sydney (2-5) vs brisbane (3-4)
bears go 4 straight against swans by 28. brisbane (4-4) are 8th. sydney (2-6) are 13th.
carlton (5-2) vs north (3-4)
blues beat roos by 13. carlton (6-2) are 2nd. north (3-5) are 10th.
| Carlton | 134 | |
| North Melbourne | 121 |
collingwood (5-2) vs footscray (3-4)
pies beat dogs by 6. collingwood (6-2) are 4th. footscray (3-5) are 9th.
essendon (4-3) vs richmond (1-6)
dons beat tigers by 48. esssendon (5-3) are 6th. richmond (1-7) are last.
fitzroy (2-5) vs melbourne (6-1)
dees beat lions by 26. melbourne (7-1) are 1st. fitzroy (2-6) are 11th.
geelong (4-3) vs stkilda (1-6) uor
saints stun cats by 6. st kilda (2-6) are 12th. geelong (4-4) are 7th.
west coast (5-2) vs hawthorn (5-2)
hawks beat eagles by 53 for the first time. hawthorn (6-2) are 3rd. west coast (5-3) are 5th.
| West Coast | 63 | |
| Hawthorn | 116 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| MELB | 8 | 28 | 126.23 |
| CARL | 8 | 24 | 137.23 |
| HAW | 8 | 24 | 126.87 |
| COLL | 8 | 24 | 121.31 |
| WCE | 8 | 20 | 131.08 |
| ESS | 8 | 20 | 104.12 |
| GEEL | 8 | 16 | 111.40 |
| BRIS | 8 | 16 | 75.50 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 12 | 107.69 |
| NM | 8 | 12 | 91.69 |
| FITZ | 8 | 8 | 85.94 |
| STK | 8 | 8 | 80.63 |
| SYD | 8 | 8 | 75.93 |
| RICH | 8 | 4 | 64.89 |
round 9 matches
essendon v brisbane gor
geelong v fitzroy
hawthorn v footscray
norht v collingwood
richmond v sydney
st kilda v melbourne
west coast v carlton
Harrison’s world 