richmond (2-1) vs melbourne (1-2) uor
dees stun tigers by 32. melbourne (2-2) richmond (2-2)
st kilda (1-2) vs carlton (0-3)
blues stun saints by 40. carlton (1-3) st kilda (1-3)
essendon (2-1) vs collingwood (2-1)
pies beat dons by 20. collingwood (3-1) essendon (2-2)
gws (2-1) vs gold coast (0-3)
gws beat suns by 11 goals. gws (3-1) gold coast (0-4)
freo (3-0) vs sydney (3-0)
freo beat swans by 14. freo (4-0) sydney (3-1)
port (1-2) vs hawthorn (2-1)
port stun hawks by 8. port (2-2) hawthorn (2-2)
brisbane (0-3) vs west coast (1-2)
eagles beat lions by 53. west coast (2-2) brisbane (0-4)
| Brisbane | 65 | |
| West Coast | 118 |
geelong (1-2) vs north (1-2)
roos stun cats by 16. north (2-2) geelong (1-3)
bulldogs (2-1) vs adeliade (3-0)
dogs beat crows by 57. bulldogs (3-1) adelaide (3-1)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 4 | 16 | 135.32 |
| GWS | 4 | 12 | 133.22 |
| COLL | 4 | 12 | 128.32 |
| SYD | 4 | 12 | 125.00 |
| ADEL | 4 | 12 | 123.53 |
| WB | 4 | 12 | 104.60 |
| HAW | 4 | 8 | 141.36 |
| WCE | 4 | 8 | 124.48 |
| RICH | 4 | 8 | 118.09 |
| NM | 4 | 8 | 103.50 |
| ESS | 4 | 8 | 97.01 |
| MELB | 4 | 8 | 96.26 |
| PORT | 4 | 8 | 89.26 |
| CARL | 4 | 4 | 81.75 |
| STK | 4 | 4 | 77.59 |
| GEEL | 4 | 4 | 72.17 |
| GC | 4 | 0 | 70.88 |
| BRIS | 4 | 0 | 52.32 |
round 5 matches
carlton v collingwood
richmond v geelong
sydney v bulldogs
gold coast v brisbane
west coast v gws
north v hawthorn gor
melbourne v freo
st kilda v essendon
adelaide v port