west coast (16-2) vs geelong (13-5)
eagles beat cats by 1. west coast (17-2) geelong (13-6)
essendon (11-7) vs brisbane (3-15)
dons beat bears by 45. essendon (12-7) brisbane (3-16)
hawthorn (13-5) vs fitzroy (2-16)
hawks beat lions by 126. hawthorn (14-5) fitzroy (2-17)
melbourne (11-8) vs collingwood (10-1-8)
pies beat dees by 12 goals. collingwood (11-1-8) melbourne (11-9)
| Melbourne | 55 | |
| Collingwood | 127 |
st kilda (10-1-7) vs carlton (8-10)
saints beat blues by 54. st kilda (11-1-7) carlton (8-11)
footscray (7-1-10) vs adeliade (9-9)
dogs beat crows by 24 ending the crows finals hopes in their first year. footscray (8-1-10) adeliade (9-10)
sydney (6-1-11) vs north (11-7)
roos beat swans by 36. north (12-7) sydney (6-1-12)
| Sydney | 100 | |
| North Melbourne | 136 |
bye richmond (5-14)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| WCE | 19 | 68 | 167.08 |
| HAW | 19 | 56 | 131.83 |
| GEEL | 19 | 52 | 129.80 |
| ESS | 19 | 48 | 119.40 |
| NM | 19 | 48 | 94.24 |
| COLL | 20 | 46 | 117.68 |
| STK | 19 | 46 | 111.73 |
| MELB | 20 | 44 | 110.52 |
| ADEL | 20 | 36 | 87.13 |
| FOOTS | 19 | 34 | 86.12 |
| CARL | 19 | 32 | 93.18 |
| SYD | 19 | 26 | 83.49 |
| RICH | 19 | 20 | 85.49 |
| BRIS | 19 | 12 | 71.71 |
| FITZ | 19 | 8 | 62.46 |
round 22 matches
adelaide v st kilda
carlton v essendon
fitzroy v north
geelong v sydney
richmond v footscray
brisbane v melbourne
west coast v hawthorn gor
bye collingwood