kangaroos (5-2) vs hawthorn (3-4) mcg friday night
hawthorn move closer to the top 8 with a 61 point win over the roos. kangaroos (5-3) face adeliade in adelaide next while hawthorn (4-4) host geelong at the g.
HAWTHORN 5.3 8.8 12.16 18.20 (128) KANGAROOS 3.2 5.7 9.11 9.13 ( 67)
Goals: Hawthorn: N Thompson 3 T Croad 3 N Holland 2 B Dixon 2 M Graham 2 J Hay L McCabe S Crawford G Bowyer K Barlow A Lekkas. Kangaroos: D King 2 S Motlop 2 S Grant W Abraham C Sholl P Bell T Makepeace.
Best: Hawthorn: M Graham T Croad J Hay B Dixon T Woods A Rock D Chick G Bowyer. Kangaroos: P Bell D King S Clayton B Harvey.
Injuries: Hawthorn: S Crawford (hamstring), P Salmon (bruised hand). Kangaroos: W Carey (groin) replaced in selected side by C Sholl, M Martyn (calf)
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: D Morris, C Mitchell, M Nash.
Official crowd: 36,514 at MCG.
st kilda (0-6-1) vs adelaide (2-5) colonial stadium saturday night
crows keep their run going by 40 points over last place st kilda. st kilda (0-7-1) face bulldogs next at colonial. adelaide (3-5) host kangaroos.
ADELAIDE 3.4 7.8 9.15 14.24 (108) ST KILDA 1.2 5.5 8. 7 10. 8 ( 68)
Goals: Adelaide: I Perrie 3 P Vardy 3 M Ricciuto 2 S Welsh 2 N Bassett M Bickley D Jarman M Robran. St Kilda: P Everitt 3 J Heatley 2 T Brown F Campbell C Davis B Knowles S Loewe.
Best: Adelaide: A McLeod M Robran N Bassett R Biglands B Hart M Bickley. St Kilda: S Sziller N Burke D Wakelin B Knowles.
Injuries: Adelaide: Nil. St Kilda: J Heatley (corked quad), L Hayes (bruised knee), M Hudghton (bruised hip).
Reports: Nil
Umpires: D Goldspink, S McInerney, K Nicholls.
Official crowd: 20,125 at Colonial Stadium.
west coast (3-3-1) vs bulldogs (3-4) waca saturday night
eagles finally have a close one a 6 point win over the bulldogs. wes tcoast (4-3-1) travel to play richmond at colonial. bulldogs (3-5) host st kilda in a do or die clash.
WEST COAST 4.6 8.9 9.15 15.18 (108)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.7 9.9 11.12 15.12 (102)
Goals: West Coast: Phillip Matera 3 S Cummings 3 A McIntosh 3 F Gehrig 2 D Wirrpunda 2 D Kemp M Gardiner.
Western Bulldogs: P Hudson 5 B Johnson 2 S Garlick 2 N Eagleton M Alvey J Romero N Brown S West R Smith.
Best: West Coast: M Braun D Wirrpunda M Gardiner B Cousins A McIntosh D Kemp.
Western Bulldogs: C Grant K Hunter N Eagleton N Brown J Romero P Hudson.
Injuries: West Coast: G McKenna (back). Western Bulldogs: nil
Reports: nil Umpires: B Sheehan, H Kennedy, D Humphrey-Smith.
Crowd: 26,807 at the WACA ground.
carlton (4-3) vs sydney (3-4) optus oval sunday afternoon
carlton continue sydneys misery by 45 points. carlton (5-3) play freemantle ont the road. sydney (3-5) host port.
CARLTON: 4.2 8.6 15.10 16.13 (109) SYDNEY: 4.3 6.6 7. 7 9.10 (64)
Goals: Carlton: M Lappin 2 S Camporeale 2 M Allan 2 S Beaumont 2 A Koutoufides 2 B Ratten A Hickmott M Mansfield B Fevola C Hotton A Franchina. Sydney: J Stevens 2 A Schauble 2 D Cresswell R Ahmat N Fosdike M Nicks J Bolton.
Best: Carlton: A Koutoufides A McKay L Whitnall S Beaumont F Camporeale F Freeborn. Sydney: A Dunkley A Schauble J Saddington J Bolton B Mathews.
Injuries: Nil.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: S McBurney S McLaren S Wenn
Official crowd: 20,298 at Optus Oval.
geelong (6-1) vs richmond (3-4) skilled stadium sunday afternoon
ricmhond smash geelong by 70 points in a major boilover. geelong (6-2) play hawthorn at the g. richmond (4-4) host west coast at colonial.
RICHMOND: 5.2 11.4 16.5 23. 9 (147) GEELONG: 1.3 5.4 10.8 11.11 ( 77)
Goals: Richmond: M Rogers 5 B Ottens 3 B Holland 3 M Dragicevic 2 K Bowden 2 G Tivendale 2 R Hilton A Fiora P Broderick C King C Biddiscombe A Kellaway. Geelong: D Spriggs 2 B Stoneham 2 D Mensch 2 A Houlihan B Graham D Clarke P Riccardi D O’Brien.
Best: Richmond: J Bowden M Knights D Kellaway R Hilton M Chaffey D Gaspar M Rogers B Ottens C Biddiscombe. Geelong: D Spriggs B Sholl P Riccardi.
Injuries: Geelong: G Kilpatrick (ankle) replaced in selected side P Corrigan, R Burns (hamstring) M Scarlett (ankle).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: J Harvey, J Schmitt, C Rowe.
Official crowd: 35,171 at Colonial Stadium
port (1-6) vs melbourne (4-3) football park sunday afternoon
port are continuing to struggle in a 25 point loss to melbourne. melbourne (5-3) host essenodn port (1-7) travel to play sydney.
Melbourne: 2.3 9.5 14.7 17.9 (111) Port Adelaide: 4.3 6.7 11.9 12.14 (86)
Goals: Melbourne: D Schwarz 4 A McDonald 3 B Beans 2 S Woewodin 2 S Powell A Yze B Green R Robertson P Wheatley C Bruce. Port Adelaide: J Schofield 3 M Primus 2 M Harwood 2 W Tredrea S Dew A Kingsley C Cornes R James.
Best: Melbourne: S Woewodin D Schwarz J White A McDonald S Powell D Neitz. Port Adelaide: F Frances J Francou M Primus B Montgomery W Tredrea J Schofield.
Injuries: Melbourne: nil. Port Adelaide: M Wilson – ankle.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: G Dore M McKenzie V Sereia.
Crowd: 22,530. At: Football Park.
collingwood (5-2) vs freemnalte (3-4) colonial stadium monday afternoon
freo stun collingwood by 22 points to continue the pies roller coaster. collingwood (5-3) face brisabne on the road. freemantle (4-4) host carlton.
FREMANTLE 5.6 6.9 12.13 15.17 (107) COLLINGWOOD 2.3 4.8 5.10 12.13 ( 85)
Goals: Fremantle: C Waterhouse 4 M Pavlich 2 P Hasleby 2 S Koops 2 L Toia T Cook J Longmuir A Shipp D Bandy. Collingwood: S Rocca 3 A Rocca 3 G Freeborn 3 L Davis 2 B Johnson.
Best: Fremantle: A Fletcher D Bandy T Cook C Waterhouse S McManus C Michael P Hasleby L Toia. Collingwood: P Licuria A Rocca A Ukovic G Freeborn.
Injuries: Collingwood: B Kinnear (hamstring) replaced in selected side by L Davis. D Adkins (concussion).
Fremantle: T Longmuir (knee) A Fletcher (cheekbone).
Umpires: A Coates, R Fox, D McCauley.
Reports: Nil.
Official crowd: 33,947 at Colonial Stadium.
brisbane (3-4) vs essendon (7-0) gabba monday afternoon
essendon remain unbeaten by 64 points in brisbane. brisbane (3-5) host collingwood while essendon (8-0) face melbourne.
ESSENDON 3.5 9.8 13.11 19.13 (127) BRISBANE 3.3 5.4 8.8 9.9 (63)
Goals: Essendon: M Lloyd 5 G Moorcroft 4 J Hird 3 D Bewick 2 A Ramanauskas J Johnson S Lucas J Blumfield B Caracella. Brisbane: S Black 2 M Picken 2 J Akermanis 2 L Power J Molloy S Hart.
Best: Essendon: B Caracella D Fletcher J Barnes J Hird A Ramanauskas C Heffernan J Blumfield J Johnson. Brisbane: M Voss A Heuskis S Black M Picken.
Injuries: Brisbane: Nil Essendon: J Blumfield (hip).
Umpires: R Kelsey B Allen S Hanley.
Crowd: 31,887 (ground record) at the Gabba
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1081 | 670 | 161.34% | 32 |
| 2 | Geelong | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 934 | 821 | 113.76% | 24 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 955 | 762 | 125.33% | 20 |
| 4 | Carlton | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 949 | 816 | 116.30% | 20 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 894 | 837 | 106.81% | 20 |
| 6 | Nth Melbourne | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 943 | 979 | 96.32% | 20 |
| 7 | West Coast | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 971 | 845 | 114.91% | 18 |
| 8 | Richmond | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 840 | 867 | 96.89% | 16 |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 819 | 910 | 90.00% | 16 |
| 10 | Fremantle | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 762 | 896 | 85.04% | 16 |
| 11 | Sydney | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 832 | 847 | 98.23% | 12 |
| 12 | Wstn Bulldogs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 865 | 893 | 96.86% | 12 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 814 | 870 | 93.56% | 12 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 850 | 917 | 92.69% | 12 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 721 | 1019 | 70.76% | 4 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 725 | 1006 | 72.07% | 2 |
round 9 matches
friday
bulldogs vs st kilda CS (N)
saturday
hawthorn vs geelong MCG
adelaide vs kanagroos FP (N)
richmond vs west coast CS (N)
sunday
brisbane vs collingwood G
melbourne vs essendon MCG
sydney vs port SCG
freemantle vs carlton S
Harrison’s world 