sydney (4-3) vs hawthorn (6-1)
swans stun hawks by 19. sydney (5-3) hawthorn (6-2)
port (6-1) vs freo (4-3)
port beat freo by 18. port (7-1) freo (4-4)
brisbane (1-6) vs essendon (3-4)
dons beat lions by 8. essendon (4-4) brisbane (1-7)
melbourne (2-5) vs bulldogs (2-5)
dogs beat dees by 16. bulldogs (3-5) melbourne (2-6)
west coast (3-4) vs gws (2-5)
eagles break bad run over giants by 111. west coast (4-4) gws (2-6)
st kilda (3-4) vs carlton (2-5)
blues beat saints by 32. carlton (3-5) st kilda (3-5)
bye geelong (6-1), gold coast (5-2), north (4-3), adelaide (3-4), richmond (2-5), collingwood (5-2)
ladder
R-8, Ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| PORT | 8 | 28 | 150.08 |
| HAW | 8 | 24 | 163.67 |
| GEEL | 7 | 24 | 125.24 |
| SYD | 8 | 20 | 119.16 |
| COLL | 7 | 20 | 112.97 |
| GC | 7 | 20 | 102.44 |
| WCE | 8 | 16 | 131.77 |
| FREM | 8 | 16 | 114.09 |
| ESS | 8 | 16 | 106.60 |
| NM | 7 | 16 | 95.58 |
| ADEL | 7 | 12 | 100.31 |
| WB | 8 | 12 | 87.71 |
| CARL | 8 | 12 | 84.81 |
| STK | 8 | 12 | 67.86 |
| RICH | 7 | 8 | 88.53 |
| GWS | 8 | 8 | 75.71 |
| MELB | 8 | 8 | 73.65 |
| BRIS | 8 | 4 | 58.31 |
round 9 matches
adelaide v collingwood
essendon v sydney
richmond v melborune
north v brisbane
freo v geelong gor
st kilda v gold coast
bye carlton, port, bulldogs. west coast, gws, hawthorn
Harrison’s world 