west coast (6-5) vs hawthorn (2-9)
eagles beat hawks by 15. west coast (7-5) hawthorn (2-10)
| Team | Score | SC |
| West Coast | 123 | |
| Hawthorn | 108 |
carlton (2-9) vs sydney (7-4) uor
blues beat swans by 26. carlton (3-9) sydney (7-5)
melbourne (6-5) vs geelong (6-5)
cats destroy dees by 95. geelong (7-5) melbourne (6-6)
adelaide (5-6) vs essendon (6-5)
crows beat dons by 2. adelaide (6-6) essendon (6-6)
brisbane (2-9) vs port (5-6)
port draw with lions for the 2nd time in 2 years. port (5-1-6) brisbane (2-1-9)
| Brisbane | 123 | |
| Port Adelaide | 123 |
collingwood (5-6) vs st kilda (8-3)
saints beat pies by 35. st kilda (9-3) collingwood (5-7)
| Collingwood | 82 | |
| St. Kilda | 117 |
richmond (6-5) vs north (7-4)
tigers stun roos by 35. richmond (7-5) north (7-5)
bulldogs (9-2 )vs freo (5-6)
dogs beat dockers by 26. bulldogs (10-2) freo (5-7)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| WB | 12 | 40 | 128.71 |
| STK | 12 | 36 | 112.44 |
| WCE | 12 | 28 | 109.79 |
| SYD | 12 | 28 | 103.30 |
| GEEL | 12 | 28 | 101.92 |
| RICH | 12 | 28 | 101.47 |
| NM | 12 | 28 | 100.32 |
| MELB | 12 | 28 | 91.55 |
| ESS | 12 | 24 | 111.62 |
| ADEL | 12 | 24 | 110.49 |
| PORT | 12 | 22 | 105.18 |
| COLL | 12 | 20 | 93.96 |
| FREM | 12 | 20 | 90.94 |
| CARL | 12 | 12 | 82.49 |
| BRIS | 12 | 10 | 79.75 |
| HAW | 12 | 8 | 86.20 |
round 13 matches
essendon v west coast gor
collignwood v adelaide
geelong v brisbane
hawthorn v north
port v bulldogs
melbourne v st kilda
sydney v richmond
freo v carlton