carlton (9-4) vs melbourne (7-1-5) princess park
carlton secure a finals spot by 51 points over melbourne. carlton (10-4) play fitzroy. melbourne (7-1-6) host university.
| Carlton | 1.8 2.15 7.20 10.21 | 81 | Sat 31-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Melbourne | 0.2 1.3 2.4 4.6 | 30 | Carlton won by 51 pts |
collingwood (9-1-3) vs south (10-3) victoria park
collingwood go on top for the first time this season beating south by 11 points. collingwood (10-1-3) play essendon. south (10-4) host richmond.
| Collingwood | 2.1 4.2 5.5 8.6 | 54 | Sat 31-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| South Melbourne | 1.3 3.5 4.7 6.7 | 43 | Collingwood won by 11 pts |
essendon (8-5) vs fitzroy (7-6) east melbourne
essendon close in on the finals beating fitzroy by 20 points. essendon (9-5) host collingwood. fitzroy (7-7) host carlton.
| Essendon | 3.3 3.4 8.7 10.9 | 69 | Sat 31-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Fitzroy | 3.1 6.4 7.4 7.7 | 49 | Essendon won by 20 pts |
geelong (2-11) vs university (6-7) corio oval
university keep their debut finals hopes alive beating geelong by 40 points. university (7-7) play melbourne. geelong (2-12) play st kilda.
| Geelong | 3.0 4.5 6.8 6.11 | 47 | Sat 31-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| University | 2.2 4.5 8.10 12.15 | 87 | University won by 40 pts |
richmond (5-8) vs st kilda (1-12) punt rd
richmond beat st kilda by 16 points. richmond (6-8) play south. st kilda (1-13) host geelong.
| Richmond | 4.4 4.4 7.7 9.11 | 65 | Sat 31-Jul-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| St Kilda | 1.1 4.7 4.7 6.13 | 49 | Richmond won by 16 pts |
ladder
| Rd 14 Ladder | |||
| CW | 14 | 42 | 137.2 |
| SM | 14 | 40 | 159.7 |
| CA | 14 | 40 | 134.0 |
| ES | 14 | 36 | 115.6 |
| ME | 14 | 30 | 106.5 |
| FI | 14 | 28 | 107.1 |
| UN | 14 | 28 | 103.9 |
| RI | 14 | 24 | 75.3 |
| GE | 14 | 8 | 60.1 |
| SK | 14 | 4 | 60.9 |
round 15 matches
essendon v collingwood EM
st kilda v geelong JO
fitzroy v carlton BS
melbourne v university MCG
south v richmond LO