hawthorn (13-3) vs geelong (15-1)
cats beat hawks by 11. geelong (16-1) hawthorn (13-4)
essendon (6-10) vs collingwood (9-7)
dons stun pies by 48. essendon (7-10) collingwood (9-8)
| Essendon | 128 | |
| Collingwood | 80 |
west coast (2-14) vs st kilda (9-7) uor
eagles stun saints by 17. west coast (3-14) st kilda (9-8)
| West Coast | 103 | |
| St. Kilda | 86 |
richmond (7-1-8 vs brisbane (9-7)
tigers edge lions by 3. richmond (8-1-8) brisbane (9-8)
sydney (10-1-5) vs adelaide (8-8)
crows stun swans by 24 ending 5 game losing streak. adelaide (9-8) sydney (10-1-6)
port (5-11) vs freo (3-13)
freo stun port by 28. freo (4-13) port (5-12)
| Port Adelaide | 101 | |
| Fremantle | 129 |
melbouren (2-14) vs north (8-1-7)
roos beat dees by 28. north (9-1-7) melbourne (2-15)
bulldogs (13-1-2) vs carlton (7-9)
blues stun dogs by 28. carlton (8-9) bulldogs (13-1-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 17 | 64 | 151.69 |
| WB | 17 | 54 | 123.13 |
| HAW | 17 | 52 | 123.08 |
| SYD | 17 | 42 | 119.96 |
| NM | 17 | 38 | 97.80 |
| COLL | 17 | 36 | 113.47 |
| ADEL | 17 | 36 | 106.18 |
| BRIS | 17 | 36 | 105.27 |
| STK | 17 | 36 | 100.63 |
| RICH | 17 | 34 | 97.27 |
| CARL | 17 | 32 | 95.97 |
| ESS | 17 | 28 | 86.02 |
| PORT | 17 | 20 | 92.04 |
| FREM | 17 | 16 | 91.77 |
| WCE | 17 | 12 | 67.11 |
| MELB | 17 | 8 | 64.61 |
round 18 matches
collingwood v hawthorn
essendon v melbourne
adeliade v carlton
geelonig v richmond
north v brisbane
bulldogs v sydney
st kilda v port
freo v west coast gor