freo (12-9) vs carlton (11-10)
freo hold off blues by 6. freo (13-9) host hawthorn. carlton (11-11) play sydney to start finals.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fremantle | 3.4 | 8.6 | 11.11 | 13.15 | 93 | Fri 27-Aug-2010 6:40 pm | Subiaco Oval | 39,376 | |
| Carlton | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 13.9 | 87 | Fremantle won by 6 points | |||
geelong (16-5) vs west coast (4-17)
cats give eagles their first wooden spoon by 44. geelong (17-5) host st kilda in a gf rematch to start finals. west coast (4-18) finish last.
| Geelong | 1.7 | 5.8 | 10.14 | 16.16 | 112 | Sat 28-Aug-2010 1:10 pm | Kardinia Park | 24,099 |
| West Coast | 2.2 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 68 | Geelong won by 44 points | ||
hawthorn (11-1-9) vs collingwood (17-1-3) uor
hawks stun pies by 3. hawthorn (12-1-9) play freo. collingwood (17-1-4) host bulldogs to start finals.
| Hawthorn | 1.1 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 98 | Sat 28-Aug-2010 2:10 pm | M.C.G. | 76,218 |
| Collingwood | 1.5 | 4.10 | 10.12 | 13.17 | 95 | Hawthorn won by 3 points | ||
adelaide (8-13) vs st kilda (15-1-5)
crows overrun saints by 28 in upset. adelaide (9-13) finish 11th. st kilda (15-1-6) play geelong.
| Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 28-Aug-2010 3:40 pm | Football Park | 38,121 |
| St. Kilda | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 37 | Adelaide won by 28 points | ||
brisbane (7-14) vs sydney (12-9)
swans beat lions by 38. sydney (13-9) host carlton. brisbane (7-15) finish 13th.
| Brisbane | 3.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 68 | Sat 28-Aug-2010 7:10 pm | Gabba | 24,789 |
| Sydney | 4.1 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 16.10 | 106 | Sydney won by 38 points | ||
bulldogs (13-8) vs essendon (7-14)
dogs beat dons by 29. bulldogs (14-8) play collingwood. essendon (7-15) finish 14th.
| Western Bulldogs | 6.2 | 11.4 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 107 | Sat 28-Aug-2010 7:10 pm | Docklands | 26,776 |
| Essendon | 2.4 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 11.12 | 78 | Western Bulldogs won by 29 points | ||
richmond (6-15) vs port (9-12)
port beat tigers by 10. port (10-12) finish 10th. richmond (6-16) finish 15th.
| Richmond | 2.6 | 3.9 | 9.13 | 16.16 | 112 | Sun 29-Aug-2010 2:10 pm | Docklands | 37,674 |
| Port Adelaide | 2.6 | 12.8 | 14.11 | 18.14 | 122 | Port Adelaide won by 10 points | ||
melbourne (8-1-12) vs north (10-11)
roos beat dees by 10. north (11-11) finish 9th. melborune (8-1-13) finish 12th.
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 8.7 | 12.10 | 15.13 | 103 | Sun 29-Aug-2010 4:40 pm | M.C.G. | 31,064 |
| North Melbourne | 5.4 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 17.11 | 113 | North Melbourne won by 10 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2349 | 1658 | 141.68 | 70 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2518 | 1702 | 147.94 | 68 |
| 3 | St. Kilda | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1935 | 1591 | 121.62 | 62 |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2174 | 1734 | 125.37 | 56 |
| 5 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2017 | 1863 | 108.27 | 52 |
| 6 | Fremantle | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2168 | 2087 | 103.88 | 52 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2044 | 1847 | 110.67 | 50 |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2143 | 1983 | 108.07 | 44 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1930 | 2208 | 87.41 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1749 | 2123 | 82.38 | 40 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1763 | 1870 | 94.28 | 36 |
| 12 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1863 | 1971 | 94.52 | 34 |
| 13 | Brisbane | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1775 | 2158 | 82.25 | 28 |
| 14 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1930 | 2402 | 80.35 | 28 |
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1714 | 2348 | 73.00 | 24 |
| 16 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1773 | 2300 | 77.09 | 16 |
finals week 1 matches
collingwood v bulldogs
geelong v st kilda
sydney v carlton
freo v hawthorn
Harrison’s world 