sydney (2-5) vs carlton (7-0) uor
swans end blues run by 12 goals. sydney (3-5) carlton (7-1)
collingwood (1-1-5) vs freemnalte (3-4)
pies beat dockers by 38. collingwood (2-1-5) freemantle (3-5)
| Collingwood | 131 | |
| Fremantle | 93 |
hawthorn (4-3) vs melbourne (1-6)
dees stun hawks by 62. melbourne (2-6) hawthorn (4-4)
richmond (7-0) vs geelong (5-2)
cats stun tigers by 72 ending the tigers unbeaten start. geelong (6-2) Richmond (7-1)
footscray (4-3) vs north (4-3)
roos beat dogs by 21. north (5-3) footscray (4-4)
adelaide (3-4) vs fitzroy (1-6)
lions stun crows by 33. fitzroy (2-6) adelaide (3-5)
brisbane (2-5) vs st kilda (1-6)
bears beat saints by 21. brisbane (3-5) st kilda (1-7)
west coast (5-2) vs essendon (5-1-1)
dons beat eagles by 18. essendon (6-1-1) west coast (5-3)
| West Coast | 90 | |
| Essendon | 108 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| CARL | 8 | 28 | 138.97 |
| RICH | 8 | 28 | 108.93 |
| ESS | 8 | 26 | 141.07 |
| GEEL | 8 | 24 | 141.06 |
| WCE | 8 | 20 | 125.17 |
| NM | 8 | 20 | 98.52 |
| HAW | 8 | 16 | 102.81 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 16 | 81.29 |
| SYD | 8 | 12 | 107.08 |
| FREM | 8 | 12 | 97.68 |
| ADEL | 8 | 12 | 92.44 |
| BRIS | 8 | 12 | 88.89 |
| COLL | 8 | 10 | 90.61 |
| MELB | 8 | 8 | 96.06 |
| FITZ | 8 | 8 | 67.87 |
| STK | 8 | 4 | 64.40 |
round 9 matches
north v geelong gor
essendon v footscray
fitzroy v west coast
st kilda v carlton
adelaide v hawthorn
sydney v richmond
melbourne v collingwood
freemanlte v brisbane