vfl 1913 round 17

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