fitzroy (5-4) vs richmond (3-6)
tigers stun lions by 26. richmond (4-6) fitzroy (5-5)
geelong (5-4) vs carlton (4-1-4)
blues beat cats by 29. carlton (5-1-4) geelong (5-5)
st kilda (3-6) vs brisbane (3-6)
saints beat bears by 55. st kilda (4-6) brisbane (3-7)
sydney (0-9) vs west coast (6-3)
eagles beat swans by 57. west coast (7-3) sydney (0-10)
| Sydney | 63 | |
| West Coast | 120 |
adelaide (5-4) vs footscray (5-4)
crows beat dogs by 45. adelaide (6-4) footscray (5-5)
melbourne (3-6) vs collingwood (6-3) uor
dees stun pies by 51. melbourne (4-6) collingwood (6-4)
| Melbourne | 160 | |
| Collingwood | 109 |
hawthorn (6-3) vs essendon (5-1-3)
dons beat hawks by 30. essendon (6-1-3) hawthorn (6-4)
bye north (8-2)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 10 | 32 | 135.95 |
| WCE | 10 | 28 | 120.98 |
| ESS | 10 | 26 | 114.57 |
| HAW | 10 | 24 | 113.05 |
| ADEL | 10 | 24 | 110.39 |
| COLL | 10 | 24 | 96.62 |
| CARL | 10 | 22 | 106.15 |
| FITZ | 10 | 20 | 108.26 |
| GEEL | 10 | 20 | 104.61 |
| FOOTS | 10 | 20 | 94.48 |
| MELB | 10 | 16 | 105.05 |
| STK | 10 | 16 | 90.86 |
| RICH | 10 | 16 | 83.63 |
| BRIS | 10 | 12 | 94.19 |
| SYD | 10 | 0 | 54.95 |
round 12 matches
west coast v north gor
hawthorn v st kilda
melbourne v essendon
footscray v sydney
carlton v adelaide
geelong v fitzroy
brisbane v collingwood
bye richmond