essendon (13-3) vs hawthorn (14-2)
hawks beat dons by 56 in top of the table clash. hawthorn (15-2) essendon (13-4)
gold coast (6-10) vs carlton (8-8)
blues beat suns by 43. carlton (9-8) gold coast (6-11)
| Gold Coast | 77 | |
| Carlton | 120 |
melbourne (2-14) vs north (6-10)
roos beat dees by 122. north (7-10) melbourne (2-15)
collingwood (10-6) vs gws (0-16)
pies beat giants by 40. collingwood (11-6) gws (0-17)
freo (11-1-4) vs adelaide (7-9)
freo beat crows by 22. freo (12-1-4) adeliade (7-10)
geelong (13-3) vs st kilda (3-13)
cats beat saints by 101. geelong (14-3) st kilda (3-14)
port (9-7) vs brisbane (7-9)
port beat lions by 9. port (10-7) brisbane (7-10)
bulldogs (4-12) vs west coast (7-9) uor
dogs stun eagles by 22. bulldogs (5-12) west coast (7-10)
sydney (12-1-3) vs richmond (11-5)
swans beat tigers by 47. sydney (13-1-3) richmond (11-6)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 17 | 60 | 142.44 |
| GEEL | 17 | 56 | 136.85 |
| SYD | 17 | 54 | 143.91 |
| ESS | 17 | 52 | 124.45 |
| FREM | 17 | 50 | 122.80 |
| RICH | 17 | 44 | 113.28 |
| COLL | 17 | 44 | 110.68 |
| PORT | 17 | 40 | 108.91 |
| CARL | 17 | 36 | 112.99 |
| NM | 17 | 28 | 122.81 |
| WCE | 17 | 28 | 102.65 |
| ADEL | 17 | 28 | 100.86 |
| BRIS | 17 | 28 | 82.61 |
| GC | 17 | 24 | 88.13 |
| WB | 17 | 20 | 79.34 |
| STK | 17 | 12 | 79.18 |
| MELB | 17 | 8 | 52.62 |
| GWS | 17 | 0 | 51.34 |
round 19 matches
north v geelong
gws v melbourne gor
hawthorn v richmond
west coast v gold coast
carlton v freo
brisbane v st kilda
bulldogs v sydney
adeliade v port
collingwood v essendon