sydney (3-2) vs essendon (2-3)
swans and dons draw. sydney (3-1-2) essendon (2-1-3)
geelong (4-1) vs north (4-1)
roos beat cats by 11. north (5-1) geelong (4-2)
collingwood (3-2) vs adeliade (4-1)
pies beat crows by 72. collingwood (4-2) adelaide (4-2)
| Collingwood | 152 | |
| Adelaide | 80 |
fitzroy (0-5) vs richmond (2-3)
tigers beat lions by 92. richmond (3-3) fitzroy (0-6)
melbourne (1-4) vs west coast (1-4)
eagles snap 4 game losing streak beating dees by 106. west coast (2-4) melbourne (1-5)
| Melbourne | 50 | |
| West Coast | 156 |
hawthorn (1-1-3) vs st kilda (2-3)
saints beat hawks by 21. st kilda (3-3) hawthorn (1-1-4)
freemanlte (3-2) vs brisbane (4-1)
bears beat dockers by 25. brisbane (5-1) freeemantle (3-3)
footscray (1-1-3) vs carlton (4-1)
blues beat dogs by 16. carlton (5-1) footscray (1-1-4)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| BRIS | 6 | 20 | 155.34 |
| NM | 6 | 20 | 146.53 |
| CARL | 6 | 20 | 112.50 |
| COLL | 6 | 16 | 129.39 |
| ADEL | 6 | 16 | 129.08 |
| GEEL | 6 | 16 | 116.83 |
| SYD | 6 | 14 | 86.64 |
| RICH | 6 | 12 | 127.72 |
| STK | 6 | 12 | 111.31 |
| FREM | 6 | 12 | 107.71 |
| ESS | 6 | 10 | 90.37 |
| WCE | 6 | 8 | 104.81 |
| HAW | 6 | 6 | 76.13 |
| FOOTS | 6 | 6 | 66.93 |
| MELB | 6 | 4 | 51.63 |
| FITZ | 6 | 0 | 52.32 |
round 7 matches
essendon v geelong
collignwood v st kilda gor
carlton v fitzroy
melbourne v sydney
brisbane v hawthorn
richmond v footscray
west coast v north
adelaide v freemantle