adelaide (4-3) vs geelong (6-1)
cats beat crows by 26. geelong (7-1) adelaide (4-4)
essendon (1-6) vs north (7-0)
roos beat dons by 14. north (8-0) essendon (1-7)
hawthorn (5-2) vs freo (0-7)
hawks beat freo by 41. hawthorn (6-2) freo (0-8)
gws (5-2) vs gold coast (3-4)
giants beat suns by 91. gws (6-2) gold coast (3-5)
richmond (1-6) vs sydney (6-1) uor
tigers stun swans by 1 after siren. richmond (2-6) sydney (6-2)
brisbane (1-6) vs collignwood (2-5)
pies beat lions by 13 goals. collingwood (3-5) brisbane (1-7)
| Brisbane | 65 | |
| Collingwood | 143 |
carlton (3-4) vs port (4-3)
blues beat port by 2. carlton (4-4) port (4-4)
west coast (4-3) vs st kilda (2-5)
eagles beat saints by 103. west coast (5-3) st kilda (2-6)
| West Coast | 132 | |
| St. Kilda | 29 |
melbourne (4-3) vs bulldogs (5-2)
dogs beat dees by 32. bulldogs (6-2) melbourne (4-4)
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| NM | 8 | 32 | 123.03 |
| GEEL | 8 | 28 | 166.67 |
| GWS | 8 | 24 | 149.59 |
| SYD | 8 | 24 | 145.94 |
| WB | 8 | 24 | 144.76 |
| HAW | 8 | 24 | 104.77 |
| WCE | 8 | 20 | 132.47 |
| ADEL | 8 | 16 | 110.57 |
| MELB | 8 | 16 | 106.81 |
| PORT | 8 | 16 | 101.57 |
| CARL | 8 | 16 | 82.50 |
| COLL | 8 | 12 | 90.89 |
| GC | 8 | 12 | 78.54 |
| STK | 8 | 8 | 78.31 |
| RICH | 8 | 8 | 76.30 |
| BRIS | 8 | 4 | 63.43 |
| ESS | 8 | 4 | 60.00 |
| FREM | 8 | 0 | 69.87 |
round 9 matches
hawthorn v sydney gor
collingwood v geelong
gold coast v adelaide
port v west coast
freo v richmond
north v carlton
melbourne v brisbane
gws v bulldogs
st kilda v essendon