west coast (0-3) vs essendon (1-2)
eagles beat dons by 23. west coast (1-3) essendon (1-3)
| West Coast | 101 | |
| Essendon | 78 |
north (1-2) vs sydney (2-1)
swans beat roos by 40. sydney (3-1) north (1-3)
adelaide (0-3) vs carlton (1-2)
blues beat crows by 48. carlton (2-2) adelaide (0-4)
brisbane (3-0) vs bulldogs (2-1)
lions beat dogs by 22. brisbane (4-0) bulldogs (2-2)
collingwood (2-1) vs hawthorn (1-2)
pies beat hawks by 64. collingwood (3-1) hawthorn (1-3)
| Collingwood | 123 | |
| Hawthorn | 59 |
richmond (0-3) vs melbourne (1-2)
dees beat tigers by 55. melbourne (2-2) richmond (0-4)
geelong (2-1) vs port (2-1)
cats smash port by 95. geelong (3-1) port (2-2)
| Geelong | 159 | |
| Port Adelaide | 64 |
st kilda (3-0) vs freo (3-0)
saints end freos dream start by 15. st kilda (4-0) freo (3-1)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| STK | 4 | 16 | 159.39 |
| BRIS | 4 | 16 | 130.30 |
| SYD | 4 | 12 | 145.30 |
| GEEL | 4 | 12 | 134.22 |
| FREM | 4 | 12 | 125.77 |
| COLL | 4 | 12 | 123.86 |
| CARL | 4 | 8 | 120.25 |
| WB | 4 | 8 | 108.29 |
| MELB | 4 | 8 | 104.35 |
| PORT | 4 | 8 | 75.86 |
| HAW | 4 | 4 | 91.41 |
| WCE | 4 | 4 | 90.68 |
| ESS | 4 | 4 | 81.16 |
| NM | 4 | 4 | 69.07 |
| ADEL | 4 | 0 | 58.84 |
| RICH | 4 | 0 | 50.83 |
round 5 matches
bulldogs v adelaide
sydney v west coast
melbourne v brisbane
port v st kilda
collignwood v essendon
hawthorn v north gor
freo v richmond
carlton v geelong