north (10-3) vs carlton (10-3)
roos beat blues by 55. north (11-3) carlton (10-4)
| Team | Score | SC |
| North Melbourne | 144 | |
| Carlton | 89 |
richmond (7-6) vs west coast (9-4)
eagles go 9 straight against tigers by 17. west coast (10-4) richmond (7-7)
fitzroy (1-12) vs essendon (8-1-4)
dons beat lions by 11 goals. essendon (9-1-4) fitzroy (1-13)
hawthorn (5-1-7) vs collingwood (4-9)
hawks beat pies by 33. hawthorn (6-1-7) collingwood (4-10)
| Hawthorn | 114 | |
| Collingwood | 81 |
adelaide (6-7) vs brisbane (8-1-4) uor
crows break 5 game losing streak beating bears by 8. adelaide (7-7) brisbane (8-1-5)
sydney (9-1-3) vs geelong (9-1-3)
swans beat cats by 51. sydney (10-1-3) geelong (9-1-4)
melbourne (4-9) vs footscray (2-1-10)
dees beat dogs by 27. melbourne (5-9) footscray (2-1-11)
freemanlte (4-9) vs st kilda (5-8)
saints beat dockers by 23. st kilda (6-8) freemantle (4-10)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 14 | 44 | 128.63 |
| SYD | 14 | 42 | 122.15 |
| WCE | 14 | 40 | 131.95 |
| CARL | 14 | 40 | 110.47 |
| GEEL | 14 | 38 | 121.22 |
| ESS | 14 | 38 | 111.12 |
| BRIS | 14 | 34 | 123.88 |
| RICH | 14 | 28 | 112.28 |
| ADEL | 14 | 28 | 107.08 |
| HAW | 14 | 26 | 94.50 |
| STK | 14 | 24 | 101.81 |
| MELB | 14 | 20 | 73.22 |
| COLL | 14 | 16 | 92.79 |
| FREM | 14 | 16 | 87.63 |
| FOOTS | 14 | 10 | 70.56 |
| FITZ | 14 | 4 | 52.03 |
round 15 matches
west coast v fiztroy
carlton v adelaide
collingwood v north
geelong v hawthorn
st kilda v sydney
brisbane v essendon gor
melboiurne v richmond
footscray v freemantle