essendon (14-4) vs west coast (12-6)
dons beat eagles by 60. essendon (15-4) West coast (12-7)
| Essendon | 153 | |
| West Coast | 93 |
geelong (7-11) vs port (10-8)
cats beat power by 32. geelong (8-11) port (10-9)
| Geelong | 118 | |
| Port Adelaide | 86 |
richmond (8-10) vs collingwood (3-15) uor
pies stun tigers by 33. collingwood (4-15) richmond (8-11)
| Richmond | 79 | |
| Collingwood | 112 |
north (13-5) vs sydney (9-9)
roos beat swans by 10. north (14-5) sydney (9-10)
| North Melbourne | 111 | |
| Sydney | 101 |
freo (5-13) vs carlton (10-8)
blues beat dockers by 69. carlton (11-8) freo (5-14)
adelaide (8-10) vs brisbane (12-6)
lions beat crows by 39. brisbane (13-6) adelaide (8-11)
hawthorn (6-1-11) vs melboune (6-12)
hawks beat dees by 68. hawthorn (7-1-11) melbourne (6-13)
bulldogs (11-1-6) vs st kilda (9-9)
dogs beat saints by 4 goals. bulldogs (12-1-6) st kilda (9-10)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 19 | 60 | 124.09 |
| NM | 19 | 56 | 111.74 |
| BRIS | 19 | 52 | 137.29 |
| WB | 19 | 50 | 115.30 |
| WCE | 19 | 48 | 110.82 |
| CARL | 19 | 44 | 101.07 |
| PORT | 19 | 40 | 90.14 |
| STK | 19 | 36 | 100.12 |
| SYD | 19 | 36 | 99.46 |
| RICH | 19 | 32 | 93.99 |
| ADEL | 19 | 32 | 93.96 |
| GEEL | 19 | 32 | 91.48 |
| HAW | 19 | 30 | 89.72 |
| MELB | 19 | 24 | 81.89 |
| FREM | 19 | 20 | 88.65 |
| COLL | 19 | 16 | 86.42 |
round 20 matches
collingwood v essendon
richmond v bulldogs
st kilda v north
port v melbourne
west coast v hawthorn
brisbane v freo
geelong v carlton gor
sydney v adelaide