essendon (13-8) vs hawthorn (15-6)
hawks are back in the top 2 smashing dons by 80. hawthorn (16-6) play west coast in the qual final in perth. essendon (13-9) finish 6th which si still in finals will play melbourne in a controversal elim final fixture.
fitzroy (3-18) vs west coast (19-2) uor
lions avoid last beating eagles by 10 in one of the all time ladder upsets. fitzroy (4-18) finish 14th. west coast (19-3) host hawthorn in qual final.
geelong (15-6) vs collingwood (12-1-8)
cats beat pies by 41 ending the pies title defence. geelong (16-6) host st kilda in an elim final. collingwood (12-1-9) finish 7th.
| Geelong | 107 | |
| Collingwood | 66 |
richmodn (6-15) vs carlton (8-13)
tigers beat blues by 15. richmodn (7-15) finish 12th. carlton (8-14) finish 11th.
st kilda (13-1-7) vs sydney (6-1-14)
saints break an 18 year finals droguht finishing 4th best home and away finish since 1972 beating swans by 39. st kilda (14-1-7) play geelong in elim final. sydney (6-1-15) finish 13th.
brisbane (3-18) vs footscray (8-1-12)
dogs beat bears by 36. footscray (9-1-12) finish 10th. brisbane (3-19) finish last.
adelaide (9-12) vs north (12-9)
crows stun roos by 73. adelaide (10-12) finish 9th. north (12-10) finish 8th.
| Adelaide | 180 | |
| North Melbourne | 107 |
bye melbounrne (13-9) who will host essendon in elim final.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2485 | 1532 | 162.21 | 76 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2793 | 2055 | 135.91 | 64 |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2660 | 2021 | 131.62 | 64 |
| 4 | St. Kilda | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2512 | 2087 | 120.36 | 58 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2355 | 2123 | 110.93 | 52 |
| 6 | Essendon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2203 | 2017 | 109.22 | 52 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2349 | 2033 | 115.54 | 50 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2456 | 2693 | 91.20 | 48 |
| 9 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2041 | 2282 | 89.44 | 40 |
| 10 | Footscray | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1815 | 2064 | 87.94 | 38 |
| 11 | Carlton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1878 | 2113 | 88.88 | 32 |
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2360 | 2778 | 84.95 | 30 |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2141 | 2450 | 87.39 | 28 |
| 14 | Fitzroy | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1837 | 2771 | 66.29 | 16 |
| 15 | Brisbane | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1976 | 2842 | 69.53 | 12 |
finals week 1
qual final
west coast v hawthorn
elim finals
geelong v st kilda
melbourne v essendon
i will note the finals draw is unfair on st kilda who have a harder opponent despite being higher on the ladder than both melbourne/essendon with the same stakes of a sudden death final. also the west ocast/hawthorn is the first finals game interstate.
Harrison’s world 