bulldogs (3-5) vs st kilda (0-1-7) colonial stadium friday night
31 points down but not out the bulldogs break a 4 game losing streak by 1 point over st kilda.
| Western | 3.5 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 105 |
| St. Kilda | 4.1 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 104 |
St. Kilda– Everitt 2, Hall 2, Loewe 2, Thompson 2, Blake, Burke, Carr, Davis, Harvey, Hayes, Knowles, Sziller
hawthorn (4-4) vs geelong (6-2) mcg saturday afternoon
hawks are in the 8 with a 25 point win over geelong
| Hawthorn | 3.3 | 8.7 | 10.12 | 14.14 | 98 |
| Geelong | 1.5 | 3.7 | 6.10 | 10.13 | 73 |
GOALS:
Hawthorn – Croad 3, Holland 3, Barker 2, Harford 2, Barlow, Bowyer, Dixon, Lekkas
Geelong – Arnott 3, Graham, Houlihan, Kilpatrick, Lynch, Mensch, J. Mooney, Riccardi
adelaide (3-5) vs north (5-3) aami stadium saturday night
north scraped home by 3 points over adeliade.
| North Melbourne | 7.3 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 19.14 | 128 |
| Adelaide | 4.2 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 19.11 | 125 |
GOALS:
North Melbourne– Carey 6, Harvey 4, McKernan 4, Abraham, Burton, Calthorpe, Dhurrkay, Motlop
Adelaide – Vardy 5, Jarman 4, Welsh 3, Perrie 2, Burton, Edwards, Marsh, McLeod, Stenglein
richmond (4-4) vs west coast (4-1-3) colonail stadium saturday night
tigers hold off west coast by 9 points to get back into the 8.
| Richmond | 3.4 | 9.7 | 11.10 | 11.13 | 79 |
| West Coast | 2.6 | 3.8 | 6.14 | 9.16 | 70 |
GOALS:
Richmond – Holland 4, Rogers 3, Daffy 2, Dragicevic, Ottens
West Coast– Ph. Matera 4, Embley, Gardiner, Gehrig, Pt. Matera, Wooden
carlton (5-3) vs freemantle (4-4) optus oval sunday afternoon
carlton smash freo by 65 points to go 4 straight wins.
| Carlton | 5.7 | 10.12 | 18.18 | 21.21 | 147 |
| Fremantle | 3.2 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 13.4 | 82 |
GOALS:
Carlton – Koutoufides 4, Freeborn 3, Hamill 2, Hickmott 2, Allan 2, Fevola 2, Hulme 2, Camporeale, Bradley, Fletcher, Franchina
Fremantle – Waterhouse 6, Toia, Kickett, Dodd, Sinclair, Koops, Bandy, Bootsma
sydney (3-5) vs port (1-7) scg sunday afternoon
sydney broke a 5 game losing streak by 26 points over port.
| Sydney | 5.5 | 9.8 | 12.11 | 16.15 | 111 |
| Port Adelaide | 6.1 | 7.5 | 9.10 | 11.19 | 85 |
GOALS:
Sydney – Ahmat 5, Goodes 4, Stafford, Cresswell, O’Loughlin, Bolton, Schauble, Ball, Luff
Port Adelaide– Schofield 2, Burgoyne 2, Paxman, Harwood, Carr, Kingsley, Cornes, Stevens, James
esssendon (8-0) vs melbourne (5-3) mcg
essendon stay unbeaten by 13 points over melbourne.
| Essendon | 3.3 | 8.5 | 12.11 | 15.16 | 106 |
| Melbourne | 2.6 | 5.11 | 9.14 | 13.15 | 93 |
GOALS:
Essendon – Lloyd 6, Mercuri 2, Hird 2, Moorcroft 2, Lucas, Heffernan, Caracella
Melbourne – Robertson 3, Powell 2, Neitz 2, White 2, Schwarz, Yze, Wheatley,
Bruce
brisbane (3-5) vs collingwood (5-3)
brisbane beat collingwood by 29 points to recover to form.
| Brisbane | 7.2 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 22.14 | 146 |
| Collingwood | 6.0 | 10.1 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 117 |
GOALS:
Brisbane – Power 6, Lynch 4, Black 3, M. Voss 2, Akermanis, Champion, Heuskes, Kennedy, McRae, Picken, C. Scott
Collingwood – Rocca 4, Tarrant 3, Tuckey 3, Burns 2, Freeborn 2, Ukovic 2, Buckley, Richardson
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1187 | 763 | 155.57% | 36 |
| 2 | Carlton | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1096 | 898 | 122.05% | 24 |
| 3 | Geelong | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1007 | 919 | 109.58% | 24 |
| 4 | Nth Melbourne | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1071 | 1104 | 97.01% | 24 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1048 | 868 | 120.74% | 20 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1011 | 983 | 102.85% | 20 |
| 7 | Richmond | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 919 | 937 | 98.08% | 20 |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 917 | 983 | 93.29% | 20 |
| 9 | West Coast | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1041 | 924 | 112.66% | 18 |
| 10 | Sydney | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 943 | 932 | 101.18% | 16 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 970 | 997 | 97.29% | 16 |
| 12 | Brisbane | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 996 | 1034 | 96.32% | 16 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 844 | 1043 | 80.92% | 16 |
| 14 | Adelaide | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 939 | 998 | 94.09% | 12 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 806 | 1130 | 71.33% | 4 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 829 | 1111 | 74.62% | 2 |
round 10 matches
friday
west coast vs hawthorn S (N)
saturday
richmond vs collingwood MCG
port vs geelong FP (N)
st kilda vs carlton CS (N)
sunday
essendon vs adelaide CS
bulldogs vs sydney SCG
kangaroos vs freo MCG
monday
melbourne vs brisbane CS