Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver had a busy evening on the Gold Coast with 39 disposals and 15 tackles in Melbourne’s dramatic last-second win. Carlton star Patrick Cripps had another slow start but received the top votes in a losing team, while Marcus Bontempelli again played second fiddle for the Western Bulldogs. Here’s your chance to vote on the best players of the round from every game: SYDNEY V ESSENDON Ben Horne’s votes: 3. Luke Parker (Sydney), 2. George Hewett (Sydney), 1. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) WESTERN BULLDOGS V BRISBANE Scott Gullan’s votes: 3. Josh Dunkley (Western Bulldogs), 2. Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) 1. Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs) CARLTON V COLLINGWOOD Sam Edmund’s votes: 3. Patrick Cripps (Carlton), 2. Brodie Grundy (Collingwood), 1. Adam Treloar (Collingwood) GOLD COAST V MELBOURNE Tom Boswell’s votes: 3. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne), 2. Nick Holman (Gold Coast), 3. David Swallow (Gold Coast) ST KILDA V WEST COAST Lauren Wood’s votes: 3. Shannon Hurn (West Coast), 2. Andrew Gaff (West Coast), 1. Dom Sheed (West Coast) PORT ADELAIDE V ADELAIDE Reece Homfray’s votes: 3. Alex Keath (Adelaide), 2. Tom Rockliff (Port), 1. Tom Lynch (Adelaide) NORTH MELBOURNE V GEELONG Rebecca Williams’ votes: 3. Tim Kelly (Geelong), 2. Gary Ablett (Geelong), 1. Mitch Duncan (Geelong) HAWTHORN V GWS Jay Clark’s votes: 3. James Sicily (Hawthorn), 2. Ricky Henderson (Hawthorn), 1. Josh Kelly (GWS) FREMANTLE V RICHMOND Mark Duffield’s votes: 3. Brandon Ellis (Richmond), 2. Kane Lambert (Richmond), 1. Shai Bolton (Richmond)<doc-sep>Jarryd Roughead has been dropped. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Hawthorn has dropped former captain Jarryd Roughead for its clash with GWS. Roughead is set to play for Box Hill this weekend, while Chad Wingard is out injured. Live stream the 2019 Toyota AFL Premiership Season on KAYO SPORTS. Every match of every round. Live & anytime on your TV or favourite device. Get your 14 day free trial > The Giants have named Phil Davis and Josh Kelly to return from injury, while Shane Mumford and Aidan Corr are out injured. Meanwhile, Melbourne will welcome back co-captain Jack Viney returns from injury against the Suns, with Gold Coast bolstered by the inclusions of Pearce Hanley, Lachie Weller, Sean Lemmens, and Jack Lukosius. Adelaide will be without Bryce Gibbs for its clash with Port Adelaide, with the Power missing Ollie Wines and Brad Ebert. Youngster Zak Butters has been dropped. Jarryd Roughead has been dropped. (AAP Image/David Crosling) Source: AAP Collingwood will be without Dayne Beams and Taylor Adams for its clash with the Blues, who get back Matthew Kreuzer, Mitch McGovern and Will Setterfield. West Coast has dropped Chris Masten for its clash with St Kilda, with Jake Waterman recalled. Essendon welcomes back Orazio Fantasia and David Myers, despite Joe Daniher being rested, while Sydney are still without Lance Franklin. Brisbane will have key defender Harris Andrews for its clash with the Western Bulldogs, with running defender Zac Bailey also returning. Matt Suckling returns for the Dogs. Geelong has named Joel Selwood to return against North Melbourne, with injured star Patrick Dangerfield also named. Richmond will be without Nick Vlastuin and Daniel Rioli against Fremantle, though David Astbury returns. SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THE TEAMS. SYDNEY SWANS v ESSENDON Friday 10 May, 7.50pm at the SCG SWANS B: Rampe, Melican, Mills HB: Lloyd, Aliir, Thurlow C: Dawson, Jones, Heeney HF: Hewett, Reid, Fox F: Blakey, McCartin, Papley FOLL: Sinclair, Kennedy, Parker I/C: Jack, Hayeward, Florent, O’Riordan EMG: Rowbottom, Cameron, McInerney, Stoddart IN: O’Riordan OUT: Cunningham (injured) BOMBERS B: Ambrose, Hooker, McGrath HB: Francis, Hurley, Fantasia C: Merrett, Parish, Heppell HF: Guelfi, Stringer, Smith F: McDonald-Tipungwuti, Myers, Saad FOLL: Bellchambers, Shiel, Zaharakis I/C: Ham, McKenna, Redman, Clarke EMG: Baguley, Langford, Ridley, Hartley IN: Fantasia, Myers, Ham, Clarke OUT: Baguley (omitted), Ridley (omitted), Langford (omitted), Daniher (managed) WESTERN BULLDOGS v BRISBANE LIONS Saturday 11 May, 1.45pm at Mars Stadium BULLDOGS B: Johannisen, Trengove, Crozier HB: Daniel, Cordy, Wood C: Hunter, Liberatore, Richards HF: Gowers, Naughton, Lloyd F: McLean, Bontempelli, Wallis FOLL: English, Dunkley, Macrae I/C: Suckling, Smith, Hayes, Lachie Young EMG: Lewis Young, Roberts, Lipinski, Williams IN: Suckling OUT: Dickson (omitted) LIONS B: Hodge, Andrews, Rich HB: Witherden, Gardiner, Robinson C: J. Berry, Neale, McCluggage HF: Rayner, Hipwood, McCarthy F: Cameron, McStay, McInerney FOLL: Martin, Zorko, Lyons I/C: Cutler, Bailey, Lester, Answerth EMG: Keays, Walker, Allison, Smith IN: Andrews, Bailey OUT: Walker (omitted), Taylor (omitted) CARLTON v COLLINGWOOD Saturday 11 May, 1.45pm at the MCG BLUES B: Thomas, Marchbank, Willaimson HB: Plowman, Weitering, Murphy C: fisher, Cripps, Walsh HF: Silvagni, C. Curnow, Cuningham F: Gibbons, McKay, E. Curnow FOLL: Kreuzer, Petrevski-Seton, Dow I/C: Stocker, Setterfield, McGovern, Casboult EMG: Kennedy, Phillips, Goddard, O’Brien IN: Kreuzer, Setterfield, McGovern OUT: O’Brien (omitted), Phillips (omitted), Jones (injured) Dayne Beams is out injured. Pic: Michael Klein. Source: News Corp Australia MAGPIES B: Maynard, Roughead, Howe HB: Crisp, Moore, Langdon C: Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Phillips HF: Thomas, Reid, Elliott F: Stephenson, Mihocek, De Goey FOLL: Grundy, Wills, Treloar I/C: Mayne, C. Brown, Greenwood, Hoskin-Elliott EMG: Varcoe, Quaynor, Crocker, Lynch IN: Wills, Mayne OUT: Adams (injured), Beams (injured) GOLD COAST SUNS v MELBOURNE Saturday 11 May, 4.35pm at Metricon Stadium SUNS B: Harbrow, Collins, Ballard HB: Hanley, Hombsch, Weller C: Ainsworth, Holman, Powell HF: Sexton, Wright, Lemmens F: MacPherson, Corbett, Bowes FOLL: Witts, Martin, Swallow I/C: Lukosius, Miller, Miles, Murdoch EMG: Brodie, Horlin-Smith, Joyce, King IN: Hanley, Weller, Lemmens, Lukosius OUT: Joyce (omitted), Horlin-Smith (omitted), Fiorini (injured), Young (injured) Jack Viney is back. (Image/Julian Smith) Source: AAP DEMONS B: Lewis, Frost, Hibberd HB: Jones, O. McDonald, Salem C: Fritsch, Viney, Stretch HF: Harmes, T. McDonald, Lockhart F: Garlett, Keilty, Melksham FOLL: Gawn, Brayshaw, Oliver I/C: Petracca, Hunt, Hore, J. Wagner EMG: Neal-Bullen, Petty, T. Smith, C. Wagner IN: Viney OUT: Neal-Bullen (omitted) ST KILDA v WEST COAST EAGLES Saturday 11 May, 7.25pm at Marvel Stadium SAINTS B: Webster, Brown, Savage HB: Wilkie, Battle, Paton C: Long, Ross, Newnes HF: Billings, Bruce, Parker F: Kent, Membrey, Gresham FOLL: Marshall, Steele, Sinclair I/C: Dunstan, Acres, Phillips, McKenzie EMG: Clark, Joyce, Hind, Marsh IN: Brown, Dunstan, Phillips OUT: Joyce (omitted), Marsh (omitted), Clark (omitted) EAGLES B: Hurn, Schofield, Sheppard HB: Cole, McGovern, Jetta C: Redden, Shuey, Sheed HF: Petruccelle, Darling, Hutchings F: Ryan, Kennedy, Cripps FOLL: Vardy, Yeo, Gaff I/C: Waterman, Allen, Duggan, Venables EMG: Masten, Rotham, Ah Chee, Edwards IN: Waterman OUT: Masten (omitted) PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE Saturday 11 May, 7.40pm at the Adelaide Oval POWER B: Broadbent, Clurey, Houston HB: Burton, Howard, Byrne-Jones C: Duursma, Rockliff, Amon HF: Marhsall, Westhoff, Motlop F: S. Gray, Ryder, Rozee FOLL: Lycett, Powell-Pepper, Boak I/C: Drew, Johnson, Lienert, Farrell EMG: Butters, Frampton, Mayes, McKenzie IN: Broadbent, Motlop, Johnson, Farrell OUT: Bonner (omitted), Butters (omitted), Wines (injured), Ebert (injured) CROWS B: Laird, Talia, Hartigan HB: Smith, Keath, Mackay C: Gallucci, B. Crouch, Atkins HF: Knight, Walker, Lynch F: Murphy, Himmelberg, Betts FOLL: O’Brien, M. Crouch, Sloane I/C: Greenwood, Kelly, Brown, Ellis-Yolmen EMG: Poholke, Jones, Fogarty, Hunter IN: Brown OUT: Gibbs (injured) NORTH MELBOURNE v GEELONG Sunday 12 May, 1.10pm at Marvel Stadium KANGAROOS B: Macmillan, Tarrant, Pittard HB: Williams, Thompson, Dumont C: Simpkin, Cunnington, Polec HF: Thomas, Wood, Garner F: Zurhaar, Brown, Ziebell FOLL: Goldstein, Higgins, Anderson I/C (from): Davies-Uniacke, Atley, Wright, Larkey, Durdin, Turner, Taylor, Hayden IN: Davies-Uniacke, Durdin, Taylor, Hayden OUT: None CATS B: Kolodjashnij, Henry, Stewart HB: Blicavs, Taylor, C. Guthrie C: Kelly, Dangerfield, Duncan HF: Rohan, Ratugolea, Hawkins F: Ablett, Dahlhaus, Atkins FOLL: Stanley, Clark, O’Connor I/C (from): J. Selwood, Menegola, Parfitt, Miers, Fort, Tuohy, Parsons, Constable IN: J. Selwood, Fort, Tuohy, Parsons, Constable OUT: Z. Guthrie (omitted) HAWTHORN v GWS GIANTS<doc-sep>Round 7 started with a Scott Pendlebury masterclass on Friday night as the Collingwood captain backed up his Anzac Day dominance with 36 disposals in the Magpies’ victory over Port Adelaide. There have been several standout efforts from the lesser lights as well, with James Harmes influential in Melbourne’s thrilling win over Hawthorn and Aaron Naughton producing one of the games of the season against Richmond. Meanwhile, Jeremy Cameron fired in the nation’s capital, Dayne Zorko led Brisbane to a drought-breaking triumph over Sydney and Andrew Gaff ran amok against Gold Coast. Here’s your chance to vote on the best players of the round from every game: COLLINGWOOD v PORT ADELAIDE Sam Edmund’s votes: 3. Scott Pendlebury, 2. Jaidyn Stephenson, 1. Darcy Moore GWS v ST KILDA Ben Horne’s votes: 3. Jeremy Cameron, 2. Zac Williams, 1. Tim Taranto MELBOURNE v HAWTHORN Sam Landberger’s votes: 3. James Harmes, 2. Clayton Oliver, 1. Liam Shiels BRISBANE v SYDNEY Andrew Hamilton’s votes: 3. Dayne Zorko, 2. George Hewett, 1. Hugh McCluggage WESTERN BULLDOGS v RICHMOND Chris Cavanagh’s votes: 3. Aaron Naughton, 2. Marcus Bontempelli, 1. Jack Macrae WEST COAST v GOLD COAST Braden Quartermaine’s votes: 3. Andrew Gaff, 2. Elliot Yeo, 1. Jack Martin CARLTON v NORTH MELBOURNE Jon Ralph’s votes: 3. Ben Brown, 2. Trent Dumont, 1. Cam Zurhaar GEELONG v ESSENDON Jay Clark’s votes: 3. Tim Kelly, 2. Gary Ablett, 1. Tom Stewart ADELAIDE v FREMANTLE Andrew Capel’s votes: 3. Reilly O’Brien, 2. Luke Ryan, 1. Brodie Smith<doc-sep>Richmond's resurgence has continued, with the Tigers winning their fourth out of the last five matches with a solid victory over the Dockers in Perth. Earlier in the day, Hawthorn ensured the Giants' poor record at the MCG continued, and Geelong moved a game plus percentage clear of the pack with a win over North Melbourne. Tigers beat Freo, but is Fyfe in strife? The Brownlow medal hopes of Nat Fyfe hang in the balance after he elbowed Tom Lynch in the head during Richmond's 25-point win over Fremantle. Fyfe collected Lynch in the head just after the Tigers forward had disposed of the ball. Although Lynch was able to play on and the contact wasn't severe, the high nature of it could land Fyfe in strife. Fyfe's saving grace could be the fact that Geelong star Gary Ablett successfully appealed his suspension for a similar incident last week. Richmond overcame the early loss of Toby Nankervis (groin) and Jack Ross (ankle) to post the fighting 17.9 (111) to 12.14 (86) win in Perth. Nankervis and Ross were both put on ice before half-time, leaving the Tigers with just two fit men on the bench. Loading... With Nankervis forced off, 192cm defender Nathan Broad and 194cm Noah Balta were forced to share the ruck duties against the 206cm Rory Lobb. Lobb (45 hitouts, six clearances) ended up monstering Broad and Balta in the ruck. But instead of meekly putting up the white flag, Richmond produced a series of stunning goals in the second half to secure their fifth win of the year. Shai Bolton booted four goals in a breakout game, while Tom Lynch and Jason Castagna kicked two each. Lynch finished with six contested marks in a strong display, but missed two simple shots he should have nailed. Castagna produced a goal of the year contender when he burned off Adam Cerra in the pocket, took a bounce, before snapping truly. Fyfe finished with 33 disposals, eight clearances, and three goals in a standout display, but he now faces a nervous wait. Fremantle coach Ross Lyon warned his players to prepare for a Richmond ambush, but it didn't seem like they got the message. Loading... The Tigers booted four goals in the opening 10 minutes — including two to Bolton — to open up a 25-0 lead. But the rest of the term belonged to Fremantle as a rampant Fyfe helped drag his team back into the contest. The most bizarre moment of the term occurred when Nankervis was slapped with consecutive 50m penalties for not giving the ball back to Fyfe in time. Nankervis injured his groin in innocuous fashion in the first quarter, and hobbled on in the second before being ruled out. And when Ross was forced off with a left ankle injury after Fyfe had accidentally trod on him, the Tigers looked to be in trouble. Richmond led by just 13 points at half time, and needed to find a way to keep Fremantle at bay. Although Lobb helped Fremantle win the clearances 43-32, Richmond's frenetic run-and-stun game plan produced excellent results. Ablett in trouble again as Geelong gets over North Gary Ablett kicked four goals for Geelong against North Melbourne, but he may be facing the MRP for the second week running after a high bump. ( AAP: Hamish Blair Gary Ablett is facing AFL match review scrutiny for a second-straight week after another undisciplined act in Geelong's 24-point victory over North Melbourne. Having convinced the tribunal last week to overturn a one-game ban for striking Essendon's Dylan Shiel, Ablett is highly likely to be cited for striking Kangaroos backman Sam Wright during Sunday afternoon's 16.8 (104) to 11.14 (80) win at Docklands. In a near-identical incident, Ablett left his feet, raised his forearm and made high contact with Wright after the North backman handballed to a teammate. Wright was quickly back on his feet and, unlike last week, Ablett — who was among the Cats' best with four goals — was not reported. But the clash is certain to be examined by match review officer Michael Christian, and the similarity of the incidents means two-time Brownlow Medallist and 329-game veteran Ablett is again at risk of his first career suspension. Loading... Former Port Adelaide midfielder Kane Cornes told SEN radio it looked worse than the Shiel incident and Ablett was likely to cop a one-game ban. The incident soured what was otherwise a hard-fought win for the top-of-the-table Cats, who absorbed everything thrown at them by a determined North Melbourne outfit whose performance belied their lowly ladder position. Fittingly, it was Ablett who iced the victory for Geelong. The Kangaroos threatened an upset when Ben Brown's fifth major pared back a 28-point deficit to two goals late in the final term. Enter Ablett, who received a handball deep in the forward pocket and kicked a magical curling goal around the corner. The 34-year-old then marked on the lead and kicked his fourth major to put the result beyond doubt. Loading... Geelong were led magnificently by Brownlow Medal contender Tim Kelly, who gathered 36 disposals and 11 clearances — the majority during an absorbing, momentum-swinging third quarter — and also booted two brilliant goals. The Cats started sluggishly but were far better all day at making their opportunities count and, ultimately, had too much class for their 17th-placed opponents. Shaun Higgins and Ben Cunnington were tireless for the Roos, while Mitch Duncan and Patrick Dangerfield were also important for Geelong. There was confusion before the game with the Cats adding skipper Joel Selwood to their team then withdrawing him. Initially named as an emergency after missing last week's win over Essendon with soreness, Selwood was announced as a late replacement for Sam Menegola (knee) in the Cats' team, submitted 90 minutes before the opening bounce. Some 30 minutes later, the Cats declared Selwood unfit to play and named Charlie Constable as his replacement. Hawks too strong for Giants at the 'G Hawthorn came out firing against GWS and ran over their opponents in the second half for a 33-point win. ( AAP: Julian Smith<doc-sep>
Geelong, Collingwood and GWS kept on their merry way atop the AFL ladder but perhaps the real shock is seeing Sydney propping it up. And while the umpiring was somewhat uninspired this weekend there was plenty to warm the hearts and minds of footy fans. Here are the talking points from round seven of the AFL. HANGING A CHAD There was always going to be talk that the ultra flashy Chad Wingard may not exactly fit into the gruff and disciplined Hawthorn way of life. After all, this is the man who regularly used to take trick shot videos of his immense skills and look incredibly smug about achieving them. Not exactly what the Hawks are all about is it. And during their loss to the lowly Demons he got a stark reminder that one thing matters at Hawthorn — winning. Otherwise they are not a happy team. Wingard appeared to get a dressing down from some of the experienced members of the club’s forward line on Saturday afternoon. As the Hawks took a nine-point lead into half time of their clash with Melbourne at the MCG, Wingard was locked in a heated discussion with some teammates. Four-time premiership winner and former captain Jarryd Roughead seemed to be leading the discussion, assisted by the likes of Luke Breust and Paul Puopolo. “Plenty of discussion going on, the Hawthorn forward line trying to work it out, Chad Wingard getting some upfront, 360 advice from the former captain Jarryd Roughead and Paul Puopolo,” Garry Lyon said in commentary for Fox Footy. “Interesting to see them do it out in full view of everybody,” Dwayne Russell added. “Normally that kind of stuff is done in the rooms but I suppose you’ve got to address it straight away and if you’re not afraid to speak your mind, it’s probably going to be better in the long run.” During the break, Lyon said the 25-year-old may have been getting a reminder of what’s expected at Hawthorn. “You’ve got three and four-time premiership players and you’ve got the young bloke who’s been there five minutes and he’s getting a pretty sharp induction into the Hawthorn way.” WHEN IT’S NOT ABOUT FOOTY AT ALL Sometimes it’s not all about footy, but footy can bring wonderful moments that warm the heart. That could not have been highlighted more clearly than it was on Friday night at Marvel Stadium. On a week where Collingwood were copping flak for not being kind to Port Adelaide over their traditional prison bar strip they showed they have more than a hint of a social conscience. The Pies may not have won more fans but they won more hearts as they made their match against Port Adelaide about making the night for a terminally ill little boy, Kyron McGuire. The five-year-old Collingwood fan is suffering from brain cancer and there weren’t too many dry eyes when he led the team onto the field or was chaired off it by his favourite player Adam Treloar and skipper Scott Pendlebury as he waved to the crowd. Simply put — it put footy into perspective. “It makes the game less significant,” Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said. “To have Kyron and his family in and to share the last couple of the days, and the way our boys handled it after the game was amazing really and emotional.” Treloar backed up his coach’s comments before trailing off emotionally. “I met him two days ago and heard the story about the little fella, it breaks your heart in a way, well it does break your heart,” Treloar said. “I get to play football and I get to live my life and this poor little fella over here.” Many inside football praised the Pies for getting it right as did others abroad including Aussie NBA star Joe Ingles. You little legend Kyron! 💙 — Joe Ingles (@Joeingles7) May 3, 2019 The support for what the Pies did kept coming. If ever a football club lived its motto of side by side @CollingwoodFC that was it. Regardless of what the club does this year you’ve won Kyron and his family over with a memory they’ll never forget #class — Corey McKernan (@CoreyMcKernan) May 3, 2019 If ever a football club lived its motto of side by side @CollingwoodFC that was it.