carlton (6-3) vs richmond (6-1-2)
tigers beat blues by 20. richmond (7-1-2) are 3rd. carlton (6-4) are 5th.
collingwood (8-1) vs south (4-1-4) uor
swans stun defending wooden spooners turned into ladder leaders pies by 26. south (5-1-4) are 6th. collingwood (8-2) are 1st.
fitzroy (1-8) vs essendon (3-1-5)
dons beat lions by 54. essendon (4-1-5) are 8th. fitzroy (1-9) are last.
melbourne (2-7) vs hawthorn (6-3)
hawks beat dees by 12. hawthorn (7-3) are 4th. melbourne (2-8) are 10th.
north (7-2) vs st kilda (1-2-6)
roos beat saints by 85. north (8-2) are 2nd. st kilda (1-2-7) are 11th.
footscray (3-1-5) vs geelong (4-5)
dogs beat cats by 37. footscray (4-1-5) are 7th. geelong (4-6) are 9th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 10 | 32 | 129.49 |
| NM | 10 | 32 | 128.43 |
| RICH | 10 | 30 | 111.98 |
| HAW | 10 | 28 | 126.78 |
| CARL | 10 | 24 | 112.24 |
| SM | 10 | 22 | 108.10 |
| FOOTS | 10 | 18 | 102.91 |
| ESS | 10 | 18 | 88.05 |
| GEEL | 10 | 16 | 83.81 |
| MELB | 10 | 8 | 87.32 |
| STK | 10 | 8 | 71.45 |
| FITZ | 10 | 4 | 76.59 |
round 11 matches
carlton v footscray
geelong v fitzroy
south v north gor
hawthorn v essendon
melbourne v collingwood
st kilda v richmond