sydney (9-11) vs essendon (16-4)
swans stun dons by 6. sydney (10-11) are 7th. essendon (16-5) are 2nd.
collingwood (11-9) vs richmond (5-15)
pies book a finals berth and give tigers last by 46. collingwood (12-9) are 5th. richmond (5-16) are last.
fitzroy (11-9) vs brisbane (6-14)
bears stun lions by 13. brisbane (7-14) are 12th. fitzroy (11-10) are 6th.
geelong (14-6) vs north (9-11)
cats beat roos by 22. geelong (15-6) are 3rd. north (9-12) are 9th.
| Geelong | 139 | |
| North Melbourne | 117 |
hawthorn (17-3) vs footscray (6-1-13)
hawks beat dogs by 75. hawthorn (18-3) are 1st. footscray (6-1-14) are 13th.
melbourne (14-6) vs st kilda (6-14) uor
saints break long losing streak against dees by 32. st kilda (7-14) are 11th. melbourne (14-7) are 4th.
west coast (6-14) vs carlton (9-1-10)
eagles stun blues by 76. west coast (7-14) are 10th. carlton (9-1-11) are 8th.
| West Coast | 148 | |
| Carlton | 72 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 21 | 72 | 150.69 |
| ESS | 21 | 64 | 131.93 |
| GEEL | 21 | 60 | 144.87 |
| MELB | 21 | 56 | 97.33 |
| COLL | 21 | 48 | 110.77 |
| FITZ | 21 | 44 | 96.53 |
| SYD | 21 | 40 | 97.75 |
| CARL | 21 | 38 | 93.77 |
| NM | 21 | 36 | 90.90 |
| WCE | 21 | 28 | 88.20 |
| STK | 21 | 28 | 86.90 |
| BRIS | 21 | 28 | 76.54 |
| FOOTS | 21 | 26 | 87.15 |
| RICH | 21 | 20 | 72.14 |
round 22 matches
north v sydney
collingwood v west coast
fitzroy v footscray
geelong v richmond
hawthorn v st kilda
melbourne vessendon gor
brisbane v carlton