st kilda (3-3) vs geelong (2-4) Telstra dome friday night 740pm
geelong broke a 4 match losing streak by 3 goals over st kilda. st kilda (3-4) face carlton at the g sunday afternoon. geelong (3-4) face collingwood at the g saturday night.
| STK | 1.4-10 | 3.8-26 | 6.8-44 | 9.10-64 |
| GEE | 2.4-16 (6) | 6.5-41 (15) | 10.7-67 (23) | 12.10-82 (18) |
| Goals: Geelong: Paul Chapman 3, Steve Johnson 3, Jared Rooke, James Kelly, Henry Playfair, David Johnson, Cameron Ling, Kane Tenace. St Kilda: Nick Riewoldt 3, Troy Schwarze, Fraser Gehrig, Cain Ackland, Jason Gram, Matt Maguire, Brendon Goddard. |
melbourne (3-3) vs freemantle (4-2) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
melbourne have continued their revival with win number 4 on the trot by 59 points over freemantle. melbourne (4-3) face hawthorn friday night at the g. freemanlte (4-3) host kangaroos saturday afternoon in perth.
| MEL | 3.3-21 (6) | 9.8-62 (37) | 12.11-83 (33) | 17.15-117 (59) |
| FRE | 2.3-15 | 3.7-25 | 7.8-50 | 8.10-58 |
| Goals: Melbourne: Aaron Davey 2, Brad Green 2, Russell Robertson 2, Adem Yze 2, David Neitz 2, Travis Johnstone 2, Brock McLean 2, Byron Pickett, Mark Jamar, Lynden Dunn. Fremantle: Michael Johnson 3, Jeff Farmer 2, Paul Medhurst, Troy Cook, Matthew Pavlich. |
richmond (3-3) vs sydney (3-3) telstra dome saturday afternoon 210pm
sydneys title defence is back on track with an easy 118 point win over richmond. richmond (3-4) host adelaide saturday afternoon at telstra dome. sydney (4-3) face bulldogs in their “away” game in sydney.
| RCH | 4.2-26 | 6.6-42 | 8.7-55 | 9.8-62 |
| SYD | 8.0-48 (22) | 15.4-94 (52) | 21.6-132 (77) | 28.12-180 (118) |
| Goals: Sydney: Barry Hall 5.0, Ryan O’Keefe 4, Nick Malceski 3, Michael O’Loughlin 3, Luke Ablett 2, Adam Goodes 2, Jarrad McVeigh 2, Amon Buchanan 2, Nick Davis, Jude Bolton, Ted Richards, Brett Kirk, Paul Williams. Richmond: Matthew Richardson 2, Kayne Pettifer 2, Troy Simmonds, Greg Stafford, Chris Hyde, Cleve Hughes, Richard Tambling. |
hawthorn (4-2) vs brisbane (1-5) carrara saturday night 710pm
brisbane got off the bottom of the ladder with a 40 point win over hawthorn lead by jonathan brown who kikced 8 goals. hawthorn (4-3) host melbourne at the g friday night. brisbane (2-5) travel to play port sunday afternoon.
| HAW | 0.0-0 | 4.1-25 | 6.7-43 | 9.12-66 |
| BRI | 4.1-25 (25) | 9.8-62 (37) | 14.9-93 (50) | 16.10-106 (40) |
| Goals: Brisbane: Jonathan Brown 8.4, Jared Brennan 3, Ashley McGrath 2, Matthew Moody, Mitchell Clark, Daniel Bradshaw. Hawthorn: Mark Williams 5.0, Harry Miller, Ben Dixon, Campbell Brown, Richard Vandenberg. |
west coast (5-1) vs collingwood (5-1) subiaco saturday night 740pm
west coast won the top of the table clash by 14 points over collingwood. west coast (6-1) face essendon at telstra dome sunday afternoon. collingwood (5-2) host geelong saturday night at the g.
| WCE | 4.2-26 (11) | 8.7-55 (20) | 11.10-76 | 16.16-112 (14) |
| COL | 2.3-15 | 5.5-35 | 12.6-78 (2) | 15.8-98 |
| Goals: West Coast: Quinten Lynch 5.1, Chris Judd 3, Ashley Hansen 2, Ben Cousins, Dean Cox, Daniel Chick, Ashley Sampi, Andrew Embley, Tyson Stenglein. Collingwood: Leon Davis 3, Anthony Rocca 3, Dane Swan 3, Josh Fraser 2, Scott Burns 2, Paul Licuria, Alan Didak. |
port (2-4) vs bulldogs (4-2) Aami stadium sunday afternoon 110pm
bulldogs are back on track for a top 4 spot with a 76 point win over port. port (2-5) host brisbane sunday afternoon. bulldogs (5-2) play sydney in a “home” game at the scg.
| PA | 1.4-10 | 5.9-39 | 9.11-65 | 13.12-90 |
| WB | 7.5-47 (37) | 13.7-85 (46) | 20.9-129 (64) | 25.16-166 (76) |
| Goals: West.B’dogs: Brad Johnson 4, Adam Cooney 3, Nathan Eagleton 3, Brett Montgomery 2, Chris Grant 2, Ryan Griffen 2, Matthew Boyd 2, Matthew Robbins 2, Robert Murphy, Daniel Giansiracusa, Daniel Cross, Mitch Hahn, Farren Ray. Port: Chad Cornes 3, Damon White 3, Shaun Burgoyne 2, Warren Tredrea, Michael Pettigrew, Toby Thurstans, Steven Salopek, Danyle Pearce. |
carlton (1-5) vs essendon (1-5) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
the fevola show saw carlton send the old rival essendon to the bottom of the table by 33 points. carlton (2-5) host st kilda at the g sunday afternoon. essendon (1-6) host west coast sunday afternoon at telstra dome.
| CAR | 2.3-15 (–) | 7.5-47 (17) | 10.7-67 (14) | 17.9-111 (33) |
| ESS | 2.3-15 (–) | 4.6-30 | 7.11-53 | 11.12-78 |
| Goals: Carlton: Brendan Fevola 7.2, Josh Kennedy 2, Marc Murphy 2, Nick Stevens, Bradley Fisher, Jason Saddington, Jarrad Waite, Heath Scotland, Adam Bentick. Essendon: Andrew Lovett 2, David Hille 2, Ricky Dyson 2, Angus Monfries, Mark Johnson, Jason Winderlich, Mark Bolton, Jobe Watson. |
kanagroos (2-4) vs adeliade (5-1) telstra dome sunday afternoon 310pm
the game was over before it started with the crows getting off to a big lead on the way to a 56 point win over the roos. kangaroos (2-5) play freemantle in perth saturday afternoon. adelaide (6-1) travel to play richmond saturday afternoon at telstra dome.
| KAN | 1.1-7 | 5.3-33 | 6.5-41 | 9.6-60 |
| ADE | 9.2-56 (49) | 9.3-57 (24) | 13.6-84 (43) | 18.8-116 (56) |
| Goals: Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto 5.0, Brett Burton 4, Trent Hentschel 3, Rhett Biglands 2, Jason Porplyzia 2, Michael Doughty, Scott Thompson. Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson 2, Leigh Harding 2, Corey Jones, Kasey Green, David Hale, Drew Petrie, Hamish McIntosh. |
ladder
| 1 | ADELAIDE | 6 | 1 | – | 722 | 491 | 147.0 | 24 |
| 2 | WEST COAST | 6 | 1 | – | 722 | 564 | 128.0 | 24 |
| 3 | COLLINGWOOD | 5 | 2 | – | 811 | 617 | 131.4 | 20 |
| 4 | WEST.B’DOGS | 5 | 2 | – | 805 | 646 | 124.6 | 20 |
| 5 | SYDNEY | 4 | 3 | – | 723 | 602 | 120.1 | 16 |
| 6 | HAWTHORN | 4 | 3 | – | 624 | 614 | 101.6 | 16 |
| 7 | MELBOURNE | 4 | 3 | – | 650 | 649 | 100.2 | 16 |
| 8 | FREMANTLE | 4 | 3 | – | 597 | 637 | 93.7 | 16 |
| 9 | Geelong | 3 | 4 | – | 647 | 564 | 114.7 | 12 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 3 | 4 | – | 645 | 624 | 103.4 | 12 |
| 11 | Richmond | 3 | 4 | – | 566 | 832 | 68.0 | 12 |
| 12 | Carlton | 2 | 5 | – | 582 | 662 | 87.9 | 8 |
| 13 | Kangaroos | 2 | 5 | – | 592 | 759 | 78.0 | 8 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 2 | 5 | – | 561 | 722 | 77.7 | 8 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 5 | – | 616 | 825 | 74.7 | 8 |
| 16 | Essendon | 1 | 6 | – | 643 | 698 | 92.1 | 4 |
goals
| Brendan FEVOLA (Car) | 6 | 26 | 7.2 | 26.15-171 |
| Barry Hall (Sydney) | 7 | 25 | 5.0 | 25.10-160 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 7 | 25 | 5.0 | 25.12-162 |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 7 | 23 | 3.0 | 23.7-145 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 5 | 20 | 5.0 | 20.12-132 |
| Jonathan BROWN (Brisbane) | 7 | 17 | 8.4 | 17.14-116 |
| Fraser GEHRIG (St Kilda) | 6 | 17 | 1.0 | 17.13-115 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 7 | 17 | 4.3 | 17.12-114 |
| Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) | 7 | 17 | 1.1 | 17.7-109 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 7 | 17 | 3.2 | 17.10-112 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 7 | 16 | 0.3 | 16.10-106 |
| Matthew RICHARDSON (Richmond) | 7 | 16 | 2.2 | 16.13-109 |
| Nathan THOMPSON (Kangaroos) | 7 | 16 | 2.1 | 16.10-106 |
| Alan DIDAK (Collingwood) | 7 | 15 | 1.0 | 15.5-95 |
| Jeff FARMER (Fremantle) | 6 | 15 | 2.1 | 15.6-96 |
| Paul CHAPMAN (Geelong) | 7 | 14 | 3.2 | 14.5-89 |
| Aaron DAVEY (Melbourne) | 7 | 14 | 2.1 | 14.5-89 |
| Gary ABLETT (Geelong) | 7 | 13 | 0.2 | 13.15-93 |
| Brett BURTON (Adelaide) | 5 | 13 | 4.2 | 13.8-86 |
| Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) | 3 | 13 | inj | 13.3-81 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 7 | 13 | 3.0 | 13.6-84 |
round 8 matches
friday
hawthorn vs melbourne MCG (N) 740pm
saturday
richmond vs adeliade TD 210pm
freemantle vs kanagroos S 410pm
bulldogs vs sydney SCG (N) 710pm
collingwood vs geelong MCG (N) 710pm
sunday
port vs brisbane AAMI 110pm
carlton vs st kilda MCG 210pm
essendon vs west coast TD 210pm
Harrison’s world 