carlton (0-2) vs collingwood (1-1) princess park
carlton get their tittle dfence going beating collingwood by 17 points. carlton (1-2) play geelong. collingwood (1-2) host richmond.
| Carlton | 2.2 4.3 4.6 7.8 | 50 | Sat 15-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Collingwood | 1.0 2.4 2.7 4.9 | 33 | Carlton won by 17 pts |
essendon (2-0) vs geelong (0-2) east melbourne
essendon remain one of the three early leaders beating geelong by 7 points. essendon (3-0) host univeristy. geelong (0-3) host carlton.
| Essendon | 3.6 5.7 6.13 8.18 | 66 | Sat 15-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Geelong | 2.0 5.1 7.2 9.5 | 59 | Essendon won by 7 pts |
richmond (1-1) vs fitzroy (2-0) punt rd
fitzroy remain unbeaten beating richmond by 31 points. fitzroy (3-0) host south in the top of the table clash. richmond (1-2) play collingwood.
| Richmond | 1.4 1.7 3.13 4.13 | 37 | Sat 15-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 1.8 5.8 9.14 | 68 | Fitzroy won by 31 pts |
south (2-0) vs melbourne (1-1) lake oval
south smash melbourne by 64 points. south (3-0) play fitzroy. melbourne (1-2) host st kilda.
| South Melbourne | 1.1 6.4 7.12 12.16 | 88 | Sat 15-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| Melbourne | 1.1 1.2 3.5 3.6 | 24 | South Melbourne won by 64 pts |
st kilda (0-2) vs univeristy (1-1) junction oval
st kilda win a low scoring clash with university by 21 points. st kilda (1-2) play melbourne. university (1-2) play essendon.
| St Kilda | 1.0 5.7 5.10 5.12 | 42 | Sat 15-May-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| University | 1.3 1.3 2.6 2.9 | 21 | St Kilda won by 21 pts |
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| SM | 3 | 12 | 193.8 |
| FI | 3 | 12 | 181.0 |
| ES | 3 | 12 | 124.7 |
| SK | 3 | 4 | 104.8 |
| UN | 3 | 4 | 90.5 |
| CA | 3 | 4 | 88.0 |
| CW | 3 | 4 | 84.8 |
| RI | 3 | 4 | 79.3 |
| ME | 3 | 4 | 66.5 |
| GE | 3 | 0 | 63.3 |
round 4 matches
geelong v carlton CO
collingwood v richmond VP
essendon v university EM
fitzroy v south BS
melbourne v st kilda MCG