essendon (6-10) vs port (9-7)
power beat dons by 50. port (10-7) essendon (6-11)
carlton (8-8) vs north (8-8)
roos beat blues by 38. north (9-8) carlton (8-9)
hawthorn (8-8) vs freo (8-8)
dockers beat hawks by 9. freo (9-8) hawthorn (8-9)
sydney (9-7) vs bulldogs (10-6)
swans destroy dogs by 97. sydney (10-7) bulldogs (10-7)
adelaide (9-7) vs richmond (6-10)
tigers sack their coach after losing to crows by 137. adelaide (10-7) richmond (6-11)
collingwood (7-9) vs melbourne (3-13)
pies beat dees by 52. collingwood (8-9) melbourne (3-14)
| Collingwood | 134 | |
| Melbourne | 82 |
st kilda (9-7) vs brisbane (9-7)
saints beat lions by 48. st kilda (10-7) brisbane (9-8)
west coast (8-8) vs geelong (11-5)
eagles stun cats by 47. west coast (9-8) geelong (11-6)
| West Coast | 129 | |
| Geelong | 82 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 17 | 44 | 111.98 |
| ADEL | 17 | 40 | 126.94 |
| STK | 17 | 40 | 116.47 |
| SYD | 17 | 40 | 112.58 |
| PORT | 17 | 40 | 103.13 |
| WB | 17 | 40 | 96.16 |
| BRIS | 17 | 36 | 109.07 |
| NM | 17 | 36 | 107.86 |
| WCE | 17 | 36 | 106.02 |
| FREM | 17 | 36 | 94.67 |
| COLL | 17 | 32 | 116.77 |
| CARL | 17 | 32 | 97.06 |
| HAW | 17 | 32 | 95.86 |
| ESS | 17 | 24 | 91.32 |
| RICH | 17 | 24 | 76.40 |
| MELB | 17 | 12 | 59.96 |
round 18 matches
north v essendon
geelong v port
melbourne v sydney
richmond v bulldogs
brisbane v hawthorn
adeliade v carlton
collingwood v st kilda
freo v west coast gor
Harrison’s world 