adelaide (2-5) Vs essendon (5-2) aami stadium friday night
essendon have now won 6 striaght beating the crows by 51 points. essendon (6-2) face geelong at teltsra dome saturday night. adelaide (2-6) travel to play collingwood friday night at telstra dome.
Adelaide: 2.4, 5.6, 7.12, 12.12 (84)
Essendon: 7.4, 10.9, 14.11, 20.15 (135)
Goals: Adelaide: Carey 6, Bock, Hentschel, Burton, McLeod, Edwards, McGregor
Essendon: Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Hille 2, M Johnson 2, Solomon 2, McPhee 2, Lovett-Murray, J Johnson, Murphy, Bolton, Cupido
Best: Adelaide: Carey, Ricciuto, McLeod, Begley, Clarke
Essendon: J Johnson, Murphy, Allan, Lucas, M Johnson, Solomon, Welsh
richmond (3-4) vs bulldogs (2-5) mcg saturday afternoon
richmond make it 3 striaght beating the bulldogs by 23 points. richmond (4-4) travel to play port saturday night. bulldogs (2-6) play cartlon at optus oval sunday.
Richmond: 4.1 8.5 11.9 15.15 (105)
Western Bulldogs: 1.8 6.13 8.19 10.22 (82)
Goals: Richmond: Richardson 10, Brown 3, Stafford, Johnson.
Bulldogs: Bowden 2, Hahn 2, Murphy 2, West, Darcy, Croft, Robbins.
Best: Richmond: Richardson, Brown, Bowden, Kellaway, Johnson, Tivendale, Hall, Gaspar.
Bulldogs: West, Johnson, Bowden, Smith, Grant, Giansiracusa
west coast (2-5) vs sydney (3-4) subiaco saturday afternoon
west coast have their best effort so far in a 27 point win over sydney. west coast (3-5) travel to play st kilda at telstra dome sunday. sydney (3-5) host hawthorn sunday.
West Coast: 5.3 11.4 14.9 18.16 (124)
Sydney: 5.3 8.5 11.7 15.7 (97)
Goals: West Coast: Matera 5, Jakovich 3, Cousins, Chambers 2, Selwood, Fletcher, Embley, Sampi, Cox, Braun
Sydney: Hall 5, O’Loughlin 3, J Bolton, Fosdike 2, Kirk, Mathews, Maxfield
Best: West Coast: Kerr, Cousins, Judd, Fletcher, Staker, Embley
Sydney: Hall, Mathews, Bevan, Bolton, Fosdike, Kirk
st kilda (7-0) vs collingwood (1-6) telstra dome saturday night
1st place st kilda stayed unbeaten while leaving last place collingwood (who are the regining runners up) by 47 points. st kilda (8-0) host west coast suday. collingwood (1-7) host adelaide friday night at telstra dome.
St Kilda: 6.3 10.7 15.10 21.12 (138)
Collingwood: 2.1 4.4 10.9 13.13 (91)
Goals: St Kilda: Gehrig 5, Milne 5, Guerra 4, Koschitzke 4, Hamill 2, Riewoldt
Collingwood: Tarrant 4, Rocca 3, Davis, Didak, Johnson, Licuria, McGough, O’Bree
Best: St Kilda: Milne, Koschitzke, Guerra, Dal Santo, Gehrig, Schwarze, Ball, Hamill, Jones
Collingwood: Woewodin, Johnson, Tarrant, Richards, Rocca, O’Bree
brisbane (5-2) vs carlton (3-4) gabba saturday night
brisbane affirm their title defence with a 38 point win over carlton. brisbane (6-2) travel to play freo saturday afternoon. carlton (3-5) host bulldogs sunday.
Brisbane: 6.4 9.9 17.11 21.14 (140)
Carlton: 2.3 5.5 9.6 16.6 (102)
Goals: Brisbane: Akermanis 5, Bradshaw 5, Voss 3, Brown, McGrath, Hadley, Brennan, Charman, Pike, Scott, Notting
Carlton: Fisher 3, Hulme 3, Prendergast 3, Lappin 2, Whitnall 2, Camporeale, Stevens, Houlihan
Best: Brisbane: Black, Akermanis, Power, Johnson, Michael, Lappin, Bradshaw
Carlton: Prendergast, Fisher, Camporeale, Stevens, Lappin, Whitnall
hawthorn (1-6) vs freo (5-2) york park sunday
hawthorn finally get back on the winners list stunning freo by 9 points. hawthorn (2-6) play sydney on the road sunday. freo (5-3) host brisbane saturday afternoon.
Hawthorn: 2.5 6.7 8.9 10.10 (70)
Fremantle: 3.1 4.6 6.8 8.13 (61)
Goals: Hawthorn: Crawford, Vandenberg 2, Williams, Lonie, Ball, Kane, Croad, Everitt, 1
Fremantle: Simmons, Bell 2, Pavlich, J Longmuir, T Longmuir, Farmer 1
Best: Hawthorn: Croad, Everitt, Bateman, Lonie, Crawford, Vandenberg
Fremantle: McPharlin, McManus, Bell, Hasleby, Bell, Pavlich
geelong (3-4) vs melbourne (6-1) skilled stadium sunday
geelong beat melbourne by 14 points. geelong (4-4) host essendon saturday night at telstra dome. melbourne (6-2) host the roos saturday afternoon.
Geelong: 7.1 9.5 11.9 15.11 (101)
Melbourne: 2.4 3.7 9.12 12.15 (87)
Goals: Geelong: Kingsley 4, Mackie, Chapman, Mooney 3, Kelly, Ablett
Melbourne: Davey 5, Johnstone, Robertson, White, Yze, Miller, Ward, Godfrey
Best: Geelong: Scarlett, Harley, Mooney, Kelly, Kingsley, Ablett
Melbourne: Yze, Davey, Thompson, Miller, Wheatley, White
kanagroos (3-4) vs port (5-2) telstra dome sunday
roos snap a 4 match losing streak stunning port by 92 points. kanagroos (4-4) face melbourne at the g saturday afternoon. port (5-3) host richmond saturday night.
Kangaroos: 5.1 8.6 18.12 21.14 (140)
Port Adelaide: 2.1 4.3 4.4 7.6 (48)
Goals: Kangaroos: Harvey 4, Rocca 3, Petrie 3, Motlop 2, Hale 2, Grant, Harris, Sinclair, King, Makepeace, Stevens, Jones
Port: Schofield 2, Lade, Wilson, White, Salopek, James
Best: Kangaroos: Harvey, Petrie, King, Grant, Simpson, Watt, Rocca, Colbert
Port: Poulton, Schofield, Bishop, Wilson
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | St Kilda | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 898 | 607 | 147.94% | 32 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 906 | 681 | 133.04% | 24 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 858 | 649 | 132.20% | 24 |
| 4 | Essendon | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 852 | 819 | 104.03% | 24 |
| 5 | Fremantle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 672 | 609 | 110.34% | 20 |
| 6 | Port Adelaide | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 873 | 798 | 109.40% | 20 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 833 | 793 | 105.04% | 16 |
| 8 | Geelong | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 706 | 691 | 102.17% | 16 |
| 9 | Richmond | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 635 | 786 | 80.79% | 16 |
| 10 | Sydney | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 722 | 698 | 103.44% | 12 |
| 11 | West Coast | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 782 | 862 | 90.72% | 12 |
| 12 | Carlton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 688 | 808 | 85.15% | 12 |
| 13 | Wstn Bulldogs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 791 | 908 | 87.11% | 8 |
| 14 | Adelaide | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 714 | 821 | 86.97% | 8 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 647 | 816 | 79.29% | 8 |
| 16 | Collingwood | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 628 | 859 | 73.11% | 4 |
round 9 matches
friday
collingwood v adelaide TD (N)
saturday
melbourne v north MCG
freo v brisbane S
geelong v essendon TD (N)
port v richmond AAMI (N)
sunday
sydney v hawthorn SCG
carlton v bulldogs OO
st kilda v west coast TD
Harrison’s world 