essendon (9-5) vs collingwood (10-1-3) east melbourne
essendon smash collingwood by 56 indicating the title race is anyones guess. essendon (10-5) play south. collingwood (10-1-4) play university.
| Essendon | 3.2 8.8 9.9 14.14 | 98 | Sat 07-Aug-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Collingwood | 2.6 2.6 4.6 6.6 | 42 | Essendon won by 56 pts |
st kilda (1-13) vs geelong (2-12) junction oval
st kilda knock geelong to last by 4 points. st kilda (2-13) play fitzroy. geelong (2-13) host melbourne.
| St Kilda | 3.1 3.1 3.7 3.8 | 26 | Sat 07-Aug-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Geelong | 1.3 2.5 2.6 2.10 | 22 | St Kilda won by 4 pts |
fitzroy (7-7) vs carlton (10-4) brunswick st
carlton move into 2nd beating fitzroy by 51 points ending the lions hopes. carlton (11-4) play richmond. fitzroy (7-8) host st kilda.
| Fitzroy | 0.1 1.6 1.7 2.9 | 21 | Sat 14-Aug-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Carlton | 4.1 5.2 10.4 11.6 | 72 | Carlton won by 51 pts |
melbourne (7-1-6) vs university (7-7) mcg
poor kicking end universitys hopes by 1 point against melbourne. melbourne (8-1-6) play geelong. universeity (7-8) host collingwood.
| Melbourne | 1.0 3.1 3.3 4.4 | 28 | Sat 14-Aug-1909 3:00 PM Att: 9,292 Venue: M.C.G. |
| University | 1.6 1.9 2.12 2.15 | 27 | Melbourne won by 1 pt |
south (10-4) vs richmond (6-8) lake oval
south regain 1st smashing richmond by 93 points. south (11-4) host essendon. richmond (6-9) host carlton.
| South Melbourne | 3.2 9.3 12.5 18.11 | 119 | Sat 14-Aug-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Richmond | 0.4 1.4 2.8 3.8 | 26 | South Melbourne won by 93 pts |
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| SM | 15 | 44 | 173.1 |
| CA | 15 | 44 | 140.6 |
| CW | 15 | 42 | 123.7 |
| ES | 15 | 40 | 122.1 |
| ME | 15 | 34 | 106.4 |
| UN | 15 | 28 | 103.7 |
| FI | 15 | 28 | 99.9 |
| RI | 15 | 24 | 69.0 |
| SK | 15 | 8 | 62.3 |
| GE | 15 | 8 | 60.7 |
round 16 matches
south v essendon LO
richmond v carlton PR
university v collingwood EM
fitzroy v st kilda BS
geelong v melbourne CO