Friday May 16

3:35pm AEST Sydney Swans v Carlton - SCG, Sydney • Gadigal

Saturday May 17

10:05am AEST Collingwood v GWS GIANTS - Victoria Park, Melbourne • Wurundjeri

11:05am AEST Gold Coast SUNS v Box Hill Hawks - People First Stadium, Gold Coast • Yugambeh

11:05am AEST Casey Demons v Southport - Casey Fields, Melbourne • Wurundjeri/Boon Wurrung

3:05pm AEST Williamstown v Footscray Bulldogs - DSV Stadium, Victoria

7:10pm AEST Port Melbourne v Geelong - ETU Stadium, Melbourne • Wurundjeri

Sunday May 18

1:05pm AEST Coburg Lions v Northern Bullants - Barry Plant Park, Coburg

2:05pm AEST Sandringham Zebras v Werribee Tigers - Trevor Barker Beach Oval, Sandringham • Bunurong

2:05pm AEST North Melbourne v Richmond - Arden Street Oval, Melbourne • Wurundjeri

Ladder at conclusion of Round 7

I haven't had a chance to watch the game (aside from about the last 10 minutes, but was able to listen to the call on the live stream for the most part.

I'm looking forward to sitting down and watching this game (and last week's).

The Borough got off to a good start, but inaccuracies probably cost us getting the four points.  The second half saw the Sharks gradually catch up to Port, with scores drawing level at 72 apiece when the final siren sounded.

Kual Muun was injured in a head knock in the first half and Southport looked to work their way into the game. 

Massive game for both sides tonight. Coburg are in good form and we need to respond after a bad loss. Should be a ripper. 

For anyone travelling this way, the Neon Fields art exhibit is running across the street in Beauty Park. No entry fee and there are food trucks open. Makes for a nice casual walk before the game tonight.

There's an article on the Herald Sun sports pages stating that Welsh has been stood down following a verbal clash with one of the Bullants board members. 

Its not great to hear these stories coming out when clubs like the Bullants arent having a great season after several years of average performances. 

Hopefully the issues are resolved swiftly. 

I was pondering this in the morning today, with the fixturing of home and away games on a Friday morning during a working week.

I wonder if it's actually been a record set recently, or a game from back in the 1980s prior to the demise of 2nd division.

I remember a few games following Camberwell that had very small crowds prior to dropping out of the VFA. 

ESSENDON vs NORTH MELBOURNE

Friday 2 May, 2:05pm, Windy Hill

ESSENDON
B: S. McKay (80), D. Akuei (64), J. Nguyen (42)
HB: Z. Johnson (40), L. Hayes (18), L. Lual (34)
C: N. Cox (13), A. Day-Wicks (44), A. Clarke (36)
HF: M. Guelfi (35), T. Sellers (75), R. Unwin (38)
F: S. El Hawli (41), K. Gerreyn (19), A. Davey (33)
R: V. Visentini (39), X. O'Neill (55), J. Hately (50)
INT: K. Gallagher (69), M. Foley (73), N. Quigg (83), C. Nyko (65), O. Smartt (63)
23rd Player: K. Gallagher (69)
EMG: J. Peris (53), J. Eckersley (58), J. Busuttil (68)

IN: A. Clarke, N. Cox, K. Gallagher, M. Guelfi
OUT: W. Hoare (managed), S. Clough, J. Eckersley, J. Peris (omitted)
NEW: Kieran Gallagher, 18, 184cm, Greenvale/Calder Cannons

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: G. Logue (19), T. Pink (32), A. Corr (4)
HB: M. Bergman (27), Z. Fisher (16), O. Lowe (70)
C: B. Hopkins (53), M. Keast (64), D. Macpherson (50)
HF: R. Stevens (36), E. Ford (40), G. Payne (23)
F: W. Dawson (18), B. George (33), J. Tarrant (79)
R: B. Teakle (43), D. Tucker (13), L. Urquhart (14)
INT: T. Goad (22), M. Whitlock (35), C. Harvey (37), R. Hansen Jnr (46), N. Sulzberger (65)
23rd Player: N. Sulzberger (65)
EMG: M. Spiteri (77), O. Van dam (74), O. Hotton (62)

IN: A. Corr, Z. Fisher, B. George, G. Logue, N. Sulzberger, D. Tucker, M. Whitlock
OUT: K. Dawson, R. Hardeman, F. Maley, W. Phillips, B. Scott (AFL), A. Tomlinson (managed), M. Spiteri (omitted)
NEW: Nathaniel Sulzberger, 18, 188cm, North Hobart/Tasmania Devils/Sandringham Dragons

Head-to-Head: Essendon 24-14-6; At Windy Hill: Essendon 4-1; Streak: Essendon 1; Last time: Essendon 15.9 (99) def North Melbourne 6.12 (48) – Round 8, 2024, Windy Hill

UMPIRES

ESSENDON vs NORTH MELBOURNE
FIELD: 3. Emiel Morvell, 19. Cam Williams, 24. Liam Dye. BOUNDARY: Madeleine Lum, Corey Malcolm, Ben Rofe. GOAL: Georgie Henderson, Josh Hickman.

* Other games to be updated.

Saturday May 3

12:05PM AEST Williamstown v Southport - DSV Stadium, Victoria

1:05PM AEST - Werribee Tigers v Frankston - Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee

2:05PM AEST - Collingwood v Footscray Bulldogs - Victoria Park, Melbourne

2:05PM AEST - Northern Bullants v Port Melbourne - Genis Steel Oval, Preston

7:10pm AEST - Box Hill Hawks v Richmond - Kinetic Stadium, Frankston

Sunday May 4

12:05PM AEST - Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns - Brighton Homes Arena, Ipswich

1:05PM AEST - Coburg Lions v Carlton - Barry Plant Park, Coburg

4:35pm AEST - Sydney Swans v GWS Giants - SCG, Sydney

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/ross-lyon-hits-out-over-alix-taur...

What a great day at Wonthaggi. Box Hill ran out 38 point winners over Pprt Melbourne.19-9(123) to 12-13(85).

It was a great game of footy played in front of a good crowd.

I know Port are 0-4 but you need to stick with them they are showing good signs especially that 3rd quarter. Keep playing like that and wins will come.

well done to  Wonthaggi footy club , Bass Coast Shire and Box Hill Hawks . If your team plays down there I would recommend the trip.