carlton (6-1) vs geelong (4-3)
cats get revenge on blues by 12. geelong (5-3) carlton (6-2)
brisbane (6-1) vs collingwood (4-3)
bears beat pies by 10. brisbane (7-1) collingwood (4-4)
| Brisbane | 108 | |
| Collingwood | 98 |
fitzroy (0-7) vs freemanlte (3-4) uor
1 year exactly after their 2nd last ever win the lions win their last ever win their only time they beat the dockers by 31. fitaroy (1-7) freemantle (3-5)
hawthorn (1-1-5) vs melbourne (1-6)
hawks beat dees by 51. hawthorn (2-1-5) melbourne (1-7)
north (5-2) vs richmond (4-3)
roos beat tigers by 55. north (6-2) richmond (4-4)
west coast (3-4) vs sydney (4-1-2)
eagles beat swans by 36. west coast (4-4) sydney (4-1-3)
| West Coast | 100 | |
| Sydney | 64 |
adelaide (5-2) vs st kilda (4-3)
crows beat saints by 4 goals. adelaide (6-2) st kilda (4-4)
footscray (1-1-5) vs essendon (3-1-3)
dons beat dogs by 67. essendon (4-1-3) footscray (1-1-6)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| BRIS | 8 | 28 | 154.70 |
| ADEL | 8 | 24 | 141.75 |
| NM | 8 | 24 | 131.59 |
| CARL | 8 | 24 | 117.23 |
| GEEL | 8 | 20 | 110.23 |
| ESS | 8 | 18 | 104.38 |
| SYD | 8 | 18 | 90.55 |
| WCE | 8 | 16 | 120.45 |
| RICH | 8 | 16 | 118.90 |
| COLL | 8 | 16 | 116.43 |
| STK | 8 | 16 | 108.45 |
| FREM | 8 | 12 | 86.72 |
| HAW | 8 | 10 | 80.22 |
| FOOTS | 8 | 6 | 63.50 |
| FITZ | 8 | 4 | 58.59 |
| MELB | 8 | 4 | 51.98 |
round 9 matches
north v fitzroy
essendon v melbourne
hawthorn v west coast
footscray v adelaide
sydney v brisbane gor
st kilda v carlton
freemantle v richmond
collingwood v geelong