geelong (2-13) vs carlton (14-1) corio oval
carlton secure a 3rd minor premership beating geelong who get the wooden spoon by 10 points. carlton (15-1) play richmond. geelong (2-14) play university.
| Geelong | 1.1 1.5 4.8 5.9 | 39 | Sat 08-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Carlton | 2.4 2.11 3.12 6.13 | 49 | Carlton won by 10 pts |
collingwood (7-8) vs st kilda (9-6) victoria park
collingwood beat st kilda by 19 points. collingwood (8-8) play melbourne. st kilda (9-7) host fiztroy.
| Collingwood | 3.0 7.2 8.5 10.10 | 70 | Sat 08-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| St Kilda | 2.4 5.5 5.8 7.9 | 51 | Collingwood won by 19 pts |
essendon (12-3) vs melbourne (7-8) east melbourne
melbourne are on another late season slump losing to essendon by 10 goals. essendon (13-3) play south. melbourne (7-9) host collingwood.
| Essendon | 6.2 11.7 13.13 17.17 | 119 | Sat 08-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 2.3 2.5 5.7 8.11 | 59 | Essendon won by 60 pts |
fitzroy (5-10) vs university (7-8) brunswick st
fitzroy stun university fro behind by 21 points. fitzroy (6-10) play st kilda. unviersity (7-9) host geelong.
| Fitzroy | 3.3 6.5 8.10 13.16 | 94 | Sat 08-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| University | 4.3 10.7 11.7 11.7 | 73 | Fitzroy won by 21 pts |
south (7-8) vs richmond (5-10) lake oval
south rebound to back in the 4 by 92 points over richmond. south (8-8) host essendon. richmond (5-11) host carlton in tough home games.
| South Melbourne | 3.5 8.8 11.11 18.12 | 120 | Sat 08-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Richmond | 1.2 1.2 3.4 4.4 | 28 | South Melbourne won by 92 pts |
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| CA | 16 | 60 | 169.7 |
| ES | 16 | 52 | 137.5 |
| SK | 16 | 36 | 108.2 |
| SM | 16 | 32 | 108.7 |
| CW | 16 | 32 | 88.4 |
| ME | 16 | 28 | 94.6 |
| UN | 16 | 28 | 94.2 |
| FI | 16 | 24 | 101.8 |
| RI | 16 | 20 | 66.9 |
| GE | 16 | 8 | 75.0 |
round 17 matches
university v geelong EM
st kilda v fitzroy JO
south v essendon LO
richmond v carlton PR
melbourne v collingwood MCG