port (5-8) vs collingwood (8-5)
port stun pies by 3. port (6-8) collignwood (8-6)
richmond (8-5) vs carlton (3-10)
tigers beat blues by 30. richmond (9-5) carlton (3-11)
essendon (4-9) vs melbourne (4-9)
dons beat dees by 9. essendon (5-9) melborune (4-10)
bulldogs (8-5) vs gold coast (2-11)
dogs beat suns by 22. bulldogs (9-5) gold coast (2-12)
west coast (10-3) vs adeliaed (7-1-5)
eagles beat crows by 56. west coast (11-3) adelaied (7-1-6)
| West Coast | 147 | |
| Adelaide | 91 |
north (6-7) vs geelong (6-1-6)
roos beat cats by 41. north (7-7) geelong (6-1-7)
gws (7-6) vs st kilda (5-8)
giants beat saints by 35. gws (8-6) st kilda (5-9)
hawthorn (9-4) vs freo (12-1)
hawks smash freo by 12 goals. hawthorn (10-4) freo (12-2)
brisbane (2-11) vs sydney (10-3)
swans beat lions by 21. sydney (11-3) brisbane (2-12)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 14 | 48 | 125.51 |
| WCE | 14 | 44 | 156.53 |
| SYD | 14 | 44 | 130.52 |
| HAW | 14 | 40 | 153.80 |
| RICH | 14 | 36 | 112.03 |
| WB | 14 | 36 | 106.91 |
| COLL | 14 | 32 | 121.99 |
| GWS | 14 | 32 | 103.08 |
| ADEL | 13 | 30 | 103.17 |
| NM | 14 | 28 | 95.82 |
| GEEL | 13 | 26 | 95.16 |
| PORT | 14 | 24 | 97.47 |
| STK | 14 | 20 | 88.15 |
| ESS | 14 | 20 | 79.41 |
| MELB | 14 | 16 | 76.58 |
| CARL | 14 | 12 | 72.91 |
| GC | 14 | 8 | 72.66 |
| BRIS | 14 | 8 | 65.91 |
round 16 matches
north v essendon
geelong v bulldogs
gold coast v gws
collingwood v west coast
freo v carlton
sydney v hawthorn gf rematch
melbourne v brisbane
port v adelaide gor
st kilda v richmodn