essendon (3-3) vs carlton (1-5)
dons beat blues by 25. essendon (4-3) carlton (1-6)
ESS 4.1 7.7 9.12 12.15 (87)
CARL 0.4 2.5 4.7 9.8 (62)
GOALS: ESS – ESS – Ramanauskas 3, J. Johnson 2, Barnard 2, Jacobs, Hille, McVeigh, M. Johnson, Rioli; CARL – Lappin 3, Houlihan 2, Whitnall 2, Christou, Davies
BEST: ESS – J .Johnson, Ramanauskas, Fletcher, Wellman, Welsh, Salmon, Blumfield, Barnard; CARL – Lappin, Franchina, Beaumont, Bradley, Hotton
INJURY: ESS – Misiti (broken wrist); CARL – Wiggins (hamstring sheath replaced in select side by (Prendergast)
Misiti will miss 4-6 weeks
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Allen, Head
ATTENDANCE: 55,633 at MCG
hawthorn (3-3) vs geelong (3-3)
hawks beat cats by 52. hawthorn (4-3) geelong (3-4)
HAW 6.3 11.5 17.8 20.10 (130)
GEEL 1.2 7.3 8.7 11.12 (78)
GOALS: HAW – Crawford 4, Dixon 3, Lekkas 3, Holland 2, Harford 2, Vandenberg 2, McCabe, Chick, S. Cox, Barlow; GEEL – Kingsley 5, King 2, Lord 2, Graham, Riccardi; BEST: HAW – Crawford, Lekkas, Vandenberg, Cox, Rehn, Barker;
GEEL – Riccardi, Wojcinski, Kingsley, Lord
INJURY: HAW – S. Cox (hamstring), Hay (back) replaced in selected side by Stone; GEEL – Burns (hip) replaced in selected side by Woolnough
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Schmitt, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 38,709 at MCG
west coast (3-3) vs north (3-3)
eagles beat roos by 49. west coast (4-3) north (3-4)
WCE 5.3 11.8 16.11 21.13 (139)
KANG 3.2 5.6 9.9 13.12 (90)
GOALS: WCE – WCE – Phil Matera 4, Fletcher 3, William 2, Gaspar 2, Chambers 2, Wirrpunda 2, Braun, Peter Matera, Kerr, Embley, Wilson, Judd; KANG – Clayton 2, Pickett, Stevens, Harding, Rocca, Archer, D. Motlop, King, Simpson, Morrell, Watt, S. Motlop
BEST: WCE – Cousins, Fletcher, McIntosh, Peter Matera, Phil Matera, Cox; KANG – Simpson, Clayton, Colbert, Harding
INJURY: WCE – Tuckey (illness) replaced in selected side by Green
UMPIRES: Coates, Avon, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 32,815 at Subiaco
richmond (2-4) vs sydney (3-1-2) uor
tigers edge swans by 6. richmond (3-4) sydney (3-1-3)
RICH 2.1 5.4 11.6 13.10 (88)
SYD 4.3 7.4 10.7 12.10 (82)
GOALS: RICH – Campbell 2, Chaffey 2, Tivendale 2, Ottens, Pettifer, Hall, Houlihan, Cameron, Krakoeur, A. Kellaway; SYD – Doyle 3, Schauble 2, Hall 2, Cresswell 2, Goodes, Matthews, Kirk
BEST: RICH – Gaspar, Rogers, A. Kellaway, Campbell, Cameron, King; SYD – Maxfield, Cresswell, Kelly, O’Loughlin, Goodes, Doyle
INJURY: RICH – Hall (cut head); SYD – McPherson (concussion)
UMPIRES: Dore, McInerney, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 29,303 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (4-2) vs freo (3-3)
crows beat freo by 29. adelaide (5-2) freo (3-4)
ADEL 5.2 8.5 14.8 18.10 (118)
FRE 2.1 5.3 8.7 13.11 (89)
GOALS: ADE – Edwards 5, Welsh 4, Doughty 2, McLeod 2, Perrie, Ricciuto, Marsh, Clarke, Hart; FRE – Brown 3, Longmuir 2, Farmer, Carr, McPhee, Walker, Simmonds, Pavlich, Hasleby, Cunningham
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Clarke, Ricciuto, Edwards, Bickley, Hart; FRE – Hasleby, Cook, Bell, Brown, Farmer, Siegert
INJURY: ADE – Burton (thigh)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Morris, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 44,058 at Football Park
brisbane (5-1) vs port (4-2)
lions beat power by 57. brisbane (6-1) port (4-3)
BRIS 5.3 12.5 13.10 19.15 (129)
PA 2.1 7.2 9.6 11.6 (72)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 3, Bradshaw 3, Johnson 2, Akermanis 2, Black 2, Voss, McRae, B. Scott, Notting, Ashcroft, Pike, Copeland; PA – Schofield 3, Montgomery 2, Wakelin, Wanganeen, Lade, P. Burgoyne, Tredrea, C. Cornes
BEST: BRIS – Lappin, Ashcroft, B. Scott, Pike, Akermanis, Johnson, C. Scott; PA -Wakelin, Mead, Montgomery, Schofield, Stevens, Francou
INJURY: PA – Primus (back), Lade (ankle), Montgomery (knee)
REPORTS: PA – Mead for striking Power
UMPIRES: McLaren, Ellis, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 24,538 at Gabba.
bulldogs (1-5) vs collingwood (4-2)
pies beat dogs by 10. collingwood (5-2) bulldogs (1-6)
COL 3.1 5.3 7.4 11.7 (73)
WB 2.3 5.7 6.11 8.15 (63)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 3, Fraser 2, Didak, Buckley, Betheras, N. Davis, Tarrant, Lonie; WB – Smith, Johnson, West, Saunders, Darcy, Brown, Alvey, Birss
BEST: COL – Cloke, Rocca, Lockyer, McKee, Buckley, Freeborn, Fraser; WB – Johnson, Alvey, Giansiracusa, Smith, Dimattina, Darcy
INJURY: COL – Simon Prestigiacomo (concussion), L. Davis (shin); WB – Grant (back)
REPORTS: WB – Dimattina for striking Lonie
UMPIRES: McBurney, James, Humphery-Smith
ATTENDANCE: 34,400 at Colonial Stadium
melbourne (4-2) vs st kilda (1-1-4)
dees hold off saints by 3. melbourne (5-2) st kilda (1-1-5)
MELB 3.7 6.8 14.10 15.15 (105)
STK 2.1 6.4 10.8 15.12 (102)
GOALS: MELB – Schwarz 3, Vardy 3, Leoncelli 3, Johnstone 2, Thompson, Neitz, Robertson, Brown; StK – Clarke, Milne 4, Hamill 2, Gehrig, Lawrence, Capuano, Davis, Knobel
BEST: MELB – Johnstone, Leoncelli, Vardy, Schwarz, Broadbridge, Woewodin, Thompson;
StK – Clarke, Lawrence, Thompson, Hamill, Milne, Hudghton, Riewoldt
INJURY: MELB – Bizzell (hamstring), Wheatley (hamstring), White (ankle); StK – Gehrig (adductor)
CHANGES: MELB – Green (tonsilitis) replaced in selected side by Godfrey
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Mitchell, Rowston
ATTENDANCE: 20,892 at the MCG
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
BRIS 6 1 819 560 146.25 24
COL 5 2 647 536 120.71 20
ADE 5 2 722 630 114.6 20
MELB 5 2 731 666 109.76 20
PA 4 3 737 633 116.43 16
ESS 4 3 609 551 110.53 16
WCE 4 3 811 754 107.56 16
HAW 4 3 711 708 100.42 16
SYD 3 3 1 622 572 108.74 14
GEEL 3 4 674 672 100.3 12
FRE 3 4 638 662 96.37 12
KANG 3 4 668 754 88.59 12
RICH 3 4 627 756 82.94 12
STK 1 5 1 448 718 62.4 6
WB 1 6 589 674 87.39 4
CARL 1 6 510 717 71.13 4
round 8 matches
friday
hawthorn v carlton
saturday
richmond v west coast
port v geelong
collignwood v brisbane gor
freo v melbourne
sunday
north v adeliade
bulldogs v sydney
essendon v st kilda
Harrison’s world 