essendon (5-5) vs sydney (7-3)
dons beat swans by 10 goals. essendon (6-5) sydney (7-4)
hawthorn (2-8) vs melbourne (6-4)
dees beat hawks by 47. melbourne (7-4) hawthorn (2-9)
geelong (5-5) vs carlton (2-8)
cats beat blues by 17. geelong (6-5) carlton (2-9)
port (5-5) vs west coast (5-5)
eagles beat port by 2. west coast (6-5) port (5-6)
freo (4-6) vs brisbane (2-8)
dockers beat lions by 71. freo (5-6) brisbane (2-9)
bulldogs (8-2) vs adelaide (5-5)
dogs beat crows by 67. bulldogs (9-2) adelaide (5-6)
north (6-4) vs collingwood (5-5)
roos beat pies by 29. north (7-4) collignwood (5-6)
st kilda (7-3) vs richmond (6-4)
saints beat tigers by 27. st kilda (8-3) richmond (6-5)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| WB | 11 | 36 | 128.87 |
| STK | 11 | 32 | 110.09 |
| SYD | 11 | 28 | 105.94 |
| NM | 11 | 28 | 103.51 |
| MELB | 11 | 28 | 100.21 |
| ESS | 11 | 24 | 113.05 |
| WCE | 11 | 24 | 109.31 |
| RICH | 11 | 24 | 98.09 |
| GEEL | 11 | 24 | 91.97 |
| ADEL | 11 | 20 | 111.51 |
| PORT | 11 | 20 | 105.91 |
| COLL | 11 | 20 | 96.48 |
| FREM | 11 | 20 | 92.41 |
| HAW | 11 | 8 | 86.03 |
| CARL | 11 | 8 | 78.94 |
| BRIS | 11 | 8 | 77.61 |
round 12 matches
west coast v hawthorn
carlton v sydney
melbourne v geelong
aedlaide v essendon
brisbane v port gor
collingwood v st kilda
richmond v north
bulldogs v freo