melbounre (4-2) vs adeliade (4-2)
dees overrun crows by 24. melborune (5-2) adelaide (4-3)
MELB 3.2 5.5 7.7 11.12(78)
ADE 2.4 5.7 6.11 7.12(54)
GOALS: MELB – Brown 2, Davey, 2, Neitz, Robertson, Green, Godfrey, Holland, McDonald, Yze; ADE – Perrie 2, Biglands, Welsh, Bassett, Hudson, Skipworth
BEST: MELB – Bizzell, Maloney, Brown, Green, McDonald, Yze ADE – Edwards, Thompson, Goodwin, Ricciuto, Rutten, McLeod
INJURY: – MELB – Neitz (hamstring); ADE – Doughty (flu), replaced in selected side by Begley, Johncock (broken leg, 4 weeks)
REPORTS: MELB – Miller by umpire Schmitt for charging McGregor
UMPIRES: McBurney, Schmitt, Woodcock
CROWD: 39,475 at the MCG
geelong (4-2) vs st kilda (4-2)
cats stun saints by 18. geelong (5-2) st kilda (4-3)
GEEL 4.1 7.5 11.8 18.11 (119)
STK 5.2 10.6 13.9 15.11 (101)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 4, Milburn 3, Ottens 2, Thurley 2, Bartel, Kelly, Playfair, Ablett, Chapman, Enright, Ling; StK – Riewoldt 2, Koschitzke 2, Guerra 2, Milne 2, Baker, Voss, Goddard, Fiora, Fisher, Ackland, Harvey
BEST: GEEL – Ling, Milburn, Enright, King, Harley, Ablett, Byrnes; StK – Ball, Koschitzke, Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Hayes, X. Clarke
INJURY: GEEL – S. Johnson (calf) replaced in selected side by Thurley, Chapman (ankle);
StK – Hamill (shin) replaced in selected side by McGough, Jones (calf tear, 4-6 weeks), Harvey (hamstring, 4 weeks), Koschitzke (4 weeks hamstring)
UMPIRES: James, Jeffery, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 44,814 at Telstra Dome
richmond (4-2) vs carlton (2-1-3)
tigers beat blues by 85. richmond (5-2) carlton (2-1-4)
RICH 7.4 13.8 19.11 23.13 (151)
CARL 0.2 1.3 5.3 10.6 (66)
GOALS: RICH – Krakouer 5, Brown 4, Richardson 4, Pettifer 2, Campbell 2, Deledio, Simmonds, Stafford, Johnson, Tivendale, Kellaway; CARL – Lappin 5, French, Waite, Scotland, O’hAilpin, Longmuir
BEST: RICH – Coughlan, Bowden, Gaspar, Kellaway, Richardson, Newman, Simmonds, Brown, Krakouer; CARL – Lappin, Whitnall, Koutoufides, Camporeale, Waite, Stevens
INJURY: RICH – Stafford (ankle); CARL – Carrazzo (calf), Chambers (knee) replaced in selected side by O’hAilpin and Prendergast
UMPIRES: Stevic, Wenn, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 52,234 at the MCG
brisbane (2-4) vs bulldogs (2-4)
dogs beat lions by 23. bulldogs (3-4) brisbane (2-5)
WB 3.3 9.9 10.16 15.20 (110)
BRIS 1.3 5.8 9.13 12.15 (87)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 3, Murphy 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Gilbee, Eagleton, Hargrave, Robbins, Morgan; BRIS – Brown 5, Notting 2, Moody 2, McGrath, McLaren, Pike
BEST: WB – West, Johnson, Cross, Gilbee, Murphy, Cooney; BRIS – Voss, Akermanis, McLaren, Michael, Brown
REPORTS: WB – Morgan reported by umpire Fraser for rough play against McGrath
UMPIRES: Allen, Ryan, Fraser
ATTENDANCE: 30,639 at the Gabba
sydney (2-4) vs essendon (2-4)
swans edge dons by 6. sydney (3-4) essendon (2-5)
SYD 3.5 7.8 9.11 13.16 (94)
ESS 4.0 10.1 13.3 14.4 (88)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 4, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Buchanan, Moore, Goodes, Vogels;
ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 4, Laycock 2, Stanton 2, McVeigh, Lovett
BEST: SYD – Kirk, Hall, Buchanan, Goodes, O’Loughlin, J. Bolton; ESS – McPhee, Laycock, Lucas, Lloyd, Peverill, Fletcher
INJURY: SYD – Maxfield (leg) replaced in selected side by Buchanan, Davis (hamstring, 3-4 weeks); ESS – Watson (quad) replaced in selected side by Thomas, Bradley (bruised ribs)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Ellis, McInerney
ATTENDACE: 31,688 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney
port (1-1-4) vs north (5-1) uor
power stun roos by 47. port (2-1-4) north (5-2)
PA 4.2 12.4 15.8 18.11 (119)
KANG 2.5 3.9 8.11 10.12 (72)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, Mahoney 2, Cassisi 2, Primus, Wanganeen, Lade, Francou, Pickett, Thurstans, Ebert, Walsh; KANG – Harvey 2, Corey Jones, Harris, Grant, Stevens, Petrie, Chad Jones, Makepeace
BEST: PA – Tredrea, Wanganeen, Primus, Wilson, Francou, Bishop; KANG – Sinclair, Simpson, Corey Jones, Thompson, Wells, Colbert
UMPIRES: McLaren, Quigley, Meredith
ATTENDANCE: 27,050 at AAMI Stadium
hawthorn (1-5) vs west coast (6-0)
eagles beat hawks by 19. west coast (7-0) hawthorn (1-6)
WCE 2.5 7.7 10.8 14.12 (96)
HAW 3.3 5.3 8.3 12.5 (77)
GOALS: WCE – Hansen 3, Cox 2, Lynch 2, A. Embley, Fletcher, Hunter, Jones, Judd, Kerr, Stenglein; HAW – Williams 5, Clarke 2, Brown, Crawford, Dixon, Hodge, Taylor
BEST: WCE – Fletcher, Cox, Hunter, Cousins, Stenglein, Judd, Hansen; HAW – Brown, Crawford, Williams, Clarke, Hodge, Bateman, Osborne
UMPIRES: Davis, Kennedy, Kamolins
ATTENDANCE: 16,933 at Aurora Stadium
freo (3-3) vs collingwood (1-5)
dockers beat pies by 112. freo (4-3) collingwood (1-6)
FRE 9.2 15.5 22.8 28.12 (180)
COL 0.3 4.6 7.8 10.8 (68)
GOALS: FRE – Pavlich 6, Headland 5, McPharlin 5, Medhurst 3, Bell 2, M. Carr 2, Siegert 2, Black, Farmer, Webster; COL – Lockyer 2, Rowe 2, Tarrant 2, Caracella, Didak, O’Bree, R. Shaw
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, J. Carr, Bell, Headland, McPharlin, Siegert, Black; COL – Burns, Davies, Rowe
INJURY: FRE – Walker (ankle); COL – T. Cloke (knee), Cole (ankle), Fraser (knee), Woewodin (back)
UMPIRES: Margetts, Rowe, Morris
ATTENDACE: 36,491 at Subiaco
ladder
W L D FOR AGST % PTS
WCE 7 0 0 736 522 141.0 28
MELB 5 2 0 759 642 118.2 20
GEEL 5 2 0 745 640 116.4 20
RICH 5 2 0 742 665 111.6 20
KANG 5 2 0 624 609 102.5 20
FRE 4 3 0 704 581 121.2 16
StK 4 3 0 753 647 116.4 16
ADE 4 3 0 615 556 110.6 16
WB 3 4 0 737 752 98.0 12
SYD 3 4 0 556 624 89.1 12
PA 2 4 1 574 688 83.4 10
CARL 2 4 1 651 785 82.9 10
BRIS 2 5 0 646 725 89.1 8
ESS 2 5 0 574 718 79.9 8
HAW 1 6 0 583 660 88.3 4
COL 1 6 0 581 766 75.8 4
round 8 matches
carlton v geelong
hawthorn v melbourne
west coast v st kilda
north v bulldogs
adelaide v brisbane
sydney v port gor
essendon v freo
richmond v collingwood
Harrison’s world 