fitzroy (4-11) vs essendon (13-2)
dons survive lions scare by 1. essendon (14-2) are 1st. fitzroy (4-12) are 11th.
geelong (11-4) vs melbourne (7-8)
cats edge dees by 7. geelong (12-4) are 2nd. melbourne (7-9) are 8th.
hawthorn (6-1-8) vs collingwood (7-8)
hawks beat pies by 25. hawthorn (7-1-8) are 6th. collingwood (7-9) are 7th.
| Hawthorn | 101 | |
| Collingwood | 76 |
richmond (9-6) vs south (6-1-8)
tigers beat swans by 40. richmond (10-6) are 5th. south (6-1-9) are 9th.
st kilda (10-5) vs north (2-13)
saints beat roos by 22. st kilda (11-5) are 3rd. north (2-14) are last.
footscray (3-12) vs carlton (11-4) uor
dogs stun dropping blues by 32. footscray (4-12) are 10th. carlton (11-5) are 4th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 16 | 56 | 129.57 |
| GEEL | 16 | 48 | 109.00 |
| STK | 16 | 44 | 127.45 |
| CARL | 16 | 44 | 125.02 |
| RICH | 16 | 40 | 118.95 |
| HAW | 16 | 30 | 102.73 |
| COLL | 16 | 28 | 97.52 |
| MELB | 16 | 28 | 85.27 |
| SM | 16 | 26 | 86.86 |
| FOOTS | 16 | 16 | 85.04 |
| FITZ | 16 | 16 | 83.68 |
| NM | 16 | 8 | 71.69 |
round 17 matches
carlton v south
essendon v collingwood
geelong v hawthorn gor
melbourne v footscray
north v richmond
st kilda v fitzroy
Harrison’s world 