melbourne (4-2) vs bulldogs (2-4) mcg friday night
poor kicking didn’t hurt the bulldogs in a 30 point win over melbourne. bulldogs (3-4) play sydney in sydney in a “home” game sunday. melbourne (4-3) host essendon at the g in the grand final rematch sunday.
WB 5.4 7.11 12.13 15.17 (107)
MELB 4.4 6.5 9.5 12.5 (77)
GOALS: WB – Brown 4, Johnson 2, Smith 2, Bartlett, Cox, Grant, Harrison, Hudson, Hunter, West; MELB – Bruce 3, Robertson 3, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Green, Johnstone
BEST: WB – Brown, West, Penny, Johnson, Hunter; MELB – A. McDonald, Ward, Bruce
INJURY: MELB – Ward (knee), Green (bruised arm), Collins (knee), Walsh (hamstring), Neitz (eye)
UMPIRES: Allen, Morris, Hanley
ATTENDANCE: 32,299 at MCG
richmond (5-1) vs essendon (5-1) mcg saturday afternoon
essendon got a boost with a 46 point win over top 4 rival richmond. essendon (6-1) face melbourne at the g in the grand final rematch. richmond (5-2) host adeliade friday night at the g.
ESS 4.10 8.15 12.21 16.24 (120)
RICH 0.3 4.4 7.7 10.14 (74)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Wellman 2, Moorcroft 2, Mercuri, Caracella, Jacobs, Rioli, Peverill; RICH – Krakouer 2, Ottens, Campbell, Daffy, Richardson, Cameron, Broderick, Tivendale, Knights
BEST: ESS – Lucas, Wellman, Peverill, Lloyd, Caracella, Jacobs, Barnard; RICH – Ottens, D. Kellaway, Campbell, Chaffey
INJURY: ESS – Mercuri (knee), Alessio (ankle); RICH – Torney (thigh) replaced in selected side by L. Proctor
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UMPIRES: Dore, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 77,576 at MCG
st kilda (2-4) vs hawthorn (6-0) colonial saturday night
hawks stay unbeaten surviving another scare from st kilda by 11 points. hawthorn (7-0) host west coast at the g saturday. st kilda (2-5) travel to play the roos in canberra saturday.
HAW 4.4 9.6 11.12 16.14 (110)
STK 2.2 7.4 11.7 15.9 (99)
GOALS: HAW – Barker 5, Croad 4, Dixon 2, Graham, Harford, Hay, Lekkas, Chick; StK – Loewe 3, Burke 2, Hall 2, Beetham, Everitt, Hamill, Hudghton, Milne, Moyle, Peckett, Powell
BEST: HAW – Smith, Tallis, Thompson, Croad, Barker, Chick; STK – Burke, Everitt, Begley, Loewe, Knowles
INJURY: STK – Delaney (quad strain)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Harvey, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 37,940 at Colonial Stadium
adeliade (2-4) vs freemantle (0-6) football park saturday night
freo remain winless in a 20 point loss to adeliade. adeliade (3-4) face richmond at the g friday night. freemantle (0-7) host geelong sunday.
ADE 5.3 6.6 10.15 14.19 (103)
FRE 1.6 5.8 9.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: ADE – Robran 2, Goodwin 2, Ladhams 2, Smart, Edwards, Skipworth, Richardson, McGregor, Beinke, Marsh, Ricciuto; FRE – Waterhouse 4, J. Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Cook, Parker, Norrish, Pavlich, Bandy
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Goodwin, Jarman, Edwards, Bown, Smart; FRE – J. Longmuir, Waterhouse, Black, Kickett, Cook, Bootsma
INJURY: ADE – Robran (head)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Head, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 38,292 at Football Park.
sydney (3-3) vs brisbane (3-3) scg sunday
brisbane got their first away win of the season with a 32 point over out of form sydney. brisbane (4-3) travel to carlton saturday. sydney (3-4) play bulldogs in sydney but in a “away’ game sunday.
BRIS 4.6 6.12 11.15 15.22 (112)
SYD 3.2 8.5 12.6 12.8 (80)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 3, McRae 2, Akermanis, Ashcroft, Black, Bradshaw, Brown, Headland, Lappin, Notting, Pike, B. Scott; SYD – O’Loughlin 4, Goodes 3, Bolton 2, Ball, Mathews, Nicks
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Black, Voss, McDonald, Lappin, Pike; SYD – Mathews, Barry, Goodes, O’Loughlin, Cresswell, Maxfield
INJURY: BRIS – Cupido (dislocated shoulder);
SYD – Cresswell (calf)
REPORTS: BRIS – White (abusive language)
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Rowe, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 22390 at the SCG
geelong (2-4) vs carlton (3-3) mcg sunday
carlton smashed geelong by 40 points to keep the cats slump going. carlton (4-3) host brisbane saturday. geelong (2-5) travel to play freo sunday.
CARL 4.3 8.4 13.5 17.6 (108)
GEEL 1.5 3.10 5.11 9.14 (68)
GOALS: CARL – Whitnall 4, Hickmott 3, Hulme 2, Beaumont, Camporeale, Freeborn, Hotton, Houlihan, Lappin, Mansfield, Silvagni; GEEL – Baldwin, Burns, Clarke, Graham, King, Kingsley, McGrath, Mensch, Spriggs
BEST: CARL – Camporeale, Whitnall, Ratten, Koutoufides, Bradley, Lappin, Franchina, Hickmott; GEEL – Spriggs, Clarke, Milburn, King, Sholl, Sanderson
REPORTS: GEEL – Burns for striking
UMPIRES: Wenn, Kennedy, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 29150 at the MCG
collingwood (3-3) vs kanagroos (1-5) colonial sunday
roos stun collingwood by 2 points in a thriller. kangaroos (2-5) host st kilda in canberra saturday. collingwood (3-4) travel to play port saturday night.
KANG 4.4 5.5 11.9 15.9 (99)
COL 3.3 6.7 10.11 14.13 (97)
GOALS: KANG – Carey 4, Grant 3, Pickett 2, Rocca 2, Clayton, Cochrane, Harvey McLaren;
COL – Tarrant 5, N. Davis 2, Lockyer 2, Betheras, Buckley, Burns, Didak, Freeborn
BEST: KANG – Grant, Harvey, Pickett, Stevens, Carey, King; COL – Davis, Licuria, Fraser, Tarrant, Buckley, Lockyer
INJURY: KANG – Cochrane (cut face)
ATTENDANCE: 34600
west coast (2-4) vs port (5-1) subiaco sunday
port secure 3rd with a 71 point win over west coast. port (6-1) host collingwood saturday night. west coast (2-5) travel to play hawthorn at the g continuing their hard run.
PA 5.4 9.9 13.15 17.19 (121)
WCE 2.2 2.4 3.6 7.8 (50)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 4, Francis 3, Tredrea 3, Ackland 2, Carr 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, James; WCE – Wilson 3, Fletcher 2, Kemp, Kerr
BEST: PA – Francis, Stevens, Primus, Cockatoo-Collins, Burgoyne, Tredrea; WCE – Fletcher, Merenda, Banfield, Morrison, Cousins, Collica
INJURY: WCE – McIntosh (knee), Merenda (hamstring), Prior (knee), Kemp (concussion)
ATTENDANCE: 28026 at Subiaco
UMPIRES: Rosebury; Nicholls; Sheehan
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 726 | 581 | 124.96% | 28 |
| 2 | Essendon | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 850 | 555 | 153.15% | 24 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 871 | 614 | 141.86% | 24 |
| 4 | Richmond | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 717 | 647 | 110.82% | 20 |
| 5 | Brisbane | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 791 | 676 | 117.01% | 16 |
| 6 | Carlton | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 674 | 626 | 107.67% | 16 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 669 | 686 | 97.52% | 16 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 705 | 637 | 110.68% | 12 |
| 9 | Sydney | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 714 | 687 | 103.93% | 12 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 758 | 782 | 96.93% | 12 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 588 | 677 | 86.85% | 12 |
| 12 | Geelong | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 598 | 684 | 87.43% | 8 |
| 13 | St Kilda | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 666 | 790 | 84.30% | 8 |
| 14 | West Coast | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 565 | 802 | 70.45% | 8 |
| 15 | Nth Melbourne | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 495 | 764 | 64.79% | 8 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 632 | 811 | 77.93% | 0 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 28
Barker (HAW) 21
Richardson (RICH) 21
Dew (PA) 18
Wilson (WCE) 18
Hudson (WB) 17
Burns (GEEL) 16
Johnson (WB) 16
Robertson (MELB) 16
Lord (HAW) 15
Modra (FRE) 15
Neitz (MELB) 15
Che C-C (PA) 14
Grant (WB) 14
Tarrant (COL) 14
round 8 matches
friday
richmond v adeliade MCG (N)
saturday
carlton v brisbane OO
hawthorn v west coast MCG
kangaroos v st kilda MO
port v collingwood FP (N)
sunday
bulldogs v sydney SCG
melbourne v essendon MCG
freemantle v geelong S
Harrison’s world 