essendon (2-1) vs bulldogs (3-0)
dogs beat dons by 30. bulldogs (4-0) essendon (2-2)
north (1-2) vs melbourne (0-3)
roos beat dees by 48. north (2-2) melbourne (0-4)
st kilda (2-1) vs geelong (3-0)
cats beat saints by 42. geelong (4-0) st kilda (2-2)
port (0-3) vs brisbane (1-2)
lions come from 33 down to beat port by 20. brisbane (2-2) port (0-4)
| Port Adelaide | 104 | |
| Brisbane | 124 |
sydney (2-1) vs west coast (1-2)
swans beat eagles by 62. sydney (3-1) west coast (1-3)
| Sydney | 107 | |
| West Coast | 45 |
hawthorn (3-0) vs adeliade (2-1)
hawks beat crows by 44. hawthorn (4-0) adelaide (2-2)
carlton (0-3) vs collingwood (2-1) uor
blues end 14 game losing streak beating pies by 23. carlton (1-3) collingwood (2-2)
| Carlton | 111 | |
| Collingwood | 88 |
freo (1-2) vs richmond (1-2)
tigers beat freo by 64. richmond (2-2) freo (1-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 4 | 16 | 159.08 |
| GEEL | 4 | 16 | 155.73 |
| WB | 4 | 16 | 144.39 |
| SYD | 4 | 12 | 159.18 |
| COLL | 4 | 8 | 112.16 |
| ADEL | 4 | 8 | 109.31 |
| NM | 4 | 8 | 104.63 |
| RICH | 4 | 8 | 102.24 |
| BRIS | 4 | 8 | 97.09 |
| STK | 4 | 8 | 90.38 |
| ESS | 4 | 8 | 87.89 |
| CARL | 4 | 4 | 86.65 |
| FREM | 4 | 4 | 78.98 |
| WCE | 4 | 4 | 66.25 |
| PORT | 4 | 0 | 77.61 |
| MELB | 4 | 0 | 50.00 |
round 5 matches
st kilda v essendon
geelong v sydney
adelaide v freo
brisbane v hawthorn
collingwood v north
melbourne v carlton
bulldogs v richmond
west coast v port gor