hawthorn (3-3) vs kangaroos (2-1-3) telstra dome friday night
north break their 4 game winless run by 28 points against an inconsistant hawthorn. kanagroos (3-1-3) play port on the road saturday afternoon. hawthorn (3-4) host essendon friday night at the g.
KANG 4.3 10.7 14.8 18.9 (117)
HAW 4.4 7.5 9.8 13.11 (89)
GOALS: KANG – Petrie 4, Archer 2, Harding 2, Simpson 2, Brown, Burton, Grant, Jones, King, Porter, Rawlings, A. Stevens; HAW – Thompson 5, Tallis 2, Brown, Everitt, Ladson, Lekkas, Rawlings, Vandenberg
BEST: KANG – Simpson, Petrie, Burton, Archer, Rawlings, Stevens, Harvey; HAW – Lekkas, Thompson, Tallis, Everitt, Rawlings, Ladson
UMPIRES: McBurney, Coates, Avon
CROWD: 32,435 at Telstra Dome
richmond (4-2) vs essendon (3-3) mcg saturday afternoon
richmond recover to beat essendon by 7 goals doubling their score. richmond (5-2) host melbourne at the g saturday night. essendon (3-4) face hawthorn at the g friday night.
RICH 4.2 6.8 10.13 11.18 (84)
ESS 0.2 3.6 4.8 5.12 (42)
GOALS: RICH – Krakouer 5, Biddiscombe 2, Stafford, Nicholls, A. Kellaway, Vardy; ESS – M. Johnson, Mercuri, Solomon, Lloyd, Lucas
BEST: RICH -Johnson, Coughlan, Chaffey, Krakouer, Stafford, A.Kellaway, Tivendale, Bowden; ESS – J. Johnson, Bolton, McPhee
INJURY: ESS – Hird (burst blood vessel – calf)
CHANGES: RICH – Hall replaced in selected side by Schulz. ESS – Rioli replaced in selected side by Bannister
UMPIRES: James, Rowe, McInerney
CROWD: 52, 196 at the MCG
west coast (4-2) vs geelong (1-5) subiaco saturday afternoon
west coast survive a scare from last place geelong by 16 points. west coast (5-2) face collingwood at telstra dome saturday afternoon. geelong (1-6) travel again to play sydney sunday.
WCE 3.4 7.7 11.8 17.11 (113)
GEEL 2.5 6.8 11.12 14.13 (97)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 3, Sampi 3, Adkins 2, Jones 2, Green 2, Chick, Hayes, Judd, Munro, Braun; GEEL – Chapman 4, Johnson 3, Clarke 2, Rooke, Graham, Ablett, Wojcinski, Kingsley
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Embley, Judd, Chick, Carroll; GEEL – Ling, Chapman, Corey, Rooke, King
INJURY: WCE – Adkins (concussion), Cox (leg)
CHANGES: WCE – Adkins in for David Wirrpunda
UMPIRES: Fussell, McKenzie, Margetts
CROWD: 36,268 at Subiaco Oval
st kilda (3-3) vs carlton (2-4) telstra dome saturday night
st kilda win 3 straight for the first time since 1999 by 2 goals over carlton. st kilda (4-3) travel to play freo sunday. carlton (2-5) host bulldogs sunday at optus oval.
STK 5.2 9.7 14.11 16.17 (113)
CARL 2.2 8.2 12.5 15.11 (101)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 3, Burke 2, Gehrig 2, Hayes 2, Clarke, Hamill, Harvey, Jones, Koschitzke, Maguire, Peckett; CARL – Beaumont 3, McKernan 3, Houlihan 2, Murphy 2, Ratten 2, Fevola, Hulme, Koutoufides
BEST: StK – Hayes, Riewoldt, Harvey, Goddard, Burke, Peckett, Hudghton, Clarke; CARL – Houlihan, Ratten, Beaumont, McKernan, Lappin, McKay
INJURY: StK – Hudghton (ankle); CARL – Prendergast (foot)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Allen, Nicholls
CROWD: 45,122 at Telstra Dome
adelaide (4-2) vs collingwood (3-3) aami stadium saturday night
collingwood keep their strong record against adeliade intact by 5 points. collingwood (4-3) host west coast at telstra dome saturday afternoon. adelaide (4-3) travel to play brisbane saturday night.
COL 3.2 7.4 11.5 18.6 (114)
ADE 7.3 8.7 12.10 16.13 (109)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 4, Didak 2, Woewodin 2, Rocca 2, Lonie 2, Buckley, Fraser, Williams, Licuria, O’Bree, Burns; ADE – Carey 4, Burns 4, Ricciuto 3, Ladhams 2, McLeod 2, Stenglein
BEST: COL – Woewodin, Licuria, Tarrant, Buckley, Lokan, O’Bree; ADE – Ricciuto, Goodwin, Stenglein, Carey, Burns. COL – Woewodin, Licuria, Tarrant, Buckley, Lokan, O’Bree
UMPIRES: McLaren, Morris, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 44,06 at AAMI Stadium
sydney (3-3) vs brisbane (5-1-0) scg sunday
brisbane had their first loss of the season by 19 points to sydney. sydney (4-3) host geelong sunday. brisbane (5-1-1) host adelaide saturday night.
SYD 5.1 9.5 10.8 15.8 (98)
BRIS 2.2 4.6 8.9 11.13(79)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 5, Schneider 2, Hall 2, Cresswell 2, Crouch, Davis, Ball, Goodes;
BRIS – Lynch 3, Leppitsch 2, Notting 2, Charman, Brennan, B. Scott, Voss
BEST: SYD – O’Loughlin, Cresswell, Goodes, Crouch, Williams, Mathews; BRIS – Leppitsch, Lynch, B. Scott, Black, Power, Voss
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Head, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 23,276 at SCG
melbourne (2-4) vs port (4-2) mcg sunday
melbourne stun port by 27 points to snap a 3 game losing streak. melbourne (3-4) face richmond at the g saturday night. port (4-3) host the roos saturday afternoon.
MELB 7.5 10.9 13.12 16.15 (111)
PA 3.2 6.5 7.9 12.12 (84)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 3, Robertson 3, Leoncelli 3, Thompson, Johnstone, Vardy, McDonald, Bruce, Ferguson, Jamar; PA – P. Burgoyne 3, Cockatoo-Collins 2, S. Burgoyne 2, C. Cornes 2, Carr, Tredrea, Cochrane
BEST: MELB – Williams, McDonald, Leoncelli, Robertson, Vardy, Whelan, Neitz; PA – Stevens, Carr, Wanganeen, K. Cornes P. Burgoyne
INJURY: MELB – Johnstone (hamstring), Brown (hamstring), Whelan (hamstring), Godfrey (concussion); PA – Primus (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Corcoran, Ryan, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 12,410 at MCG
bulldogs (1-5) vs freo (3-3) telstra dome sunday
for the first time since round 18 2001 freo won on the road beating the struggling bulldogs by 83 points. freo (4-3) host st kilda sunday. bulldogs (1-6) face carlton at optus oval sunday.
FRE 3.6 10.8 17.13 23.17 (155)
WB 1.0 3.4 7.7 10.12 (72)
GOALS: FRE – Medhurst 4, J. Longmuir 4, Carr 3, Headland 3, Cook 2, McManus, Grover, Walker, Croad, Koops, Pavlich, Sandilands; WB – Harris 3, Bowden 3, Johnson 2, Power, McMahon
BEST: FRE – Medhurst, McManus, Bell, J. Longmuir, Cook, Hayden, Hasleby, Pavlich; WB – Smith, Gilbee, McGuinness, Bowden, Hahn
INJURY: FRE – Parker (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Schammer, Headland (ankle);
WB – Croft (knee) replaced in selected side by Eagleton, Smith (knee), Bandy (ankle), Bassett (quadriceps)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Wenn, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 12,542 at Telstra Dome
goals
GOALS (after Round 7)
Matera (WCE) 27
Lloyd (ESS) 26
Neitz (MELB) 26
Fevola (CARL) 23
S. Burgoyne (PA)21
Tarrant (COL) 19
Kingsley (GEEL) 18
Brown (WB) 17
Milne (STK) 16
Hall (SYD) 16
Medhurst (FRE) 16
Harding (KANG) 16
Rocca (COL) 15
Carey (ADE) 15
Bradshaw (BRIS) 14
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 671 | 582 | 115.29% | 22 |
| 2 | West Coast | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 776 | 609 | 127.42% | 20 |
| 3 | Richmond | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 634 | 531 | 119.40% | 20 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 744 | 599 | 124.21% | 16 |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 638 | 597 | 106.87% | 16 |
| 6 | Sydney | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 666 | 624 | 106.73% | 16 |
| 7 | Fremantle | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 747 | 701 | 106.56% | 16 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 682 | 686 | 99.42% | 16 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 656 | 698 | 93.98% | 16 |
| 10 | Nth Melbourne | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 721 | 752 | 95.88% | 14 |
| 11 | Essendon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 685 | 690 | 99.28% | 12 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 630 | 686 | 91.84% | 12 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 642 | 717 | 89.54% | 12 |
| 14 | Carlton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 638 | 761 | 83.84% | 8 |
| 15 | Wstn Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 660 | 819 | 80.59% | 4 |
| 16 | Geelong | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 570 | 708 | 80.51% | 4 |
round 8 matches
friday
hawthorn v essendon MCG (N)
saturday
collingwood v west coast TD
port v kanagroos AAMI
richmond v melbourne MCG (N)
brisbane v adeliade G (N)
sunday
sydney v geelong SCG
carlton v bulldogs OO
freo v st kilda S
Harrison’s world 