port (13-7) vs carlton (7-13)
port destroy blues by 103. port (14-7) carlton (7-14)
| Port Adelaide | 140 | |
| Carlton | 37 |
north (12-8) vs adelaide (10-10)
roos edge crows by 7. north (13-8) adelaide (10-11)
essendon (11-9) vs gold coast (10-10)
dons end suns best season by 19. essendon (12-9) gold coast (10-11)
| Essendon | 108 | |
| Gold Coast | 89 |
gws (5-15) vs collingwood (10-10)
pies beat giants by 8. collingwood (11-10) gws (5-16)
west coast (9-11) vs melbourne (4-16)
eagles beat dees by 11 goals. west cosat (10-11) melborune (4-17)
| West Coast | 119 | |
| Melbourne | 53 |
hawthorn (15-5) vs geelong (16-4)
hawks beat cats by 23. hawthorn (16-5) geelong (16-5)
brisbane (7-13) vs freo (14-6)
freo beat lions by 58. freo (15-6) brisbane (7-14)
bulldogs (7-13) vs sydney (16-4)
swans beat dogs by 63. sydney (17-4) bulldogs (7-14)
richmond (10-10) vs st kilda (4-16)
tigers have gone from level last to finals maybe 8 straight wins beating saints by 26. richmond (11-10) st kilda (4-17)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| SYD | 21 | 68 | 145.14 |
| HAW | 21 | 64 | 138.28 |
| GEEL | 21 | 64 | 110.79 |
| FREM | 21 | 60 | 131.87 |
| PORT | 21 | 56 | 132.42 |
| NM | 21 | 52 | 116.18 |
| ESS | 21 | 48 | 106.69 |
| RICH | 21 | 44 | 105.82 |
| COLL | 21 | 44 | 97.44 |
| WCE | 21 | 40 | 114.72 |
| ADEL | 21 | 40 | 110.24 |
| GC | 21 | 40 | 95.99 |
| CARL | 21 | 28 | 89.29 |
| WB | 21 | 28 | 81.23 |
| BRIS | 21 | 28 | 70.13 |
| GWS | 21 | 20 | 75.31 |
| MELB | 21 | 16 | 67.89 |
| STK | 21 | 16 | 61.79 |
round 23 matches
collingwood v hawthorn
freo v port gor
carlton v essendon
sydney v richmond
geelong v brisbane
north v melbourne
gold coast v west coast
adelaide v st kilda
bulldogs v gws