port (1-5) vs hawthorn (3-2)
hawks beat port by 32. hawthorn (4-2) port (1-5)
bulldogs (2-3) vs sydney (2-1-2)
swans beat dogs by 8. sydney (3-1-2) bulldogs (2-4)
geelong (5-0) vs north (1-4)
cats beat roos by 11 goals. geelong (6-0) north (1-5)
richmond (2-1-3) vs freo (4-1)
tigers stun freo by 49. richmond (3-1-3) freo (4-2)
gold coast (1-4) vs brisbane (0-5)
suns beat lions by 8 in first q clash. gold coast (2-4) brisbane (0-6)
| Gold Coast | 124 | |
| Brisbane | 116 |
essendon (3-1-2) vs west coast (3-2)
dons beat eagles by 16. essendon (4-1-2) west coast (3-3)
| Essendon | 106 | |
| West Coast | 90 |
melbounre (2-1-2) vs adeliade (2-3)
dees beat crows by 16 goals. melbourne (3-1-2) adelaide (2-4)
st kilda (1-1-3) vs carlton (4-1-1)
blues beat saints by 3. carlton (5-1-1) st kilda (1-1-4)
bye collignwood (6-0)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 6 | 24 | 178.11 |
| GEEL | 6 | 24 | 153.28 |
| CARL | 7 | 22 | 124.82 |
| ESS | 7 | 18 | 139.55 |
| HAW | 6 | 16 | 122.13 |
| FREM | 6 | 16 | 100.54 |
| MELB | 6 | 14 | 119.41 |
| SYD | 6 | 14 | 96.59 |
| RICH | 7 | 14 | 90.97 |
| WCE | 6 | 12 | 107.74 |
| WB | 6 | 8 | 106.57 |
| ADEL | 6 | 8 | 78.84 |
| GC | 6 | 8 | 52.89 |
| STK | 6 | 6 | 88.28 |
| NM | 6 | 4 | 79.97 |
| PORT | 7 | 4 | 70.63 |
| BRIS | 6 | 0 | 78.30 |
round 8 matches
geelong v collingwood gor
north v melbourne
adeldiide v gold coast
brisbane v essendon
sydney v port
hawthorn v st kilda
bulldogs v richmond
west coast v freo
bye carlton