essendon (2-4) vs richmond (4-2)
dons and tigers draw. essendon (2-1-4) are 9th. richmond (4-1-2) are 5th.
fitzroy (1-5) vs collingwood (5-1)
pies beat lions by 33. collingwood (6-1) are 1st. fitzroy (1-6) are 11th.
| Fitzroy | 80 | |
| Collingwood | 113 |
melbourne (0-6) vs carlton (4-2)
blues beat dees by 20. carlton (5-2) are 4th. melbourne (0-7) are last.
north (5-1) vs geelong (3-3)
roos beat cats by 65. north (6-1) are 2nd. geelong (3-4) are 8th.
st kilda (1-1-4) vs south (3-3)
swans and saints draw. st kilda (1-2-4) are 10th. south (3-1-3) are 6th.
footscray (3-1-2) vs hawthorn (4-2)
hawks beat dogs by 70. hawthorn (5-2) are 3rd. footscray (3-1-3) are 7th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 7 | 24 | 133.93 |
| NM | 7 | 24 | 123.14 |
| HAW | 7 | 20 | 133.74 |
| CARL | 7 | 20 | 123.28 |
| RICH | 7 | 18 | 104.58 |
| SM | 7 | 14 | 113.51 |
| FOOTS | 7 | 14 | 104.20 |
| GEEL | 7 | 12 | 86.91 |
| ESS | 7 | 10 | 77.71 |
| STK | 7 | 8 | 74.81 |
| FITZ | 7 | 4 | 79.17 |
| MELB | 7 | 0 | 77.63 |
round 8 matches
carlton v north
geelong v essendon
collingwood v st kilda
melbourne v fitzroy gor
richmond v footscray
south v hawthorn