collingwood (4-1) vs geelong (2-3)
cats stun pies by 41. geelong (3-3) collingwood (4-2)
| Collingwood | 59 | |
| Geelong | 100 |
north (3-2) vs richmond (2-3)
roos beat tigers by 35. north (4-2) richmond (2-4)
bulldogs (4-1) vs st kilda (1-4) uor
saints stun dogs by 7 in a almost record comeback. st kilda (2-4) bulldogs (4-2)
gws (3-2) vs hawthorn (3-2)
giants stun regining premiers hawks by 10. gws (4-2) hawthorn (3-3)
gold coast (1-4) vs adelaide (3-2)
crows beat suns by 41. adelaide (4-2) gold coast (1-5)
| Gold Coast | 78 | |
| Adelaide | 119 |
freo (5-0) vs essendon (3-2)
freo beat dons by 28. freo (6-0) essendon (3-3)
melbourne (2-3) vs sydney (3-2)
swans beat dees by 38. sydney (4-2) melbourne (2-4)
carlton (1-4) vs brisbane (0-5)
lions stun blues by 9. brisbane (1-5) carlton (1-5)
port (3-2) vs west coast (3-2)
eagles beat port by 10. west coast (4-2) port (3-3)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 6 | 24 | 151.48 |
| WCE | 6 | 16 | 141.06 |
| COLL | 6 | 16 | 126.65 |
| SYD | 6 | 16 | 125.57 |
| ADEL | 6 | 16 | 117.84 |
| GWS | 6 | 16 | 104.26 |
| WB | 6 | 16 | 102.52 |
| HAW | 6 | 12 | 136.36 |
| NM | 6 | 12 | 97.91 |
| PORT | 6 | 12 | 95.30 |
| ESS | 6 | 12 | 92.41 |
| GEEL | 6 | 12 | 88.35 |
| RICH | 6 | 8 | 102.21 |
| STK | 6 | 8 | 84.82 |
| MELB | 6 | 8 | 77.61 |
| GC | 6 | 4 | 82.79 |
| CARL | 6 | 4 | 74.28 |
| BRIS | 6 | 4 | 57.87 |
round 7 matches
essendon v north
adelaide v st kilda
hawthorn v melbourne
carlton v gws
west coast v gold coast
sydney v geelong
bulldogs v freo gor
richmond v collingwood
brisbane v port