north (5-3) vs geelong (6-2)
cats beat roos by 61. geelong (7-2) north (5-4)
essendon (6-1-1) vs footscray (4-4)
dons beat dogs by 34. essendon (7-1-1) footscray (4-5)
fitzroy (2-6) vs west coast (5-3)
eagles beat lions by 28. west coast (6-3) fitzroy (2-7)
st kilda (1-7) vs carlton (7-1) uor
last place saints beat leaders blues by 56. st kilda (2-7) carlton (7-2)
adelaide (3-5) vs hawthorn (4-4)
crows beat hawks by 2. adelaide (4-5) hawthorn (4-5)
sydney (3-5) vs richmond (7-1)
tigers beat swans by 26. richmond (8-1) sydney (3-6)
melbourne (2-6) vs collingwood (2-1-5)
dees beat pies by 27. melbourne (3-6) collignwood (2-1-6)
freemantle (3-5) vs brisbane (3-5)
dockers smash bears by 66. freemantle (4-5) brisbane (3-6)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| RICH | 9 | 32 | 111.29 |
| ESS | 9 | 30 | 142.02 |
| GEEL | 9 | 28 | 144.93 |
| CARL | 9 | 28 | 125.76 |
| WCE | 9 | 24 | 127.41 |
| NM | 9 | 20 | 91.83 |
| FREM | 9 | 16 | 105.38 |
| HAW | 9 | 16 | 102.28 |
| ADEL | 9 | 16 | 93.32 |
| FOOTS | 9 | 16 | 79.71 |
| SYD | 9 | 12 | 103.25 |
| MELB | 9 | 12 | 100.00 |
| BRIS | 9 | 12 | 83.54 |
| COLL | 9 | 10 | 88.38 |
| STK | 9 | 8 | 71.75 |
| FITZ | 9 | 8 | 67.71 |
round 10 matches
north v essendon gor
collingwood v fitzroy
geelong v adelaide
melbourne v sydney
st kilda v freemantle
carlton v hawthorn
footscray v richmond
west coast v brisbane