sydney (0-2) vs richmond (1-2)
swans break drought by 14 over tigers. sydney (1-2) richmond (1-3)
hawthorn (1-2) vs carlton (1-2)
hawks poor ruin continues losing to blues by 87. carlton (2-2) hawthorn (1-3)
footscray (1-2) vs north (2-0)
roos beat dogs by 13. north (3-0) footscray (1-3)
essendon (1-2) vs melbourne (2-0)
its unclear whose falling faster hawks or dons as the dons are stunned by the dees by 18. melbourne (3-0) essendon (1-3)
west coast (2-1) vs fitzroy (2-1)
eagles beat lions by 76. west coast (3-1) fitzroy (2-2)
| West Coast | 129 | |
| Fitzroy | 53 |
brisbane (1-2) vs st kilda (1-2)
bears beat saints by 53. brisbane (2-2) st kilda (1-3)
adelaide (2-1) vs geelong (1-2)
crows beat cats by 27. adelaide (3-1) geelong (1-3)
bye collingwood (3-0)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 3 | 12 | 195.87 |
| WCE | 4 | 12 | 174.60 |
| MELB | 3 | 12 | 157.32 |
| ADEL | 4 | 12 | 123.66 |
| COLL | 3 | 12 | 117.49 |
| CARL | 4 | 8 | 104.07 |
| BRIS | 4 | 8 | 92.59 |
| FITZ | 4 | 8 | 90.24 |
| SYD | 3 | 4 | 95.38 |
| GEEL | 4 | 4 | 92.52 |
| ESS | 4 | 4 | 89.03 |
| RICH | 4 | 4 | 87.68 |
| FOOTS | 4 | 4 | 78.72 |
| STK | 4 | 4 | 69.63 |
| HAW | 4 | 4 | 61.31 |
round 5 matches
melbourne v brisbane
fitzroy v sydney gor
geelong v north
essendon v collingwood
adelaide v footscray
west coast v hawthorn
st kilda v richmond
bye carlton