essendon (3-1-3) vs footscray (1-6)
dons beat dogs by 15. essendon (4-1-3) are 7th. footscray (1-7) are 10th.
fitzroy (1-6) vs melbourne (0-7)
dees break drought against lions by 21. melbourne (1-7) are 11th. fitzroy (1-7) are last.
hawthorn (6-1) vs geelong (5-1-1)
hawks beat cats by 4. hawthorn (7-1) are 1st. geelong (5-1-2) are 4th.
north (5-2) vs st kilda (4-3)
roos beat saints by 9. north (6-2) are 3rd. st kilda (4-4) are 8th.
richmond (5-2) vs carlton (5-2)
blues beat tigers by 29. carlton (6-2) are 2nd. richmond (5-3) are 6th.
south (2-5) vs collingwood (4-3)
pies smash swans by 56. collingwood (5-3) are 5th. south (2-6) are 9th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 8 | 28 | 100.75 |
| CARL | 8 | 24 | 118.41 |
| NM | 8 | 24 | 106.76 |
| GEEL | 8 | 22 | 128.35 |
| COLL | 8 | 20 | 129.77 |
| RICH | 8 | 20 | 120.43 |
| ESS | 8 | 18 | 102.67 |
| STK | 8 | 16 | 104.72 |
| SM | 8 | 8 | 82.35 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 4 | 77.79 |
| MELB | 8 | 4 | 76.61 |
| FITZ | 8 | 4 | 73.56 |
round 9 matches
carlton v essendon gf rematch
collingwood v north gor
geelong v fitzroy
melbourne v south
st kilda v hawthorn
footscray v richmond
Harrison’s world 