essedon (11-6) vs carlton (13-4) east melbourne
carlton secure 2nd with a 15 point win over essendon. due to melbourne losing they play each other in a semi final in a reverse fixture. carlton (14-4) essendon (11-7)
| Essendon | 2.2 3.4 3.9 4.10 | 34 | Sat 04-Sep-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Carlton | 1.5 2.8 4.11 6.13 | 49 | Carlton won by 15 pts |
collingwood (11-2-4) vs melbourne (10-1-6) victoria park
collingwood end melbournes hopes by 7 goals. collingwood (12-2-4) play south in a semi final. melbourne (10-1-7) finish 5th.
| Collingwood | 7.4 8.9 11.14 15.18 | 108 | Sat 04-Sep-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Melbourne | 1.1 7.6 9.8 9.12 | 66 | Collingwood won by 42 pts |
fitzroy (8-9) vs university (7-1-9) brunswick st
a secondd draw for univeristy. fitzroy (8-1-9) finish 6th. univeristy (7-2-9) finish 7th.
| Fitzroy | 3.0 4.4 6.5 9.6 | 60 | Sat 04-Sep-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| University | 3.6 3.7 7.10 8.12 | 60 | Match drawn |
geelong (2-15) vs richmond (6-11) corio oval
geelong save themselves from another wooden spoon smashing richmond by 61 points. geelong (3-15) finish 9th. richmond (6-12) finish 8th.
| Geelong | 6.3 7.10 9.11 13.14 | 92 | Sat 04-Sep-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Richmond | 0.1 1.6 2.7 4.7 | 31 | Geelong won by 61 pts |
st kilda (2-15) vs south (13-4) junction oval
south win their frrst minor premershipby 22 points over st kilda who finish last. south (14-4) host collingwood in a semi. st kilda (2-16) finish 10th (last)
| St Kilda | 1.2 4.4 5.4 5.5 | 35 | Sat 04-Sep-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 2.2 5.8 6.12 7.15 | 57 | South Melbourne won by 22 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1162 | 688 | 168.90 | 56 |
| 2 | Carlton | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1174 | 800 | 146.75 | 56 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1070 | 821 | 130.33 | 52 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1076 | 884 | 121.72 | 44 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1023 | 962 | 106.34 | 42 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 945 | 930 | 101.61 | 34 |
| 7 | University | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 902 | 901 | 100.11 | 32 |
| 8 | Richmond | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 825 | 1282 | 64.35 | 24 |
| 9 | Geelong | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 852 | 1301 | 65.49 | 12 |
| 10 | St. Kilda | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 670 | 1130 | 59.29 | 8 |
semi finals
carlton v essendon MCG
south v collingwood MCG
Harrison’s world 