north (7-6) vs essendon (6-7)
roos beat dons by 18. north (8-6) essendon (6-8)
| North Melbourne | 127 | |
| Essendon | 109 |
carlton (3-10) vs hawthorn (3-10)
blues beat hawks by 16. carlton (4-10) hawthorn (3-11)
richmond (7-6) vs freo (6-7)
tigers beat freo by 90. richmond (8-6) freo (6-8)
st kilda (10-3) vs bulldogs (10-3)
saints go on top beating dogs by 15. st kilda (11-3) bulldogs (10-4)
port (6-1-6) vs geelong (7-6)
port beat cats by 18. port (7-1-6) geelong (7-7)
brisbane (3-1-9) vs collingwood (5-8)
lions stun pies by 52. brisbane (4-1-9) collingwood (5-9)
| Brisbane | 135 | |
| Collingwood | 83 |
sydney (8-5) vs adelaied (7-6)
crows stun swans by 37. adelaide (8-6) sydney (8-6)
west coast (8-5) vs melbourne (7-6) uor
dees stun eagles by 17. melbourne (8-6) west coast (8-6)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| STK | 14 | 44 | 119.33 |
| WB | 14 | 40 | 120.92 |
| ADEL | 14 | 32 | 113.04 |
| WCE | 14 | 32 | 107.91 |
| RICH | 14 | 32 | 107.64 |
| NM | 14 | 32 | 101.37 |
| SYD | 14 | 32 | 100.98 |
| MELB | 14 | 32 | 87.68 |
| PORT | 14 | 30 | 109.33 |
| GEEL | 14 | 28 | 97.90 |
| ESS | 14 | 24 | 107.63 |
| FREM | 14 | 24 | 86.30 |
| COLL | 14 | 20 | 90.63 |
| BRIS | 14 | 18 | 87.42 |
| CARL | 14 | 16 | 85.11 |
| HAW | 14 | 12 | 87.16 |
round 15 matches
richmond v carlton
essendon v port
st kilda v north gor
bulldogs v melbourne
brisbane v west coast
collingwood v geelong
adelaide v hawthorn
freo v sydney