GEELONG RESTE EN TETE

Après la 9ème journée, les Cats de Geelong gardent le cap et restent seuls en tête du classement de l'AFL. Pourtant, il s'en est fallu de peu, d'un goal manqué par Carlton dans la dernière minute, pour que le leader garde son invincibilité. En effet, c'est par un écart minime de 2 points que les Cats ont battu les Blues sur le score de 102 à 100 au terme d'un match qui a tenu toutes ses promesses.
Les Magpies de Collingwood ont eux aussi eu chaud puisque menés durant les trois premiers quart-temps, ce n'est que dans l'ultime période que les champions en titre se sont réveillés pour assommer les Crows d'Adelaide. Résultat final: 135-92
Les Hawks de Hawthorn complètent le podium après leur probant succès sur les Sydney Swans 106-60 grâce notamment à 6 goals de sa vedette Lance Franklin (photo) qui retrouve la grande forme.

On notera aussi la première victoire des Lions de Brisbane aux dépens de North Melbourne et la performance des West Coast Eagles qui ont écrasé les Western Bulldogs avec plus de 120 points d'avance et 10 goals de Josh Kennedy.

Ci-joint les feuilles de matches et le classement:

Geelong 2.3 8.6 12.11 15.12 (102)
Carlton 4.3 8.6 11.10 14.16 (100)

GOALS
Geelong: Varcoe 3, Johnson 3, Bartel 2, Stokes 2, Chapman 2, Ottens, Hawkins, Podsiadly
Carlton: Simpson 3, Walker 2, Waite 2, Garlett 2, Murphy, Judd, O’hAilpin, Betts, Duigan

BEST
Geelong: Selwood, Johnson, Chapman, Kelly, Varcoe
Carlton: Murphy, Simpson, Gibbs, Laidler, Scotland

INJURIES
Geelong: Vardy (calf)
Carlton: Judd (right foot)

SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Nathan Vardy (calf) replaced by David Wojcinski in the third quarter.
Carlton: Brock McLean replaced by Mitch Robinson in the third quarter.

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Donlon, Vozzo, Armstrong

Official crowd: 48,429 at Etihad Stadium

St Kilda 5.4 9.5 12.6 16.10 (106)
Melbourne 5.1 7.5 10.7 13.8 (86)

GOALS
St Kilda: Milne 3, Riewoldt 3, Montagna 2, Cripps 2, Ray, Jones, Siposs, Schneider, Polo, Peake
Melbourne: Jurrah 3, Green 2, Watts 2, Maric 2, Newton 2, Petterd, Gysberts

BEST
St Kilda: Montagna, Jones, Armitage, Milne, Riewoldt, Gilbert, Peake
Melbourne: Jones, Moloney, Evans, Maric, Watts, Gysberts

INJURIES
St Kilda: Nil
Melbourne: Tapscott (hamstring)

SUBSTITUTES
St Kilda: Luke Tapscott (hamstring) replaced by Matthew Bate during the first quarter
Melbourne: Arryn Siposs replaced by Jamie Cripps at three-quarter time

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Stevic, Dalgleish, Pannell

Official crowd: 28,863 at Etihad Stadium

Port Adelaide 2.2 5.3 11.4 14.6 (90)

Fremantle 7.3 13.8 19.11 21.16 (142)



GOALS
Port Adelaide: Gray 3, Schulz 3, Phillips, K. Cornes, Hartlett, Westhoff, Pittard, Moore, Jacobs, Boak

Fremantle: Bradley 3, Mayne 2, Palmer 2, C. Pearce 2, Pavlich 2, Fyfe 2, Roberton 2, Lower, Ballantyne, Hill, Crowley, Broughton, Sandilands



BEST

Port Adelaide: Broadbent, Gray, Boak, Jacobs, Pittard

Fremantle: Fyfe, Lower, Pavlich, Bradley, Crowley, Mundy, Broughton



INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Brett Ebert (omitted) replaced in selected side by Cameron O'Shea

Fremantle: Sandilands (ankle)

SUBSTITUTES
Port Adelaide: Danyle Pearce replaced by Steven Salopek during the third quarter

Fremantle: Hayden Ballantyne replaced by Tendai Mzungu at three-quarter time


Reports: Nil


Umpires: McBurney, Leppard, Wenn



Official crowd: 16,274 at AAMI Stadium

Brisbane Lions 2.3 4.6 7.10 10.13 (73)
North Melbourne 2.1 6.7 8.9 8.11 (59)

GOALS
Brisbane Lions: Brown 4, Banfield, Clark, Retzlaff, Power, Redden, Sheldon
North Melbourne: Edwards 3, Thomas 2, Petrie 2, Harvey


BEST

Brisbane Lions: Brown, Adcock, Polkinghorne, Hanley, Banfield
North Melbourne: Rawlings, Swallow, Petrie, Harvey, Edwards.

INJURIES

Brisbane Lions: Rockliff (calf)
North Melbourne: nil

SUBSTITUTES
Brisbane Lions: Tom Rockliff replaced by Rohan Bewick in the third quarter

North Melbourne: Lachlan Hansen replaced by Cruize Garlett in the fourth quarter



Reports: Nil



Umpires: Kennedy, Schmitt, Hay



Official crowd: 18,404 at the Gabba


Richmond 2.3 6.5 13.8 16.9 (105)
Essendon 2.2 6.6 9.10 13.11 (89)

GOALS
Richmond: Riewoldt 4, King 3, Vickery 3, Nahas 2, Cotchin, Foley, Helbig, Newman
Essendon: Jetta 3, Monfries 3, Zaharakis 3, Crameri, Davey, Hille, Howlett

BEST
Richmond: Cotchin, Deledio, Martin, Newman, Rance, Grimes, Riewoldt
Essendon: Heppell, McVeigh, Jetta, Monfries, Zaharakis, Lonergan, Lovett-Murray

INJURIES
Richmond: Grimes (hamstring)
Essendon: Jetta (mouth)

SUBSTITUTES
Richmond: Shane Tuck replaced by Mitch Farmer in the third quarter
Essendon: Kyle Reimers replaced by Alwyn Davey in the third quarter

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Stewart, Ryan, Jeffery

Official crowd: 83, 563 at the MCG

Collingwood 2.6 2.10 9.12 20.15 (135)

Adelaide 4.1 8.4 12.6 14.8 (92)



GOALS

Collingwood: Dawes 3, Krakouer 3, Wellingham 3, Thomas 2, Tarrant 2, Ball 2, McCarthy, Buckley, Shaw, Beams, Swan

Adelaide: Tippett 3, Sloane 2, Dangerfield 2, Smith, Schmidt, van Berlo, Knights, Henderson, Gunston, Wright


BEST

Collingwood: Thomas, Ball, Wellingham, Pendlebury, Tarrant, Krakouer

Adelaide: Thompson, Sloane, Johncock, Jacobs, Rutten, Reilly



INJURIES

Collingwood: Nil

Adelaide: Nil

SUBSTITUTES

Collingwood: Jarryd Blair replaced by Alan Didak in the third quarter

Adelaide: Chris Schmidt replaced by Richard Tambling in the last quarter



Reports: Nil



Umpires: Ritchie, Rosebury, McInerney



Official crowd: 38,489 at Etihad Stadium

Sydney Swans 4.1 4.4 6.8 8.12 (60)
Hawthorn 3.2 4.8 11.14 15.16 (106)



GOALS
Sydney Swans: McGlynn 3, Shaw, McVeigh, Malceski, Everitt, Jetta 
Hawthorn: Franklin 6, Hodge 2, Roughead, Osborne, Burgoyne, Bateman, Shiels, Rioli, Breust 



BEST
Sydney Swans: Goodes, Richards, McGlynn, Hannebery, Malceski, Grundy

Hawthorn: Franklin, Hodge, Rioli, Burgoyne, Birchall, Shiels



INJURIES

Sydney Swans: nil
Hawthorn: Max Bailey (head knock)



SUBSTITUTES

Sydney Swans: Lewis Jetta replaced by Luke Parker in the third quarter

Hawthorn: Max Bailey replaced by Luke Breust in the fourth quarter



Umpires: Chamberlain, Meredith, Mollison



Official crowd: 33,136 at SCG

GOALS
West Coast: Kennedy 10, Shuey 5, LeCras 3, Embley 2, Cox 2, Masten, Darling, Smith, Lynch
Western Bulldogs: Jones 2, Murphy, Stack, Liberatore, Grant, Giansiracusa, Sherman

BEST
West Coast: Kennedy, Shuey, LeCras, Cox, Embley, Rosa, Naitanui
Western Bulldogs: Boyd, Cross, Liberatore, Picken, Griffen

INJURIES
West Coast: Mark Nicoski (concussion)
Western Bulldogs: Nil

SUBSTITUTIONS
West Coast: Mark Nicoski replaced by Chris Masten in the third quarter
Western Bulldogs: Shaun Higgins replaced by Brodie Moles in the third quarter

Reports: Nil

Umpires: Margetts, Nicholls, Findlay

Official crowd: 37,308 at Patersons Stadium

LE CLASSEMENT:

Pos	Team	Pts	G	W	L	D	%
1	Geelong	32	8	8	0	0	138.31
2	Collingwood	28	8	7	1	0	164.13
3	Hawthorn	24	8	6	2	0	129.82
4	Essendon	22	9	5	3	1	133.15
5	Carlton	22	8	5	2	1	120.62
6	West Coast	20	8	5	3	0	131.01
7	Fremantle	20	8	5	3	0	102.95
8	Sydney	18	8	4	3	1	99.85
9	Richmond	18	9	4	4	1	91.25
10	Melbourne	14	8	3	4	1	105.03
11	Western Bulldogs	12	8	3	5	0	92.55
12	Adelaide	12	8	3	5	0	86.32
13	St Kilda	10	8	2	5	1	89.92
14	North Melbourne	8	8	2	6	0	86.99
15	Gold Coast	8	7	2	5	0	53.31
16	Brisbane	4	8	1	7	0	79.92
17	Port Adelaide	4	9	1	8	0	67.17