Round 4 has started with West Coast’s Rucks dominating in a victory over the Bombers.
West Coast Eagles 15.11 (101)
Defeated
Essendon Bombers 11.12 (78)
GOALS
West Coast: LeCras 4, Kennedy 3, Brown, Cox, Ebert, Embley, Hansen, Naitanui, Rosa, Selwood
Essendon: Ryder 2, Hille 2, Hurley 2, Zaharakis 2, Hooker, Reimers, Williams
BEST
West Coast: Priddis, Cox, Embley, Naitanui, LeCras, Glass, Rosa
Essendon: Watson, Hille, Dyson, Zaharakis, Welsh
INJURIES
West Coast: Kerr (hamstring)
Essendon: Reimers (ankle)
Official crowd: 38,676 at Subiaco Oval
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North Melbourne Kangaroos 8.12 (60)
Lost to
Sydney Swans 14.16 (100)
GOALS
North Melbourne: Edwards 2, Wells 2, Hale, Thomas, Harvey, Adams
Sydney Swans: Bradshaw 4, Goodes 2, Mattner 2, Hannebery, Kirk, O’Keefe, White, McGlynn, Kennedy
BEST
North Melbourne: Harvey, Adams, Rawlings, Anthony, McIntosh, Bastinac
Sydney Swans: J. Bolton, Kennelly, Hannebery, Bradshaw, Goodes, Jetta, Mumford
INJURIES
North Melbourne: Nil
Sydney Swans: McGlynn (quad tightness)
Official crowd: 23,646 at Etihad Stadium
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Adelaide Crows 6.19 (55)
Lost to
Carlton Blues 16.7 (103)
GOALS
Adelaide: Thompson 2, Burton, Douglas, Knights, Walker
Carlton: Garlett 3, Houlihan 3, Yarran 3, Simpson 2, Betts, Henderson, Judd, O’hAilpin, Scotland
BEST
Adelaide: Vince, Edwards, Knights, McLeod
Carlton: Murphy, Walker, Judd, Simpson, Houlihan, Yarran, Garlett
INJURIES
Adelaide: Nil
Carlton: Nil
Official crowd: 38,321 at AAMI Stadium
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Collingwood Magpies 17.21 (123)
Defeated
Hawthorn Hawks 8.11 (59)
GOALS
Collingwood: Davis 3, Thomas 3, Didak 2, Jolly 2, Cloke, Macaffer, Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Swan, Wellingham
Hawthorn: Morton 2, Bateman, Brown, Lewis, Peterson, Roughead
BEST
Collingwood: Sidebottom, Thomas, Shaw, Davis, Swan, Pendlebury, Didak, Maxwell, O’Brien
Hawthorn: Bateman, Hodge, Renouf, Birchall
INJURIES
Collingwood: Nil
Hawthorn: Mitchell (hamstring/back), Ellis (concussion)
Official crowd: 67,668 at MCG
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Brisbane Lions 13.23 (101)
Defeated
Western Bulldogs 12.7 (79)
GOALS
Brisbane Lions: Fevola 4 Banfield 2, Brown 2, Proud, Johnstone, Drummond, Brennan, Sherman
Western Bulldogs: Hall 4, Giansiracusa 3, Addison 2, Boyd, Hill, Higgins
BEST
Brisbane Lions: Brennan, Power, Rischitelli, Proud, Fevola, Drummond, Johnstone.
Western Bulldogs: Hudson, Griffen, Higgins, Lake, Hall, Addison, Cross.
INJURIES
Lions: None
Bulldogs: None
Official crowd: 33,323 at the Gabba
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Richmond Tigers 11.12 (78)
Lost to
Melbourne Demons 20.13 (133)
GOALS
Richmond: Astbury 3, Riewoldt 3, Tambling, Morton, Nason, Taylor, Tuck
Melbourne: Sylvia 5, Green 4, Bate 3, Petterd 2, Bail 2, McDonald, Jamar, Dunn, Bartram
BEST
Richmond: Moore, Tuck, Deledio, Collins, Jackson, Cotchin.
Melbourne: McDonald, Moloney, Green, Sylvia, Jones, Bruce.
INJURIES
Richmond: Jackson (upper leg)
Melbourne: Nil
Reports: Brent Moloney (Melbourne) reported by umpire Scott McLaren for striking Ben Nason (Richmond) during the second quarter.
Official crowd: 42, 594 at MCG
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Geelong Cats 23.21 (159)
Defeated
Port Adelaide Power 10.4 (64)
GOALS
Geelong: Johnson 6, Podsiadly 5, Ablett 3, Byrnes 2, Chapman 2, Mooney 2, Bartel, Duncan, Hawkins.
Port Adelaide: Tredrea 2, Gray 2, Davenport 2, K Cornes, Hitchcock, Stewart, Westhoff.
BEST
Geelong: Ablett, Chapman, Taylor, Johnson, Corey, Enright, Bartel, Ling, Podsiadly.
Port Adelaide: K Cornes, Pearce, Cassisi, Carlile, Gray.
INJURIES
Geelong: Nil
Port Adelaide: Krakouer (hip), C Cornes (broken nose)
Official crowd: 25,579 at Skilled Stadium
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St Kilda Saints 16.12 (108)
Defeated
Fremantle Dockers 14.9 (93)
GOALS
St Kilda: Goddard 5, Milne 5, Dal Santo 2, Schneider 2, Jones, McQualter
Fremantle: Pavlich 5, Hill 2, Pearce 2, McPhee, Ballantyne, Mundy, Mayne
BEST
St Kilda: Dal Santo, Goddard, Milne, Schneider, Jones, Geary, Montagna
Fremantle: Pavlich, Sandilands, Hill, Duffield, Hayden, Mundy, Barlow
INJURIES
St Kilda: Nil
Fremantle: Nil
Official crowd: 29,814 at Etihad Stadium




