st kilda (4-3) vs collingwood (3-4)
pies beat saints by 9. collingwood (4-4) st kilda (4-4)
| St. Kilda | 94 | |
| Collingwood | 103 |
hawthorn (7-0) vs port (3-4)
hawks beat port by 15. hawthorn (8-0) port (3-5)
| Hawthorn | 117 | |
| Port Adelaide | 102 |
richmond (2-1-4) vs geelong (7-0)
cats beat tigers by 30. geelong (8-0) richmond (2-1-5)
carlton (3-4) vs brisbane (3-4)
lions beat blues by 33. brisbane (4-4) carlton (3-5)
north (3-1-3) vs west coast (1-6)
roos beat eagles by 6. north (4-1-3) west coast (1-7)
adelaide (5-2) vs melbourne (1-6)
crows beat dees by 76. adelaide (6-2) melbourne (1-7)
sydney (3-1-3) vs essendon (2-5)
swans beat dons by 91. sydney (4-1-3) essendon (2-6)
freo (1-6) vs bulldogs (6-1-0)
dogs beat freo by 3. bulldogs (7-1-0) freo (1-7)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 8 | 32 | 144.44 |
| HAW | 8 | 32 | 140.08 |
| WB | 8 | 30 | 131.55 |
| ADEL | 8 | 24 | 128.25 |
| SYD | 8 | 18 | 129.98 |
| NM | 8 | 18 | 99.73 |
| COLL | 8 | 16 | 106.78 |
| BRIS | 8 | 16 | 104.43 |
| STK | 8 | 16 | 96.25 |
| PORT | 8 | 12 | 98.92 |
| CARL | 8 | 12 | 93.41 |
| RICH | 8 | 10 | 95.74 |
| ESS | 8 | 8 | 69.54 |
| FREM | 8 | 4 | 86.00 |
| WCE | 8 | 4 | 69.60 |
| MELB | 8 | 4 | 59.05 |
round 9 matches
collingwood v geelong
carlton v freo
port v sydney
west coast v adelaide
essendon v richmond gor
brisbane v st kilda
melborune v hawthorn
bulldogs v north