collingwood (7-1-3) vs carlton (8-3) victoria park
collingwood regian 2nd by 1 point over carlton. collingwood (8-1-3) play richmond. carlton (8-4) host geelong.
| Collingwood | 1.2 2.4 4.6 5.7 | 37 | Sat 17-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 1.2 5.4 5.4 5.6 | 36 | Collingwood won by 1 pt |
geelong (2-9) vs essendon (6-5) corio oval
essendon move into the 4 by 35 points over geelong. essendon (7-5) play university. geelong (2-10) play carlton.
| Geelong | 0.1 2.5 4.7 6.9 | 45 | Sat 17-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Essendon | 6.3 8.7 9.7 12.8 | 80 | Essendon won by 35 pts |
fitzroy (5-6) vs richmond (5-6) brunswick st
fiztroy beat richmond by 43 points. fitzroy (6-6) play south. richmond (5-7) host collingwood.
| Fitzroy | 1.4 3.8 6.11 9.14 | 68 | Sat 17-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Richmond | 0.1 0.2 2.3 3.7 | 25 | Fitzroy won by 43 pts |
melbourne (6-1-4) vs south (9-2) mcg
south beat melbourne by 21 points. south (10-2) host fitzroy. melbourne (6-1-5) play st kilda.
| Melbourne | 1.1 2.1 3.1 3.6 | 24 | Sat 17-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Att: 16,270 Venue: M.C.G. |
| South Melbourne | 0.4 2.8 6.8 6.9 | 45 | South Melbourne won by 21 pts |
university (5-6) vs st kilda (1-10) east melbourne
university beat st kilda by 54 points. university (6-6) host essendon. st kilda (1-11) host melbourne.
| University | 2.3 4.11 5.13 11.14 | 80 | Sat 17-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| St Kilda | 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.2 | 26 | University won by 54 pts |
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| SM | 12 | 40 | 178.1 |
| CW | 12 | 34 | 134.0 |
| CA | 12 | 32 | 120.1 |
| ES | 12 | 28 | 109.5 |
| ME | 12 | 26 | 109.9 |
| FI | 12 | 24 | 109.2 |
| UN | 12 | 24 | 103.4 |
| RI | 12 | 20 | 73.9 |
| GE | 12 | 8 | 61.7 |
| SK | 12 | 4 | 60.6 |
round 13 matches
carlton v geelong PP
richmond v collingwood PR
university v essendon EM
south v fitzroy LO
st kilda v melbourne JO