The Blues meet the Cats at a box office hit at the MCG, while the Dockers play the Swans in Perth.
Earlier, the struggling kangaroos caused a boil with a four-point victory over the Tigers.
The Claws and the Lions also enjoyed victories.
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Kangaroos stun tigers
Jayden Short of Richmond (left) tries to contain Jed Anderson of North Melbourne. (Getty Images / AFL Photos: Morgan Hancock)
Interim coach Leigh Adams brought North Melbourne to the biggest surprise of the season in an impressive win over Richmond.
Cam Zurhaar scored six goals, including the winner of the match with less than three minutes to go, while the Kangaroos won by 14.8 (92) to 11.22 (88) in the Docklands.
He broke a streak of 14 straight defeats in Adams’ first appearance as interim coach after taking over the reins of David Noble.
The shocking result was strangely similar to the Kangaroos ’first game under Rhyce Shaw in 2019, when they upset Richmond, with flag immediately after Brad Scott left.
It was a blow to the Tigers ’final hopes, which left them clinging to eighth place in percentage before a clash with Fremantle in round 19.
There are doubts about the availability of Toby Nankervis for this match after he was reported for an incident in which he mistreated Flynn Perez.
Zurhaar was the Kangaroos ’hero in attack, as Jy Simpkin (34 eliminations), Luke Davies-Uniacke (28) and Hugh Greenwood (24) played an integral role in midfield.
Ben McKay starred in the defense and Paul Curtis (14 dismissals, three goals) was also important.
The Tigers had many strong collaborators in the middle, such as Dion Prestia (26 eliminations), Trent Cotchin and Jayden Short (24 each), but dropped in front of goal.
Veteran spearhead Jack Riewoldt shot 2.6 and Noah Cumberland 3.4, with Riewoldt (twice), Noah Balta and Shai Bolton all losing chances in the final quarter of what could turn out to be a costly loss.
Adams simplified the attack plan of North Melbourne and begged his players to express themselves by taking over the game.
It wasn’t always nice (Adams expected mistakes), but it led to the Kangaroos ’highest score of the season.
Zurhaar scored five goals from five shots until the break as a focal point, helping his team gain a 32-point lead thanks to remarkable efficiency.
The Kangaroos ’10.2 (62) came from 23 front innings, while the Tigers had 3.12 (30) from 32 innings.
The margin was reduced to 10 points in three quarters of time and memories of the great missing of the last round, when North Melbourne lost a comfortable lead against Collingwood, no doubt chased the Kangaroos.
Richmond hit the striker when Jack Graham converted a free kick, but Zurhaar responded when he happily accepted Todd Goldstein’s expert shot on a boundary service and made a real shot.
The Tigers had one last chance in the last minute when activated substitute Jake Aarts scored inside-50.
But Aarts continued to play and finally saw an instant shot go through the Kangaroos ’desperate defense.
Pies pip Crows to win another thriller
Collingwood has celebrated Captain Scott Pendlebury’s rare AFL milestone with a five-point win over Adelaide to stay in search of a place in the top four.
The Magpies went 16 points below in the third quarter of the 350th game in Pendlebury’s AFL to win 14.7 (91) to 13.8 (86) at the Adelaide Oval.
Scott Pendlebury enjoyed a memorable victory in his 350th AFL game. (Getty Images: James Elsby)
Pendlebury, the only Collingwood player to reach the 350-game milestone, picked up 28 discards and started a crucial career goal as the Magpies climb to fifth place on the ladder ahead of other games this weekend .
The Pies had serious problems on two occasions against the unexpected 15th-placed Crows, who led 19-0, a high margin of play, in the first quarter and by 16 points at the end of the third period.
But a Pendlebury goal on the run reduced their margin to three points in the third quarter and the Magpies scored four goals to three in the final period.
Collingwood’s Nick Daicos continued his impressive debut season, clearly the best field with 40 dismissals and three goals.
His teammates Patrick Lipinski (28 touches, 13 tackles) and Josh Carmichael (24 possessions) and Josh Daicos (24 eliminations) were prolific ball winners, while Brodie Mihocek and first-team player Ash Johnson threw two majors. .
Adelaide’s Taylor Walker scored five goals, Lachlan Murphy scored three and Darcy Fogarty two.
Midfielders Rory Laird (31 eliminations, 20 innings) and Sam Berry (21 touches, 17 innings) reveled in the wet conditions, but the Crows remain in the mud with just five wins and only two wins in their last 11 parties.
Adelaide started strong and, 12 minutes later, led 19-0, but Collingwood snatched the next four majors to take a five-point lead in the quarter, 4.1 to 3.2.
The Pies ’momentum stalled in the second legislature, as the Crows scored four goals to two to advance 7.6 to 6.3 in the half.
And Adelaide increased their lead to 16 points about 22 minutes after the third season before a reaction from Magpie.
Collingwood made quick attacks with two goals in a minute from Josh Carmichael, and then skipper Pendlebury reduced their lead to three points on the final change.
Daicos culminated his brilliant performance with the first two goals of the last quarter.
The Pies looked assured of victory when they were 16 points above 23 minutes into the final quarter before Adelaide’s Murphy and Walker’s final goals secured a frantic final minutes.
The Lions get a crucial victory over the Giants
Four goals from Hugh McCluggage helped Brisbane take over the business in their search for a place in the top four, defeating GWS on their first trip to Canberra.
After conceding the first goal, the Lions did not fall back to victory by 15.9 (99) to 9.5 (59), with not even four efforts from the first half of Toby Greene enough to see the Giants hit in front.
The Lions enjoyed a great second half to beat the Giants. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)
The 40-point victory puts them on par with Geelong, Melbourne and Fremantle, although those teams have yet to play in round 18.
McCluggage was at its best with 30 eliminations to go with its majors, but they received a big boost from Rhys Mathieson in his first AFL appearance of the year, amassing 10 clearances in his 23 touchdowns.
Greene looked back on his dangerous self, scoring multiple goals for the first time in four games, his first-half heroism kept the Giants in the game as his opponents threatened to break up.
But the Lions had all the answers late, and finally took advantage of their territorial dominance with nine of the first 10 goals of the second half to blow up GWS.
His forwards fired at all cylinders, with Charlie Cameron, Cam Rayner (three goals each), Eric Hipwood and Daniel McStay (each two) making multiple kicks, while star midfielder Lachie Neale got involved with 26 touches.
It was an unfortunate second consecutive Giants effort, after being defeated by 55 points against Port Adelaide last weekend.
Greene had opened the scoring, but the Lions dominated the rest of the opening stanza with 15 in 50 to six, and threw the next four goals with McStay making two shots seven to pinch an 18-point lead in the quarter.
But Greene kicked off with three goals in the second and Josh Kelly helped with a sensational running effort as he reached seven points at the break, a brilliant effort from McCluggage that highlighted the deadline for the Lions.
The Lions midfielder scored two in the third, however, as he scored five goals to one in the third, breaking the game firmly and jumping to a 36-point lead.
They were always at the forefront of the discoveries with a dominant score of 49-24, making it a huge 23 extra within the 50s.
GWS key defender Sam Taylor made a big change, amassing 20 rebounds to continue with six marks and some brave defensive efforts, while Harry Himmelberg impressed again after moving on to the defense with 30 touches.
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