melbourne (3-0) vs brisbane (0-3)
dees beat bears by 55. melbourne (4-0) are 3rd. brisbane (0-4) are last.
collingwood (3-0) vs west coast (3-0)
pies end eagles run by 39. collingwood (4-0) are 2nd. west coast (3-1) are 4th.
hawthorn (2-1) vs fitzroy (1-2)
hawks beat lions by 14. hawthorn (3-1) are 5th. fitzroy (1-3) are 10th.
north (0-3) vs footscray (2-1) uor
roos bounce back to stun dogs by 38. north (1-3) are 11th. footscray (2-2) are 7th.
sydney (1-2) vs carlton (3-0)
blues destroy swans by 86. carlton (4-0) are 1st. sydney (1-3) are 12th.
richmond (0-3) vs geelong (1-2)
cats smash tigers by 79. geelong (2-2) are 6th. richmond (0-4) are 13th.
st kilda (1-2) vs essendon (1-2)
dons beat saints by 22. essendon (2-2) are 8th. st kilda (1-3) are 9th.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 4 | 16 | 172.81 |
| COLL | 4 | 16 | 153.21 |
| MELB | 4 | 16 | 146.24 |
| WCE | 4 | 12 | 160.86 |
| HAW | 4 | 12 | 125.55 |
| GEEL | 4 | 8 | 116.88 |
| FOOTS | 4 | 8 | 105.52 |
| ESS | 4 | 8 | 85.95 |
| STK | 4 | 4 | 92.35 |
| FITZ | 4 | 4 | 83.26 |
| NM | 4 | 4 | 83.03 |
| SYD | 4 | 4 | 72.08 |
| RICH | 4 | 0 | 55.97 |
| BRIS | 4 | 0 | 50.20 |
round 5 matches
west coast v footscray
carlton v collingwood gor
fitzroy v richmond
geelong v essendon
north v hawthorn
st kilda v brisbane
sydney v melbourne