vfl 1971 round 9

carlton (5-3) vs hawthorn (7-1)
hawks smash blues by 10 goals. hawthorn (8-1) are 1st. carlton (5-4) are 6th.

Carlton	36
Hawthorn	96

collingwod (6-1-1) vs south (1-7)

pies beat swans by 34. collingwood (7-1-1) are 3rd. south (1-8) are last.

Collingwood	100
South Melbourne	66

essendon (1-1-6) vs richmond (5-3)

tigers beat dons by 4 goals. richmond (6-3) are 4th. essendon (1-1-7) are 10th.

Essendon	89
Richmond	113

fitzroy (3-5) vs footscray (4-4)

lions beat dogs by 41. fitzroy (4-5) are 7th. footscray (4-5) are 8th.

Fitzroy	119
Footscray	78

melbounre (7-1) vs st kilda (5-3)

dees beat saints by 3. melbourne (8-1) are 2nd. st kilda (5-4) are 5th.

Melbourne	70
St. Kilda	67

north (2-6) vs geelong (1-7)

roos beat cats by 15. north (3-6) are 9th. geelong (1-8) are 11th.

North Melbourne	124
Geelong	109

ladder

round 10 matches

carlton v fitzroy

essendon v north

hawthorn v collingwood gor

richmond v melbourne

south v st kilda

footscray v geelong