Cordy started on Brown first quarter. 27,031 at Etihad Stadium Optus Stadium, 3.20pm Adelaide v North Melbourne Adelaide Oval, 4.40pm LEADING GOALKICKERS FREMANTLE V Blues close in on dreaded wooden spoon CARLTON 58: B Brown (North 47: J Hogan (Melbourne) 1 Melbourne) 4, J Riewoldt 42: J Gunston (Hawthorn) CARLTON’S hopes of avoiding the the match when star ruckman Mat- miss the final two rounds of the sea- DOCKERS (Richmond) 10 2, T McDonald 1.4 5.7 12.10 15.11 wooden spoon appear doomed after thew Kreuzer had to be pulled out be- son. 52: L Franklin (Sydney) 2 (Melbourne) 2 101 coughing up a halftime lead in a 29- cause of another heart scare. Carlton dominated the clearance BLUES 50: T Hawkins (Geelong) 1, 41: J Cameron (Greater point loss to Fremantle at Optus Sta- Kreuzer hadn’t played since experi- battle 12-5 in the opening term, with L Breust (Hawthorn) 2 Western Sydney) 2 3.6 7.8 7.10 10.12 72 dium. encing an elevated heart rate in the Charlie Curnow cashing in up forward BEST The Blues led by 13 points at the Round 17 loss to St Kilda and his hopes to register eight disposals, five marks Fremantle: L Neale E Langdon C long break yesterday but Fremantle of returning against Fremantle were and a goal. The Dockers had five play- McCarthy D Mundy A Pearce S Darcy piled on seven unanswered goals in dashed when he suffered a recurrence ers tally just one disposal for the term, Dixon out for season Carlton: P Cripps D Thomas S Kerridge E Curnow S Petrevski-Seton the third term to set up the 15.11 (101) at training on Saturday. including premiership wingman Brad GOALS to 10.12 (72) win in front of 40,028 fans. The Blues were well served by Pat- Hill. PORT Adelaide has confirmed that Fremantle: C McCarthy 3 B Cox 2 H Carlton would have been just one rick Cripps (32 disposals and eight The Blues led by 14 points at the forward Charlie Dixon has a leg fracture Ballantyne 2 B Grey D Mundy E win adrift of Gold Coast if it had got- clearances) and veteran Dale Thomas first change – just the fourth time this and his AFL season is over. Langdon L Neale M Taberner S Giro S Kersten T Sheridan ten over the line against Fremantle. (30 possessions, one goal). season they’ve won an opening term. Dixon will need surgery after he Carlton: C Curnow 2 H McKay 2 M But the loss means Carlton needs to Dockers midfielder Lachie Neale The second quarter was an arm landed awkwardly in a marking contest Wright 2 D Lang D Thomas M Lobbe M beat the Bulldogs and Crows in the was best afield with 34 disposals, 10 wrestle as Fremantle managed to during the third term of Saturday’s loss to Murphy final two rounds, plus rely on Gold clearances, and a goal, while Cam Mc- halve the clearance battle. West Coast. UMPIRES D Margetts, L Haussen, A Whetton Coast losing to Brisbane and Geelong, Carthy booted three goals to go with The Dockers blew the game apart The Power hopes that Paddy Ryder CROWD in order to get off the bottom of the his final-term speccy. But star goal- in the third quarter, with their frenetic (hip) and Dan Houston (neck) will be 40,028 at Optus Stadium ladder. sneak Michael Walters injured his left pressure proving too much for Carlton right to play in this weekend’s big match Carlton suffered a big blow before hamstring late in the match and might to handle. against Collingwood. V1 - NTNE01Z01MA.