carlton (2-5) vs footscray (5-2)
blues and dogs draw. carlton (2-1-5) are 10th. footscray (5-1-2) are 4th.
collingwood (6-1) vs geelong (3-4) uor
cats stun pies by 41. geelong (4-4) are 7th. collingwood (6-2) are 3rd.
| Collingwood | 80 | |
| Geelong | 121 |
fitzroy (2-1-4) vs essendon (3-4)
lions beat dons by 8. fitzroy (3-1-4) are 8th. essendon (3-5) are 9th.
melborune (0-7) vs hawthorn (4-3)
hawks smash dees by 48. hawthorn (5-3) are 5th. melbourne (0-8) are last.
north (6-1) vs richmond (5-2)
tigers beat roos by 25. richmond (6-2) are 2nd. north (6-2) are 1st.
south (2-1-4) vs st kilda (3-4)
saints beat swans by 13. st kilda (4-4) are 6th. south (2-1-5) are 11th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 8 | 24 | 154.22 |
| RICH | 8 | 24 | 119.89 |
| COLL | 8 | 24 | 105.12 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 22 | 119.61 |
| HAW | 8 | 20 | 120.92 |
| STK | 8 | 16 | 94.07 |
| GEEL | 8 | 16 | 93.03 |
| FITZ | 8 | 14 | 83.21 |
| ESS | 8 | 12 | 98.72 |
| CARL | 8 | 10 | 89.81 |
| SM | 8 | 10 | 74.47 |
| MELB | 8 | 0 | 74.38 |
round 9 matches
fitzroy v carlton
geelong v south
hawthorn v st kilda
north v essendon
richmond v collingwood gor
footscray v melbounre