essendon (11-1-5) vs sydney (1-15)
dons beat swans by 21. essendon (12-1-5) sydney (1-16)
st kilda (8-9) vs collingwood (10-7)
pies beat saints by 12. collingwood (11-7) st kilda (8-10)
fitzroy (6-10) vs adelaide (10-6) uor
lions stun crows by 5. fitzroy (7-10) adeliade (10-7)
geelong (9-8) vs hawthorn (11-5)
cats beat hawks by 82. geelong (10-8) hawthorn (11-6)
richmond (4-12) vs carlton (10-1-5)
blues beat tigers by 23. carlton (11-1-5) richmond (4-13)
brisbane (4-13) vs west coast (10-6)
eagles beat bears by 10 goals. west coast (11-6) brisbane (4-14)
| Brisbane | 71 | |
| West Coast | 131 |
bye north (11-6) footscray (9-8) melborune (9-8)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 18 | 50 | 122.48 |
| CARL | 17 | 46 | 117.48 |
| WCE | 17 | 44 | 121.56 |
| NM | 17 | 44 | 119.26 |
| HAW | 17 | 44 | 115.40 |
| COLL | 18 | 44 | 105.75 |
| ADEL | 17 | 40 | 117.35 |
| GEEL | 18 | 40 | 110.06 |
| MELB | 17 | 36 | 111.70 |
| FOOTS | 17 | 36 | 96.52 |
| STK | 18 | 32 | 91.23 |
| FITZ | 17 | 28 | 91.53 |
| BRIS | 18 | 16 | 79.17 |
| RICH | 17 | 16 | 74.71 |
| SYD | 17 | 4 | 60.81 |
round 20 matches
sydney v fitzroy
carlton v st kilda
essendon v footscray
north v richmond
west coast v hawthorn gor
adelaide v melbourne
bye brisbane, collingwood, geelong