carlton (3-4) vs richmond (4-3)
blues beat tigers by 17. carlton (4-4) are 7th. richmond (4-4) are 6th.
collingwood (4-3) vs hawthorn (4-3)
pies beat hawks by 11. collingwood (5-3) are 4th. hawthorn (4-4) are 5th.
geelong (4-3) vs essendon (5-2)
dons beat cats by 16. essendon (6-2) are 1st. geelong (4-4) are 9th.
melbourne (3-4) vs st kilda (1-6)
dees smash saints by 52. melbourne (4-4) are 8th. st kilda (1-7) are last.
north (4-3) vs sydney (3-4)
roos beat swans by 28. north (5-3) are 3rd. sydney (3-5) are 10th.
footscray (5-2) vs fitzroy (2-5) uor
lions stun dogs by 14. fitzroy (3-5) are 11th. footscray (5-3) are 2nd.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 8 | 24 | 121.22 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 20 | 111.74 |
| NM | 8 | 20 | 104.43 |
| COLL | 8 | 20 | 99.50 |
| HAW | 8 | 16 | 118.81 |
| RICH | 8 | 16 | 111.19 |
| CARL | 8 | 16 | 107.49 |
| MELB | 8 | 16 | 100.24 |
| GEEL | 8 | 16 | 91.45 |
| SYD | 8 | 12 | 110.03 |
| FITZ | 8 | 12 | 96.33 |
| STK | 8 | 4 | 51.30 |
round 9 matches
essendon v melbourne
fitzroy v carlton
hawthorn v footscray gor
richmond v north
st kilda v collingwood
sydney v geelong
Harrison’s world 