north (5-0) vs bulldogs (4-1)
roos beat dogs by 16. north (6-0) bulldogs (4-2)
adelaide (3-2) vs freo (0-5)
crows beat struggling freo by 33. adelaide (4-2) freo (0-6)
melbourne (3-2) vs st kilda (1-4) uor
saints stun dees by 39. st kilda (2-4) melborune (3-3)
gws (3-2) vs hawthorn (4-1)
giants embarras regining premiers hawks by 75. gws (4-2) hawthorn (4-2)
geelong (4-1) vs gold coast (3-2)
cats beat suns by 20 goals. geelong (5-1) gold coast (3-3)
| Geelong | 168 | |
| Gold Coast | 48 |
richmond (1-4) vs port (2-3)
port beat out of form tigers by 35. port (3-3) richmond (1-5)
brisbane (1-4) vs sydney (4-1)
swans beat lions by 3. sydney (5-1) brisbane (1-5)
west coast (3-2) vs collingwood (2-3)
eagles beat pies by 62. west coast (4-2) collingwood (2-4)
carlton (1-4) vs essendon (1-4)
blues beat dons by 15. carlton (2-4) essendon (1-5)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 6 | 24 | 124.91 |
| GEEL | 6 | 20 | 174.74 |
| SYD | 6 | 20 | 143.97 |
| WB | 6 | 16 | 155.81 |
| GWS | 6 | 16 | 140.76 |
| WCE | 6 | 16 | 130.41 |
| ADEL | 6 | 16 | 121.99 |
| HAW | 6 | 16 | 91.80 |
| MELB | 6 | 12 | 102.20 |
| GC | 6 | 12 | 94.96 |
| PORT | 6 | 12 | 89.71 |
| STK | 6 | 8 | 88.48 |
| COLL | 6 | 8 | 78.65 |
| CARL | 6 | 8 | 73.48 |
| RICH | 6 | 4 | 74.61 |
| BRIS | 6 | 4 | 70.79 |
| ESS | 6 | 4 | 61.95 |
| FREM | 6 | 0 | 69.13 |
round 7 matches
richmond v hawthorn
collingwood v carlton
geelong v west coast
sydney v essendon
gold coast v melbourne
freo v gws
bulldogs v adelaiide gor
st kilda v north
port v brisbane