melbourne (2-3) vs geelong (2-3) mcg friday night
melbourne scrape home against geelong by 1 goal. melbourne (3-3) host freo at the g saturday afternoon. geelong (2-4) face st kilda at the dome friday night.
MELBOURNE: 3.3 6.5 11.7 13.9 (87)
GEELONG: 4.2 6.6 10.10 11.15 (81)
GOALS – Melbourne: Bruce 2, Davey 2, Dunn 2, Robertson 2, Bate, Jamar, McLean, White, Yze
Geelong: Bartel 3, Chapman 3, G.Ablett 2, Mooney, Playfair, Tenace
BEST – Melbourne: Bruce, McLean, Rivers, Yze, Bate, Green, White, Robertson, Davey
Geelong: Chapman, Ling, Bartel, G.Ablett, Milburn
st kilda (2-3) vs bulldogs (4-1) telstra dome saturday afternoon
st kilda stun the bulldogs by 14 points. st kilda (3-3) host geelong at the dome friday night. bulldogs (4-2) travel to play port sunday.
ST KILDA: 3.4, 8.4, 9.8, 14.8 (92)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 3.0, 4.1, 8.4, 12.6 (78)
GOALS – St Kilda: Gehrig 6, Harvey 3, Schwarze, Milne, Maguire, Hamill, Riewoldt
Western Bulldogs: Hahn 3, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson 2, Grant 2, Smith, Cooney, West
BEST – St Kilda: Gehrig, Harvey, Dal Santo, Goddard, Gram, Riewoldt, Thompson
Western Bulldogs: Hahn, Giansiracusa, Street, Johnson, Gilbee, Cross, Grant
freo (3-2) vs west coast (5-0) subiaco saturday afternoon
freo win the derby by 5 points over west coast. freo (4-2) travel to melbourne at the g saturday. west coast (5-1) host collingwood saturday night.
FREMANTLE: 4.4, 7.8, 10.11, 12.16 (88)
WEST COAST: 3.5, 7.6, 10.8, 12.11 (83)
GOALS – Fremantle: Pavlich 4, J Carr 3, Headland 2, McPharlin, Bell, Hasleby
West Coast: Staker 3, Embley, Seaby 2, Rosa, R Jones, Graham, Judd, Chick
BEST – Fremantle: Pavlich, J Carr, Headland, Schammer, Johnson, Grover
West Coast: Judd, Selwood, Seaby, Embley, Glass, Staker
essendon (1-4) vs richmond (2-3) mcg saturday night
richmond win the dreamtime game by 2 points over essendon. richmond (3-3) host sydney at the dome saturday afternoon. essendon (1-5) face carlton at the g sunday.
ESSENDON: 5.2, 5.10, 8.13, 13.17 (95)
RICHMOND: 4.3, 5.12, 9.15, 13.19 (97)
GOALS – Essendon: Lucas 4, Stanton 2, Laycock 2, Lovett 2, Hird, Monfries, Watson
Richmond: Polo 3, Hughes 2, Richardson 2, Tivendale, Hartigan, Kellaway, Pettifer, Krakouer, Tuck
BEST – Essendon: Lucas, Lovett-Murray, Watson, J Johnson, Stanton, Welsh, Lovett
Richmond: Polo, Tuck, Newman, Pettifer, Tivendale, J Bowden, P Bowden
adelaide (4-1) vs port (2-3) aami stadium saturday night
adelaide win the showdown by 50 points. adeliade (5-1) face the roos at the dome sunday. port (2-4) host bulldogs sunday.
ADELAIDE: 5.3, 6.6, 11.9, 15.13 (103)
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.1, 6.3, 8.4, 8.5 (53)
GOALS – Adelaide: Hentschel 3, Doughty 3, Thompson 3, McGregor, Mattner, Porplyzia, Maric, Reilly, Johncock
Port Adelaide: S.Burgoyne 2, Pearce 2, Dew, C.Cornes, Walsh, Mahoney
BEST – Adelaide: Edwards, Doughty, Hentschel, Thompson, Rutten, Johncock, Mattner, McLeod, Bassett
Port Adelaide: C.Cornes, Lade, K.Cornes, S.Burgoyne, P.Burgoyne, Cassisi, Pearce, Walsh
brisbane (1-4) vs sydney (2-3) gabba sunday
the roller coaster thats sydneys title defence continues with a 32 point win over brisbane. sydney (3-3) face richmond at the dome saturday afternoon. brisbane (1-5) face hawthorn at the gold coast saturday night.
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.4, 4.4, 8.7, 10.10 (70)
SYDNEY: 5.2, 8.6, 13.10, 15.12 (102)
GOALS – Brisbane Lions: Charman 3, Bradshaw 2, Fixter, Akermanis, Moody, Michael, McDonald
Sydney: Hall 3, Goodes 2, Crouch 2, Bolton 2, Ablett 2, Kirk, McVeigh, Dempster, Malceski
BEST – Brisbane Lions: Charman, Johnson, Voss, Rischitelli, B.Scott, Notting
Sydney: Goodes, Bolton, Crouch, Fosdike, Hall, O’Keefe, Kirk
carlton (1-4) vs collingwood (4-1) mcg sunday
collingwood smash carlton by 12 goals. collingwood (5-1) travel to west coast saturday night. carlton (1-5) host essendon sunday at the g.
CARLTON: 1.4, 5.9, 6.11, 9.12 (66)
COLLINGWOOD: 2.5, 5.7, 12.9, 21.12 (138)
GOALS – Carlton: Fevola 3, Stevens, Waite, Houlihan, Fisher, Whitnall, Walker
Collingwood: Didak 3, Rocca 2, Lockyer 2, Swan 2, Johnson 2, Licuria 2, Davis 2, Holland 2, Buckley, Burns, Tarrant, Thomas
BEST – Carlton: Whitnall, Walker, Stevens, Scotland, Thornton
Collingwood: Holland, Swan, Licuria, O’Bree, Shaw, Didak, Prestigiacomo
kangaroos (1-4) vs hawthorn (4-1) telstra dome sunday
roos stun the hawks by 22 points ending a 4 game losing streak. north (2-4) host adeliade at the dome sunday. hawthorn (4-2) play brisbane at the gold coast saturday night.
KANGAROOS: 1.2, 6.6, 11.10, 15.12 (102)
HAWTHORN: 4.4, 7.8, 10.11, 11.14 (80)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Thompson 8, McIntosh 2, Wells 2, Grant, Green, Harris
Hawthorn: Williams 2, Campbell, Clarke, Crawford, Croad, Dixon, Guerra, Hodge, Ries, Young
BEST – Kangaroos: Thompson, Grant, Wells, Archer, Harvey, Simpson
Hawthorn: Hodge, Mitchell, Bateman, Everitt, Guerra, Young
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Collingwood | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 713 | 505 | 141.19% | 20 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 606 | 431 | 140.60% | 20 |
| 3 | West Coast | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 610 | 466 | 130.90% | 20 |
| 4 | Wstn Bulldogs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 639 | 556 | 114.93% | 16 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 558 | 508 | 109.84% | 16 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 539 | 520 | 103.65% | 16 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 581 | 542 | 107.20% | 12 |
| 8 | Sydney | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 543 | 540 | 100.56% | 12 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 533 | 591 | 90.19% | 12 |
| 10 | Richmond | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 504 | 652 | 77.30% | 12 |
| 11 | Geelong | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 565 | 500 | 113.00% | 8 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 532 | 643 | 82.74% | 8 |
| 13 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 526 | 659 | 79.82% | 8 |
| 14 | Essendon | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 565 | 587 | 96.25% | 4 |
| 15 | Carlton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 471 | 584 | 80.65% | 4 |
| 16 | Brisbane | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 455 | 656 | 69.36% | 4 |
round 7 matches
friday
st kilda v geelong TD (N)
saturday
melbourne v freo MCG
richmond v sydney TD
hawthorn v brisbane C (N)
west coast v collingwood S (N)
sunday
port v bulldogs AAMI
carlton v essendon MCG
north v adeliade TD
Harrison’s world 