collingwood (14-1) vs north (7-1-7) uor
roos stun pies by 5. north (8-1-7) are 7th. collingwood (14-2) are 1st.
fitzroy (5-10) vs carlton (11-4)
lions stun blues by 11. fitzroy (6-10) are 9th. carlton (11-5) are 3rd.
geelong (2-13) vs essendon (10-5)
this is ridicilous the upsets cats stun dons by 1 to get off last. geelong (3-13) are 11th. essendon (10-6) are 4th.
richmond (12-3) vs melbourne (7-8)
tigers beat dees by 37. richmond (13-3) are 2nd. melborune (7-9) are 8th.
st kilda (8-7) vs south (2-13)
saints beat swans by 7. st kilda (9-7) are 6th. south (2-14) are last.
footscray (3-1-11) vs hawthorn (8-7)
hawks beat dogs by 20. hawthorn (9-7) are 5th. footscrary (3-1-12) are 10th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 16 | 56 | 129.79 |
| RICH | 16 | 52 | 118.19 |
| CARL | 16 | 44 | 125.47 |
| ESS | 16 | 40 | 107.96 |
| HAW | 16 | 36 | 111.02 |
| STK | 16 | 36 | 108.43 |
| NM | 16 | 34 | 98.98 |
| MELB | 16 | 28 | 96.31 |
| FITZ | 16 | 24 | 90.36 |
| FOOTS | 16 | 14 | 80.53 |
| GEEL | 16 | 12 | 74.79 |
| SM | 16 | 8 | 76.73 |
round 17 matches
carlton v richmond gf rematch
essendon v st kilda
hawthorn v fitzroy gor
melbourne v collingwood
south v north
footscray v geelong