geelong (6-0) vs collingwood (6-0)
cats beat pies by 3. geelong (7-0) Collignwood (6-1)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Geelong | 65 | |
| Collingwood | 62 |
north (1-5) vs melbourne (3-1-2)
roos stun dees by 41. north (2-5) melbourne (3-1-3)
adelaide (2-4) vs gold coast (2-4)
crows beat suns by 57. adelaide (3-4) port (2-5)
| Adelaide | 130 | |
| Gold Coast | 73 |
brisbane (0-6) vs essendon (4-1-2)
dons beat lions by 36. essendon (5-1-2) brisbane (0-7)
sydney (3-1-2) vs port (1-5)
swans beat port by 62. sydney (4-1-2) port (1-6)
| Sydney | 121 | |
| Port Adelaide | 59 |
hawthorn (4-2) vs st kilda (1-1-4)
hawks beat saints by 30. hawthorn (5-2) st kilda (1-1-5)
bulldogs (2-4) vs richmond (3-1-3)
dogs stun tigers by 35. bulldogs (3-4) Richmond (3-1-4)
| Western Bulldogs | 153 | |
| Richmond | 118 |
west coast (3-3) vs freo (4-2)
eagles beat freo by 33. west coast (4-3) freo (4-3)
bye carlton (5-1-1)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| GEEL | 7 | 28 | 146.50 |
| COLL | 7 | 24 | 167.33 |
| ESS | 8 | 22 | 141.09 |
| CARL | 7 | 22 | 124.82 |
| HAW | 7 | 20 | 124.78 |
| SYD | 7 | 18 | 108.08 |
| WCE | 7 | 16 | 112.59 |
| FREM | 7 | 16 | 95.42 |
| MELB | 7 | 14 | 109.06 |
| RICH | 8 | 14 | 88.69 |
| WB | 7 | 12 | 111.19 |
| ADEL | 7 | 12 | 90.16 |
| NM | 7 | 8 | 87.58 |
| GC | 7 | 8 | 53.31 |
| STK | 7 | 6 | 85.35 |
| PORT | 8 | 4 | 67.75 |
| BRIS | 7 | 0 | 76.42 |
round 9 matches
carlton v geelong
port v freo
st kilda v melbourne
brisbane v north
richmond v essendon
collingwood v adealide
sydney v hawthorn gor
west coast v bulldogs
bye gold coast