adelaide (2-0) vs fitzroy (1-1)
crows edge lions by 1. adelaide (3-0) fitzroy (1-2)
hawthorn (2-1) vs geelong (1-2)
cats beat hawks by 46. geelong (2-2) hawthorn (2-2)
north (2-1) vs melborune (0-3)
roos beat dees by 29. north (3-1) melbourne (0-4)
collingwood (3-0) vs st kilda (2-1) uor
saints stun pies by 22. st kilda (3-1) collingwood (3-1)
| Collingwood | 104 | |
| St. Kilda | 126 |
sydney (0-2) vs essendon (0-1-2)
dons beat swans by 86. essendon (1-1-2) sydney (0-3)
west coast (2-1) vs brisbane (1-2)
eagles beat bears by 52. west coast (3-1) brisbane (1-3)
bye carlton (1-1-1) richmond (1-2) footscray (2-1)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ADEL | 3 | 12 | 140.44 |
| WCE | 4 | 12 | 129.19 |
| NM | 4 | 12 | 115.07 |
| STK | 4 | 12 | 109.37 |
| COLL | 4 | 12 | 108.78 |
| GEEL | 4 | 8 | 108.74 |
| HAW | 4 | 8 | 108.02 |
| FOOTS | 3 | 8 | 97.08 |
| ESS | 4 | 6 | 108.79 |
| CARL | 3 | 6 | 98.89 |
| FITZ | 3 | 4 | 100.63 |
| BRIS | 4 | 4 | 76.34 |
| RICH | 3 | 4 | 74.93 |
| MELB | 4 | 0 | 85.88 |
| SYD | 3 | 0 | 60.82 |
round 5 matches
richmond v north
fitzroy v sydney
footscray v essendon
st kilda v carlton gor
melbourne v adelaide
brisbane v geeelong
bye collingwood, hawthorn, west coast
Harrison’s world 