collingwood (7-2-10) vs hawthorn (7-12)
hawks will miss finals for the first time since 1981 losing to pies by 3. collingwood (8-2-10) hawthorn (7-13)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Collingwood | 104 | |
| Hawthorn | 101 |
carlton (17-2) vs north (12-7)
blues beat roos by 19. carlton (18-2) north (12-8)
| Carlton | 122 | |
| North Melbourne | 103 |
fitzroy (2-17) vs geelong (14-5)
cats beat lions by 41. geelong (15-5) fitzroy (2-18)
melbourne (9-10) vs west coast (12-7)
eagles beat dees by 29. west coast (13-7) melbourne (9-11)
| Melbourne | 75 | |
| West Coast | 104 |
st kilda (6-13) vs essendon (13-2-4)
dons beat saints by 76. essendon (13-2-4) st kilda (6-14)
adelaide (8-11) vs sydney (6-13)
swans stun crows by 46. sydney (7-13) adelaide (8-12)
brisbane (7-12) vs richmond (13-1-5) uor
bears stun tigers by 77. brisbane (8-12) richmond (13-1-6)
freemantle (6-13) vs footscray (10-1-8)
dockers stun dogs by 31. freemantle (7-13) footscray (10-1-9)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 20 | 72 | 139.22 |
| ESS | 20 | 60 | 135.50 |
| GEEL | 20 | 60 | 134.35 |
| RICH | 20 | 54 | 103.44 |
| WCE | 20 | 52 | 121.91 |
| NM | 20 | 48 | 108.13 |
| FOOTS | 20 | 42 | 92.49 |
| MELB | 20 | 36 | 103.89 |
| COLL | 20 | 36 | 100.48 |
| BRIS | 20 | 32 | 92.33 |
| ADEL | 20 | 32 | 77.95 |
| SYD | 20 | 28 | 100.44 |
| HAW | 20 | 28 | 98.42 |
| FREM | 20 | 28 | 93.81 |
| STK | 20 | 24 | 74.88 |
| FITZ | 20 | 8 | 57.99 |
round 21 matches
melbourne v adelaide
fitzroy v st kilda
geelong v footscray
hawthorn v north
richmond v collingwood
brisbane v essendon
sydney v freemantle gor
west coast v carlton
Harrison’s world 