carlton (5-2) vs geelong (2-5)
blues beat cats by 29. carlton (6-2) are 3rd. geelong (2-6) are 11th.
collingwood (2-5) vs hawthorn (6-1)
hawks beat pies by 45. hawthorn (7-1) are 1st. collingwood (2-6) are 10th.
| Collingwood | 59 | |
| Hawthorn | 104 |
essendon (5-2) vs st kilda (0-7)
dons beat saints by 62. essendon (6-2) are 2nd. st kilda (0-8) are last.
fitzroy (5-2) vs north (3-4)
roos stun lions by 23. north (4-4) are 6th. fitzroy (5-3) are 5th.
melbourne (2-5) vs footsrcay (3-4)
dees stun dogs by 52. melbourne (3-5) are 8th. footscray (3-5) are 9th.
sydney (6-1) vs richmond (3-4) uor
tigers stun swans by 1. richmond (4-4) are 7th. sydney (6-2) are 4th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 8 | 28 | 125.36 |
| ESS | 8 | 24 | 142.36 |
| CARL | 8 | 24 | 132.24 |
| SYD | 8 | 24 | 119.49 |
| FITZ | 8 | 20 | 97.01 |
| NM | 8 | 16 | 112.53 |
| RICH | 8 | 16 | 93.33 |
| MELB | 8 | 12 | 92.75 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 12 | 84.47 |
| COLL | 8 | 8 | 82.15 |
| GEEL | 8 | 8 | 75.34 |
| STK | 8 | 0 | 70.34 |
round 9 matches
fitzroy v essendon gor
north v melbourne
richmond v collingwood
st kilda v sydney
footscray v carlton
geelong v hawthorn