adelaide (6-9) vs north (10-5) uor
crows stun roos by 11. adelaide (7-9) north (10-6)
essendon (9-2-4) vs fitzroy (2-13)
dons beat lions by 71. essendon (10-2-4) fitzroy (2-14)
melbourne (8-7) vs geelong (11-4)
cats beat dees by 29. geelong (12-4) melbourne (8-8)
st kilda (4-11) vs west coast (9-6)
eagles beat saints by 58. west coast (10-6) st kilda (4-12)
| St. Kilda | 64 | |
| West Coast | 122 |
sydney (5-10) vs footscray (7-1-7)
dogs beat swans by 61. footscray (8-1-7) sydney (5-11)
brisbane (4-11) vs hawthorn (7-8)
bears break the 3/4 time record from 45 down beat hawks by 7. brisbane (5-11) hawthorn (7-9)
collingwood (6-2-7) vs carlton (13-2)
blues beat pies by 22. carlton (14-2) collingwood (6-2-8)
freemantle (5-10) vs richmond (11-1-3)
tigers beat dockers by 7. richmond (12-1-3) freemantle (5-11)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 16 | 56 | 136.77 |
| RICH | 16 | 50 | 110.95 |
| GEEL | 16 | 48 | 132.42 |
| ESS | 16 | 44 | 132.19 |
| WCE | 16 | 40 | 114.91 |
| NM | 16 | 40 | 108.06 |
| FOOTS | 16 | 34 | 92.91 |
| MELB | 16 | 32 | 109.61 |
| COLL | 16 | 28 | 104.17 |
| HAW | 16 | 28 | 102.45 |
| ADEL | 16 | 28 | 83.31 |
| SYD | 16 | 20 | 95.66 |
| FREM | 16 | 20 | 91.52 |
| BRIS | 16 | 20 | 84.55 |
| STK | 16 | 16 | 71.94 |
| FITZ | 16 | 8 | 62.38 |
round 17 matches
north v melbourne
essendon v freemantle
geelong v sydney
richmond v st kilda
footscray v hawthorn gor
fitzroy v carlton
west coast v collingwood
adelaide v brisbane