essendon (20-0) vs bulldogs (11-9) uor
geelongs record is intact (23 striaght in 1952-53)as the dons 20 game winning streak is over against the dogs by 11. bulldogs (12-9) essendon (20-1)
hawthorn (10-10) vs adeliade (9-11)
hawks move into the 8 beating crows by 31. hawthorn (11-10) adelaide (9-12)
richmond (11-9) vs sydney (9-11)
swans beat tigers by 1 staying in the finals hunt and knocking tigers out of the 8 . sydney (10-11) richmond (11-10)
brisbane (10-10) vs st kilda (2-1-17)
lions smash saints by 15 goals. brisbane (11-10) st kilda (2-1-18)
freo (7-13) vs west coast (7-1-12)
freo go above eagles for the first time anywhere near this late in a year. freo (8-13) west coast (7-1-13)
| Fremantle | 101 | |
| West Coast | 100 |
port (5-1-14) vs carlton (15-5)
port cause a massive upset against out of form blues by 5. port (6-1-14) carlton (15-6)
melbourne (12-8) vs geelong (11-1-8)
dees beat cats by 18 to secure a top 4 spot. melborune (13-8) geelong (11-1-9)
north (13-7) vs collingwood (6-14)
if the dons run didn’t end this round this would be a upset of the round the pies who were last last season and had lost 14 out of 15 after a good start beat the regining premeriers the roos by 18 who are in the top 4. collingwood (7-14) north (13-8)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| ESS | 21 | 80 | 160.70 |
| CARL | 21 | 60 | 131.91 |
| MELB | 21 | 52 | 115.93 |
| NM | 21 | 52 | 104.49 |
| WB | 21 | 48 | 104.40 |
| GEEL | 21 | 46 | 96.52 |
| BRIS | 21 | 44 | 112.56 |
| HAW | 21 | 44 | 96.89 |
| RICH | 21 | 44 | 96.18 |
| SYD | 21 | 40 | 101.86 |
| ADEL | 21 | 36 | 97.96 |
| FREM | 21 | 32 | 74.61 |
| WCE | 21 | 30 | 94.93 |
| COLL | 21 | 28 | 86.16 |
| PORT | 21 | 26 | 81.21 |
| STK | 21 | 10 | 70.81 |
round 22 matches
bulldogs v hawthorn gor
essendon v collingwood
geelong v sydney
brisbane v freo
north v st kilda
west coast v melbourne
adelaide v port
carlton v richmond