essendon (17-0) vs freo (7-10)
dons go 18 straight 5 short of the all time record beating freo by 87. essendon (18-0) freo (7-11)
geelong (9-1-7) vs adeliade (8-9)
crows lose to cats by 7. geelong (10-1-7) adelaide (8-10)
melbourne (9-8) vs sydney (7-10)
dees beat swans by 26. melbouren (10-8) sydney (7-11)
west coast (6-1-10) vs st kilda (2-1-14)
eagles beat saints by 86. west coast (7-1-10) st kilda (2-1-15)
| West Coast | 115 | |
| St. Kilda | 29 |
north (11-6) vs richmond (9-8)
roos smash tigers by 13 goals. north (12-6) richmond (9-9)
carlton (14-3) vs collingwood (6-11)
blues go 13 straight beating pies by 111. carlton (15-3) collingwood (6-12)
| Carlton | 180 | |
| Collingwood | 69 |
port (4-1-12) vs bulldogs (9-8) uor
power stun dogs by 43 (we are going to hit a run of upsets involving the bulldogs now). port (5-1-12) bulldogs (9-9)
brisbane (8-9) vs hawthorn (8-9)
hawks regain 8th beating lions by 18. hawthorn (9-9) brisbane (8-10)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 18 | 72 | 164.74 |
| CARL | 18 | 60 | 139.21 |
| NM | 18 | 48 | 107.00 |
| GEEL | 18 | 42 | 97.36 |
| MELB | 18 | 40 | 111.77 |
| WB | 18 | 36 | 103.76 |
| HAW | 18 | 36 | 98.02 |
| RICH | 18 | 36 | 92.13 |
| BRIS | 18 | 32 | 103.99 |
| ADEL | 18 | 32 | 100.31 |
| WCE | 18 | 30 | 96.60 |
| SYD | 18 | 28 | 98.04 |
| FREM | 18 | 28 | 75.38 |
| COLL | 18 | 24 | 84.78 |
| PORT | 18 | 22 | 82.57 |
| STK | 18 | 10 | 72.44 |
round 19 matches
geelong v north
adelaide v west coast gor
carlton v bulldogs
essendon v hawthorn
brisbane v port
freo v richmond
collingwood v sydney
st kilda v melbourne