carlton (14-1-5) vs hawthorn (15-4)
hawks beat blues by 12. hawthorn (16-4) carlton (14-1-6)
west coast (14-5) vs essendon (10-1-9)
eagles beat dons by 57. west coast (15-5) essendon (10-1-10)
| West Coast | 134 | |
| Essendon | 77 |
gold coast (3-16) vs adelaide (6-13)
crows beat suns by 61. adelaide (7-13) gold coast (3-17)
| Gold Coast | 64 | |
| Adelaide | 125 |
collingwood (18-1) vs brisbane (4-15)
pies beat lions by 18. collignwood (19-1) brisbane (4-16)
| Collingwood | 102 | |
| Brisbane | 84 |
north (8-11) vs freo (9-10)
roos beat freo by 98. north (9-11) freo (9-11)
sydney (9-1-9) vs st kilda (10-1-8)
swans beat saints by 15. sydney (10-1-9) st kilda (10-1-9)
port (2-17) vs bulldogs (7-12)
dogs beat port by 60. bulldogs (8-12) port (2-18)
melborune (7-1-11) vs richmond (6-1-12)
tigers beat dees by 7. richmond (7-1-12) mleborune (7-1-12)
bye geelong (18-2)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 20 | 76 | 178.96 |
| GEEL | 20 | 72 | 157.67 |
| HAW | 20 | 64 | 145.31 |
| WCE | 20 | 60 | 126.33 |
| CARL | 21 | 58 | 133.77 |
| STK | 20 | 42 | 108.37 |
| SYD | 20 | 42 | 106.13 |
| ESS | 21 | 42 | 99.67 |
| NM | 20 | 36 | 104.09 |
| FREM | 20 | 36 | 87.58 |
| WB | 20 | 32 | 95.20 |
| RICH | 20 | 30 | 84.68 |
| MELB | 20 | 30 | 82.89 |
| ADEL | 20 | 28 | 82.67 |
| BRIS | 20 | 16 | 81.99 |
| GC | 20 | 12 | 54.03 |
| PORT | 20 | 8 | 61.21 |
round 23 matches
freo v collingwood
geelong v sydney
hawthorn v bulldogs
brisbane v west coast
st kilda v north gor
adelaide v richmond
melborune v gold coast
essendon v port
bye carlton