geelong (3-4) vs carlton (1-6)
cats beat blues by 77. geelong (4-4) carlton (1-7)
st kilda (2-5) vs west coast (5-2)
eagles beat saints by 63. west coast (6-2) st kilda (2-6)
| St. Kilda | 78 | |
| West Coast | 131 |
gws (5-2) vs adelaide (5-2)
giants beat crows by 4 goals. gws (6-2) adelaide (5-3)
gold coast (1-6) vs collingwood (4-3)
pies beat suns by 69. collingwood (5-3) gold coast (1-7)
freo (7-0) vs north (4-3)
freo beat roos by 73. freo (8-0) north (4-4)
hawthorn (4-3) vs sydney (5-2)
swans edge hawks by 4. sydney (6-2) hawthorn (4-4)
essendon (3-4) vs brisbane (2-5)
dons beat lions by 58. essendon (4-4) brisbane (2-6)
melborune (2-5) vs bulldogs (4-3) uor
dees stun dogs by 39. melbourne (3-5) bulldogs (4-4)
port (3-4) vs richmond (3-4)
tigers beat port by 33. richmond (4-4) port (3-5)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| FREM | 8 | 32 | 155.29 |
| WCE | 8 | 24 | 158.17 |
| SYD | 8 | 24 | 127.36 |
| GWS | 8 | 24 | 118.87 |
| COLL | 8 | 20 | 129.90 |
| ADEL | 8 | 20 | 116.32 |
| HAW | 8 | 16 | 145.81 |
| RICH | 8 | 16 | 107.64 |
| ESS | 8 | 16 | 101.90 |
| GEEL | 8 | 16 | 95.99 |
| WB | 8 | 16 | 94.58 |
| NM | 8 | 16 | 90.41 |
| PORT | 8 | 12 | 86.62 |
| MELB | 8 | 12 | 75.34 |
| STK | 8 | 8 | 77.58 |
| BRIS | 8 | 8 | 65.21 |
| GC | 8 | 4 | 69.76 |
| CARL | 8 | 4 | 64.93 |
round 9 matches
sydney v carlton
melbourne v port
hawthorn v gold coast
bulldogs v gws
adelaide v freo
richmond v essendon gor
brisbane v st kilda
west coast v geelong
collingwood v north