north (11-7) vs richmond (13-1-4)
roos stun tigers by 10. north (12-7) richmond (13-1-5)
| Team | Score | SC |
| North Melbourne | 110 | |
| Richmond | 100 |
essendon (12-2-4) vs collingwood (7-2-9)
dons beat pies by 8. essendon (13-2-4) collingwood (7-2-10)
| Essendon | 110 | |
| Collingwood | 102 |
geelong (13-5) vs freemantle (6-12)
cats beat dockers by 23. geelong (14-5) freemantle (6-13)
hawthorn (7-11) vs st kilda (5-13)
saints stun hawks by 8. st kilda (6-13) hawthorn (7-12)
footscray (9-1-8) vs melbourne (9-9)
dogs beat dees by 20. footscray (10-1-8) melbourne (9-10)
carlton (16-2) vs brisbane (7-11)
blues beat bears by 14. carlton (17-2) brisbane (7-12)
fitzroy (2-16) vs sydney (5-13)
swans beat lions by 21 goals. sydney (6-13) Fitzroy (2-17)
west coast (11-7) vs adelaide (8-10)
eagles beat crows by 135. west coast (12-7) adelaide (8-11)
| West Coast | 177 | |
| Adelaide | 42 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 19 | 68 | 140.71 |
| GEEL | 19 | 56 | 133.21 |
| ESS | 19 | 56 | 132.48 |
| RICH | 19 | 54 | 108.47 |
| WCE | 19 | 48 | 121.05 |
| NM | 19 | 48 | 109.81 |
| FOOTS | 19 | 42 | 93.81 |
| MELB | 19 | 36 | 106.01 |
| COLL | 19 | 32 | 100.34 |
| ADEL | 19 | 32 | 78.80 |
| HAW | 19 | 28 | 98.51 |
| BRIS | 19 | 28 | 88.06 |
| SYD | 19 | 24 | 98.11 |
| FREM | 19 | 24 | 91.89 |
| STK | 19 | 24 | 76.84 |
| FITZ | 19 | 8 | 57.84 |
round 20 matches
collingwood v hawthorn
carlton v north
fitzroy v geelong
melbourne v west coast
st kilda v essendon
adelaide v sydney gor
brisbane v richmond
freemantle v footscray