vfl 1957 round 8

carlton (5-2) vs melbourne (4-3)

dees beat blues by 28. melbourne (5-3) are 2nd. carlton (5-3) are 4th.

essendon (4-3) vs geelong (3-1-3)

dons beat cats by 6 goals. essendon (5-3) are 3rd. geelong (3-1-4) are 9th.

Essendon	138
Geelong	102a

fitzroy (3-4) vs north (4-3)

roos edge lions by 6. north (5-3) are 5th. fitzroy (3-5) are 10th.

Fitzroy	71
North Melbourne	77

richmond (3-4) vs st kilda (2-5)

tigers edge saints by 2. richmond (4-4) are 8th. st kilda (2-6) are 11th.

Richmond	81
St. Kilda	79

south (1-6) vs hawthorn (5-2)

hawks beat swans by 21. hawthorn (6-2) are 1st. south (1-7) are last.

South Melbourne	68
Hawthorn	89

footscray (3-1-3) vs collingwood (4-3)

dogs beat pies by 49. footscray (4-1-3) are 6th. collingwood (4-4) are 7th.

Footscray	89
Collingwood	40

ladder

round 9 matches

collingwood v richmond gor

north v carlton

st kilda v essendon

hawthorn v fitzroy

melbourne v geelong

footscray v south