essendon (10-6) vs collingwood (13-3) uor
dons stun pies by 73 possibly set up a rematch in the first week of the finals. essendon (11-6) are 4th. collingwood (13-4) are 3rd.
| Essendon | 133 | |
| Collingwood | 60 |
fitzroy (6-10) vs footscray (10-6)
dogs beat lions by 18. footscray (11-6) are 5th. fitzroy (6-11) are 9th.
geelong (13-3) vs st kilda (1-15)
cats smash saints by 79. geelong (14-3) are 2nd. st kilda (1-16) are last.
hawthorn (8-8) vs melboure (13-3)
dees edge hawks by 6. melbourne (14-3) are 1st. hawthorn (8-9) are 8th.
richmond (7-9) vs north (3-13)
tigers beat roos by 23. richmond (8-9) are 6th. north (3-14) are 11th.
south (5-11) vs carlton (7-9)
blues beat swans by 31. carlton (8-9) are 7th. south (5-12) are 10th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| MELB | 17 | 56 | 145.77 |
| GEEL | 17 | 56 | 124.60 |
| COLL | 17 | 52 | 127.79 |
| ESS | 17 | 44 | 128.03 |
| FOOTS | 17 | 44 | 124.92 |
| RICH | 17 | 32 | 99.26 |
| CARL | 17 | 32 | 98.14 |
| HAW | 17 | 32 | 96.96 |
| FITZ | 17 | 24 | 88.77 |
| STH | 17 | 20 | 91.54 |
| NTH | 17 | 12 | 78.71 |
| STK | 17 | 4 | 46.48 |
round 18 matches
carlton v geelong
collingwood v fitzroy
hawthorn v essendon gor
melbourne v south
north v footscray
st kilda v richmond