carlton v university princess park
university stun carlton by 15 points. university (1-0) host richmond. carlton (0-1) play south.
| Carlton | 0.6 0.10 1.12 3.14 | 32 | Sat 01-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| University | 0.0 2.4 4.9 6.11 | 47 | University won by 15 pts |
collingwood v fitzroy victoria park
fitzroy stun collingwood by 11 points. fitzroy (1-0) host geelong. collingwood (0-1) play st kilda.
| Collingwood | 1.0 6.4 7.4 9.7 | 61 | Sat 01-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 3.4 5.7 8.11 10.12 | 72 | Fitzroy won by 11 pts |
essendon v st kilda east melbourne
essendon overrun st kilda by 10 points. essendon (1-0) play melbourne. st kilda (0-1) host collingwood.
| Essendon | 1.1 2.7 4.13 6.18 | 54 | Sat 01-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| St Kilda | 2.6 2.8 5.8 6.8 | 44 | Essendon won by 10 pts |
geelong v south corio oval
south beat geelong by 9 points. south (1-0) host carlton. geelong (0-1) play fitzroy.
| Geelong | 2.1 4.5 6.8 6.8 | 44 | Sat 01-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 1.1 5.2 7.2 8.5 | 53 | South Melbourne won by 9 pts |
richmond v melbourne punt rd
melbourne overrun richmond by 11 points. melbourne (1-0) host essendon. richmond (0-1) play university.
| Richmond | 3.2 5.5 9.6 9.9 | 63 | Sat 01-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 3.3 6.3 7.7 11.8 | 74 | Melbourne won by 11 pts |
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| UN | 1 | 4 | 146.9 |
| ES | 1 | 4 | 122.7 |
| SM | 1 | 4 | 120.5 |
| FI | 1 | 4 | 118.0 |
| ME | 1 | 4 | 117.5 |
| RI | 1 | 0 | 85.1 |
| CW | 1 | 0 | 84.7 |
| GE | 1 | 0 | 83.0 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 81.5 |
| CA | 1 | 0 | 68.1 |
round 2 matches
south v carlton LO
st kilda v collingwood JO
melbourne v essendon MCG
fitzroy v geelong BS
univeristy v richmond EM