collingwood (3-3) vs essendon (5-1)
dons beat pies by 16. essendon (6-1) are 1st. collingwood (3-4) are 7th.
geelong (5-1) vs hawthorn (4-2)
cats and hawks draw. geelong (5-1-1) are 3rd. hawthorn (4-1-2) are 5th.
north (3-3) vs st kilda (4-2)
saints beat roos by 8. st kilda (5-2) are 4th. north (3-4) are 8th.
richmond (1-5) vs fitzroy (0-6)
tigers beat lions by 29. richmond (2-5) are 10th. fitzroy (0-7) are last.
south (1-5) vs melbourne (3-3) uor
swans stun dees by 4. south (2-5) are 11th. melbourne (3-4) are 6th.
footscray (2-4) vs carlton (5-1)
blues beat dogs by 8. carlton (6-1) are 2nd. footscray (2-5) are 9th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 7 | 24 | 148.08 |
| CARL | 7 | 24 | 116.14 |
| GEEL | 7 | 22 | 125.60 |
| STK | 7 | 20 | 112.70 |
| HAW | 7 | 18 | 123.20 |
| MELB | 7 | 12 | 108.83 |
| COLL | 7 | 12 | 104.32 |
| NM | 7 | 12 | 94.29 |
| FOOTS | 7 | 8 | 88.48 |
| RICH | 7 | 8 | 83.21 |
| SM | 7 | 8 | 74.18 |
| FITZ | 7 | 0 | 65.44 |
round 8 matches
carlton v collingwood
essendon v richmond
st kilda v hawthorn gor
fitzroy v north
melbourne v geelong
footscray v south