collingwood (2-3) vs essendon (2-3)
pies beat dons by 73. collingwood (3-3) essendon (2-4)
| Collingwood | 154 | |
| Essendon | 81 |
freo (1-4) vs geelong (5-0)
cats edge freo by 1. geelong (6-0) freo (1-5)
carlton (2-3) vs adelaide (3-2)
crows beat blues by 30. adeladie (4-2) carlton (2-4)
port (1-4) vs st kilda (3-2)
port stun saints by 21. port (2-4) st kilda (3-3)
bulldogs (4-1-0) vs west coast (1-4)
dogs beat eagles by 60. bulldogs (5-1-0) west coast (1-5)
brisbane (2-3) vs melbourne (0-5)
lions beat dees by 52. brisbane (3-3) melbourne (0-6)
north (3-2) vs sydney (3-2)
roos and swans play controversal draw due to interchange infringement. north (3-1-2) sydney (3-1-2)
hawthorn (5-0) vs richmond (2-1-2)
hawks beat tigers by 12. hawthorn (6-0) richmond (2-1-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 6 | 24 | 146.17 |
| HAW | 6 | 24 | 139.42 |
| WB | 6 | 22 | 139.10 |
| ADEL | 6 | 16 | 115.53 |
| SYD | 6 | 14 | 124.35 |
| NM | 6 | 14 | 104.48 |
| COLL | 6 | 12 | 119.72 |
| BRIS | 6 | 12 | 104.89 |
| STK | 6 | 12 | 95.92 |
| RICH | 6 | 10 | 99.53 |
| CARL | 6 | 8 | 90.78 |
| PORT | 6 | 8 | 90.72 |
| ESS | 6 | 8 | 77.91 |
| FREM | 6 | 4 | 82.13 |
| WCE | 6 | 4 | 66.92 |
| MELB | 6 | 0 | 54.29 |
round 7 matches
west coast v carlton
hawthorn v collingwood
geelong v brisbane
adelaide v north gor
richmond v st kilda
sydney v bulldogs
melbourne v freo
essendon v port