richmond (8-10) vs essendon (10-8)
tigers beat dons by 18. richmond (9-10) essendon (10-9)
gws (4-14) vs north (10-8)
roos beat giants by 75. north (11-8) gws (4-15)
carlton (6-12) vs gold coast (10-8) uor
blues stun suns by 39. carlton (7-12) gold coast (10-9)
hawthorn (14-4) vs melbourne (4-14)
hawks beat dees by 50. hawthorn (15-4) melborune (4-15)
port (12-6) vs sydney (14-4)
swans beat port by 26. sydney (15-4) port (12-7)
geelong (14-4) vs freo (13-5)
cats edge freo by 2. geelong (15-4) freo (13-6)
brisbane (6-12) vs adeliaed (9-9)
crows beat lions by 105. adelaide (10-9) brisbane (6-13)
west coast (8-10) vs collingwood (10-8)
eagles beat pies by 70. west coast (9-10) collingwood (10-9)
st kilda (4-14) vs bulldogs (6-12)
dogs beat saints by 23. bulldogs (7-12) st kilda (4-15)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 19 | 60 | 142.61 |
| SYD | 19 | 60 | 139.09 |
| GEEL | 19 | 60 | 113.09 |
| FREM | 19 | 52 | 129.39 |
| PORT | 19 | 48 | 126.73 |
| NM | 19 | 44 | 114.03 |
| ADEL | 19 | 40 | 112.37 |
| ESS | 19 | 40 | 105.93 |
| COLL | 19 | 40 | 100.89 |
| GC | 19 | 40 | 97.23 |
| WCE | 19 | 36 | 111.83 |
| RICH | 19 | 36 | 104.06 |
| CARL | 19 | 28 | 94.04 |
| WB | 19 | 28 | 84.95 |
| BRIS | 19 | 24 | 67.12 |
| MELB | 19 | 16 | 71.62 |
| GWS | 19 | 16 | 71.36 |
| STK | 19 | 16 | 62.32 |
round 21 matches
carlton v geelong
sydney v st kilda
gold coast v port
essendon v west coast
adelaide v richmond
collingwood v brisbane
north v bulldogs
freo v hawthorn gf rematch
melbourne v gws gor