Bulldogs v Demons, Hawks v Power, Suns v Cats, Bombers v Tigers, Eagles v Saints: AFL round 11 live scores, stats and commentary
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It's Dreamtime at the 'G as Essendon takes on Richmond while the Eagles front up against the Saints, following wins for Geelong, the Demons and the Hawks.
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Ablett runs riot against his old club the Suns
Geelong has pulverised the Suns on the Gold Coast, romping to an 85-point win.
Gary Ablett had a fine old time against his old club as he and Tom Hawkins both kicked three goals, while also cashing in with 37 disposals for good measure, in a 17/19 (121) to 4.12 (36) shellacking.
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Demons down Dogs, lose Lever to AFL injury
Melbourne has cruised to a 49-point AFL win over the Western Bulldogs, but the Demons hold serious fears for star defender Jake Lever.
The 22-year-old took no further part in the 15.10 (100) to 7.9 (51) win at Docklands after he twisted his left knee in Saturday afternoon's first quarter.
Lever did not reappear on the bench and was reportedly sent for scans on the knee he had had reconstructed as a junior.
After a slow start, the Demons consolidated their spot in the top four with their sixth win in a row.
Angus Brayshaw and Clayton Oliver set new career-highs with 39 and 37 possessions respectively, and Jesse Hogan kicked five goals for Melbourne.
Lachie Hunter (32) and Jack Macrae (31) had plenty of ball, but it was another maddeningly inconsistent performance from the Bulldogs.
The Demons had won 18 quarters in a row going into the clash, but the Dogs ended that streak with a bright start.
The appetite for contested ball that had been sporadic this season was on show, as the Bulldogs booted the first three goals of the game to lead by eight points at quarter-time.
Melbourne was riding high after a 91-point thumping of Adelaide and it found its rhythm in the second term.
After a quiet start, Max Gawn imposed himself on the contest as the Demons roared to life kicking five goals to one to lead by 16 points at the main break.
Luke Beveridge's side was held goalless in a miserable second half in last week's loss to Collingwood, but Marcus Bontempelli converted from close range 30 seconds after the restart.
Melbourne weren't in the same formidable form as it displayed against the Crows in Alice Springs, but its eighth win of the season looked in the bag from a long way out.
The Bulldogs had won just one last quarter in a disappointing season heading into round 11.
They trailed by 29 points at three-quarter time and their poor finishes continued, with Hogan booting two goals for the term.
Bulldogs forward Tory Dickson also left the game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury.
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Hawks edge the Power in Launceston
Hawthorn has snapped a three-game losing streak, pipping Port Adelaide by three points in a dogged AFL clash in Launceston.
The lead swung both ways in a tense final term, but the Hawks' biggest gun stood up on Saturday afternoon when it counted in the 9.10 (64) to 9.7 (61) win.
Port Adelaide kicked back-to-back goals to go ahead with about 10 minutes to play.
But Hawthorn skipper Jarryd Roughead put his side back in front with a crucial major in the 24th minute of the last term.
The Hawks' scrambling defence did the rest.
They had the chance to ice the game but several shots hit the post and ex-Power player Jarman Impey kicked out on the full.
Ball magnet Tom Mitchell played a leading hand, with two goals and a game-high 28 touches.
Shaun Burgoyne was also a stand-out with 26 possessions, but might have some questions to answer at the tribunal after being placed on report for rough conduct in the first quarter.
Early, it looked as if the Hawks were set for just their second loss at Launceston since 2012.
Port Adelaide kicked the first four goals of the match to open a 26-point lead at quarter-time, with Robbie Gray and Jack Watts finding plenty of space inside 50.
But the Hawks hit back with four unanswered goals in the second to level at 33-33.
The Hawks didn't hit the lead until early in the third quarter and took a slender seven-point margin into the final term.
Gray, who had four goals in a losing side, kicked the major in the last quarter that put Port Adelaide ahead.
But Roughead stood up, kicking his only a goal of the match.
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