collingwood (6-10) vs fitzroy (1-15)
pies beat lions by 47. collingwood (7-10) are 8th. fitzroy (1-16) are last.
| Collingwood | 134 | |
| Fitzroy | 87 |
geelong (11-1-4) vs carlton (9-7)
cats beat blues by 61. geelong (12-1-4) are 2nd. carlton (9-8) are 6th.
north (8-8) vs hawthorn (12-1-3)
hawks beat roos by 41. hawthorn (13-1-3) are 1st and only certain finalist. north (8-9) are 7th.
richmond (4-12) vs melbourne (11-5)
dees beat tigers by 47. melbourne (12-5) are 3rd. richmond (4-13) are 10th.
south (4-12) vs st kilda (11-5)
saints beat swans by 73. st kilda (12-5) are 5th. south (4-13) are 11th.
footscray (7-9) vs essendon (11-5)
dons beat dogs by 56. essendon (12-5) are 4th. footscray (7-10) are 9th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 17 | 54 | 136.87 |
| GEEL | 17 | 50 | 125.90 |
| MELB | 17 | 48 | 147.13 |
| ESS | 17 | 48 | 136.92 |
| STK | 17 | 48 | 133.30 |
| CARL | 17 | 36 | 100.77 |
| NM | 17 | 32 | 91.05 |
| COLL | 17 | 28 | 97.40 |
| FOOTS | 17 | 28 | 89.51 |
| RICH | 17 | 16 | 71.74 |
| SM | 17 | 16 | 70.26 |
| FITZ | 17 | 4 | 57.87 |
round 18 matches
carlton v footscray
essendon v collingwood
fitzroy v richmond
hawthorn v geelong gor
melbourne v south
st kilda v north