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Brett Ratten accuses players of thinking of themselves as Carlton strike double trouble with an injury to gun midfielder Marc Murphy.

CARLTON legend Robert Walls has accused Melbourne's bosses of "hiding'', as the winless Demons sit bottom of the ladder.

Brendan McCartney will be out to mastermind a Bulldogs upset against his old team, Geelong

COACH Brett Ratten accused his players of thinking of themselves as Carlton struck double trouble in it's insipid loss to Adelaide.

RICHMOND utility David Astbury made an encouraging return from a serious knee injury in VFL affiliate Coburg's development side.

ARMAGEDDON at AAMI Stadium. It might sound melodramatic, but this defeat was the end of the world for North Melbourne fans.

ADELAIDE star Scott Thompson says his side's greater number of contributors is resulting in its midfield dominance.

FORMER Swan Tadhg Kennelly says Jim Stynes would be "turning in his grave" watching the lack of pride in Melbourne's performance.

Read the thoughts of Fox Sports News AFL expert Julian De Stoop as he reviews all the matches from round eight.

Welcome a Tiger to Dream Team's realm of glory, and banish a Blue to the shame room

West Coast Eagles bounce back from last weekend's humbling defeat to Essendon to record a 30-point win over St Kilda at Subiaco Oval.

WHO'S hot and who's not. Find out which players are carving up in SuperCoach this round, and those which have stunk it up.

CARLTON star Marc Murphy was subbed off with a sprained AC joint in his side's crushing 69-point loss to Adelaide.

FORMER Swan Tadhg Kennelly says Jim Stynes would be "turning in his grave" watching Melbourne's lack of pride in its performance.

ESSENDON gun Brent Stanton reckons no one will want a rest this week as competition for a gig in the Bombers' lineup hots up.

ESSENDON coach James Hird says he’ll take the opportunity to rest players against Greater Western Sydney on Saturday night.

With competition for places so strong, Brent Stanton says no Bombers will want to be rested this week

BOMBERS great Matthew Lloyd has questioned the hardness of Geelong's Josh Hunt after an incident against the Pies.

THE AFL has served up some criticism to its broadcaster Channel 7, conceding its Thursday night teams "exclusive" didn't hit the mark.

WHILE Lance Franklin is set to reach the 500-goal mark this year, he is still a long way off the pace of past Hawk champions.

ROUND 8 promised carnage and the Blues, Roos and Dees, in that order, were left wondering how quickly it all went wrong.

MARC Murphy's injury is not Carlton's chief concern. After three losses in five weeks the Blues are in a deep, dark hole.

WEST Coast charged back to the top of the table after surviving a gutsy comeback from St Kilda at Patersons Stadium.

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The return of Nic Naitanui allowed Dean Cox to spend more time forward against St Kilda, with devastating results

Adelaide add Carlton to their list of recent high-profile scalps as the Crows stroll to a 69-point win at Etihad Stadium.

Greater Western Sydney crash back to earth with a resounding thud as the Brisbane Lions run riot to record a 92-point victory at the Gabba.

CARLTON star Marc Murphy and Adelaide jet Patrick Dangerfield received medical treatment after a heavy collision.

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