bulldogs (2-4) vs essendon (4-2) telstra dome friday night
essendon were too good for the bulldogs by 26 points. essendon (5-2) travel to play adeliade friday night. bulldogs (2-5) face richmond at the g saturday afternoon.
Essendon: 5.2 10.6 15.7 18.13 (121)
Western Bulldogs: 3.2 7.5 11.9 14.11 (95)
Goals: Essendon: Lloyd 5, Lovett-Murray 3, Rioli 2, Solomon 2, Murphy 2, Hille 2, Misiti, Hird
Bulldogs: Johnson 3, Robbins 3, Darcy 2, Rawlings 2, Murphy, Bowden, Gilbee, Street
Best: Essendon: J Johnson, Hird, Lloyd, Solomon, Hille, Murphy, Wellman, Rioli
Bulldogs: Smith, Grant, Johnson, Darcy, Murphy, Robbins
carlton (2-4) vs collingwood (1-5) mcg saturday afternoon
in a 19 goal turn around in a week carlton stun last place collingwood by 9 points. carlton (3-4) face brisbane at the gabba saturday night. collingwood (1-6) face st kilda at telstra dome saturday night.
Carlton: 1.5 4.8 7.9 13.11 (89)
Collingwood: 3.3 5.7 10.11 11.14 (80)
Goals: Carlton: Fevola 6, Davies 3, Scotland, Hulme, Lappin, DeLuca.
Collingwood: Davis 4, Tarrant 2, Woewodin 2, Kinnear, Lokan, Buckley
Best: Carlton: Fevola, Davies, Lappin, Stevens, Scotland, Teague.
Collingwood: Woewodin, Davis, Holland, Lonie, O’Bree, Swan.
freo (5-1) vs st kilda (6-0) subiaco saturday afternoon
st kilda remain unbeaten on top by 23 points over freo. st kilda (7-0) host collingwood saturday night at telstra dome. freo (5-2) travel to play hawthorn in tasmania sunday.
Fremantle: 1.4 1.4 6.5 11.6 (72)
St Kilda: 4.0 8.4 12.7 14.11 (95)
Goals: Fremantle: J Longmuir 3, Simmonds, Medhurst 2, McManus, Pavlich, Farmer, T Longmuir
St Kilda: Gehrig 4, Milne 3, Black 2, Hamill, Guerra, Dal Santo, Powell, Thompson
Best: Fremantle: Hasleby, Pavlich, Bell, Hayden
St Kilda: Riewoldt, Ball, Dal Santo, Harvey, Gehrig, Hamill, Penny
kanagroos (3-3) vs brisbane (4-2) telstra dome saturday night
the roos slump continues with a 44 point loss to brisbane. brisbane (5-2) host carlton saturday night. kanagroos (3-4) host port sunday at telstra dome.
Kangaroos: 1.6 5.6 8.7 11.10 (76)
Brisbane Lions: 2.3 8.6 15.7 18.12 (120)
Goals: Kangaroos: Makepeace, Motlop, Harris 2, Harding, King, Sinclair, A Stevens, Wells 1
Brisbane Lions: Bradshaw 5, Akermanis 3, Brennan, Notting, Lappin, Brown 2, Adcock, Shattock 1
Best: Kangaroos: Sinclair, Grant, Simpson, Makepeace
Brisbane Lions: Leppitsch, Black, Brown, Charman, Power, Hart, Lappin
port (5-1) vs adeliade (1-5) aami stadium saturday night
in one of the upsets of the year adeliade snap a 4 year drought in the showdown beating port by 32 points. adelaide (2-5) host essendon friday night. port (5-2) travel to play the roos sunday at telstra dome.
Port Adelaide: 5.2, 7.3, 9.7, 13.9 (87)
Adelaide: 4.2, 11.6, 14.14 (119)
Goals: Port Adelaide: Tredrea 7, Ebert 2, Brogan, S Burgoyne, Cassisi, Ebert, K Cornes
Adelaide: Johncock 4, McGregor 3, Carey 3, Jericho 2, Stenglein, Massie, Bock, Welsh, Edwards
Best: Port Adelaide: Tredrea, P Burgoyne, Wilson, C Cornes, Cassisi
Adelaide: Ricciuto, McLeod, Stenglein, Clarke, McGregor, Burton, Carey
sydney (3-3) vs richmond (2-4) scg sunday
richmond stun sydney by 13 points on the road. richmond (3-4) host bulldogs saturday afternoon. sydney (3-4) travel to play west coast saturday afternoon.
Sydney: 5.4 6.5 7.6 8.6 (54)
Richmond: 4.1 5.3 8.3 10.7 (67)
Goals: Sydney: Hall 3, Saddington 2, J Bolton, O’Keefe, Goodes
Richmond: Richardson 7, Stafford, Gaspar, Brown,
Best: Sydney: Williams, Mathews, O’Keefe, Hall.
Richmond: Richardson, Brown, Campbell, Johnson, Tivendale.
melbourne (5-1) vs west coast (2-4) mcg sunday
west coast are now 3rd last after a 49 point loss to melbourne. melbourne (6-1) travel to geelong sunday. west coast (2-5) host sydney saturday afternoon.
Melbourne: 4.6 8.9 12.12 18.14 (122)
West Coast Eagles: 2.2 7.4 8.6 11.7 (73)
Goals: Melbourne: Robertson 5, Holland 2, Neitz 2, Bruce 2, Davey 2, Armstrong, Brown, Thompson, Johnstone, Green
West Coast Eagles: Staker 3, Sampi 2, Matera 2, McDougall, Embley, Chambers, Wirrpunda
Best: Melbourne: Robertson, Whelan, Rivers, Wheatley, Thompson, Brown, Green, Godfrey
West Coast Eagles: Braun, Glass, Staker, Kerr, B Jones
hawthorn (1-5) vs geelong (2-4) telstra dome sunday twillight
hawks horror run continues with thier only win (in round 1) was against 2nd place melbourne after a 56 point loss to geelong. geelong (3-4) host melbourne sunday. hawthorn (1-6) host freo in tasmania sunday.
Hawthorn: 2.1 4.1 5.1 8.4 (52)
Geelong: 4.7 6.11 10.14 15.18 (108)
Goals: Hawthorn: Williams 3, Brown 2, Croad 2, Dixon
Geelong: Chapman 2, Graham 2, Haynes 2, Kingsley 2, Ablett, Corey, Gardiner, Kelly, Ling, Mackie, Milburn
Best: Hawthorn: Everitt, Williams, Smith, Brown, Croad
Geelong: Kelly, Corey, Ling, Milburn, Hunt, Chapman, Harley, Haynes, Scarlett
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | St Kilda | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 760 | 516 | 147.29% | 28 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 819 | 580 | 141.21% | 24 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 718 | 547 | 131.26% | 20 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 825 | 658 | 125.38% | 20 |
| 5 | Fremantle | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 611 | 539 | 113.36% | 20 |
| 6 | Essendon | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 717 | 735 | 97.55% | 20 |
| 7 | Sydney | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 625 | 574 | 108.89% | 12 |
| 8 | Geelong | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 605 | 604 | 100.17% | 12 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 693 | 745 | 93.02% | 12 |
| 10 | Carlton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 586 | 668 | 87.72% | 12 |
| 11 | Richmond | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 530 | 704 | 75.28% | 12 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 630 | 686 | 91.84% | 8 |
| 13 | Wstn Bulldogs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 709 | 803 | 88.29% | 8 |
| 14 | West Coast | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 658 | 765 | 86.01% | 8 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 577 | 755 | 76.42% | 4 |
| 16 | Collingwood | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 537 | 721 | 74.48% | 4 |
round 8 matches
friday
adelaide v essendon AAMI (N)
saturday
richmond v bulldogs MCG
west coast v sydney S
brisbane v carlton G (N)
st kilda v collingwood TD (N)
sunday
hawthorn v freo YP
geelong v melbourne SS
kangaroos v port TD
Harrison’s world 