melbourne (4-2) vs bulldogs (2-4)
dogs beat dees by 30. bulldogs (3-4) melbourne (4-3)
WB 5.4 7.11 12.13 15.17 (107)
MELB 4.4 6.5 9.5 12.5 (77)
GOALS: WB – Brown 4, Johnson 2, Smith 2, Bartlett, Cox, Grant, Harrison, Hudson, Hunter, West; MELB – Bruce 3, Robertson 3, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Green, Johnstone
BEST: WB – Brown, West, Penny, Johnson, Hunter; MELB – A. McDonald, Ward, Bruce
INJURY: MELB – Ward (knee), Green (bruised arm), Collins (knee), Walsh (hamstring), Neitz (eye)
UMPIRES: Allen, Morris, Hanley
ATTENDANCE: 32,299 at MCG
richmond (5-1) vs essendon (5-1)
dons beat tigers by 46 in a top 4 mismatch. essendon (6-1) richmond (5-2)
ESS 4.10 8.15 12.21 16.24 (120)
RICH 0.3 4.4 7.7 10.14 (74)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Wellman 2, Moorcroft 2, Mercuri, Caracella, Jacobs, Rioli, Peverill; RICH – Krakouer 2, Ottens, Campbell, Daffy, Richardson, Cameron, Broderick, Tivendale, Knights
BEST: ESS – Lucas, Wellman, Peverill, Lloyd, Caracella, Jacobs, Barnard; RICH – Ottens, D. Kellaway, Campbell, Chaffey
INJURY: ESS – Mercuri (knee), Alessio (ankle); RICH – Torney (thigh) replaced in selected side by L. Proctor
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UMPIRES: Dore, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 77,576 at MCG
st kilda (2-4) vs hawthorn (6-0)
hawks beat saints by 11. hawthorn (7-0) st kilad (2-5)
HAW 4.4 9.6 11.12 16.14 (110)
STK 2.2 7.4 11.7 15.9 (99)
GOALS: HAW – Barker 5, Croad 4, Dixon 2, Graham, Harford, Hay, Lekkas, Chick; StK – Loewe 3, Burke 2, Hall 2, Beetham, Everitt, Hamill, Hudghton, Milne, Moyle, Peckett, Powell
BEST: HAW – Smith, Tallis, Thompson, Croad, Barker, Chick; STK – Burke, Everitt, Begley, Loewe, Knowles
INJURY: STK – Delaney (quad strain)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Harvey, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 37,940 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (2-4) vs freo (0-6)
crows beat freo by 20. adelaide (3-4) freo (0-7)
ADE 5.3 6.6 10.15 14.19 (103)
FRE 1.6 5.8 9.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: ADE – Robran 2, Goodwin 2, Ladhams 2, Smart, Edwards, Skipworth, Richardson, McGregor, Beinke, Marsh, Ricciuto; FRE – Waterhouse 4, J. Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Cook, Parker, Norrish, Pavlich, Bandy
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Goodwin, Jarman, Edwards, Bown, Smart; FRE – J. Longmuir, Waterhouse, Black, Kickett, Cook, Bootsma
INJURY: ADE – Robran (head)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Head, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 38,292 at Football Park.
sydney (3-3) vs brisbane (3-3)
lions beat swans by 32. brisbane (4-3) sydney (3-4)
BRIS 4.6 6.12 11.15 15.22 (112)
SYD 3.2 8.5 12.6 12.8 (80)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 3, McRae 2, Akermanis, Ashcroft, Black, Bradshaw, Brown, Headland, Lappin, Notting, Pike, B. Scott; SYD – O’Loughlin 4, Goodes 3, Bolton 2, Ball, Mathews, Nicks
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Black, Voss, McDonald, Lappin, Pike; SYD – Mathews, Barry, Goodes, O’Loughlin, Cresswell, Maxfield
INJURY: BRIS – Cupido (dislocated shoulder);
SYD – Cresswell (calf)
REPORTS: BRIS – White (abusive language)
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Rowe, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 22390 at the SCG
geelong (2-4) vs carlton (3-3)
blues beat cats by 40 to continue inconsistency. carlton (4-3) geelong (2-5)
CARL 4.3 8.4 13.5 17.6 (108)
GEEL 1.5 3.10 5.11 9.14 (68)
GOALS: CARL – Whitnall 4, Hickmott 3, Hulme 2, Beaumont, Camporeale, Freeborn, Hotton, Houlihan, Lappin, Mansfield, Silvagni; GEEL – Baldwin, Burns, Clarke, Graham, King, Kingsley, McGrath, Mensch, Spriggs
BEST: CARL – Camporeale, Whitnall, Ratten, Koutoufides, Bradley, Lappin, Franchina, Hickmott; GEEL – Spriggs, Clarke, Milburn, King, Sholl, Sanderson
REPORTS: GEEL – Burns for striking
UMPIRES: Wenn, Kennedy, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 29150 at the MCG
collingwood (3-3) vs north (1-5) uor
roos stun pies by 2. north (2-5) collingwood (3-4)
KANG 4.4 5.5 11.9 15.9 (99)
COL 3.3 6.7 10.11 14.13 (97)
GOALS: KANG – Carey 4, Grant 3, Pickett 2, Rocca 2, Clayton, Cochrane, Harvey McLaren;
COL – Tarrant 5, N. Davis 2, Lockyer 2, Betheras, Buckley, Burns, Didak, Freeborn
BEST: KANG – Grant, Harvey, Pickett, Stevens, Carey, King; COL – Davis, Licuria, Fraser, Tarrant, Buckley, Lockyer
INJURY: KANG – Cochrane (cut face)
ATTENDANCE: 34600
west coast (2-4) vs port (5-1)
port beat eagles by 71. port (6-1) west coast (2-5)
PA 5.4 9.9 13.15 17.19 (121)
WCE 2.2 2.4 3.6 7.8 (50)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 4, Francis 3, Tredrea 3, Ackland 2, Carr 2, Cockatoo-Collins 2, James; WCE – Wilson 3, Fletcher 2, Kemp, Kerr
BEST: PA – Francis, Stevens, Primus, Cockatoo-Collins, Burgoyne, Tredrea; WCE – Fletcher, Merenda, Banfield, Morrison, Cousins, Collica
INJURY: WCE – McIntosh (knee), Merenda (hamstring), Prior (knee), Kemp (concussion)
ATTENDANCE: 28026 at Subiaco
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
HAW 7 0 726 581 124.96 28
ESS 6 1 850 555 153.15 24
PA 6 1 871 614 141.86 24
RICH 5 2 717 647 110.82 20
BRIS 4 3 791 676 117.01 16
CARL 4 3 674 626 107.67 16
MELB 4 3 669 686 97.52 16
COL 3 4 705 637 110.68 12
SYD 3 4 714 687 103.93 12
WB 3 4 758 782 96.93 12
ADE 3 4 588 677 86.85 12
GEEL 2 5 598 684 87.43 8
StK 2 5 666 790 84.30 8
WCE 2 5 565 802 70.45 8
KANG 2 5 495 764 64.79 8
FRE 0 7 632 811 77.93 0
round 8 matches
friday
richmond v adelaide
saturday
carlton v brisbane
hawthorn v west coast
north v st kilda gor
port v collingwood
sunday
bulldogs v sydney
melbourne v essendon gf rematch
freo v geelong
Harrison’s world 