south (2-0) vs carlton (1-1) lake oval
carlton hold off south by 10 points. carlton (2-1) host fitzroy. south (2-1) play essendon.
| South Melbourne | 1.4 | 3.9 | 3.12 | 5.15 | 45 | Sat 20-May-1905 3:00 pm | Lake Oval | |
| Carlton | 1.3 | 3.8 | 7.12 | 7.13 | 55 | Carlton won by 10 points | ||
melbourne (1-1) vs essendon (1-1) mcg
melbourne stun essendon by 23 points. melbourne (2-1) play collingwood. essendon (1-2) host south.
| Melbourne | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 8.14 | 62 | Sat 20-May-1905 3:00 pm | M.C.G. | |
| Essendon | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 39 | Melbourne won by 23 points | ||
st kilda (0-2) vs collingwood (1-1) junction oval
collignwood smash st kilda by 8 goals in a high scoring game. collingwood (2-1) host melbourne. st kilda (0-3) play geelong.
| St. Kilda | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 10.10 | 70 | Sat 20-May-1905 3:00 pm | Junction Oval | |
| Collingwood | 3.3 | 6.7 | 13.10 | 18.10 | 118 | Collingwood won by 48 points | ||
fitzroy (2-0) vs geelong (0-2) brunswick st
fitzroy smash geelong by 41 points. fitzroy (3-0) play carlton. geelong (0-3) host st kilda.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fitzroy | 3.2 | 4.6 | 6.12 | 10.16 | 76 | Sat 20-May-1905 3:00 pm | Brunswick Street | ||
| Geelong | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.11 | 35 | Fitzroy won by 41 points | |||
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| FI | 3 | 12 | 175.8 |
| CW | 3 | 8 | 154.2 |
| ME | 3 | 8 | 120.9 |
| SM | 3 | 8 | 111.8 |
| CA | 3 | 8 | 91.6 |
| ES | 3 | 4 | 101.8 |
| SK | 3 | 0 | 61.1 |
| GE | 3 | 0 | 55.5 |
round 4 matches
geelong v st kilda CO
carlton v fitzroy PP
essendon v south EM
collingwood v melbourne VP