carlton (7-10) vs geelong (13-4)
blues stun cats by 2. carlton (8-10) geelong (13-5)
essendon (10-7) vs sydney (6-1-10)
dons beat swans by 67. essendon (11-7) sydney (6-1-11)
hawthorn (12-5) vs footscray (7-1-9)
hawks beat dogs by 14. hawthorn (13-5) footscray (7-1-10)
north (11-6) vs melborune (10-8)
dees beat roos by 52. melbourne (11-8) north (11-7)
brisbane (3-14) vs collingwood (9-1-8)
pies beat bears by 101. collingwood (10-1-8) brisbane (3-15)
| Brisbane | 71 | |
| Collingwood | 172 |
adelaide (9-9) vs west coast (15-2)
eagles beat crows by 15. west coast (16-2) adelaide (9-10)
richmond (5-13) vs fitzroy (1-16) uor
lions break drought against tigers by 59. fitzroy (2-16) richmond (5-14)
bye st kilda (10-1-7)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| WCE | 18 | 64 | 171.43 |
| GEEL | 18 | 52 | 131.27 |
| HAW | 18 | 52 | 125.93 |
| ESS | 18 | 44 | 117.91 |
| MELB | 19 | 44 | 115.11 |
| NM | 18 | 44 | 92.32 |
| COLL | 19 | 42 | 114.17 |
| STK | 18 | 42 | 109.30 |
| ADEL | 19 | 36 | 87.92 |
| CARL | 18 | 32 | 95.94 |
| FOOTS | 18 | 30 | 84.48 |
| SYD | 18 | 26 | 84.09 |
| RICH | 19 | 20 | 85.49 |
| BRIS | 18 | 12 | 71.73 |
| FITZ | 18 | 8 | 64.86 |
round 21 matches
west coast v geelong
essendon v brisbane
hawthorn v fitzroy
melborune v collingwood gor
stkilda v carlton
footscray v adelaide
sydney v north
bye richmond