fitzroy (2-3) vs melbourne (2-4)
lions edge dees by 1. fitzroy (3-3) melbourne (2-5)
hawthorn (3-2) vs brisbane (2-4)
hawks beat bears by 43. hawthorn (4-2) brisbane (2-5)
richmond (1-4) vs stkilda (3-2) uor
tigers stun saints by 32. richmond (2-4) st kilda (3-3)
footscray (3-2) vs north (5-1)
roos beat dogs by 31. north (6-1) footscray (3-3)
| Footscray | 110 | |
| North Melbourne | 141 |
collingwood (4-1) vs adelaide (3-2)
pies beat crows by 25. collingwood (5-1) adelaide (3-3)
| Collingwood | 101 | |
| Adelaide | 76 |
geelong (3-3) vs west coast (4-1)
eagles beat cats by 8 in gf rematch. west coast (5-1) geelong (3-4)
| Geelong | 105 | |
| West Coast | 113 |
sydney (0-5) vs carlton (2-1-2)
blues beat swans by 44. carlton (3-1-2) sydney (0-6)
bye essendon (2-1-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 7 | 24 | 132.83 |
| WCE | 6 | 20 | 127.98 |
| COLL | 6 | 20 | 116.23 |
| HAW | 6 | 16 | 116.52 |
| CARL | 6 | 14 | 107.31 |
| FITZ | 6 | 12 | 111.94 |
| ADEL | 6 | 12 | 110.63 |
| GEEL | 7 | 12 | 100.62 |
| STK | 6 | 12 | 95.26 |
| FOOTS | 6 | 12 | 94.66 |
| ESS | 6 | 10 | 102.81 |
| MELB | 7 | 8 | 106.04 |
| BRIS | 7 | 8 | 83.54 |
| RICH | 6 | 8 | 75.73 |
| SYD | 6 | 0 | 55.67 |
round 8 matches
west coast v fitzroy
carlton v footscray gor
st kilda v essendon
collingwood v hawthorn
geelong v richmond
brisbane v sydney
adelaide v north
bye melbourne