carlton (4-3) vs south (4-3)
blues edge swans by 3. carlton (5-3) are 4th. south (4-4) are 6th.
collingwood (6-1) vs geelong (4-3)
pies beat cats by 29. collingwood (7-1) are 2nd. geelong (4-4) are 7th.
| Collingwood | 105 | |
| Geelong | 76 |
footscray (2-5) vs melbourne (1-6)
dogs beat dees by 21. footscray (3-5) are 8th. melbourne (1-7) are 11th.
fitzroy (0-7) vs hawthorn (1-6)
hawks beat lions by 19. hawthorn (2-6) are 10th. fitzroy (0-8) are last.
richmond (6-1) vs north (2-5) uor
tigers and roos draw. richmond (6-1-1) are 3rd. north (2-1-5) are 9th.
st kilda (7-0) vs essendon (5-2)
saints beat dons by 7. st kilda (8-0) are 1st. essendon (5-3) are 5th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| STK | 8 | 32 | 177.35 |
| COLL | 8 | 28 | 150.34 |
| RICH | 8 | 26 | 124.67 |
| CARL | 8 | 20 | 123.82 |
| ESS | 8 | 20 | 108.33 |
| SM | 8 | 16 | 108.33 |
| GEEL | 8 | 16 | 99.01 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 12 | 85.89 |
| NM | 8 | 10 | 82.12 |
| HAW | 8 | 8 | 74.96 |
| MELB | 8 | 4 | 65.63 |
| FITZ | 8 | 0 | 59.42 |
round 9 matches
essendon v footscray
geelong v fitzroy
hawthorn v carlton
north v melbounre
richmond v st kilda uor
south v collingwood