brisbane (9-12) vs melbourne (9-12)
bears knock dees out of the 8 to make finals for first time ever. brisbane (10-12) play blues in qual final. melbourne (9-13) finish 9th.
essendon (14-2-5) vs carlton (19-2)
blues cost dons 2nd winning 13 striaght by 41. carlton (20-2) host brisbane while essendon (14-2-6) host west coast in qual finals.
hawthorn (7-14) vs geelong (15-6)
cats beat hawks by 46. geelong (16-6) host footscray in qual final. hawthorn (7-15) finish 15th.
north (13-8) vs fitzroy (2-19)
roos smash lions by 103 in high scoring game. north (14-8) play richmond in qual final. fitzroy (2-20) finish last.
| North Melbourne | 204 | |
| Fitzroy | 101 |
footscray (11-1-9) vs st kilda (7-14) uor
satnts stun dogs by 54. st kilda (8-14) finish 14th. footscray (11-1-10) play geelong in qual final.
adelaide (9-12) vs richmond (14-1-6)
tigers end crows season by 37. richmond (15-1-6) host north in the qual final. adelaide (9-13) finish 11th.
sydney (7-14) vs collingwood (8-2-11)
swans stun pies by 23 ending pies hopes. sydney (8-14) finish 12th. collingwood (8-2-12) finish 10th.
| Sydney | 127 | |
| Collingwood | 104 |
freemantle (8-13) vs west coast (13-8)
eagles win derby by 53 over dockers. west coast (14-8) play essendon in qual final. freemantle (8-14) finish 13th.
| Fremantle | 58 | |
| West Coast | 111 |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2357 | 1711 | 137.76 | 80 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2558 | 1939 | 131.92 | 64 |
| 3 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2096 | 1943 | 107.87 | 62 |
| 4 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2464 | 1931 | 127.60 | 60 |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2079 | 1692 | 122.87 | 56 |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2311 | 2013 | 114.80 | 56 |
| 7 | Footscray | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1879 | 2054 | 91.48 | 46 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2104 | 2207 | 95.33 | 40 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1938 | 1925 | 100.68 | 36 |
| 10 | Collingwood | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2043 | 2111 | 96.78 | 36 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1749 | 2184 | 80.08 | 36 |
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2314 | 2299 | 100.65 | 32 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2051 | 2209 | 92.85 | 32 |
| 14 | St. Kilda | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1814 | 2258 | 80.34 | 32 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1857 | 1975 | 94.03 | 28 |
| 16 | Fitzroy | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1617 | 2780 | 58.17 | 8 |
qual finals
essendon v west coast
richmond v north
geelong v footscray
carlton v brisbane
first finals without hawks since 81 first time tigers are in since 82 and first time ever bears are in the finals also the swans have avoidede last for the first time since 91.