carlton (11-4) vs richmond (3-12) princess park
carlton beat richmond by 9 points. carlton (12-4) play south in a top of the table clash. richmond (3-13) host melbourne.
| Carlton | 1.5 4.18 5.18 8.20 | 68 | Sat 17-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Richmond | 2.4 2.5 6.9 8.11 | 59 | Carlton won by 9 pts |
university (1-14) vs collingwood (8-7) mcg
collingwood beat univeristy by 13 behinds keeping their hopes alive. collingwood (9-7) play fitzroy. university (1-15) host geelong.
| University | 0.1 4.3 4.3 6.7 | 43 | Sat 17-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Att: 6,651 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 4.10 4.13 5.20 6.20 | 56 | Collingwood won by 13 pts |
essendon (10-5) vs melbourne (7-8) east melbourne
essendon beat melbourne by 2 goals securing a finals berth. essendon (11-5) play st kilda. melbourne (7-9) play richmond.
| Essendon | 2.3 6.5 8.6 9.8 | 62 | Sat 17-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 2.2 4.2 5.6 7.8 | 50 | Essendon won by 12 pts |
fitzroy (8-7) vs st kilda (6-9) brunswick st
fitzroy overrun st kilda by 34 points. fitzroy (9-7) host collingwood. st kilda (6-10) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 0.1 5.6 6.8 12.17 | 89 | Sat 17-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| St Kilda | 3.3 3.3 6.7 8.7 | 55 | Fitzroy won by 34 pts |
geelong (9-6) vs south (12-3) corio oval
south beat geelong by 19 points. south (13-3) host carlton. geelong (9-7) play university.
| Geelong | 2.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 | 32 | Sat 17-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 2.4 3.9 4.11 6.15 | 51 | South Melbourne won by 19 pts |
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| SM | 16 | 52 | 163.2 |
| CA | 16 | 48 | 134.4 |
| ES | 16 | 44 | 123.3 |
| GE | 16 | 36 | 119.6 |
| FI | 16 | 36 | 105.6 |
| CW | 16 | 36 | 96.7 |
| ME | 16 | 28 | 95.5 |
| SK | 16 | 24 | 96.4 |
| RI | 16 | 12 | 64.5 |
| UN | 16 | 4 | 55.2 |
round 17 matches
south v carlton LO
fitzroy v collingwood BS
st kilda v essendon JO
university v geelong MCG
richmond v melbourne PR