melbounrne (1-2) vs hawthorn (2-1)
dees edge hawks by 1. melbourne (2-2) hawthorn (2-2)
carlton (2-1) vs freo (0-3)
blues beat dockers by 29. carlton (3-1) freo (0-4)
collingwood (0-3) vs richmond (1-2)
tigers beat pies by 50. richmond (2-2) collingwood (0-4)
| Collingwood | 96 | |
| Richmond | 146 |
st kilda (1-2) vs bulldogs (1-2)
saints beat dogs by 8. st kilda (2-2) bulldogs (1-3)
brisbane (1-2) vs adeliade (2-1) uor
lions stun crows by 61. brisbane (2-2) adelaide (2-2)
sydney (0-3) vs north (1-2)
swans stun roos by 2. sydney (1-3) north (1-3)
port (3-0) vs geelong (3-0)
cats beat power by 41. geelong (4-0) port (3-1)
| Port Adelaide | 74 | |
| Geelong | 115 |
west coast (3-0) vs essendon (3-0)
eagles smash dons by 74. west coast (4-0) essendon (3-1)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| WCE | 4 | 16 | 146.10 |
| GEEL | 4 | 16 | 117.05 |
| ESS | 4 | 12 | 123.68 |
| PORT | 4 | 12 | 106.28 |
| CARL | 4 | 12 | 105.41 |
| BRIS | 4 | 8 | 138.61 |
| HAW | 4 | 8 | 115.60 |
| RICH | 4 | 8 | 108.84 |
| MELB | 4 | 8 | 91.46 |
| STK | 4 | 8 | 88.40 |
| ADEL | 4 | 8 | 83.97 |
| WB | 4 | 4 | 95.96 |
| NM | 4 | 4 | 92.57 |
| SYD | 4 | 4 | 72.85 |
| FREM | 4 | 0 | 82.18 |
| COLL | 4 | 0 | 70.65 |
round 5 matches
bulldogs v richmond
carlton v geelong gor
hawthorn v west coast
melbourne v port
north v st kilda
adelaide v sydney
essendon v collingwood
freo v brisbane