carlton (8-6) vs south (12-2) princess park
carlton stay alive beating south by 4 points. carlton (9-6) play richmond. south (12-3) play geelong.
| Round 17Carlton 1.4 3.8 6.10 8.11 59 Sat 06-Sep-1919 2:10 PM Venue: Princes Park South Melbourne 3.3 5.5 8.7 8.7 55 Carlton won by 4 pts |
collingwood (11-3) vs essendon (6-8) victoria park
collingwood beat essendon by 23 points. collingwood (12-3) play fitzroy. essendon (6-9) play melbourne.
| Collingwood | 1.3 5.6 7.12 9.13 | 67 | Sat 06-Sep-1919 2:10 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 2.7 3.8 3.10 5.14 | 44 | Collingwood won by 23 pts |
st kilda (7-8) vs fitzroy (8-1-5) junction oval
fitzroy stay alive beating st kilda by 20 points. fitzroy (9-1-5) host collingwood. st kilda (7-9) have a bye so their season is over.
| St Kilda | 0.1 3.5 3.6 3.14 | 32 | Sat 06-Sep-1919 2:10 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Fitzroy | 4.2 4.5 6.7 7.10 | 52 | Fitzroy won by 20 pts |
geelong (1-1-12) vs melbourne (0-14) corio oval
melbournes return from war leads to a wooden spoon losing to geelong by 45 points. geelong (2-1-12) host south. melbourne (0-15) host essendon.
| Geelong | 5.3 5.4 9.12 14.12 | 96 | Sat 06-Sep-1919 2:10 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Melbourne | 0.3 1.10 2.10 6.15 | 51 | Geelong won by 45 pts |
bye richmond (10-5)
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| SM | 15 | 48 | 166.9 |
| CW | 15 | 48 | 163.8 |
| RI | 15 | 40 | 121.8 |
| FI | 15 | 38 | 129.6 |
| CA | 15 | 36 | 126.8 |
| SK | 16 | 28 | 70.6 |
| ES | 15 | 24 | 90.8 |
| GE | 15 | 10 | 70.5 |
| ME | 15 | 0 | 42.7 |
round 18 matches
richmond v carlton PR
fitzroy v collingwood BS
melbourne v essendon MCG
geelong v south CO
bye st kilda
carlton its win or miss the finals against richmond the tigers could still miss out if fitzroy win their match south and collingwood likely will fight for first on percentage.