essendon (3-3) vs north (3-3)
roos beat dons by 11. north (4-3) essendon (3-4)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Essendon | 82 | |
| North Melbourne | 93 |
adelaide (4-2) vs st kilda (2-4)
crows beat saints by 46. adelaide (5-2) st kilda (2-5)
hawthorn (3-3) vs melbourne (2-4)
hawks crazy title defence continues beating dees by 105. hawthorn (4-3) melbourne (2-5)
carlton (1-5) vs gws (4-2)
giants beat blues by 13 goals. gws (5-2) carlton (1-6)
west coast (4-2) vs gold coast (1-5)
eagles beat suns by 92. west coast (5-2) gold coast (1-6)
| West Coast | 135 | |
| Gold Coast | 43 |
sydney (4-2) vs geelong (3-3)
swans beat cats by 43. sydney (5-2) geelong (3-4)
bulldogs (4-2) vs freo (6-0)
freo beat dogs by 13. freo (7-0) bulldogs (4-3)
richmond (2-4) vs collingwood (4-2)
tigers stun pies by 5. richmond (3-4) collingwood (4-3)
| Richmond | 105 | |
| Collingwood | 100 |
brisbane (1-5) vs port (3-3) uor
lions stun port by 37. brisbane (2-5) port (3-4)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 7 | 28 | 144.44 |
| WCE | 7 | 20 | 156.58 |
| SYD | 7 | 20 | 130.51 |
| ADEL | 7 | 20 | 123.60 |
| GWS | 7 | 20 | 117.45 |
| HAW | 7 | 16 | 152.96 |
| COLL | 7 | 16 | 120.42 |
| WB | 7 | 16 | 100.00 |
| NM | 7 | 16 | 99.85 |
| RICH | 7 | 12 | 102.68 |
| ESS | 7 | 12 | 91.70 |
| PORT | 7 | 12 | 90.22 |
| GEEL | 7 | 12 | 83.96 |
| STK | 7 | 8 | 80.90 |
| MELB | 7 | 8 | 67.30 |
| BRIS | 7 | 8 | 66.67 |
| GC | 7 | 4 | 73.64 |
| CARL | 7 | 4 | 68.59 |
round 8 matches
geelong v carlton
st kilda v west coast
gws v adelaide
gold coast v collingwood
freo v north
hawthorn v sydney gf rematch
essendon v brisbane
melbourne v bulldogs
port v richmond gor
Harrison’s world 