st kilda (3-3) vs geelong (2-4) telstra dome friday night
geelong end a 4 game losing streak stunning st kilda by 3 goals. geelong (3-4) travel to play collingwood at the g saturday night. st kilda (3-4) play carlton at the g sunday.
GEELONG: 2.4, 6.5, 10.7, 12.10 (82)
ST KILDA: 1.4, 3.8, 6.8, 9.10 (64)
GOALS – Geelong: Chapman 3, S Johnson 3, Rooke, Kelly, Playfair, D Johnson, Ling, Tenace
St Kilda: Riewoldt 3, Schwarze, Gehrig, Ackland, Gram, Maguire, Goddard
BEST – Geelong: Chapman, King, Ottens, Kelly, S Johnson, Ling, Scarlett
St Kilda: Dal Santo, Hayes, Goddard, Gram, Voss
melbourne (3-3) vs freo (4-2) mcg saturday afternoon
melbourne smash freo by 59 points to continue their revival. melbourne (4-3) face hawthorn at the g friday night. freo (4-3) host north saturday afternoon.
MELBOURNE: 3.3, 9.8, 12.11, 17.15 (117)
FREMANTLE: 2.3, 3.7, 7.8, 8.10 (58)
GOALS – Melbourne: Davey 2, Green 2, Robertson 2, Yze 2, Neitz 2, Johnstone 2, McLean 2, Pickett, Jamar, Dunn
Fremantle: Johnson 3, Farmer 2, Medhurst, Cook, Pavlich
BEST – Melbourne: Yze, Davey, Johnstone, McLean, Pickett, Green, McDonald, Robertson
Fremantle: Pavlich, Schammer, Johnson, Black, Mundy, Hasleby
richmond (3-3) vs sydney (3-3) telstra dome saturday afternoon
sydneys title defence got a big boost in a 118 point demolition of richmond. sydney (4-3) host bulldogs in a “away” game saturday night. richmond (3-4) host adelaide saturday afternoon at the dome.
RICHMOND: 4.2 6.6 8.7 9.8 (62)
SYDNEY: 8.0 15.4 21.6 28.12 (180)
GOALS – Richmond: Richardson 2, Pettifer 2, Simmonds, Stafford, Hyde, Hughes, Tambling
Sydney: Hall 5, O’Keefe 4, Malceski 3, O’Loughlin 3, Ablett 2, Goodes 2, McVeigh 2, Buchanan 2, Davis, J Bolton, Richards, Kirk, Williams
BEST – Richmond: Foley, Raines, Hyde, Richardson
Sydney: Kirk, Buchanan, Hall, O’Loughlin, Goodes, Ablett, Kennelly, O’Keefe, Malceski
hawthorn (4-2) vs brisbane (1-5) carrara saturday night
brisbane stun hawthorn by 40 points on the gold coast. brisbane (2-5) travel to port sunday. hawthorn (4-3) host melbourne friday night at the g.
HAWTHORN: 0.0, 4.1, 6.7, 9.12 (66)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.1, 9.8, 14.9, 16.10 (106)
GOALS – Hawthorn: Williams 5, Miller, Dixon, Brown, Vandenberg
Brisbane Lions: Brown 8, Brennan 3, McGrath 2, Moody, Clark, Bradshaw
BEST – Hawthorn: Mitchell, Sewell, Brown, Vandenberg, Roughead
Brisbane Lions: Brown, Black, Brennan, Charman, Selwood, Rischitelli, Copeland, Power
west coast (5-1) vs collingwood (5-1) subiaco saturday night
west coast win 3rd v 1st by 14 points over collingwood. west coast (6-1) travel to essendon at the dome sunday. collingwood (5-2) host geelong at the g saturday night.
WEST COAST 4.2 8.7 11.10 16.16 (112)
COLLINGWOOD 2.3 5.5 12.6 15.8 (98)
Goals: West Coast: Q Lynch 5 C Judd 3 A Hansen 2 B Cousins D Cox D Chick A Sampi A Embley T Stenglein. Collingwood: A Rocca 3 D Swan 3 L Davis 3 J Fraser 2 S Burns 2 A Didak P Licuria.
Best: West Coast: J Graham C Judd Q Lynch A Embley A Selwood. Collingwood: J Fraser D Swan B Johnson L Davis H Shaw.
port (2-4) vs bulldogs (4-2) aami stadium sunday
bulldogs stun port by 76 points. bulldogs (5-2) face sydney in sydney in a “home” game saturday night. port (2-5) host brisbane sunday.
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.4, 5.9, 9.11, 13.12 (90)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 7.5, 13.7, 20.9, 25.16 (166)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: C.Cornes 3, White 3, S.Burgoyne 2, Tredrea, Pettigrew, Thurstans, Salopek, Pearce
Western Bulldogs: Johnson 4, Cooney 3, Eagleton 3, Montgomery 2, Grant 2, Griffen 2, Boyd 2, Robbins 2, Murphy, Giansiracusa, Cross, Hahn, Ray
BEST – Port Adelaide: C.Cornes, S.Burgoyne, P.Burgoyne, Lade, Pearce, White
Western Bulldogs: Giansiracusa, Johnson, Smith, Cross, West, Eagleton, Gilbee, Cooney
carlton (1-5) vs essendon (1-5) mcg sunday
carlton break a 5 game losing streak by 33 points over essendon in the bottom of the table clash. carlton (2-5) host st kilda at the g sunday. essendon (1-6) host west coast at the dome sunday.
CARLTON: 2.3, 7.5, 10.7, 17.9 (111)
ESSENDON: 2.3, 4.6, 7.11, 11.12 (78)
GOALS – Carlton: Fevola 7, Kennedy 2, Murphy 2, Stevens, Fisher, Saddington, Waite, Scotland, Bentick
Essendon: Lovett 2, Hille 2, Dyson 2, Monfries, M. Johnson, Winderlich, Bolton, Watson
BEST – Carlton: Fevola, Whitnall, Murphy, Scotland, Bentick, Houlihan, Stevens
Essendon: Dyson, Watson, Hille, Lovett-Murray, Welsh
north (2-4) Vs adelaide (5-1) telstra dome sunday
adelaide secure 1st by 56 points over north. adelaide (6-1) travel to play richmond at the dome saturday afternoon. north (2-5) travel to freo saturday afternoon.
KANGAROOS: 1.1, 5.3, 6.5, 9.6 (60)
ADELAIDE: 9.2, 9.3, 13.6, 18.8 (116)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Thompson 2, Harding 2, Jones, Green, Hale, Petrie, McIntosh
Adelaide: Ricciuto 5, Burton 4, Hentschel 3, Biglands 2, Porplyzia 2, Doughty, Thompson
BEST – Kangaroos: Sinclair, Wells, Harris, Pratt, Harvey, Rawlings
Adelaide: Goodwin, Ricciuto, Burton, Biglands, Mattner, Thompson, Edwards, Johncock, Hentschel
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Adelaide | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 722 | 491 | 147.05% | 24 |
| 2 | West Coast | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 722 | 564 | 128.01% | 24 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 811 | 617 | 131.44% | 20 |
| 4 | Wstn Bulldogs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 805 | 646 | 124.61% | 20 |
| 5 | Sydney | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 723 | 602 | 120.10% | 16 |
| 6 | Hawthorn | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 624 | 614 | 101.63% | 16 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 650 | 649 | 100.15% | 16 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 597 | 637 | 93.72% | 16 |
| 9 | Geelong | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 647 | 564 | 114.72% | 12 |
| 10 | St Kilda | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 645 | 624 | 103.37% | 12 |
| 11 | Richmond | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 566 | 832 | 68.03% | 12 |
| 12 | Carlton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 582 | 662 | 87.92% | 8 |
| 13 | Nth Melbourne | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 592 | 759 | 78.00% | 8 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 561 | 722 | 77.70% | 8 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 616 | 825 | 74.67% | 8 |
| 16 | Essendon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 643 | 698 | 92.12% | 4 |
round 8 matches
friday
hawthorn v melbourne MCG (N)
saturday
richmond v adeliade TD
freo v kangaroos S
collingwood v geelong MCG (N)
bulldogs v sydney SCG (N)
sunday
port v brisbane AAMI
carlton v st kilda MCG
essendon v west coast TD
Harrison’s world 