carlton (6-1-1) vs north (0-8)
blues beat roos by 62. carlton (7-1-1) are 1st. north (0-9) are last.
collingwood (3-1-4) vs geelong (0-8)
pies win one of the highest scoring games ever over cats by 75. collingwood (4-1-4) are 8th. geelong (0-9) are 11th.
| Collingwood | 184 | |
| Geelong | 109 |
essendon (6-2) vs hawthorn (6-2)
dons beat hawks by 2. essendon (7-2) are 2nd. hawthorn (6-3) are 5th.
fitzroy (5-3) vs richmond (6-2)
tigers beat lions by 8. richmond (7-2) are 3rd. fitzroy (5-4) are 7th.
melbourne (3-5) vs st kilda (5-3)
saints beat dees by 37. st kilda (6-3) are 4th. melbourne (3-6) are 9th.
footscray (5-3) vs south (2-6)
dogs beat swans by 17. footscray (6-3) are 6th. south (2-7) are 10th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 9 | 30 | 133.73 |
| ESS | 9 | 28 | 127.31 |
| RICH | 9 | 28 | 103.58 |
| STK | 9 | 24 | 130.16 |
| HAW | 9 | 24 | 121.00 |
| FOOTS | 9 | 24 | 94.64 |
| FITZ | 9 | 20 | 112.30 |
| COLL | 9 | 18 | 125.61 |
| MELB | 9 | 12 | 91.76 |
| SM | 9 | 8 | 72.65 |
| GEEL | 9 | 0 | 65.98 |
| NM | 9 | 0 | 64.48 |
round 10 matches
essendon v fitzroy
geelong v st kilda
hawthorn v carlton gor
north v melbourne
richmond v footscray
south v collingwood