st kilda (2-3) vs carlton (2-3) telstra dome friday night 740pm
st kilda return to form with a 43 point win over carlton. st kilda (3-3) host sydney saturday night. carlton (2-4) play collingwood at the g saturday afternoon.
ST KILDA 4.3 8.8 13.11 18.17 (125)
CARLTON 2.5 4.11 10.14 11.16 (82)
Goals: St Kilda: F Gehrig 6 S Milne 3 J Gram 2 S Gilbert 2 N Riewoldt A Fiora J Koschitzke N Dal Santo R Harvey. Carlton: B Fevola 6 L Whitnall 3 A Walker E Betts.
Best: St Kilda: N Dal Santo L Ball L Fisher L Montagna J Gram F Gehrig. Carlton: J Waite A Walker H Scotland B Fevola B Thornton L Blackwell.
essendon (3-2) vs hawthorn (3-2) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
hawthorn lead by buddy franklin beat essendon by 35 points. hawthorn (4-2) travel to freo sunday. essendon (3-3) face north friday night at the dome.
HAWTHORN 3.3 9.5 15.8 20.11 (131)
ESSENDON 4.2 8.3 11.3 15.6 (96)
GOALS: Hawthorn: L Franklin 9 T Boyle 3 B Dixon 3 J Roughead 2 L Hodge J Lewis T Murphy.
Essendon: A Davey 2 C Johns 2 J Johnson 2 B Stanton 2 A Welsh 2 A Lovett S Lucas M Michael P Ryder J Winderlich.
BEST: Hawthorn: L Franklin S Crawford C Brown R Ladson B Dixon J Lewis B Sewell.
Essendon: J Johnson M McVeigh B Stanton A Welsh A Davey.
west coast (5-0) vs bulldogs (3-2) subiaco saturday afternoon 410pm
west coast stay unbeaten beating bulldogs by 15 points. west coast (6-0) travel to geelong sunday afternoon. bulldogs (3-3) host melbourne sunday afternoon.
West Coast 3.5 6.7 9.12 10.17 (77)
Western Bulldogs 3.1 6.4 8.6 9.8 (62)GOALS: West Coast: Priddis 3, Lynch 2, LeCras 2, Judd, Hunter, Armstrong
Western Bulldogs: Giansiracusa 3, Johnson 2, Murphy, Ray, Akermanis, McMahon
BEST: West Coast: Priddis, Judd, Glass, Lynch, LeCras
Western Bulldogs: Giansiracusa, Boyd, Johnson, Cross, Harris
north (2-3) vs sydney (3-2) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
north revive thier season with a 17 point win over sydney. north (3-3) host essendon friday night. sydney (3-3) travel to st kilda at the dome.
Kangaroos 1.5 5.12 9.16 12.23 (95)
Sydney 6.6 8.10 11.12 (78)GOALS: Kangaroos: Grant 4, Jones 3, Campbell 3, Petrie 2, Harris, Brown, Grima, Edwards
Sydney Swans: Hall 4, Mathews 2, O’Loughlin 2, Malceski, Everitt, Schneider, Jolly, Ablett, Crouch
BEST: Kangaroos: Grant, McIntosh, Wells, Harvey, Rawlings, Campbell, Firrito, Edwards
Sydney Swans: Fosdike, Barry, Kirk, Jack, Hall, Goodes
adelaide (3-2) vs collingwood (3-2) aami stadium saturday night 740pm
collingwood stun adelaide by 4 goals. collingwood (4-2) host carlton saturday afternoon at the g. adeliade (3-3) travel to brisbane saturday night.
Collingwood 3.5 5.8 10.15 11.20 (86)
Adelaide 2.1 6.1 8.5 9.8 (62)GOALS: Collingwood: Bryan 3, Cloke 2, Lockyer 2, Pendlebury, Thomas, R Shaw, Fraser
Adelaide: Perrie 3, Douglas 2, Thompson, Welsh, Stevens, Vince
BEST: Collingwood: R Shaw, Lockyer, H Shaw, Swan, O’Brien, Bryan, Cloke, Davis
Adelaide: Goodwin, Douglas, Thompson, McLeod
brisbane (3-2) vs freo (2-3) gabba sunday afternoon 110pm
brisbane beat freo by 45 points at the gabba. brisbane (4-2) host adeliade saturday night. freo (2-4) host hawthorn sunday.
BRISBANE LIONS 5.5 9.10 12.15 17.18 (120)
FREMANTLE 4.5 7.8 9.14 10.15 (75)
Goals: Brisbane: A McGrath 5 C Johnson 2 L Power 2 J Sherman 2 J Brown 2 J Patfull C Begley C Stiller M Rischitelli. Fremantle: M Pavlich 3 C Tarrant 3 T Cook R Warnock D Headland P Bell.
Best: Brisbane: A McGrath L Power B McDonald N Lappin S Black. Fremantle: P Bell M Pavlich H Black J Carr D Mundy.
melbourne (0-5) vs port (4-1) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
2nd place port survive a scare from 2nd last melbourne by 5 points. port (5-1) host richmond saturday afternoon. melbourne (0-6) play bulldogs sunday.
PORT ADELAIDE 3.4 7.7 9.11 10.16 (76)
MELBOURNE 2.1 6.6 8.12 9.17 (71)
Goals: Port Adelaide: D Pearce 3 W Tredrea 2 D Motlop 2 S Burgoyne N Krakouer B Ebert. Melbourne: N Jones 2 M Bate 2 D Neitz 2 A Yze N Brown M Warnock.
Best: Port Adelaide: C Cornes K Cornes P Burgoyne B Lade D Pearce. Melbourne: M Bate A Yze L Dunn A Davey N Brown J McDonald S Godfrey.
richmond (0-5) vs geelong (2-3) telstra dome sunday twillight 510pm
richmond drop to last by 157 points against geelong in one of the highest scores ever. geelong (3-3) host west coast sunday. richmond (0-6) play port on saturday afternoon on the road.
GEELONG 10.2 20.6 29.9 35.12 (222)
RICHMOND 1.1 2.7 5.9 9.11 (65)
Goals: Geelong: P Chapman 4 A Mackie 4 N Ablett 4 T Hawkins 4 G Ablett 3 T Varcoe 3 C Ling 3 S Johnson 2 C Mooney 2 B Ottens C Enright D Johnson J Selwood J Bartel K Tenace. Richmond: C Hughes 3 M Richardson 2 S Tuck 2 M White K Pettifer.
Best: Geelong: G Ablett P Chapman S Johnson N Ablett C Enright M Blake M Scarlett J Kelly. Richmond: N Foley A Raines K Pettifer.
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | West Coast | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 538 | 395 | 136.20% | 24 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 562 | 476 | 118.07% | 20 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 559 | 476 | 117.44% | 16 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 519 | 481 | 107.90% | 16 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 551 | 511 | 107.83% | 16 |
| 6 | Geelong | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 760 | 513 | 148.15% | 12 |
| 7 | Sydney | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 505 | 447 | 112.98% | 12 |
| 8 | Adelaide | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 451 | 428 | 105.37% | 12 |
| 9 | Essendon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 623 | 605 | 102.98% | 12 |
| 10 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 569 | 555 | 102.52% | 12 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 495 | 507 | 97.63% | 12 |
| 12 | Wstn Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 555 | 589 | 94.23% | 12 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 557 | 613 | 90.86% | 8 |
| 14 | Carlton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 569 | 743 | 76.58% | 8 |
| 15 | Melbourne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 436 | 640 | 68.12% | 0 |
| 16 | Richmond | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 501 | 771 | 64.98% | 0 |
round 7 matches
friday
north v essendon TD (N) 740pm
saturday
collingwood v carlton MCG 210pm
port v richmond AAMI 310pm
brisbane va delaide G (N) 710pm
st kilda v sydney TD (N) 710pm
sunday
geelong v west coast SS 110pm
bulldogs vs melbourne TD 210pm
freo v hawthorn S 440pm