collingwood (10-4) vs geelong (10-4)
pies smash cats by 47. collingwood (11-4) are 2nd. geelong (10-5) are 4th.
fitzroy (3-11) vs hawthorn (2-12)
hawks stun lions by 18. hawthorn (3-12) are 10th. fitzroy (3-12) are 11th barely apart on percentage.
north (3-11) vs carlton (9-5) uor
roos stun blues by 12. north (4-11) are 9th. carlton (9-6) are 6th.
richmond (7-7) vs essendon (10-4)
tigers stun dons by 58. richmond (8-7) are 7th. essendon (10-5) are 3rd.
south (7-7) vs melbourne (10-4)
swans stun dees by 39. south (8-7) are 8th. melbourne (10-5) are 5th.
footscray (2-12) vs st kilda (11-3)
saints may get their first flag beating dogs by 4 goals helps. st kilda (12-3) are 1st. footscray (2-13) are last.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| STK | 15 | 48 | 138.72 |
| COLL | 15 | 44 | 132.23 |
| ESS | 15 | 40 | 132.09 |
| GEEL | 15 | 40 | 114.09 |
| MELB | 15 | 40 | 102.79 |
| CARL | 15 | 36 | 117.83 |
| RICH | 15 | 32 | 126.79 |
| SM | 15 | 32 | 92.21 |
| NM | 15 | 16 | 77.98 |
| HAW | 15 | 12 | 67.46 |
| FITZ | 15 | 12 | 67.41 |
| FOOTS | 15 | 8 | 73.71 |
round 16 matches
carlton v collingwood
essendon v st kilda gor
hawthorn v richmond
melbourne v geelong
north v fitzroy
south v footscray