richmond (4-10) vs carlton (11-1-2) punt rd
carlton secure a top two finish beating richmond by 68 points leaving the tigers still in the wooden spoon race. carlton (12-1-2) host st kilda. richmond (4-11) host essendon
| Richmond | 2.1 4.5 4.5 7.7 | 49 | Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 PM Venue: Punt Rd |
| Carlton | 5.5 8.9 15.15 17.15 | 117 | Carlton won by 68 pts |
collingwood (12-2) vs fitzroy (10-1-3) victoria park
collingwood come from behind to stay on top by 2 points over fitzroy. collingwood (13-2) play south. fitzroy (10-1-4) host geelong.
| Collingwood | 1.3 2.6 4.11 8.13 | 61 | Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 3.5 6.7 7.9 8.11 | 59 | Collingwood won by 2 pts |
essendon (2-12) vs melbourne (9-6) east melbourne
essendon get off the bottom leaving the dees finals hopes out of their hands. essendon (3-12) play richmond. melbourne (9-7) have the bye.
| Essendon | 2.1 7.7 7.10 10.15 | 75 | Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Melbourne | 3.7 4.8 7.14 7.14 | 56 | Essendon won by 19 pts |
geelong (3-11) vs south (7-7) corio oval
south beat geelong by 22 to stay alive. south (8-7) host collingwood. geelong (3-12) play fitzroy in do or die matches for souths finals hopes and geelong avoding last.
| Geelong | 2.2 3.5 5.10 7.10 | 52 | Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 2.5 4.9 6.11 10.14 | 74 | South Melbourne won by 22 pts |
bye st kilda (5-10)
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| CW | 15 | 52 | 166.7 |
| CA | 15 | 50 | 138.8 |
| FI | 15 | 42 | 139.2 |
| ME | 16 | 36 | 99.2 |
| SM | 15 | 32 | 108.8 |
| SK | 15 | 20 | 79.4 |
| RI | 15 | 16 | 72.2 |
| ES | 15 | 12 | 72.6 |
| GE | 15 | 12 | 72.5 |
round 18 matches
carlton v st kilda PP
south v collingwood LO
richmond v essendon PR
fitzroy v geelong BS
bye melbourne
Harrison’s world 