richmond (5-11) vs carlton (15-1) punt rd
carlton beat richmond by 7 points. carlton (16-1) host university. richmond (5-12) host st kilda.
| Richmond | 1.1 3.11 3.14 4.17 | 41 | Sat 15-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| Carlton | 2.7 3.7 5.11 6.12 | 48 | Carlton won by 7 pts |
melbourne (7-9) vs collingwood (8-8) mcg
colingwood beat melbourne by 13 points. collingwood (9-8) host south to decide 4th. melbourne (7-10) play fitzroy.
| Melbourne | 2.2 4.4 4.7 4.8 | 32 | Sat 15-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 1.1 3.2 4.8 6.9 | 45 | Collingwood won by 13 pts |
south (8-8) vs essendon (13-3) lake oval
south beat essendon by 1 goal. south (9-8) play collingwood to decide 4th. essendon (13-4) host geelong.
| South Melbourne | 1.2 2.3 4.6 5.8 | 38 | Sat 15-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Essendon | 0.5 1.9 2.11 3.14 | 32 | South Melbourne won by 6 pts |
st kilda (9-7) vs fitzroy (6-10) junction oval
st kilda secure a finals spot beating fitzroy by 9 points. st kilda (10-7) play richmond. fitzroy (6-11) host melbourne.
| St Kilda | 1.2 2.5 2.6 4.7 | 31 | Sat 15-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 1.2 2.2 3.4 | 22 | St Kilda won by 9 pts |
university (7-9) vs geelong (2-14) east melbourne
university smash geelong by 52 points. university (8-9) play carlton. geelong (2-15) play essendon.
| University | 2.5 6.11 10.15 13.18 | 96 | Sat 15-Aug-1908 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Geelong | 4.0 4.1 5.4 6.8 | 44 | University won by 52 pts |
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| CA | 17 | 64 | 166.4 |
| ES | 17 | 52 | 134.9 |
| SK | 17 | 40 | 109.1 |
| SM | 17 | 36 | 109.0 |
| CW | 17 | 36 | 90.1 |
| UN | 17 | 32 | 99.6 |
| ME | 17 | 28 | 93.5 |
| FI | 17 | 24 | 100.7 |
| RI | 17 | 20 | 67.7 |
| GE | 17 | 8 | 72.4 |
round 18 matches
carlton v university PP
collingwood v south VP
essendon v geelong EM
fitzroy v melbourne BS
richmond v st kilda PR