geelong (3-1) vs fitzroy (0-4)
cats beat lions by 89. geelong (4-1) fitzroy (0-5)
richmond (4-0) vs brisbane (2-2)
tigers beat bears by 20. richmond (5-0) brisbane (2-3)
footscray (3-1) vs freemantle (2-2)
dogs edge dockers by 2. footscray (4-1) freemantle (2-3)
west coast (3-1) vs melbourne (0-4)
eagles beat dees by 16. west coast (4-1) melbourne (0-5)
essendon (3-1-0) vs st kilda (0-4)
dons beat saints by 116. essendon (4-1-0) st kilda (0-5)
hawthorn (2-2) vs collingwood (0-1-3)
hawks beat pies by 59. hawthorn (3-2) collingwood (0-1-4)
north (2-2) vs carlton (4-0)
blues beat roos by 34. carlton (5-0) north (2-3)
sydney (1-3) vs adelaide (2-2)
swans beat crows by 57. sydney (2-3) adelaide (2-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 5 | 20 | 185.03 |
| RICH | 5 | 20 | 128.73 |
| ESS | 5 | 18 | 161.25 |
| WCE | 5 | 16 | 132.10 |
| GEEL | 5 | 16 | 127.04 |
| FOOTS | 5 | 16 | 93.47 |
| HAW | 5 | 12 | 139.10 |
| SYD | 5 | 8 | 113.57 |
| FREM | 5 | 8 | 110.65 |
| ADEL | 5 | 8 | 97.39 |
| BRIS | 5 | 8 | 85.36 |
| NM | 5 | 8 | 76.91 |
| COLL | 5 | 2 | 76.39 |
| MELB | 5 | 0 | 81.82 |
| FITZ | 5 | 0 | 53.13 |
| STK | 5 | 0 | 48.94 |
round 6 matches
adelaide v melbourne
carlton v west coast
collingwood v richmond
st kilda v fitzroy gor
footscray v geelong
essendon v brisbane
north v hawthorn
freemantle v sydney