essendon (2-1-3) vs geelong (4-2)
dons stun cats by 29. essendon (3-1-3) geelong (4-3)
collingwood (4-2) vs st kilda (3-3)
saints beat pies by 23. st kilda (4-3) collingwood (4-3)
| Collingwood | 95 | |
| St. Kilda | 118 |
carlton (5-1) vs fitzroy (0-6)
blues beat lions by 63. carlton (6-1) fitzroy (0-7)
melbourne (1-5) vs sydney (3-1-2)
swans beat dees by 44. sydney (4-1-2) melbourne (1-6)
brisbane (5-1) vs hawthorn (1-1-4)
bears beat hawks by 63. brisbane (6-1) hawthorn (1-1-5)
richmond (3-3) vs footscray (1-1-4)
tigers beat dogs by 51. richmond (4-3) footscray (1-1-5)
west coast (2-4) vs north (5-1) uor
eagles stun roos by 67. west coast (3-4) north (5-2)
adelaide (4-2) vs freemantle (3-3)
crows destroy dockers by 96. adelaide (5-2) freemanlte (3-4)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| BRIS | 7 | 24 | 163.26 |
| CARL | 7 | 24 | 122.40 |
| ADEL | 7 | 20 | 142.79 |
| NM | 7 | 20 | 127.51 |
| SYD | 7 | 18 | 95.15 |
| RICH | 7 | 16 | 133.88 |
| COLL | 7 | 16 | 120.64 |
| STK | 7 | 16 | 113.07 |
| GEEL | 7 | 16 | 109.80 |
| ESS | 7 | 14 | 95.79 |
| WCE | 7 | 12 | 116.34 |
| FREM | 7 | 12 | 89.59 |
| HAW | 7 | 6 | 70.32 |
| FOOTS | 7 | 6 | 65.10 |
| MELB | 7 | 4 | 51.15 |
| FITZ | 7 | 0 | 51.96 |
round 8 matches
carlton v geelong gf rematch
brisbane v collingwood
fitzroy v freemantle
hawthorn v melbourne
north v richmond
westcoast v sydney gor
adelaide v st kilda
footscray v essendon