fitzroy (2-5) vs collingwood (3-4)
lions and pies draw. fitzroy (2-1-5) are 10th. collingwood (3-1-4) are 8th.
| Fitzroy | 118 | |
| Collingwood | 118 |
geelong (4-3) vs st kilda (1-1-5)
cats beat saints by 63. geelong (5-3) are 4th. st kilda (1-1-6) are 11th.
hawthorn (5-2) vs melbourne (3-4)
hawks beat dees by 10. hawthorn (6-2) are 3rd. melbourne (3-5) are 9th.
north (5-2) vs south (5-2)
roos edge swans by 3. north (6-2) are 2nd. south (5-3) are 6th.
richmond (5-1-1) vs carlton (5-2)
tigers beat blues by 53. richmond (6-1-1) are 1st. carlton (5-3) are 5th.
footscray (0-7) vs essendon (3-4)
dons beat dogs by 77. essendon (4-4) are 7th. footscray (0-8) are last.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| RICH | 8 | 26 | 146.98 |
| NM | 8 | 24 | 138.61 |
| HAW | 8 | 24 | 108.04 |
| GEEL | 8 | 20 | 117.97 |
| CARL | 8 | 20 | 108.08 |
| SM | 8 | 20 | 103.88 |
| ESS | 8 | 16 | 114.47 |
| COLL | 8 | 14 | 93.19 |
| MELB | 8 | 12 | 87.25 |
| FITZ | 8 | 10 | 85.62 |
| STK | 8 | 6 | 72.16 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 0 | 63.93 |
round 9 matches
collingwood v geelong
fitzroy v south
melbourne v richmond
north v hawthorn gor
st kilda v footscray
essendon v carlton