bulldogs (2-4) vs essendon (4-2)
dons beat dogs by 26. essendon (5-2) bulldogs (2-5)
ESS 5.2 10.6 15.7 18.13 (121)
WB 3.2 7.5 11.9 14.11 (95)
GOALS: ESS – ESS – Lloyd 5, Lovett-Murray 3, Rioli 2, Solomon 2, Murphy 2, Hille 2, Misiti, Hird; WB – Johnson 3, Robbins 3, Darcy 2, Rawlings 2, Murphy, Bowden, Gilbee, Street
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Hird, Lloyd, Solomon, Hille, Murphy, Wellman, Rioli; WB – Smith, Grant, Johnson, Darcy, Murphy, Robbins
UMPIRES: Allen, Head, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 45,119 at Telstra Dome
carlton (2-4) vs collingwood (1-5)
blues beat pies by 9. carlton (3-4) collingwood (1-6)
CARL 1.5 4.8 7.9 13.11 (89)
COL 3.3 5.7 10.11 11.14 (80)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 6, Davies 3, Scotland, Hulme, Lappin, DeLuca; COL – Davis 4, Tarrant 2, Woewodin 2, Kinnear, Lokan, Buckley
BEST: CARL – Fevola, Davies, Lappin, Stevens, Scotland, Teague; COL – Woewodin, Davis, Holland, Lonie, O’Bree, Swan
INJURY: CARL – Scotland (ankle); COL – Buckley (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McBurney, Davis, K. Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 56,617 at the MCG
freo (5-1) vs st kilda (6-0)
saints beat freo by 23. st kilda (7-0) freo (5-2)
FRE 1.4 1.4 6.5 11.6 (72)
StK 4.0 8.4 12.7 14.11 (95)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 4, Milne 3, Black 2, Hamill, Guerra, Dal Santo, Powell, Thompson; FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Simmonds 2, Medhurst 2, McManus, Pavlich, Farmer, T. Longmuir
BEST: StK – Riewoldt, Ball, Dal Santo, Harvey, Gehrig, Hamill, Penny; FRE -Hasleby, Pavlich, Bell, Hayden
INJURY: StK – Voss (broken jaw); FRE – Schammer (shoulder)
Reports: StK – Black for striking Woods by umpire Vozzo
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Kennedy, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 39,930 at Subiaco Oval
north (3-3) vs brisbane (4-2)
lions beat roos by 44. brisbane (5-2) north (3-4)
BRIS 2.3 8.6 15.7 18.12 (120)
KANG 1.6 5.6 8.7 11.10 (76)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Akermanis 3, Brown 2, Brennan 2, Lappin 2, Notting 2, Adcock, Shattock; KANG – Makepeace 2, Motlop 2, Harris 2, Harding, King, Sinclair, Stevens, Wells
BEST: BRIS – Black, Leppitsch, Bradshaw, Power, Lappin, Charman; KANG – Simpson, King, Sinclair, Colbert
INJURY: BRIS – Voss (knee) replaced in selected side by Adcock, Lynch (ankle); KANG – McKernan (quad)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Morris, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 27,511 at Telstra Dome
port (5-1) vs adelaide (1-5) uor
crows stun port breaking showdown drought by 32. adelaide (2-5) port (5-2)
ADE 4.2 11.6 14.14 17.17 (119)
PA 5.2 7.3 9.7 13.9 (87)
GOALS: ADE – Johncock 4, McGregor 3, Carey 3, Jericho 2, Stenglein, Massie, Bock, Welsh, Edwards; PA – Tredrea 7, Ebert 2, Brogan, S. Burgoyne, Cassisi, Ebert, K. Cornes
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto, McLeod, Stenglein, Clarke, McGregor, Burton, Carey; PA – Tredrea, P. Burgoyne, Wilson, C Cornes, Cassisi
INJURY: PA – Kingsley (knee)
UMPIRES: Rowe, Woodcock, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 44,733 at AAMI Stadium
sydney (3-3) vs richmond (2-4)
tigers stun swans by 13. richmond (3-4) sydney (3-4)
RICH 4.1 5.3 8.3 10.7 (67)
SYD 5.4 6.5 7.6 8.6 (54)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 7, Stafford, Gaspar, Brown; SYD – Hall 3, Saddington 2, J Bolton, O’Keefe, Goodes
BEST: RICH – Richardson, Brown, Campbell, Johnson, Tivendale; SYD – Williams, Mathews, O’Keefe, Hall
INJURY: RICH – Fleming replaced in selected side by Bowden; SYD – O’Loughlin (hamstring), replaced in selected side by Powell
UMPIRES: Stevic, Schmitt, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 23,014 at SCG
melbourne (5-1) vs west coast (2-4)
dees beat eagles by 49. melbourne (6-1) west coast (2-5)
MELB 4.6 8.9 12.12 18.14 (122)
WCE 2.2 7.4 8.6 11.7 (73)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 5, Holland 2, Neitz 2, Bruce 2, Davey 2, Armstrong, Brown, Thompson, Johnstone, Green; WCE – Staker 3, Sampi 2, Matera 2, McDougall, Embley, Chambers, Wirrpunda
BEST: MELB – Robertson, Whelan, Rivers, Wheatley, Thompson, Brown, Green, Godfrey; WCE – Braun, Glass, Staker, Kerr, B Jones
CHANGES: WCE – Fletcher (shoulder) replaced in selected side by Adkins
REPORTS: MELB – Heffernan by umpire McInerney for tripping Daniel Kerr
UMPIRES: James, Nicholls, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 21,145 at the MCG
hawthorn (1-5) vs geelong (2-4)
cats beat hawks by 56. geelong (3-4) hawthorn (1-6)
GEEL 4.7 6.11 10.14 15.18 (108)
HAW 2.1 4.1 5.1 8.4 (52)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 2, Graham 2, Haynes 2, Kingsley 2, Ablett, Corey, Gardiner, Kelly, Ling, Mackie, Milburn; HAW – Williams 3, Brown 2, Croad 2, Dixon
BEST: GEEL – Kelly, Corey, Ling, Milburn, Hunt, Chapman, Harley, Haynes, Scarlett; HAW – Everitt, Williams, Smith, Brown, Croad
CHANGES: GEEL – Moloney (abdomen) replaced in the selected side by D. Johnson
UMPIRES: McLaren, Hendrie, Ryan
ATTENDANCE: 28,612 at Telstra Dome
ladder
W L FOR AGST % PTS
STK 7 0 760 516 147.29 28
MELB 6 1 819 580 141.21 24
BRIS 5 2 718 547 131.26 20
PA 5 2 825 658 125.38 20
FRE 5 2 611 539 113.36 20
ESS 5 2 717 735 97.55 20
SYD 3 4 625 574 108.89 12
GEEL 3 4 605 604 100.17 12
KANG 3 4 693 745 93.02 12
CARL 3 4 586 668 87.72 12
RICH 3 4 530 704 75.28 12
ADE 2 5 630 686 91.84 8
WB 2 5 709 803 88.29 8
WCE 2 5 658 765 86.01 8
HAW 1 6 577 755 76.42 4
COL 1 6 537 721 74.48 4
round 8 matches
friday
adelaide v essendon
saturday
richmond v bulldogs
west coast v sydney gor
st kilda v collingwood
brisbane v carlton
sunday
hawthorn v freo
north v port
geelong v melbourne
Harrison’s world 