north (7-7) vs essendon (5-9)
roos beat dons by 25. north (8-7) essendon (5-10)
geelong (6-1-7) vs bulldogs (9-5)
cats stun dogs by 8. geelong (7-1-7) bulldogs (9-6)
gold coast (2-12) vs gws (8-6)
giants beat suns by 15. gws (9-6) gold coast (2-13)
collingwood (8-6) vs west coast (11-3)
eagles beat pies by 31. west coast (12-3) collingwood (8-7)
freo (12-2) vs carlton (3-11)
freo beat blues by 42. freo (13-2) carlton (3-12)
sydney (11-3) vs hawthorn (10-4)
hawks smash swans by 89. hawthorn (11-4) sydney (11-4)
melbourne (4-10) vs brisbane (2-12)
dees beat lions by 24. melbourne (5-10) brisbane (2-13)
port (6-8) vs adelaied (7-1-6)
crows beat power by 3. adelaide (8-1-6) port (6-9)
| Port Adelaide | 113 | |
| Adelaide | 116 |
st kilda (5-9) vs richmond (9-5)
tigers beat saints by 16. richmond (10-5) st kilda (5-10)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 15 | 52 | 128.38 |
| WCE | 15 | 48 | 156.46 |
| HAW | 15 | 44 | 159.32 |
| SYD | 15 | 44 | 118.30 |
| RICH | 15 | 40 | 112.68 |
| WB | 15 | 36 | 105.84 |
| GWS | 15 | 36 | 104.07 |
| ADEL | 14 | 34 | 103.12 |
| COLL | 15 | 32 | 117.75 |
| NM | 15 | 32 | 97.83 |
| GEEL | 14 | 30 | 96.04 |
| PORT | 15 | 24 | 97.46 |
| STK | 15 | 20 | 87.77 |
| ESS | 15 | 20 | 78.98 |
| MELB | 15 | 20 | 78.96 |
| CARL | 15 | 12 | 71.84 |
| GC | 15 | 8 | 73.38 |
| BRIS | 15 | 8 | 65.68 |
round 17 matches
carlton v hawthorn
adelaide v gold coast
gws v geelong
richmond v freo
essendon v port
brisbane v north
bulldogs v collingwood
west coast v sydney gor
melbourne v st kilda