richmond (8-4) vs adelaide (5-7) colonial stadium friday night
adeliade kept their top 8 hopes alive with a 9 point win over richmond.
melbourne (6-6) vs carlton (9-3) mcg saturday
carlton affirmed their credentionals with an 8th straight win by 98 points over melbourne
port (1-1-10) vs collingwood (5-7) football park saturday
port got off the bottom with a 14 point win over regining woodenspooners collingwood.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.9 | 9.12 | 12.17 | 89 |
| Collingwood | 1.1 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 11.9 | 75 |
brisbane (5-7) vs west coast (6-1-5) gabba saturday
brisbane smash west coast by 14 goals to keep in touch with the 8,
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 5.5 | 12.7 | 19.8 | 27.11 | 173 |
| West Coast | 5.4 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 13.11 | 89 |
geelong (7-1-4) vs bulldogs (7-5) colonial sunday
geelong return to the top 4 with a 7 point win over bulldogs.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 4.4 | 7.8 | 13.8 | 18.11 | 119 |
| Geelong | 8.3 | 14.7 | 16.11 | 19.12 | 126 |
essendon (12-0) vs north (8-4) mcg sunday
essendon make it 13 striaght in the should have been grand final of 99 by 49 points.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 0.0 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 70 |
| Essendon | 7.5 | 10.13 | 13.17 | 17.17 | 119 |
freemantle (4-8) vs st kilda (1-1-10) subiaco sunday
freemantle keep their season alive with a 44 point win over st kilda.
sydney (4-8) vs hawthorn (6-6) scg sunday
sydney stay alive with a 31 point win over hawthorn.
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1752 | 1087 | 161.18% | 52 |
| 2 | Carlton | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1621 | 1218 | 133.09% | 40 |
| 3 | Geelong | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1369 | 1328 | 103.09% | 34 |
| 4 | Richmond | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1324 | 1288 | 102.80% | 32 |
| 5 | Nth Melbourne | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1464 | 1471 | 99.52% | 32 |
| 6 | Wstn Bulldogs | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1508 | 1366 | 110.40% | 28 |
| 7 | West Coast | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1454 | 1405 | 103.49% | 26 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1364 | 1324 | 103.02% | 24 |
| 9 | Brisbane | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1462 | 1443 | 101.32% | 24 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1347 | 1360 | 99.04% | 24 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1281 | 1352 | 94.75% | 24 |
| 12 | Sydney | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1286 | 1355 | 94.91% | 20 |
| 13 | Collingwood | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1299 | 1373 | 94.61% | 20 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1147 | 1542 | 74.38% | 20 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1087 | 1476 | 73.64% | 10 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1167 | 1544 | 75.58% | 6 |
round 14 matches
friday
north vs brisbane CS (N)
saturday
melbourne vs collingwood MCG
west coast vs port S
adelaide vs freemantle FP
sunday
st kilda vs hawthorn MCG
carlton vs geelong OO
sydney vs essendon SCG
monday
richmond vs bulldogs MCG