port (7-7) vs hawthorn (11-3)
hawks beat port by 22. hawthorn (12-3) port (7-8)
| Team | Score | SC |
| Port Adelaide | 79 | |
| Hawthorn | 101 |
geelong (10-4) vs sydney (10-4)
swans beat cats by 38. sydney (11-4) geelong (10-5)
gws (10-4) vs collingwood (6-8) uor
pies stun giants by 32. collingwood (7-8) gws (10-5)
gold coast (4-10) vs brisbane (1-13)
suns beat lions by 26. gold coast (5-10) brisbane (1-14)
| Gold Coast | 139 | |
| Brisbane | 113 |
melbourne (6-8) vs freo (3-11)
dees beat freo by 32. melborune (7-8) freo (3-12)
bulldogs (10-4) vs richmond (6-8)
dogs beat tigers by 10. bulldogs (11-4) richmond (6-9)
carlton (6-8) vs adelaide (10-4)
crows beat blues by 10 goals. adeliade (11-4) carlton (6-9)
west coast (9-5) vs north (10-4)
eagles beat roos by 32. west coast (10-5) north (10-5)
essendon (1-13) vs st kilda (6-8)
saints beat dons by 11. st kilda (7-8) essendon (1-14)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| HAW | 15 | 48 | 120.14 |
| SYD | 15 | 44 | 138.54 |
| ADEL | 15 | 44 | 132.26 |
| WB | 15 | 44 | 118.27 |
| WCE | 15 | 40 | 135.36 |
| GEEL | 15 | 40 | 132.42 |
| GWS | 15 | 40 | 132.06 |
| NM | 15 | 40 | 112.72 |
| PORT | 15 | 28 | 108.39 |
| MELB | 15 | 28 | 103.98 |
| COLL | 15 | 28 | 93.30 |
| STK | 15 | 28 | 87.53 |
| RICH | 15 | 24 | 86.93 |
| CARL | 15 | 24 | 78.11 |
| GC | 15 | 20 | 78.05 |
| FREM | 15 | 12 | 83.64 |
| BRIS | 15 | 4 | 62.42 |
| ESS | 15 | 4 | 57.06 |
round 17 matches
sydney v hawthorn
freo v geelong
richmond v essendon
north v port
adelaide v collingwood
bulldogs v gold coast
carlton v west coast
st kilda v melbourne gor
brisbane v gws
Harrison’s world 