carlton (14-6) vs footscray (10-10)
blues beat dogs by 14. carlton (15-6) are 2nd. footscray (10-11) are 7th.
geelong (11-9) vs melbourne (6-14)
cats stay alive against dees by 12. geelong (12-9) are 5th. melbourne (6-15) are 10th.
hawthorn (8-12) vs north (3-17)
hawks smash roos by 66. hawthorn (9-12) are 8th. north (3-18) are last.
richmond (11-9) vs essendon (6-14)
tigers smash dons by 74. richmond (12-9) are 6th. essendon (6-15) are 11th.
st kilda (13-7) vs collingwood (16-4)
pies beat saints by 10. collingwood (17-4) are 1st. st kilda (13-8) are 4th.
| St. Kilda | 98 | |
| Collingwood | 108 |
south (13-7) vs fitzroy (9-11)
swans beat lions by 19. south (14-7) are 3rd. fitzroy (9-12) are 9th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 21 | 68 | 131.85 |
| CARL | 21 | 60 | 112.12 |
| SM | 21 | 56 | 110.83 |
| STK | 21 | 52 | 123.76 |
| GEEL | 21 | 48 | 104.78 |
| RICH | 21 | 48 | 102.14 |
| FOOTS | 21 | 40 | 90.34 |
| HAW | 21 | 36 | 111.40 |
| FITZ | 21 | 36 | 84.15 |
| MELB | 21 | 24 | 83.32 |
| ESS | 21 | 24 | 82.72 |
| NM | 21 | 12 | 76.58 |
round 22 matches
collingwood v south
essendon v st kilda
fitzroy v hawthorn
melbourne v carlton
north v geelong
footscray v richmond gor