north (0-1) vs essendon (1-0)
dons beat roos by 35. essendon (2-0) north (0-2)
| North Melbourne | 106 | |
| Essendon | 141 |
richmond (0-1) vs sydney (0-1)
tigers stun swans by 12. richmond (1-1) sydney (0-2)
bulldogs (1-0) vs geelong (1-0) uor
cats stun dogs by 21. geelong (2-0) bulldogs (1-1)
| Western Bulldogs | 134 | |
| Geelong | 155 |
hawthorn (1-0) vs adelaide (0-1)
crows stun hawks by 4. adelaide (1-1) hawthorn (1-1)
west coast (1-0) vs brisbane (1-0)
eagles beat lions by 10. west coast (2-0) brisbane (1-1)
port (1-0) vs freo (0-1)
port beat dockers by 13. port (2-0) freo (0-2)
| Port Adelaide | 114 | |
| Fremantle | 101 |
st kilda (0-1) vs melbourne (1-0)
saints stun dees by 46. st kilda (1-1) melbourne (1-1)
carlton (0-1) vs collingwood (0-1)
blues beat pies by 29. carlton (1-1) collingwood (0-2)
| Carlton | 112 | |
| Collingwood | 83 |
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 2 | 8 | 141.81 |
| PORT | 2 | 8 | 122.46 |
| GEEL | 2 | 8 | 110.04 |
| WCE | 2 | 8 | 108.19 |
| BRIS | 2 | 4 | 154.11 |
| HAW | 2 | 4 | 109.24 |
| RICH | 2 | 4 | 97.50 |
| WB | 2 | 4 | 96.57 |
| CARL | 2 | 4 | 94.82 |
| ADEL | 2 | 4 | 93.88 |
| MELB | 2 | 4 | 86.64 |
| STK | 2 | 4 | 81.78 |
| FREM | 2 | 0 | 92.13 |
| NM | 2 | 0 | 85.46 |
| SYD | 2 | 0 | 81.61 |
| COLL | 2 | 0 | 76.34 |
round 3 matches
richmond v north
essendon v sydney
geelong v meloburne
brisbane v port gor
freo v hawthorn
collignwood v west coast
bulldogs v carlton
adelaide v st kilda