collingwood (3-7) vs west coast (4-6) telstra dome friday night
collingwood continue to revive their season with a 3 goal win over west coast. collingwood (4-7) face melbourne at the g monday. west coast (4-7) host adelaide saturday night.
Collingwood: 3.2 8.3 12.6 14.9 (93)
West Coast Eagles: 5.4 6.6 8.7 11.9 (75)
Goals: Collingwood: Tarrant 4, Didak 3, C Cloke 2, Burns 2, Lonie, Licuria, Richards
Eagles: Kerr 2, McDougall 2, Matera, Braun, Seaby, Chick, Hansen, Embley, Cox
Best: Collingwood: Licuria, Burns, Tarrant, Clement, Cole, Lockyer, J Cloke
Eagles: Kerr, Fletcher, Embley, Judd, McDougall
hawthorn (2-8) vs essendon (7-3) mcg saturday afternoon
essendon smash hawthorn after an infamous brawl by 74 points. essendon (8-3) host brisbane saturday night at telstra dome. hawthorn (2-9) face carlton at telstra dome friday night.
Hawthorn: 2.2 5.3 7.6 12.8 (80)
Essendon: 6.4 10.5 19.8 24.10 (154)
Goals: Hawthorn: Williams 2, Thompson 2, Everitt 2, Bateman 2, Hodge, Beaumont, Smith, Vandenberg
Essendon: Lloyd 7, Lucas 3, M Johnson 2, Murphy 2, Rioli 2, Henneman, Solomon, Peverill, J Johnson, Bolton, Misiti, Allan, Alvey
Best: Hawthorn: Smith, Hodge, Dixon
Essendon: Lucas, Lloyd, Solomon, Allan, J Johnson, McPhee, Rioli, Welsh
adelaide (3-7) vs carlton (3-7) aami stadium saturday afternoon
carlton stun adelaide by 4 points to get space off the bottom of the ladder. carlton (4-7) host hawthorn friday night at telstra dome. adelaide (3-8) travel to play west coast saturday night.
ADELAIDE: 5.6, 6.6, 10.12, 12.15 (87)
CARLTON: 1.1, 5.4, 7.5, 14.7 (91)
Goals: Adelaide: Stevens 3, Carey 3, Welsh 2, Schuback, McLeod, Burton, Edwards Carlton: Fevola 7, Lappin 3, Camporeale 2, Simpson, Stevens
Best: Adelaide: Ricciuto, McLeod, Doughty, Clarke, Hentschel, Edwards Carlton: Camporeale, Fevola, Stevens, Lappin, Houlihan, Prendergast
kanagroos (4-6) vs richmond (4-6) telstra dome saturday night
north record just their 2nd win since round 3 by 74 points over richmond keeping their season alive. kanagroos (5-6) play geelong sunday at geelong. richmond (4-7) face freo at the g sunday.
Kangaroos: 5.2 7.5 14.7 24.10 (154)
Richmond: 3.4 7.6 9.8 12.8 (80)
Goals: Kangaroos: Rocca 8, Harding 3, King 2, Motlop 2, McKernan 2, Brown, A.Stevens, M.Stevens, Firrito, Watson, Grant, Harvey
Richmond: Richardson 5, Krakouer 2, Brown, Bowden, Ottens, Hyde, Hartigan
Best: Kangaroos: Rocca, Harris, Harvey, Harding, Makepeace, A. Stevens, M Stevens
Richmond: Richardson, Brown, Campbell, Stafford, Krakouer, Newman
brisbane (7-3) vs port (7-3) gabba saturday night
brisbane prove their 3 peat is not a fluke by 37 points over port. brisbane (8-3) travel to play essendon saturday night. port (7-4) host sydney sunday.
Brisbane: 6.2 9.7 14.11 18.15 (123)
Port Adelaide: 2.6 6.8 8.13 12.14 (86)
Goals: Brisbane: Brown 3, Power 3, Hadley 2, Bradshaw 2, Notting 2, Voss, Charman, Brennan, Pike, Lappin, Corrie
Port Adelaide: Ebert 3, Tredrea 2, Wanganeen 2, Pickett, Wakelin, Mahoney, Wilson, Dew
Best: Brisbane: Power, Lappin, Scott, Brown, Michael, Hadley
Port Adelaide: Ebert, K Cornes, Dew, Cassisi, Tredrea
sydney (5-5) vs st kilda (10-0) scg sunday
st kildas dream run is over after a 6 goal loss to sydney. sydney (6-5) travel to play port sunday. st kilda (10-1) face bulldogs at the g saturday afternoon.
Sydney: 4.4 7.7 14.9 17.10 (112)
St Kilda: 1.1 4.5 8.7 11.10 (76)
Goals: Sydney: Hall 5, Nicks 4, James, McVeigh, Williams, O’Loughlin, Mathews, J Bolton, Fosdike, Buchanan
St Kilda: Dal Santo 2, Koschitzke 2, Guerra, Maguire, Ball , Harvey, Hamill, Montagna, Riewoldt
Best: Sydney: Barry, Hall, Williams, Goodes,
St Kilda: Ball, Harvey, Dal Santo
bulldogs (3-7) vs geelong (5-5) telstra dome sunday
geelong hold their spot in the 8 by 46 points over the bulldogs. geelong (6-5) host the roos sunday. bulldogs (3-8) host st kilda at the g saturday afternoon.
Western Bulldogs: 4.2, 7.3, 9.6, 10.7 (67)
Geelong: 4.2, 7.3, 14.6, 17.11 (113)
GOALS: Western Bulldogs: Murphy 3, Bowden 2, Johnson, Hahn, Eagleton, Minson, Robbins 1
Geelong: Ablett 4, Kingsley, Chapman 3, Ling 2, King, Graham, Kelly, Gardiner, Mooney 1
BEST: Western Bulldogs: Grant, Giansiracusa, Murphy, Hahn, West, Bowden, Smith
Geelong: Scarlett, Mooney, Ablett, Harley, Chapman, Bartel, Riccardi, Ling
freo (6-4) vs melbourne (7-3) subiaco sunday
melbourne remain in the top 4 with a 31 point win over freo. melbourne (8-3) host collingwood monday at the g. freo (6-5) travel to play richmond sunday at the g.
Fremantle: 2.2 4.5 9.8 9.8 (62)
Melbourne: 4.3 6.7 7.8 13.15 (93)
Goals: Fremantle: McPharlin 3, Medhurst, Pavlich 2, Farmer, Simmonds
Melbourne: Vardy 4, Bruce 3, Robertson 2, Heffernan, McLean, Davey, Neitz
Best: Fremantle: Pavlich, Hasleby, Haddrill, Carr, Headland, Simmonds
Melbourne: Vardy, White, Green, Brown, Whelan, Yze
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | St Kilda | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1339 | 875 | 153.03% | 40 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1178 | 944 | 124.79% | 32 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1182 | 955 | 123.77% | 32 |
| 4 | Essendon | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1218 | 1104 | 110.33% | 32 |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1203 | 1083 | 111.08% | 28 |
| 6 | Sydney | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1007 | 920 | 109.46% | 24 |
| 7 | Geelong | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1051 | 971 | 108.24% | 24 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 956 | 895 | 106.82% | 24 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1130 | 1061 | 106.50% | 20 |
| 10 | West Coast | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1025 | 1187 | 86.35% | 16 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 881 | 1064 | 82.80% | 16 |
| 12 | Carlton | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 946 | 1195 | 79.16% | 16 |
| 13 | Richmond | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 828 | 1168 | 70.89% | 16 |
| 14 | Adelaide | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 999 | 1027 | 97.27% | 12 |
| 15 | Wstn Bulldogs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1029 | 1193 | 86.25% | 12 |
| 16 | Hawthorn | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 853 | 1183 | 72.10% | 8 |
round 12 matches
friday
carlton v hawthorn TD (N)
saturday
bulldogs v st kilda MCG
essendon v brisbane TD (N)
west coast v adelaide S (N)
sunday
port v sydney AAMI
richmond v freo MCG
geelong v kangaroos SS
monday
melbourne v collingwood MCG