collingwood (12-1-5) vs brisbane (6-12)
pies beat bears by 46. collingwood (13-1-5) are 2nd. brisbane (6-13) are 13th.
| Collingwood | 122 | |
| Brisbane | 76 |
carlton (13-5) vs sydney (9-9)
swans stun blues by 28 to stay alive. sydney (10-9) are 8th. carlton (13-6) are 3rd.
essendon (10-8) vs geelong (8-10)
cats stun dons by 67. geelong (9-10) are 9th. essendon (10-9) are 7th.
hawthorn (15-3) vs fitzroy (6-12)
hawks beat lions by 74. hawthorn (16-3) aer 1st. fitzroy (6-13) are 12th.
richmond (6-12) vs melbourne (12-6) uor
tigers stun dees by 18. richmond (7-12) are 10th. melbourne (12-7) are 4th.
footscray (9-9) vs st kilda (4-14)
dogs beat saints by 69. footscray (10-9) are 6th. st kilda (4-15) are last.
west coast (9-9) vs north (6-1-11)
eagles beat roos by 31. west coast (10-9) are 5th. north (6-1-12) are 11th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 19 | 64 | 136.42 |
| COLL | 19 | 54 | 116.83 |
| CARL | 19 | 52 | 124.77 |
| MELB | 19 | 48 | 103.62 |
| WCE | 19 | 40 | 107.79 |
| FOOTS | 19 | 40 | 106.89 |
| ESS | 19 | 40 | 106.32 |
| SYD | 19 | 40 | 96.72 |
| GEEL | 19 | 36 | 108.88 |
| RICH | 19 | 28 | 80.80 |
| NM | 19 | 26 | 91.41 |
| FITZ | 19 | 24 | 87.76 |
| BRIS | 19 | 24 | 71.12 |
| STK | 19 | 16 | 83.12 |
round 20 matches
richmond v brisbane
carlton v north
collingwood v essendon
melbourne v footscray gor
st kilda v west coast
geelong v hawthorn
sydney v fitzroy