carlton (2-3) vs fitzroy (3-2) princess park
carlton beat fitzroy by 9 points. carlton (3-3) host richmond. fitzroy (3-3) play st kilda.
| Carlton | 2.7 2.7 4.9 6.12 | 48 | Sat 05-Jun-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 1.5 2.6 5.9 | 39 | Carlton won by 9 pts |
collingwood (2-3) vs essendon (4-1) victoria park
collingwood beat essendon by 7 goals. collingwood (3-3) host university. essendon (4-2) host south in the top of the table clash.
| Collingwood | 1.0 4.6 7.6 10.13 | 73 | Sat 05-Jun-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 2.2 2.3 4.6 4.7 | 31 | Collingwood won by 42 pts |
geelong (1-4) vs st kilda (1-4) corio oval
this match was overturned on appeal so geelong get the points because of st kilda using an illeagl player. geelong (2-4) play melbourne. st kilda (1-5) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 3.3 5.7 5.7 6.12 | 48 | Sat 05-Jun-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| St Kilda | 2.0 2.4 4.12 6.13 | 49 | St Kilda won by 1 pt |
university (3-2) vs melbourne (2-3) east melbourne
melbourne beat university by 19 points. melbourne (3-3) host geelong. university (3-3) play collingwood.
| University | 3.2 4.4 5.5 6.10 | 46 | Sat 05-Jun-1909 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 2.4 4.6 7.10 9.11 | 65 | Melbourne won by 19 pts |
richmond (2-3) vs south (5-0) punt rd
richmond cause an early upset of the year against south by 13 points. richmond (3-3) play carlton. south (5-1) play essendon.
| Richmond | 4.4 6.5 8.6 10.11 | 71 | Sat 05-Jun-1909 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| South Melbourne | 0.2 2.5 6.9 8.10 | 58 | Richmond won by 13 pts |
ladder
| Rd 6 Ladder | |||
| SM | 6 | 20 | 159.1 |
| ES | 6 | 16 | 103.0 |
| CW | 6 | 12 | 113.3 |
| FI | 6 | 12 | 109.6 |
| UN | 6 | 12 | 105.2 |
| CA | 6 | 12 | 97.7 |
| RI | 6 | 12 | 89.2 |
| ME | 6 | 12 | 82.8 |
| GE | 6 | 8 | 76.8 |
| SK | 6 | 4 | 90.8 |
round 7 matches
carlton v richmond PP
collingwood v univeristy VP
essendon v south EM
st kilda v fitzroy JO
melbourne v geelong MCG