carlton (6-5) vs fitzroy (1-10)
blues beat lions by 41. carlton (7-5) are 5th. fitzroy (1-11) are last.
collingwood (6-5) vs richmond (2-9) uor
tigers stun pies by 1. richmond (3-9) are 10th. collingwood (6-6) are 7th,
essendon (9-2) vs hawthorn (8-1-2)
dons beat hawks by 31 in top of the table clash. essendon (10-2) are 1st. hawthorn (8-1-3) are 2nd.
melbourne (7-4) vs st kilda (7-4)
dees smash saints by 59. melbourne (8-4) are 4th. st kilda (7-5) are 6th.
south (3-8) vs geelong (7-1-3)
cats beat swans by 35. geelong (8-1-3) are 3rd. south (3-9) are 11th.
footscray (4-7) vs north (5-6)
dogs beat roos by 19. footscray (5-7) are 9th. north (5-7) are 8th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 12 | 40 | 150.77 |
| HAW | 12 | 34 | 122.61 |
| GEEL | 12 | 34 | 114.65 |
| MELB | 12 | 32 | 136.80 |
| CARL | 12 | 28 | 106.99 |
| STK | 12 | 28 | 105.85 |
| COLL | 12 | 24 | 111.24 |
| NM | 12 | 20 | 90.68 |
| FOOTS | 12 | 20 | 88.12 |
| RICH | 12 | 12 | 75.33 |
| SM | 12 | 12 | 72.25 |
| FITZ | 12 | 4 | 68.19 |
round 13 matches
fitzroy v footscray
geelong v essendon
hawthorn v melbourne
north v collingwood
richmond v south gor
st kilda v carlton
what a round 5 games that are hard to pick.