Friday night football in Round 14 has a blockbuster in store when more than 80,000 fans should flock to the MCG to see the in-form Collingwood tale on a fast and exciting Essendon team in what should be a fantastic spectacle.
Saturday afternoon at the MCG sees a battle at the bottom end of the ladder when a disappointing Melbourne take on an improving West Coast outfit at the MCG, while over in the city ofchurches Port Adelaide meet the Brisbane Lions at AAMI stadium in a must win game for the home team. Saturday night at the Gold Coast sees Richmond do battle with the Adelaide Crows, while a big game will take place at Etihad stadium under lights with the Western Bulldogs facing a Hawthorn team at the cross roads.
Sunday afternoon in the early game the Sydney Swans will be looking to bounce back against Nth Melbourne at the MCG, while at Etihad in the afternoon the much anticipated clash between the league's two unbeaten teams St Kilda and Geelong takes place at Etihad stadium. In the twilight clash Fremantle will meet Carlton in Perth at Subiaco oval in a must win game for the Blues.
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ROUND 13 RESULTS
Results
Essendon
21.10.136
Carlton
9.13.67
Collingwood
26.13.169
Fremantle
13.7.85
Adelaide Crows
12.13.85
Sydney Swans
10.9.69
West Coast
16.11.107
Hawthorn
13.9.87
Brisbane Lions
16.15.111
Melbourne
8.8.56
Geelong
18.14.122
Port Adelaide
13.10.88
Nth Melbourne
12.14.86
West Bulldogs
17.6.108
St Kilda
13.14.92
Richmond
5.6.36
ROUND 14 FIXTURES
Home team
Away team
Ground
Date
Time
Collingwood
Essendon
MCG
Fri 3 Jul
7:40pm
Melbourne
West Coast
MCG
Sat 4 Jul
2:10pm
Port Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
AAMI
Sat 4 Jul
2:40pm
Richmond
Adelaide Crows
Gold Coast
Sat 4 Jul
7:10pm
West Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Etihad
Sat 4 Jul
7:10pm
Sydney Swans
Nth Melbourne
SCG
Sun 5 Jul
1:10pm
St Kilda
Geelong
Etihad
Sun 5 Jul
2:10pm
Fremantle
Carlton
Subiaco
Sun 5 Jul
2:40pm
AFL ROUND 14 MATCHES
FRIDAY, JULY 3
Collingwood vs Essendon - MCG - Fri 3 Jul - 7:40pm
B: O'Brien, Prestigiacomo, Goldsack
HB: Maxwell, L.Brown, Thomas
C: Dick, Lockyer, Pendlebury
HF: Beams, Cloke, Medhurst
F: Didak, Anthony, Shaw
FOLL: Fraser, Swan, O'Bree
I/C: N.Brown, Wellingham, Davis, Toovey
EM: Cox, Johnson, Dawes
IN: Davis, Pendlebury
OUT: Cox, Dawes
B: Hocking, Pears, Slattery
HB: Dempsey, Hooker, Fletcher
C: Reimers, Dyson, Lovett
HF: Monfries, Lucas, Winderlich
F: McPhee, Lloyd, Davey
FOLL: Ryder, Welsh, Stanton
I/C: Lonergan, Lovett-Murray, Prismall, Skipworth
EM: Houli, Hurley, Myers
IN: McPhee
OUT: Watson (ankle)
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Collingwood
Essendon
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
17.4
10.0
16.2
13.8
17.6
15.0
Points
117
71
108.5
92.9
115
100
Disposals
403
367
385.5
371.1
375
368
Disp per goal
23.1
36.7
23.8
29.0
21.3
24.6
Inside 50
55
47
52.9
48.8
51
50
Tackles
62
46
63.3
56.8
67
65
Average stats over the past 5 rounds show both sides to be very attacking with Collingwood being much better defensively only conceding 10 goals a game, although it is worth noting they have played all teams outside the top 8 in their past 5 weeks. The Pies are ahead in most areas especially disposals for goal both for & against, and the Bombers are going to have to improve their inside 50s and defensively against the Pies if they want to score a second win against Collingwood this season.
Early markets have the Pies at $1.51 with the Bombers at $2.58 and considering Essendon has scored 18+ goals in 4 of their past 5 games then they are probably good value on that stat alone. The one blemish in their past 5 games was a big loss to Geelong when they only scored 11 goals. Collingwood has become very settled defensively in recent weeks with little change and they are not conceding high scores, although the Bombers will be the best team they have played since they played St Kilda and Carlton in Round 7 & 8.
The Bombers speed will test Collingwood and this should be a great match and the Pies at $1.51 are a bit short for ours considering Essendon always get themselves up for the Pies and have won the past two encounters. Having said that, this is a game Collingwood is expected to win but the Bombers are clearly value at $2.58 on recent form.
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SATURDAY, JULY 4
Melbourne vs West Coast - MCG - Sat 4 Jul - 2:10pm
B: Morton, Warnock, Petterd
HB: Frawley, Rivers, Davey
C: Jetta, McLean, Jurrah
HF: Bruce, Robertson, Bate
F: Green, Sylvia, Jones
FOLL: Jamar, Grimes, Bennell
I/C: Moloney, McDonald, Wheatley, Martin
EM: Miller, Johnson, Bell
IN: Wheatley, Jamar, McDonald, Bate
OUT: Watts (ill), Johnson, Whelan, Miller
B: Spangher, Glass, Wirrpanda
HB: Hurn, Mackenzie, Selwood
C: Rosa, Priddis, Embley
HF: Masten, Kennedy, A.Selwood
F: Lynch, Brown, LeCras
FOLL: Naitanui, Ebert, Butler
I/C: Butler, McKinley, Stenglein, Swift
EM: Houlihan, Swift, Cockie
IN: Jones, Fletcher
OUT: Kerr (soreness), Swift
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Melbourne
West Coast
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
9.6
16.4
11.7
13.9
11.4
13.8
Points
67
113
81.4
96.2
79
95
Disposals
355
417
382.8
396.1
375
411
Disp per goal
36.9
25.4
33.4
29.2
32.9
29.8
Inside 50
42
56
46.4
51.1
47
50
Tackles
49
49
55.5
50.0
51
62
Average stats favour the Eagles here quite clearly although they do not have a great record on the road which may see them drop below average and Melbourne should be able to get above their average against the West Coast to make it an interesting clash.
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Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions - AAMI - Sat 4 Jul - 2:40pm
B: Carlile, Thurstans, Surjan
HB: Krakouer, Chaplin, P.Burgoyne
C: Meyer, Cassisi, Logan
HF: Gray, Tredrea, Rodan
F: J.Westhoff, Lade, Ebert
FOLL: Brogan, K.Cornes, Pearce
I/C: Carr, Davenport, Salopek, Stewart
EM: M.Westhoff, Pettigrew, Broadbent
IN: Salopek, Stewart
OUT: Lower, Pettigrew
B: Sheldon, Merrett, Adcock
HB: Patfull, Henderson, Macdonald
C: McGrath, Black, Rich
HF: Rischtielli, Brown, Polkinghorne
F: Brennan, Bradshaw, Power
FOLL: Clark, Stiller, Sherman
I/C: Proud, Harding, Hooper, Johnstone
EM: Roe, Redden, Austin
IN: Johnstone
OUT: Roe
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Port Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
11.0
17.0
11.2
15.8
14.6
11.4
Points
74
113
76.7
105.6
98
79
Disposals
350
413
357.6
387.8
363
365
Disp per goal
31.9
24.3
31.9
24.6
24.8
32.0
Inside 50
45
51
45.6
50.8
50
47
Tackles
56
58
55.2
60.5
63
55
Average stats over past 5 rounds clearly favour the Brisbane Lions even though they are away from home.and Port are going to have to improve up forward quite considerably to upset the Lions if ecent form is any indication.
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Richmond vs Adelaide Crows - Gold Coast - Sat 4 Jul - 7:10pm
B: Newman, Silvester, Thursfield
HB: Polo, McGuane, Tambling
C: Collins, Tuck, Deledio
HF: Cotchin, Riewoldt, Hislop
F: Vickery, Morton, Cousins
FOLL: Graham, Jackson, Foley
I/C: Post, Moore, Edwards, Nahas
EM: Rance, King, Pattison
IN: Post, Collins
OUT: Rance, Oakley-Nicholls
B: Johncock, Rutten, Otten
HB: McLeod, Bock, Symes
C: Mackay, Vince, Knights
HF: Doughty, McKernan, van Berlo
F: Porplyzia, Tippett, Douglas
FOLL: Maric, Edwards, Thompson
I/C: Shirley, Sellar, Dangerfield, Stevens
EM: Reilly, Davis, Armstrong
IN: Sellar, McKernan
OUT: Moran (knee), Walker
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Richmond
Adelaide Crows
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
12.2
16.8
11.2
15.7
14.6
10.2
Points
83
113
76.3
105.6
99
69
Disposals
394
367
381.5
374.6
382
369
Disp per goal
32.3
21.9
34.2
24.0
26.2
36.2
Inside 50
42
53
42.0
55.0
57
42
Tackles
54
60
63.0
62.1
64
72
Average stats show the Crows to be very good defensively of late averaging just 69 points against which is going to make it tough for the Tigers to kick a winning score. The Crows score a goal every 24 possessions compared to the Tigers 34 which is a significant factor and Richmond will find it tough getting inside 50 on a regular basis.
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Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Etihad - Sat 4 Jul - 7:10pm
B: Harbrow, Lake, Gilbee
HB: Murphy, Morris, Hargrave
C: Picken, Boyd, Cross
HF: Higgins, Hahn, Johnson
F: Akermanis, Minson, Welsh
FOLL: Hudson, Cooney, Griffen
I/C: Hill, Ward, Reid, Eagleton
EM: Callan, Addison, Stack
IN: Reid
OUT: Giansiracusa (knee)
B: Murphy, Gilham, Guerra
HB: Birchall, Hodge, Ladson
C: Lewis, Mitchell, Bateman
HF: Osborne, Franklin, McGlynn
F: Brown, Roughead, Stokes
FOLL: Campbell, Sewell, Ellis
I/C: Taylor, Kennedy, Dowler, Shiels
EM: Tuck, Schoenmakers, Young
IN: Dowler, Gilham, Kennedy, Shiels
OUT: Williams (knee), Schoenmakers, Muston, Whitecross
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
19.4
12.4
16.6
12.3
12.2
13.8
Points
127
82
110.6
82.9
83
95
Disposals
408
374
387.9
373.5
373
368
Disp per goal
21.0
30.1
23.8
30.4
30.6
26.7
Inside 50
56
47
53.5
46.6
46
51
Tackles
63
67
65.9
61.9
57
69
The Western Bulldogs have Hawthorn covered in all areas and quite easily too. The Hawks are conceding 12 points more than they are scoring while the Bulldogs are averaging 127 points for each game which will test the Hawthorn backline and it will take a major stats reversal for Hawthorn to get up here.
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SUNDAY, JULY 5
Sydney Swans vs Nth Melbourne - SCG - Sun 5 Jul - 1:10pm
B: Bevan, Roberts-Thomson, C.Bolton
HB: Shaw, Richards, Crouch
C: Smith, Kirk, Mattner
HF: McVeigh, R.O'Keefe, Bird
F: Grundy, O'Loughlin. Goodes
FOLL: Jolly, Jack, J.Bolton
I/C from: Ablett, Barlow, Brabazon, Malceski, Veszpremi, White, Pike
IN: Ablett, C. Bolton, Malceski, McVeigh, Pyke
OUT: Hall (susp), Thornton
B: Urquhart, Thompson, Pratt
HB: Gibson, Grima, harding
C: Petrie, Swallow, Ross
HF: McMahon, Hansen, Anthony
F: Hale, Jones, Harvey
FOLL: McIntosh, Firrito, Rawlings
I/C from: Harris, Power, Simpson, Thomas, Smith, Goldstein, Garlett
IN: Power, Goldstein, Smith, Thomas
OUT: Warren (broken leg)
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Sydney Swans
Nth Melbourne
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
12.0
13.0
12.8
11.5
10.0
13.6
Points
82
89
87.3
79.1
69
93
Disposals
374
320
373.5
331.5
343
373
Disp per goal
31.2
24.6
29.3
29.5
34.3
27.4
Inside 50
47
49
52.2
45.1
41
57
Tackles
72
66
68.1
66.9
67
64
Stats slightly favour the Swans here and considering they are at home they are likely to go above average here which may be the difference on the day.
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St Kilda - Geelong - Etihad - Sun 5 Jul - 2:10pm
B: Blake, Gilbert, Dawson
HB: Baker, S.Fisher, Goddard
C: Ray, Ball, Dal Santo
HF: Gram, Riewoldt, Schneider
F: Hayes, Koschitzke, Milne
FOLL: Gardiner, Jones, Montagna
I/C from: McQualter, Eddy, McEvoy, Geary, R.Clarke, Miles, Gwilt
IN: Clarke, Eddy, Gwilt, Miles
OUT: Hudghton (ankle)
B: Harley, Scarlett, Kelly
HB: Enright, Taylor, Mackie
C: Corey, Bartel, T.Varcoe
HF: Ablett, Mooney, S.Johnson
F: Chapman, Hawkins, Rooke
FOLL: Mumford, Selwood, Ling
I/C from: Blake, Stokes, Hogan, Gamble, Wojcinski, Milburn, Byrnes
IN: Wojcinski, Stokes, Gamble, Hogan
OUT: D.Johnson (calf)
Last 5 Rounds Stats
St Kilda
Geelong
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
13.8
9.4
13.2
13.0
16.6
12.6
Points
96
63
90.3
88.0
113
85
Disposals
389
346
378.5
377.6
410
368
Disp per goal
28.2
36.8
28.7
30.7
24.7
29.2
Inside 50
53
35
47.2
45.2
55
41
Tackles
67
69
62.2
67.5
66
57
The most anticipated match of the season sees little between these two sides on average stats over the past 5 rounds, if anything they favour St Kilda. The Saints defence has been outstanding this season and this will be their biggest test against the unbeaten Geelong, and stats suggest St Kilda are well up to the challenge.
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Fremantle vs Carlton - Subiaco - Sun 5 Jul - 2:40pm
B: Broughton, Tarrant, Suban
HB: De Boer, McPharlin, Duffield
C: Peake, Hasleby, Hinkley
HF: Hill, Thornton, Foster
F: Ballantyne, Headland, Clarke
FOLL: Sandilands, Schammer, Mundy
I/C from: Murphy, Grover, Bradley, Gilmore, Dodd, Ibbotson, Campbell
IN: Murphy, Campbell, Bradley, Hinkley, Gilmore
OUT: Pavlich (calf), Solomon (susp)
B: Austin, Jamison, Joseph
HB: Grigg, Thornton, Russell
C: Gibbs, Betts, Murphy
HF: Houlihan, O'hAilpin, Fisher
F: Garlett, Fevola, Simpson
FOLL: Kreuzer, Carrazzo, Judd
I/C from: Armfield, Anderson, Bentley, Cloke, Hampson, Johnson, Yarran
IN: Anderson, Bentley, Cloke, Garlett, Johnson, Thornton, Russell, Yarran
OUT: Bower (knee), Bannister, Browne, Stevens
Last 5 Rounds Stats
Fremantle
Carlton
For
Agst
?
?
For
Agst
Goals
12.8
16.8
14.2
14.7
12.6
15.6
Points
85
114
94.7
101.5
89
104
Disposals
352
400
363.0
377.1
354
374
Disp per goal
27.5
23.8
25.7
26.0
28.1
24.0
Inside 50
46
53
49.7
50.1
48
53
Tackles
55
58
57.1
60.6
63
59
Danger game for the Blues here because average stats show little between these two sides and the home ground advantage will play an important part in this game. The Blues are going to have to be on the ball here and one wouldn't want to be taking short odds about the away team.
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AFL 2009 League Ladder
No
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
%
Pts
Stk
1
St Kilda
13
13
0
0
1356
764
177.49
52
W13
2
Geelong
13
13
0
0
1509
1008
149.70
52
W13
3
Western Bulldogs
13
9
4
0
1451
1170
124.02
36
W4
4
Collingwood
13
8
5
0
1282
1102
116.33
32
W5
5
Brisbane
13
8
5
0
1218
1107
110.03
32
W2
6
Adelaide
13
8
5
0
1141
1123
101.60
32
W5
7
Essendon
13
7
6
0
1272
1219
104.35
28
W2
8
Carlton
13
6
7
0
1313
1224
107.27
24
L2
9
Hawthorn
13
6
7
0
1172
1250
93.76
24
L2
10
Port Adelaide
13
6
7
0
1177
1337
88.03
24
L2
11
Sydney
13
5
8
0
1134
1210
93.72
20
L4
12
West Coast
13
4
9
0
1109
1240
89.44
16
W1
13
North Melbourne
13
4
9
0
957
1250
76.56
16
L4
14
Richmond
13
3
10
0
1063
1379
77.08
12
L1
15
Fremantle
13
3
10
0
1061
1393
76.17
12
L6
16
Melbourne
13
1
12
0
939
1378
68.14
4
L9
AFL Quick Average Stats - 2009 Season
Goals
Points
Disposals
Disp PG
In 50's
Tackles
Pd
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
Geelong
13
16.9
11.6
116
78
425
342
25.1
29.5
56
44
64
62
West Bulldogs
13
16.7
13.2
112
90
392
384
23.5
29.2
53
49
60
64
St Kilda
13
15.4
8.5
104
59
398
353
25.9
41.8
53
38
69
60
Carlton
13
14.8
13.8
101
94
366
354
24.8
25.6
49
49
62
56
Collingwood
13
14.3
12.4
99
85
380
373
26.5
30.1
54
48
61
52
Essendon
13
14.3
13.7
98
94
369
356
25.8
26.0
51
48
61
62
Brisbane
13
14.1
12.2
94
85
351
376
24.9
30.7
50
51
66
58
Port Adelaide
13
13.2
15.5
91
103
371
388
28.2
25.1
47
51
56
56
Hawthorn
13
13.3
13.9
90
96
355
375
26.7
27.0
48
50
58
64
Adelaide
13
12.8
12.7
88
86
380
375
29.6
29.5
50
46
59
67
Sydney
13
12.9
13.6
87
93
353
329
27.3
24.2
47
49
70
65
West Coast
13
12.2
14.1
85
95
359
400
29.6
28.4
49
51
50
63
Richmond
13
11.8
15.5
82
98
387
356
32.9
22.9
46
52
56
60
Fremantle
13
11.9
15.8
82
107
345
388
29.0
24.5
46
51
59
61
Nth Melb
13
10.7
14.1
74
96
349
380
32.6
27.0
45
54
65
63
Melbourne
13
10.6
15.2
72
106
359
411
33.9
27.0
44
55
51
53
AFL Quick Average Stats - Last 5 Rounds
Goals
Points
Disposals
Disp PG
In 50's
Tackles
Pd
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
For
Ag
West Bulldogs
5
19.4
12.4
127
82
408
374
21.0
30.1
56
47
63
67
Collingwood
5
17.4
10.0
117
71
403
367
23.1
36.7
55
47
62
46
Essendon
5
17.6
15.0
115
100
375
368
21.3
24.6
51
50
67
65
Geelong
5
16.6
12.6
113
85
410
368
24.7
29.2
55
41
66
57
Adelaide
5
14.6
10.2
99
69
382
369
26.2
36.2
57
42
64
72
Brisbane
5
14.6
11.4
98
79
363
365
24.8
32.0
50
47
63
55
St Kilda
5
13.8
9.4
96
63
389
346
28.2
36.8
53
35
67
69
Carlton
5
12.6
15.6
89
104
354
374
28.1
24.0
48
53
63
59
Fremantle
5
12.8
16.8
85
114
352
400
27.5
23.8
46
53
55
58
Hawthorn
5
12.2
13.8
83
95
373
368
30.6
26.7
46
51
57
69
Richmond
5
12.2
16.8
83
113
394
367
32.3
21.9
42
53
54
60
Sydney
5
12.0
13.0
82
89
374
320
31.2
24.6
47
49
72
66
West Coast
5
11.4
13.8
79
95
375
411
32.9
29.8
47
50
51
62
Port Adelaide
5
11.0
17.0
74
113
350
413
31.9
24.3
45
51
56
58
Nth Melb
5
10.0
13.6
69
93
343
373
34.3
27.4
41
57
67
64
Melbourne
5
9.6
16.4
67
113
355
417
36.9
25.4
42
56
49
49
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