carlton (2-1) vs collingwood (0-3) princess park
collingwood stun carlton by 1 point. collingwood (1-3) host richmond. carlton (2-2) play melbourne.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 18-May-1912 3:00 pm | Princes Park | ||
| Collingwood | 0.4 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 6.10 | 46 | Collingwood won by 1 point | |||
geelong (1-2) vs melbourne (2-1) corio oval
geelong smash melbourne by 43 points. geelong (2-2) play essendon. melbourne (2-2) host carlton.
| Geelong | 1.3 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 18-May-1912 3:00 pm | Corio Oval | |
| Melbourne | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 35 | Geelong won by 43 points | ||
richmond (2-1) vs fitzroy (1-2) punt rd
fitzroy beat richmond by 26 points. fitzroy (2-2) host unviersity. richmond (2-2) play collingwood.
| Richmond | 2.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 60 | Sat 18-May-1912 3:00 pm | Punt Road | |
| Fitzroy | 5.4 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 86 | Fitzroy won by 26 points | ||
south (2-1) vs essendon (3-0) lake oval
essendon beat south by a goal. essendon (4-0) host geelong. south (2-2) play st kilda.
| South Melbourne | 1.4 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 18-May-1912 3:00 pm | Lake Oval | |
| Essendon | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 62 | Essendon won by 6 points | ||
university (1-2) vs st kilda (1-2) mcg
st kilda beat university by 25 points. st kilda (2-2) host south. university (1-3) play fitzroy.
| University | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.12 | 3.13 | 31 | Sat 18-May-1912 3:00 pm | M.C.G. | 8,223 |
| St. Kilda | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 7.14 | 56 | St. Kilda won by 25 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| ES | 4 | 16 | 152.7 |
| CA | 4 | 8 | 129.4 |
| SM | 4 | 8 | 123.1 |
| GE | 4 | 8 | 114.4 |
| SK | 4 | 8 | 113.6 |
| FI | 4 | 8 | 104.8 |
| RI | 4 | 8 | 86.5 |
| ME | 4 | 8 | 83.5 |
| UN | 4 | 4 | 68.1 |
| CW | 4 | 4 | 63.0 |
round 5 matches
melbourne v carlton MCG
collingwood v richmond VP
essendon v geelong EM
fitzroy v unvirsity BS
st kilda v south JO
Harrison’s world 