collingwood (5-2) vs geelong (4-3)
pies beat cats by 12 for revenge. collingwood (6-2) geelong (4-4)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Collingwood | 96 | |
| Geelong | 84 |
port (1-6) vs north (3-4)
port stun roos by 2. port (2-6) north (3-5)
hawthorn (4-3) vs freo (5-2)
hawks beat dockers by 56. hawthorn (5-3) freo (5-3)
sydney (5-2) vs melbourne (0-7)
swans beat last place dees by 101. sydney (6-2) Melbourne (0-8)
bulldogs (3-4) vs gold coast (0-7)
dogs beat suns by 38. bulldogs (4-4) gold coast (0-8)
essendon (6-1) vs richmond (3-4)
dons beat tigers by 19. essendon (7-1) richmond (3-5)
brisbane (2-5) vs gws (1-6)
lions beat giants by 92. brisbane (3-5) gws (1-7)
west coast (6-1) vs st kilda (4-3)
eagles beat saints by 30. west coast (7-1) st kilda (4-4)
| West Coast | 121 | |
| St. Kilda | 91 |
carlton (5-2) vs adeliade (6-1)
crows beat blues by 69. adelaide (7-1) carlton (5-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| WCE | 8 | 28 | 137.65 |
| ADEL | 8 | 28 | 134.70 |
| ESS | 8 | 28 | 133.43 |
| SYD | 8 | 24 | 141.46 |
| COLL | 8 | 24 | 107.93 |
| HAW | 8 | 20 | 129.48 |
| CARL | 8 | 20 | 122.24 |
| FREM | 8 | 20 | 102.55 |
| STK | 8 | 16 | 117.01 |
| GEEL | 8 | 16 | 101.38 |
| WB | 8 | 16 | 95.19 |
| NM | 8 | 12 | 112.22 |
| RICH | 8 | 12 | 102.96 |
| BRIS | 8 | 12 | 87.96 |
| PORT | 8 | 8 | 79.33 |
| GWS | 8 | 4 | 47.66 |
| GC | 8 | 0 | 60.30 |
| MELB | 8 | 0 | 52.49 |
round 9 matches
bulldogs v geelong
richmond v hawthorn
gold coast v port
st kilda v sydney
adelaide v collingwood gor
gws v essendon
north v brisbane
west coast v freo
carlton v melbourne