carlton (13-4) vs unviersity (1-16) princess park
carlton avoid 2 humilating final round loses in 3 years just beating univrestiy by 5 opints. carlton (14-4) host geelong in a semi final. unviersity (1-17) are last (10th).
| Carlton | 0.2 4.6 8.10 10.14 | 74 | Sat 31-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| University | 2.4 2.5 7.8 10.9 | 69 | Carlton won by 5 pts |
collingwood (9-8) vs south (13-4) victoria park
south end collingwoods 11 year finals run by 16 points. south (14-4) host essendon in a semi final. collingwood (9-9) finish 7th.
| Collingwood | 1.2 1.5 2.7 5.7 | 37 | Sat 31-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| South Melbourne | 1.4 2.8 5.10 7.11 | 53 | South Melbourne won by 16 pts |
essendon (11-6) vs fitzroy (10-7) east melbourne
no miracles essendon beat fitzroy by 1 goal ending the lions season. essendon (12-6) play south in a semi. fitzroy (10-8) finish 5th.
| Essendon | 2.5 2.6 6.9 7.13 | 55 | Sat 31-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 3.7 4.10 6.13 | 49 | Essendon won by 6 pts |
geelong (10-7) vs richmond (3-14) corio oval
geelong make the finals for the first time since 1903 and the first team other than south carlton collingwood or essendon since st kilda in 1908 to play finals beating richmond by 37 points. geelong (11-7) play carlton. ricmhond (3-15) finish 9th.
| Geelong | 3.1 6.7 9.12 9.16 | 70 | Sat 31-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Richmond | 2.3 2.4 2.6 4.9 | 33 | Geelong won by 37 pts |
melbourne (8-9) vs st kilda (7-10) mcg
melbourne beat st kilda by 19 points. melbourne (9-9) finish 6th. st kilda (7-11) finish 8th.
| Melbourne | 3.4 6.7 9.10 9.14 | 68 | Sat 31-Aug-1912 3:00 PM Att: 6,276 Venue: M.C.G. |
| St Kilda | 2.2 6.4 7.5 7.7 | 49 | Melbourne won by 19 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1160 | 739 | 156.97 | 56 |
| 2 | Carlton | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1145 | 873 | 131.16 | 56 |
| 3 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1205 | 1049 | 114.87 | 48 |
| 4 | Geelong | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1154 | 911 | 126.67 | 44 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1016 | 936 | 108.55 | 40 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 985 | 996 | 98.90 | 36 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 912 | 995 | 91.66 | 36 |
| 8 | St. Kilda | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1094 | 1090 | 100.37 | 28 |
| 9 | Richmond | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 863 | 1333 | 64.74 | 12 |
| 10 | University | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 812 | 1424 | 57.02 | 4 |
semi finals
carlton v geelong MCG
south v essendon MCG
Harrison’s world 