carlton (1-1) vs fitzroy (1-1) princess park
fitzroy beat carlton by 9 points. fitzroy (2-1) host collingwood. carlton (1-2) play essendon.
| Carlton | 1.2 2.4 2.11 3.11 | 29 | Sat 15-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: Princes Park |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 4.2 4.2 5.8 | 38 | Fitzroy won by 9 pts |
collingwood (1-1) vs melbourne (2-0) victoira park
collingwood beat melbourne by 21 points. collingwood (2-1) play fitzroy. melbourne (2-1) host st kilda.
| Collingwood | 2.7 2.10 3.18 4.20 | 44 | Sat 15-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: Victoria Park |
| Melbourne | 2.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 | 23 | Collingwood won by 21 pts |
essendon (1-1) vs south (0-2) east melbounre
south stun essendon by 8 points. south (1-2) have the bye. essendon (1-2) host carlton.
| Essendon | 4.4 4.8 6.12 7.13 | 55 | Sat 15-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| South Melbourne | 1.1 6.4 7.4 9.9 | 63 | South Melbourne won by 8 pts |
st kilda (0-1) vs geelong (0-1) junction oval
st kilda beat geelong by 22 points. st kilda (1-1) play melbourne. geelong (0-2) host richmond.
| St Kilda | 5.5 5.6 10.11 11.12 | 78 | Sat 15-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: Junction Oval |
| Geelong | 0.1 3.6 5.6 8.8 | 56 | St Kilda won by 22 pts |
bye richmond (2-0)
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| RI | 2 | 8 | 138.6 |
| FI | 3 | 8 | 112.1 |
| CW | 3 | 8 | 106.3 |
| ME | 3 | 8 | 103.7 |
| ES | 3 | 4 | 97.2 |
| CA | 3 | 4 | 94.9 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 94.4 |
| SM | 3 | 4 | 83.1 |
| GE | 2 | 0 | 79.7 |
round 4 matches
essendon v carlton EM
fitzroy v collingwood BS
geelong v richmond CO
melbourne v st kilda MCG
bye south