melbourne (1-4) vs richmond (1-3)
dees smash tigers by 93. melbourne (2-4) richmond (1-4)
adelaiede (3-1) vs hawthorn (2-2)
hawks beat crows by 17. hawthorn (3-2) adelaide (3-2)
essendon (1-1-3) vs geelong (3-2)
dons beat cats by 4 goals. essendon (2-1-3) geelong (3-3)
north (4-1) vs sydney (0-4)
roos kick their highest ever score in a 124 point demolition of the swans. north (5-1) sydney (0-4)
| North Melbourne | 229 | |
| Sydney | 105 |
brisbane (1-4) vs fitzroy (2-2)
bears stun lions by 27. brisbane (2-4) fitzroy (2-3)
carlton (2-1-1) vs collingwood (3-1)
pies beat blues by 6 goals. collingwood (4-1) carlton (2-1-2)
| Carlton | 101 | |
| Collingwood | 137 |
west coast (3-1) vs footscray (3-1)
eagles beat dogs by 41. west coast (4-1) footscray (3-2)
| West Coast | 125 | |
| Footscray | 84 |
bye st kilda (3-2)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 6 | 20 | 133.58 |
| WCE | 5 | 16 | 133.25 |
| COLL | 5 | 16 | 113.86 |
| ADEL | 5 | 12 | 118.50 |
| HAW | 5 | 12 | 110.06 |
| GEEL | 6 | 12 | 101.87 |
| STK | 5 | 12 | 99.66 |
| FOOTS | 5 | 12 | 99.22 |
| ESS | 6 | 10 | 102.81 |
| CARL | 5 | 10 | 100.87 |
| FITZ | 5 | 8 | 113.60 |
| MELB | 6 | 8 | 107.05 |
| BRIS | 6 | 8 | 86.96 |
| RICH | 5 | 4 | 67.30 |
| SYD | 5 | 0 | 53.61 |
round 7 matches
fitzroy v melbourne gor
hawthorn v brisbane
richmond v st kilda
footscary v north
collingwood v adelaide
geelong v west coast gf rematch
sydney v carlton
bye essendon