bulldogs (3-2) vs essendon (5-0)
dons beat dogs by 63. essendon (6-0) bulldogs (3-3)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Western Bulldogs | 81 | |
| Essendon | 144 |
carlton (2-3) vs port (1-4)
blues smash power by 91. carlton (3-3) port (1-5)
| Carlton | 169 | |
| Port Adelaide | 78 |
collingwood (5-0) vs north (3-2)
roos end pies run by 32. north (4-2) collingwood (5-1)
west coast (2-1-2) vs freo (2-3)
eagles beat dockers by 117 to continue their inconsistency. west coast (3-1-2) freo (2-4)
| West Coast | 178 | |
| Fremantle | 61 |
st kilda (0-1-4) vs brisbane (2-3)
lions beat saints by 39. brisbane (3-3) st kilda (0-1-5)
geelong (4-1) vs melbourne (3-2)
cats beat dees by 25. geelong (5-1) melbourne (3-3)
sydney (3-2) vs richmond (2-3) uor
tigers stun swans by 6. richmond (3-3) sydney (3-3)
adelaide (0-5) vs hawthorn (2-3)
crows stun hawks by 86. adelaide (1-5) hawthorn (2-4)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 6 | 24 | 160.55 |
| GEEL | 6 | 20 | 130.26 |
| COLL | 6 | 20 | 120.17 |
| NM | 6 | 16 | 101.77 |
| WCE | 6 | 14 | 129.92 |
| MELB | 6 | 12 | 117.86 |
| SYD | 6 | 12 | 106.19 |
| CARL | 6 | 12 | 105.42 |
| WB | 6 | 12 | 101.36 |
| BRIS | 6 | 12 | 101.18 |
| RICH | 6 | 12 | 93.13 |
| FREM | 6 | 8 | 76.51 |
| HAW | 6 | 8 | 75.63 |
| ADEL | 6 | 4 | 85.51 |
| PORT | 6 | 4 | 67.16 |
| STK | 6 | 2 | 70.22 |
round 7 matches
hawthorn v bulldogs
st kilda v north
sydney v geelong
port v adelaide gor
melbourne v west coast
richmond v carlton
freo v brisbane
collingwood v essendon