melbourne (3-3) vs bulldogs (3-3)
dogs beat dees by 4. bulldogs (4-3) melbourne (3-4)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Melbourne | 66 | |
| Western Bulldogs | 70 |
west coast (1-5) vs hawthorn (1-5)
eagles beat hawks by 8. west coast (2-5) hawthorn (1-6)
| West Coast | 102 | |
| Hawthorn | 94 |
essendon (2-4) vs port (4-2)
port edge dons by 3. port (5-2) essendon (2-5)
| Essendon | 106 | |
| Port Adelaide | 109 |
brisbane (4-2) vs freo (5-1)
freo beat lions by 13. freo (6-1) brisbane (4-3)
collingwood (5-1) vs north (3-3)
pies beat roos by 11 goals. collingwood (6-1) north (3-4)
geelong (4-2) vs sydney (5-1)
cats beat swans by 67. geelong (5-2) sydney (5-2)
adelaide (0-6) vs richmond (0-6)
crows open account over tigers by 50. adelaide (1-6) richmond (0-7)
st kilda (5-1) vs carlton (3-3) uor
blues stun saints by 61. carlton (4-3) st kilda (5-2)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 7 | 24 | 146.39 |
| FREM | 7 | 24 | 130.18 |
| GEEL | 7 | 20 | 145.25 |
| SYD | 7 | 20 | 123.98 |
| STK | 7 | 20 | 117.76 |
| PORT | 7 | 20 | 89.53 |
| CARL | 7 | 16 | 117.81 |
| WB | 7 | 16 | 114.57 |
| BRIS | 7 | 16 | 102.60 |
| MELB | 7 | 12 | 106.19 |
| NM | 7 | 12 | 78.10 |
| ESS | 7 | 8 | 85.41 |
| WCE | 7 | 8 | 83.40 |
| HAW | 7 | 4 | 85.76 |
| ADEL | 7 | 4 | 72.31 |
| RICH | 7 | 0 | 49.48 |
round 8 matches
freo v collingwood gor
melbourne v west coast
bulldogs v sydney
brisbane v geelong
north v adelaide
richmond v hawthorn
port v carlton
st kilda v essendon
Harrison’s world 