carlton (9-1-6) vs geelong (8-8) princess park
carlton are out of the finals race for the first time since 1902 losing to geelong by 23 points. geelong (9-8) host st kilda. carlton (9-1-7) host fitzroy in dead rubbers for them.
| Carlton | 3.3 3.7 5.9 6.10 | 46 | Sat 23-Aug-1913 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Geelong | 0.3 4.5 6.10 9.15 | 69 | Geelong won by 23 pts |
fitzroy (14-2) vs collingwood (13-3) brunswick st
fitzroy secure 1st beating collingwood by 27. fitzroy (15-2) play carlton. collnigwood (13-4) host south to dcide 2nd.
| Fitzroy | 1.0 3.3 6.8 9.10 | 64 | Sat 23-Aug-1913 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Collingwood | 2.4 4.8 4.11 4.13 | 37 | Fitzroy won by 27 pts |
essendon (5-11) vs st kilda (10-6) east melbourne
st kilda beat essendon by 2 goals securing a finals spot. st kilda (11-6) play geelong. essendon (5-12) play melbourne.
| Essendon | 1.3 2.5 5.8 7.8 | 50 | Sat 23-Aug-1913 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| St Kilda | 2.1 4.4 5.5 9.8 | 62 | St Kilda won by 12 pts |
melbourne (3-13) vs richmond (5-11) punt rd
despite playing at richmonds home ground melbourne stun richmond by 11 points. melbourne (4-13) host essendon. richmond (5-12) host univrseity.
| Melbourne | 3.2 6.6 9.7 9.10 | 64 | Sat 23-Aug-1913 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| Richmond | 2.2 5.3 8.5 8.5 | 53 | Melbourne won by 11 pts |
south (12-1-3) vs university (0-16) lake oval
south regain 2nd beating university by 50 points. south (13-1-3) play collingwood to decide 2nd. university (0-17) play richmond.
| South Melbourne | 5.3 9.4 13.5 17.9 | 111 | Sat 23-Aug-1913 3:00 PM Venue: Lake Oval |
| University | 1.1 1.4 5.9 8.13 | 61 | South Melbourne won by 50 pts |
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| FI | 17 | 60 | 143.1 |
| SM | 17 | 54 | 130.0 |
| CW | 17 | 52 | 119.0 |
| SK | 17 | 44 | 114.0 |
| CA | 17 | 38 | 103.2 |
| GE | 17 | 36 | 118.4 |
| ES | 17 | 20 | 92.2 |
| RI | 17 | 20 | 90.5 |
| ME | 17 | 16 | 70.9 |
| UN | 17 | 0 | 57.5 |
round 18 matches
carlton v fitzroy PP
collingwood v soujth VP
Melbounre v essendon MCG
geelong v st kilda CO
richmond v university PR