geelong (10-2-8) vs collingwood (9-11)
cats miss finals for the first time since 06 losing to pies by 48. collingwood (10-11) geelong (10-2-9)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Geelong | 62 | |
| Collingwood | 110 |
gws (10-10) vs carlton (4-16)
giants beat blues by 81. gws (11-10) carlton (4-17)
hawthorn (14-6) vs brisbane (3-17)
hawks beat lions by 12 goals. hawthorn (15-6) brisbane (3-18)
north (13-7) vs bulldogs (13-7)
dogs break finals drought beating roos by 23. bulldog (14-7) north (13-8)
essendon (5-15) vs richmond (13-7)
tigers beat dons by 27. richmond (14-7) essendon (5-16)
gold coast (4-1-15) vs port (10-10)
port beat suns by 37. port (11-10) gold coast (4-1-16)
adelaide (12-1-7) vs west coast (15-1-4) uor
crows stun eagles by 57. adelaide (13-1-7) west coast (15-1-5)
| Adelaide | 126 | |
| West Coast | 69 |
freo (16-4) vs melborune (6-14)
freo beat dees by 54. freo (17-4) melborune (6-15)
st kilda (6-1-13) vs sydney (14-6)
swans beat saints by 57. sydney (15-6) st kilda (6-1-14)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 21 | 68 | 125.10 |
| WCE | 21 | 62 | 143.00 |
| HAW | 21 | 60 | 156.77 |
| SYD | 21 | 60 | 124.11 |
| RICH | 21 | 56 | 121.39 |
| WB | 21 | 56 | 116.76 |
| ADEL | 20 | 54 | 119.10 |
| NM | 21 | 52 | 109.08 |
| PORT | 21 | 44 | 103.24 |
| GWS | 21 | 44 | 100.39 |
| GEEL | 20 | 44 | 98.92 |
| COLL | 21 | 40 | 106.76 |
| STK | 21 | 26 | 81.74 |
| MELB | 21 | 24 | 74.73 |
| ESS | 21 | 20 | 72.72 |
| GC | 21 | 18 | 74.25 |
| CARL | 21 | 16 | 65.55 |
| BRIS | 21 | 12 | 65.34 |
round 23 matches
richmond v north gor
geelong v adelaide
brisbane v bulldogs
port v freo
hawthorn v carlton
west coast v st kilda
sydney v gold coast
melbourne v gws
collingwood v essendon