hawthorn (2-4) vs bulldogs (3-3)
hawks beat dogs by 31. hawthorn (3-4) bulldogs (3-4)
st kilda (0-1-5) vs north (4-2)
roos beat saints by 12. north (5-2) st kilda (0-1-6)
| St. Kilda | 117 | |
| North Melbourne | 129 |
sydney (3-3) vs geelong (5-1)
cats beat swans by 9. geelong (6-1) sydney (3-4)
port (1-5) vs adelaide (1-5)
crows beat power by 7. adelaide (2-5) port (1-6)
melbourne (3-3) vs west coast (3-1-2)
dees beat eagles by 61. melbourne (4-3) west coast (3-1-3)
| Melbourne | 138 | |
| West Coast | 77 |
richmond (3-3) vs carlton (3-3)
blues beat tigers by 51. carlton (4-3) richmond (3-4)
freo (2-4) vs brisbane (3-3)
freo beat lions by 11. freo (3-4) brisbane (3-4)
collingwood (5-1) vs essendon (6-0)
dons beat pies by 40. essendon (7-0) collingwood (5-2)
| Collingwood | 100 | |
| Essendon | 140 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 7 | 28 | 157.17 |
| GEEL | 7 | 24 | 127.15 |
| COLL | 7 | 20 | 110.82 |
| NM | 7 | 20 | 102.94 |
| MELB | 7 | 16 | 124.85 |
| CARL | 7 | 16 | 111.70 |
| WCE | 7 | 14 | 116.15 |
| SYD | 7 | 12 | 104.07 |
| BRIS | 7 | 12 | 99.62 |
| WB | 7 | 12 | 97.20 |
| RICH | 7 | 12 | 87.72 |
| HAW | 7 | 12 | 81.97 |
| FREM | 7 | 12 | 80.76 |
| ADEL | 7 | 8 | 88.03 |
| PORT | 7 | 4 | 69.93 |
| STK | 7 | 2 | 73.16 |
round 8 matches
north v hawthorn
st kilda v adeliade
west coast v bulldogs
port v melbourne
carlton v sydney
geelong v richmond
collingwood v freo
brisbane v essenodn