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Live AFL: Saturday night footy

It's a feast of AFL footy today with five matches spread across the country. We now turn our attention to the night games with Gold Coast hosting Sydney and Fremantle taking on Essendon.

Hayden Ballantyne and Michael Walters of the Dockers celebrate a goal.
Hayden Ballantyne and Michael Walters of the Dockers celebrate a goal. Photo: Getty Images
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Geelong were the big winners today after they overcame fellow top-four hopefuls Greater Western Sydney by 10 points in one of the games of the season.

There were more lead changes than you could poke a stick at, but in the end the Cats overcame their wastefulness in front of goal and their sheer weight of inside 50s (76-48) overwhelmed the Giants.

However, GWS lost few admirers in their second consecutive match on the road at one of the competition's most hostile venues.

They fell short against the Crows at Adelaide Oval last week and were denied by Geelong this week.

Make no mistake, barring a catastrophic run with injuries, the Giants will be playing finals this year.

The result saw the Cats hang onto third spot on the ladder while GWS slipped to seventh.

Sydney clung to second position after a hard-fought six-goal win against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium tonight in some of the worst conditions seen at an AFL game for many years.

The Hawks had their work cut out for them against Melbourne but did enough in the end to overcome the spirited Dees and momentarily grab a spot in the top four.

But they will be replaced by either the Western Bulldgs or West Coast tomorrow.

After many predicted they would win the wooden spoon this year, Carlton are now knocking on the door of the top eight thanks to their sixth win from their last seven games against the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium.

And the Dockers finally broke through for their first win of the season with a 79-point smashing of a depleted Essendon outfit.

The result saw Freo lift themselves off the bottom of the ladder and the Bombers are now stone motherless last.

Only percentage is now separating the Dockers (16th), Lions (17th) and Dons (18th) who are all 1-10.

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Fremantle    5.1, 11.2, 18.4, 20.6 (126)

Essendon    1.3, 3.4, 4.7, 6.11 (47)

 

GOALS

Fremantle:    Pavlich 3, Walters 3, Mayne 3, Ballantyne 2, Barlow, Taberner, Sheridan, Tucker, D.Pearce, Weller, Mundy, Neale, Griffin

Essendon:    Daniher 2, Goddard, Fantasia, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Hams

 

LEADING DISPOSALS

Fremantle:    Neale 42, Mundy 33, Sheridan 31, Barlow 26, D.Pearce 26

Essendon:    Z.Merrett 37, Goddard 24, Parish 22, Bird 22

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Q4 24 MIN, FRE 126 ESS 47

Hams effects the intercept, runs to 40m out and he too kicks his first career goal!

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Q4 23 MIN, FRE 126 ESS 41

McDonald-Tipungwuti unloads from 55m out on the run on a tricky angle and dobs his first ever goal at AFL level.

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Q4 20 MIN, FRE 126 ESS 33

A dirty night gets dirtier for Essendon with Crowley appearing to suffer a significant hamstring injury.

The trainers help him off the ground and in a lovely touch, the Freo fans give him a standing ovation and fair enough given the great service he gave the Dockers over many years.

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Q4 16 MIN, FRE 126 ESS 33

Leading disposals: Neale 40, Mundy 30, Z.Merrett 29, Sheridan 26

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Gold Coast    3.2, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5 (41)

Sydney          1.3, 6.6, 8.13, 11.13 (79)

 

GOALS

Gold Coast:    Sexton, Davis, Lonergan, Lynch, Rosa, Matera

Sydney:           Rohan 2, Parker 2, Sinclair, Lloyd, Franklin, Rose, Mitchell, K.Jack, Heeney

 

LEADING DISPOSALS

Gold Coast:    Prestia 38, Rosa 33, Miller 32, Rischitelli 30

Sydney:           Hannebery 36, Kennedy 33, Mitchell 33

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Q4 7 MIN, FRE 124 ESS 32

Ballantyne escapes out the back, takes a bounce and streams into the open goal. He now has two majors to his name.

Q4 2 MIN, FRE 118 ESS 31

Zaharakis has only had 5 touches tonight.

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Q4 0 MIN, FRE 118 ESS 31

It's only taken 26 seconds for the Dockers to kick the first goal of the quarter.

Mayne strolls into the open goal and he joins Pavlich and Walters on three goals.

A 100-point win is wel and truly in the Dockers' sights tonight.

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Q4 20 MIN, GC 41 SYD 79

Parker's drop punt from a severe angle on the boundary line in the wet goes straight through the middle! That is all class!

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THREE-QUARTER TIME

Fremantle    5.1, 11.2, 18.4 (112)

Essendon    1.3, 3.4, 4.7 (31)

 

GOALS

Fremantle:    Pavlich 3, Walters 3, Mayne 2, Barlow, Taberner, Sheridan, Ballantyne, Tucker, D.Pearce, Weller, Mundy, Neale, Griffin

Essendon:    Daniher 2, Goddard, Fantasia

 

LEADING DISPOSALS

Fremantle:    Neale 32, Mundy 27, Crozier 22, Sheridan 22

Essendon:    Z.Merrett 24, Goddard 19, Crowley 17

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Q3 32 MIN, FRE 112 ESS 31

Griffin slots the easy goal from 15m out after receiving the free kick and the misery continues for Essendon.

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Q4 12 MIN, GC 41 SYD 67

Matera gets one back for the Suns but it's a long way back from here in these conditions.

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Q4 7 MIN, GC 35 SYD 67

Rohan bounces through his second goal to become the game's first multiple goalscorer.

Sydney well in control now.

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Match Tracker

Hawthorn
Melbourne
Q1
4.5.29
2.0.12

    Hawthorn Events

  • 12 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 14 mins - Goal, J.Gunston
  • 18 mins - Goal, J.Gunston
  • 21 mins - Goal, L.Breust
  • 24 mins - Behind, S.Burgoyne
  • 26 mins - Behind, B.McEvoy
  • 28 mins - Behind, L.Breust
  • 29 mins - Goal, T.O'Brien
  • 30 mins - Behind, T.O'Brien

    Hawthorn and Melbourne Events

  • 9 mins - Goal, C.Dawes
  • 10 mins - Goal, C.Petracca
Q2
6.7.43
7.2.44

    Hawthorn Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, C.Rioli
  • 10 mins - Behind, L.Breust
  • 23 mins - Behind, P.Puopolo
  • 28 mins - Goal, J.Gunston

    Hawthorn and Melbourne Events

  • 9 mins - Goal, J.Hogan
  • 12 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 15 mins - Goal, A.Vandenberg
  • 17 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 17 mins - Goal, D.Tyson
  • 21 mins - Goal, D.Kent
  • 30 mins - Goal, J.Watts
Q3
8.14.62
10.2.62

    Hawthorn Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, S.Burgoyne
  • 6 mins - Behind, L.Breust
  • 15 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 17 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 18 mins - Goal, B.Hill
  • 24 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 25 mins - Behind, J.Gunston
  • 26 mins - Behind, J.Sicily
  • 27 mins - Goal, L.Breust

    Hawthorn and Melbourne Events

  • 7 mins - Goal, D.Kent
  • 9 mins - Goal, J.Watts
  • 20 mins - Goal, N.Jones
Q4
11.16.82
10.4.64

    Hawthorn Events

  • 5 mins - Behind, K.Stewart
  • 12 mins - Goal, K.Stewart
  • 16 mins - Behind, B.Hill
  • 20 mins - Goal, P.Puopolo
  • 23 mins - Goal, T.O'Brien

    Hawthorn and Melbourne Events

  • 9 mins - Behind, J.Harmes
  • 25 mins - Behind, A.Vandenberg

Scorers

Hawthorn
Melbourne
Goal Scorers Hawthorn Melbourne
Goals and Behinds Gunston (3.1), Breust (2.3), O'Brien (2.1), Hill (1.1), Puopolo (1.1), Stewart (1.1), Rioli (1.0), Burgoyne (0.2), McEvoy (0.1), Sicily (0.1) Kent (2.0), Watts (2.0), Vandenberg (1.1), Dawes (1.0), Hogan (1.0), Jones (1.0), Petracca (1.0), Tyson (1.0), Harmes (0.1)

Team Statistics

Hawthorn
Melbourne

Statistics

Hawthorn Melbourne
Goals 11 10
Behinds 16 4
Scoring shots 27 17
Goals/scoring shots 41 59
Disposals 364 367
HawthornGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
G.Birchall 22 19 6 3 7 1 0 1 0 1
L.Breust 19 13 3 6 9 5 1 1 0 4
S.Burgoyne 16 9 2 7 5 10 0 0 0 2
J.Ceglar 8 3 2 5 4 4 0 2 35 2
T.Duryea 20 13 5 7 8 2 0 0 0 0
J.Frawley 16 12 7 4 4 0 1 1 0 0
J.Gibson 18 11 6 7 9 3 0 0 0 0
J.Gunston 15 10 3 5 8 5 2 0 0 1
B.Hartung 18 12 3 6 6 3 0 0 0 1
B.Hill 15 11 1 4 3 5 0 3 0 2
D.Howe 13 9 3 4 6 9 1 1 0 2
J.Lewis 29 18 6 11 11 3 2 1 1 6
B.McEvoy 6 2 3 4 7 1 0 0 11 0
S.Mitchell 27 18 4 9 8 7 3 2 0 4
T.O'Brien 10 6 3 4 4 3 0 2 0 0
P.Puopolo 19 11 0 8 13 10 3 2 0 4
C.Rioli 11 10 4 1 3 11 0 2 0 1
L.Shiels 16 11 1 5 7 11 0 1 0 2
J.Sicily 8 6 3 2 5 2 3 1 0 1
I.Smith 29 24 7 5 6 1 1 0 0 3
K.Stewart 16 8 2 8 9 9 2 0 0 3
B.Stratton 13 9 6 4 5 4 0 1 0 0
MelbourneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
T.Bugg 14 5 2 9 5 3 1 0 0 2
C.Dawes 10 5 1 5 4 1 1 0 1 0
S.Frost 18 8 3 10 8 2 1 1 0 0
J.Garlett 5 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0
M.Gawn 8 2 1 6 7 3 2 0 50 4
J.Harmes 10 8 2 2 3 3 0 2 0 2
J.Hogan 8 5 5 3 5 0 1 0 0 0
J.Hunt 10 4 1 6 5 6 0 0 0 0
N.Jetta 13 7 2 6 5 3 1 1 0 2
N.Jones 31 16 1 15 14 6 1 1 0 8
D.Kent 13 6 0 7 3 3 0 1 0 0
O.McDonald 22 11 1 11 13 2 2 3 0 2
T.McDonald 18 10 2 8 6 3 1 1 0 0
C.Oliver 18 6 1 12 9 3 0 0 0 4
C.Petracca 17 7 4 10 9 6 2 0 0 1
B.Stretch 17 6 1 11 8 3 0 0 0 0
J.Trengove 19 10 2 9 7 2 1 0 0 4
D.Tyson 32 16 3 16 19 6 1 4 0 9
A.Vandenberg 10 5 2 5 3 3 0 1 0 0
B.Vince 36 29 2 7 15 4 2 2 1 11
J.Wagner 21 12 1 9 12 3 2 1 0 2
J.Watts 17 7 3 10 9 0 1 1 3 0

Match Details

Hawthorn
Melbourne
START TIME
1:45PM
WEATHER
Light rain at times
VENUE
MCG
Umpires
Troy Pannell, Jordan Bannister, Shaun Ryan