west coast (3-4) vs north (3-4)
eagles edge roos by 2. west coast (4-4) north (3-5)
| Team | Score | SC |
| West Coast | 90 | |
| North Melbourne | 88 |
essendon (6-1) vs brisbane (2-5) uor
lions stun dons by 10. brisbane (3-5) essendon (6-2)
hawthorn (6-1) vs gws (0-7)
hawks beat giants by 83. hawthorn (7-1) gws (0-8)
gold coast (3-4) vs bulldogs (1-6)
suns beat dogs by 32. gold coast (4-4) bulldogs (1-7)
collingwood (4-3) vs geelong (7-0)
pies stun cats by 6. collingwood (5-3) geelong (7-1)
| Collingwood | 102 | |
| Geelong | 96 |
sydney (5-2) vs freo (5-2)
swans and freo draw. sydney (5-1-2) freo (5-1-2)
carlton (3-4) vs port (5-2)
blues beat port by 18. carlton (4-4) port (5-3)
| Carlton | 109 | |
| Port Adelaide | 91 |
richmond (4-3) vs melbornue (1-6)
tigers beat dees by 34. richmond (5-3) melborune (1-7)
adelaide (3-4) vs st kilda (2-5)
crows beat saints by 40. adelaide (4-4) st kilda (2-6)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 8 | 28 | 140.90 |
| GEEL | 8 | 28 | 117.76 |
| ESS | 8 | 24 | 142.21 |
| SYD | 8 | 22 | 119.05 |
| FREM | 8 | 22 | 113.28 |
| PORT | 8 | 20 | 116.81 |
| RICH | 8 | 20 | 111.79 |
| COLL | 8 | 20 | 96.40 |
| ADEL | 8 | 16 | 124.73 |
| CARL | 8 | 16 | 112.26 |
| WCE | 8 | 16 | 111.35 |
| GC | 8 | 16 | 103.25 |
| NM | 8 | 12 | 108.11 |
| BRIS | 8 | 12 | 76.75 |
| STK | 8 | 8 | 90.58 |
| WB | 8 | 4 | 70.51 |
| MELB | 8 | 4 | 56.32 |
| GWS | 8 | 0 | 55.32 |
round 9 matches
collingwood v sydney
port v geelong
gws v west coast
st kilda v bulldogs
brisbane v carlton
richmond v essendon
hawthorn v gold coast
freo v melbourne
north v adelaide gor