richmond (12-1-4) vs hawthorn (7-10)
tigers beat hawks by 44 ending their finals drougth and ending the hawks finals run. richmond (13-1-4) hawthorn (7-11)
melborune (9-8) vs essendon (11-2-4)
dons beat dees by 33. essendon (12-2-4) melbourne (9-9)
north (10-7) vs west coast (11-6)
roos beat eagles by 62. north (11-7) west coast (11-7)
st kilda (5-12) vs adelaide (7-10)
crows beat saints by 30. adelaide (8-10) st kilda (5-13)
sydney (5-12) vs brisbane (6-11)
bears beat swans by 15. brisbane (7-11) sydney (5-13)
carlton (15-2) vs footscray (9-1-7)
blues beat dogs by 25. carlton (16-2) footscray (9-1-8)
collingwood (6-2-9) vs geelong (13-4) uor
pies stun cats by 4. collingwood (7-2-9) geelong (13-5)
freemantle (5-12) vs fitzroy (2-15)
dockers snap 7 game losing streak against lions by 52. freemantle (6-12) fitzroy (2-16)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 18 | 64 | 141.80 |
| RICH | 18 | 54 | 109.73 |
| ESS | 18 | 52 | 134.12 |
| GEEL | 18 | 52 | 133.50 |
| WCE | 18 | 44 | 112.11 |
| NM | 18 | 44 | 109.80 |
| FOOTS | 18 | 38 | 92.37 |
| MELB | 18 | 36 | 107.67 |
| COLL | 18 | 32 | 100.84 |
| ADEL | 18 | 32 | 84.79 |
| HAW | 18 | 28 | 98.94 |
| BRIS | 18 | 28 | 88.26 |
| FREM | 18 | 24 | 92.70 |
| SYD | 18 | 20 | 91.48 |
| STK | 18 | 20 | 75.19 |
| FITZ | 18 | 8 | 60.33 |
round 19 matches
north v richmond
essendon v collingwood
geelong v freemantle
hawthorn v st kilda
footscray v meloburne gor
carlton v brisbane
fitzroy v sydney
west coast v adelaide