fitzroy (3-4) vs melbourne (6-1)
lions stun dees by 2. fitzroy (4-4) are 8th. melbourne (6-2) are 2nd.
geelong (5-2) vs south (2-5)
cats beat swans by 20. geelong (6-2) are 3rd. south (2-6) are 10th.
hawthorn (2-5) vs essendon (7-0) uor
hawks keep their title defence alive stunning leaders dons by 17. hawthorn (3-5) are 9th. essendon (7-1) are 1st.
north (0-7) vs collingwood (3-4)
pies beat roos by 57. collingwood (4-4) are 7th. north (0-8) are last.
richmond (1-6) vs footscray (5-2)
dogs beat tigers by 13. footscray (6-2) are 4th. richmond (1-7) are 11th.
st kilda (4-3) vs carlton (4-3)
blues beat saints by 3. carlton (5-3) are 5th. st kilda (4-4) are 6th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 8 | 28 | 133.84 |
| MELB | 8 | 24 | 140.51 |
| GEEL | 8 | 24 | 139.53 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 24 | 129.04 |
| CARL | 8 | 20 | 100.65 |
| STK | 8 | 16 | 112.29 |
| COLL | 8 | 16 | 104.60 |
| FITZ | 8 | 16 | 89.36 |
| HAW | 8 | 12 | 83.76 |
| SM | 8 | 8 | 69.37 |
| RICH | 8 | 4 | 88.97 |
| NM | 8 | 0 | 57.78 |
round 9 matches
carlton v footscray gor
collingwood v fitzroy
essendon v geelong
melbourne v stkilda
north v hawthorn
south v richmond
Harrison’s world 