st kilda (3-3) vs geelong (2-4)
cats beat saints by 18. geelong (3-4) st kilda (3-4)
GEEL 2.4 6.5 10.7 12.10 (82)
STK 1.4 3.8 6.8 9.10 (64)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 3, S. Johnson 3, D. Johnson, Kelly, Ling, Playfair, Rooke, Tenace; StK – Riewoldt 3, Ackland, Gehrig, Goddard, Gram, Maguire, Schwarze
BEST: GEEL – Scarlett, Ottens, S. Johnson, Chapman, Milburn, Kelly, Ling; StK – Riewoldt, Gram, Hayes, Dal Santo
INJURIES: GEEL – S. Johnson (hip); STK – Hamill (knee)
Hamill will miss 4-6 weeks with a damaged PCL.
UMPIRES: Chamberlain, Ryan, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 48,313 at Telstra Dome
melbourne (3-3) vs freo (4-2)
dees revival continues beating freo by 59. melbourne (4-3) freo (4-3)
MELB 3.3 9.8 12.11 17.15 (117)
FRE 2.3 3.7 7.8 8.10 (58)
GOALS: MELB – McLean 2, Neitz 2, Yze 2, Johnstone 2, Green 2, Robertson 2, Davey 2, Dunn, Pickett, Jamar; FRE – Johnson 3, Farmer 2, Medhurst, Cook, Pavlich
BEST: MELB – Davey, Johnstone, Yze, Jamar, Pickett, Rivers; FRE – Johnson, Pavlich,
Bell, Parker
INJURY: FRE – Crowley (concussion)
CHANGES: FRE – Longmuir (knee) replaced in selected side by Crowley, Headland (upper body) replaced in selected side by T Cook
UMPIRES: McLaren, Quigley, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 23,368 at the MCG
richmond (3-3) vs sydney (3-3)
swans smash tigers by 118. sydney (4-3) richmond (3-4)
SYD 8.0 15.4 21.6 28.12 (180)
RICH 4.2 6.6 8.7 9.8 (62)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 2, Pettifer 2, Simmonds, Stafford, Hyde, Hughes, Tambling; SYD – Hall 5, O’Keefe 4, Malceski 3, O’Loughlin 3, Ablett 2, Goodes 2, McVeigh 2, Buchanan 2, Davis, J Bolton, Richards, Kirk, Williams
BEST: SYD – Kirk, Buchanan, Hall, O’Loughlin, Goodes, Ablett, Kennelly, O’Keefe, Malceski; RICH – Foley, Raines, Hyde, Richardson
CHANGES: RICH – Hall replaced in selected side by Jackson. Kellaway replaced in selected side by McGuane
UMPIRES: McBurney, Grun, Jeffery
CROWD: 36,477 at Telstra Dome
hawthorn (4-2) vs brisbane (1-5) uor
lions stun hawks by 40. brisbane (2-5) hawthorn (4-3)
BRIS 4.1 9.8 14.9 16.10 (106)
HAW 0.0 4.1 6.7 9.12 (66)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 8, Brennan 3, McGrath 2, Moody, Clark, Bradshaw; HAW – Williams 5, Miller, Dixon, Brown, Vandenberg
BEST: BRIS – Brown, Black, Brennan, Charman, Selwood, Rischitelli, Copeland, Power;
HAW – Mitchell, Sewell, Brown, Vandenberg, Roughead
INJURY: BRIS – Harding (concussion), J. Macdonald (medial ligament – knee), McGrath (wrist)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Rosebury, Donlon
CROWD: 12,315 at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast.
west coast (5-1) vs collingwood (5-1)
eagles beat pies by 14. west coast (6-1) collingwood (5-2)
WCE 4.2 8.7 11.10 16.16 (112)
COL 2.3 5.5 12.6 15.8 (98)
GOALS: WCE – Lynch 5, Judd 3, Hansen 2, Cousins, Cox, Chick, Sampi, Embley, Stenglein
COL – Davis, Rocca, Swan 3, Fraser, Burns 2, Licuria, Didak
BEST: WCE – Judd, Graham, Lynch, Embley, Nicoski, Selwood; COL – Swan, Johnson, Shaw, Fraser, Thomas, Davis
INJURY: WCE – Staker (left knee); Rocca (left shoulder)
CHANGES: COL – T. Cloke replaced in selected side by J. Cloke
UMPIRES – Vozzo, Margetts, Kennedy
CROWD: 42,033 at Subiaco Oval
carlton (1-5) vs essendon (1-5)
blues beat dons by 33. carlton (2-5) Essendon (1-6)
CARL 2.3 7.5 10.7 17.9 (111)
ESS 2.3 4.6 7.11 11.12 (78)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 7, Kennedy 2, Murphy 2, Bentick, Fisher, Saddington, Scotland, Stevens, Waite; ESS – Dyson 2, Hille 2, Lovett 2, Bolton, M. Johnson, Monfries, Watson, Winderlich
BEST: CARL – Whitnall, Fevola, Bentick, Thornton, Stevens, Murphy; ESS – Watson, Dyson Hille
INJURY: CARL – Fisher (shoulder); ESS – Hird (hamstring)
CHANGES: ESS – Fletcher (knee) replaced in selected side by Reynolds, Rioli (knee) replaced in selected side by Dempsey, McVeigh (back spasm) replaced in selected side by Solomon
UMPIRES: Sully, Head, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 32,976 at MCG
port (2-4) vs bulldogs (4-2)
dogs beat power by 76. bulldogs (5-2) port (2-5)
WB 7.5 13.7 20.9 25.16 (166)
PA 1.4 5.9 9.11 13.12 (90)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 4, Eagleton 3, Cooney 3, Grant 2, Griffen 2, Boyd 2, Montgomery 2, Robbins 2, Hahn, Giansiracusa, Murphy, Ray, Cross; PA – C. Cornes 3, White 3, S. Burgoyne 2, Tredrea, Salopek, Thurstans, Pettigrew, Pearce
BEST: WB – Giansiracusa, Johnson, West, Eagleton, Griffen, Cooney, Murphy; PA – S. Burgoyne, C. Cornes, Pearce, White
INJURY: PA – Cassisi (knee), Walsh (corked thigh)
CHANGES: WB – Minson (foot) replaced in selected side by Skipper
REPORTS: WB – Street reported striking Dew
UMPIRES: James, Hendrie, K. Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 20,233 at AAMI Stadium
north (2-4) vs adelaide (5-1)
crows beat roos by 56. adelaide (6-1) north (2-5)
ADE 9.2 9.3 13.6 18.8 (116)
KANG 1.1 5.3 6.5 9.6 (60)
GOALS: ADE – Ricciuto 5, Burton 4, Hentschel 3, Biglands 2, Porplyzia 2, Doughty, Thompson;
KANG – Thompson 2, Harding 2, Jones, Green, Hale, Petrie, McIntosh
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Ricciuto, Burton, Biglands, Mattner, Thompson, Edwards, Johncock, Hentschel; KANG – Sinclair, Wells, Harris, Pratt, Harvey, Rawlings
INJURY: Schwarze (ribs/lung), D Pratt (groin)
CHANGES: ADE – Bassett (neck) replaced in selected side by Porplyzia, Bode (neck) replaced in selected side by Knights
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Kamolins, McInerney
CROWD: 16,064 at Telstra Dome
ladder
STANDNGS
W L FOR AGST % PTS
ADE 6 1 722 491 147.05 24
WCE 6 1 722 564 128.01 24
COL 5 2 811 617 131.44 20
WB 5 2 805 646 124.61 20
SYD 4 3 723 602 120.1 16
HAW 4 3 624 614 101.63 16
MELB 4 3 650 649 100.15 16
FRE 4 3 597 637 93.72 16
GEEL 3 4 647 564 114.72 12
StK 3 4 645 624 103.37 12
RICH 3 4 566 832 68.03 12
CARL 2 5 582 662 87.92 8
KANG 2 5 592 759 78 8
BRIS 2 5 561 722 77.7 8
PA 2 5 616 825 74.67 8
ESS 1 6 643 698 92.12 4
round 8 matches
hawthorn v melbourne
richmond v adelaide
freo v north
collingwood v geelong
bulldogs v sydney
port v brisbane gor
essendon v west coast
carlton v st kilda
Harrison’s world 