brisbane (2-1) vs north (3-0)
bears stun roos by 30. brisbane (3-1) north (3-1)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Brisbane | 125 | |
| North Melbourne | 95 |
carlton (2-1) vs melbourne (1-2)
blues beat dees by 47. carlton (3-1) melbourne (1-3)
collingwood (1-2) vs freemanlte (2-1)
pies beat dockers by 37. collingwood (2-2) freemantle (2-2)
st kilda (0-3) vs fiztroy (0-3)
saints beat lions by 85. st kilda (1-3) fitzroy (0-4)
footscray (1-2) vs hawthorn (1-2)
dogs and hawks draw. footscray (1-1-2) hawthorn (1-1-2)
adelaide (3-0) vs essendon (2-1)
crows beat dons by 16 goals. adelaide (4-0) essendon (2-2)
richmond (2-1) vs sydney (1-2) uor
swans beat tigers by 1. sydney (2-2) richmond (2-2)
west coast (1-2) vs geelong (2-1)
cats beat eagles by 18. geelong (3-1) west coast (1-3)
| West Coast | 88 | |
| Geelong | 106 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ADEL | 4 | 16 | 199.30 |
| NM | 4 | 12 | 160.55 |
| BRIS | 4 | 12 | 137.43 |
| GEEL | 4 | 12 | 126.43 |
| CARL | 4 | 12 | 112.97 |
| COLL | 4 | 8 | 121.07 |
| RICH | 4 | 8 | 113.77 |
| FREM | 4 | 8 | 108.07 |
| ESS | 4 | 8 | 88.46 |
| SYD | 4 | 8 | 77.48 |
| HAW | 4 | 6 | 73.88 |
| FOOTS | 4 | 6 | 61.70 |
| STK | 4 | 4 | 104.71 |
| WCE | 4 | 4 | 77.69 |
| MELB | 4 | 4 | 55.29 |
| FITZ | 4 | 0 | 62.65 |
round 5 matches
essendon v collingwood
freemanlte v melbourne
carlton v west coast
geelong v richmond
north v adelaide
sydney v hawthorn
brisbane v fitzroy
st kilda v footscray gor