essendon (1-2) vs carlton (1-2) east melbourne
carlton beat essendon by 46 points. carlton (2-2) play south. essendon (1-3) play st kilda.
| Essendon | 3.3 4.6 5.10 7.13 | 55 | Sat 22-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: East Melbourne |
| Carlton | 1.4 8.8 12.10 14.17 | 101 | Carlton won by 46 pts |
fitzroy (2-1) vs collingwood (2-1) brunswick st
fitzroy beat collingwood by 8 points. fitzroy (3-1) host geelong. collingwood (2-2) play richmond.
| Fitzroy | 2.2 4.3 7.4 9.7 | 61 | Sat 22-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: Brunswick St |
| Collingwood | 2.3 4.9 5.10 7.11 | 53 | Fitzroy won by 8 pts |
geelong (0-2) vs richmond (2-0) corio oval
richmonds poor kicking doesn’t cost them in a 9 point win over geelong. richmond (3-0) host collingwood. geelong (0-3) play fitzroy.
| Geelong | 4.2 5.2 7.4 10.4 | 64 | Sat 22-May-1920 3:00 PM Venue: Corio Oval |
| Richmond | 3.2 8.8 9.16 9.19 | 73 | Richmond won by 9 pts |
melbourne (2-1) vs st kilda (1-1) mcg
melbourne beat st kilda by 40 points. melbourne (3-1) have the bye. st kilda (1-2) host essendon.
| Melbourne | 2.7 5.8 10.14 11.15 | 81 | Sat 22-May-1920 3:00 PM Att: 9,986 Venue: M.C.G. |
| St Kilda | 2.2 3.5 3.7 5.11 | 41 | Melbourne won by 40 pts |
bye south (1-2)
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| RI | 3 | 12 | 130.4 |
| ME | 4 | 12 | 122.4 |
| FI | 4 | 12 | 112.9 |
| CA | 4 | 8 | 116.0 |
| CW | 4 | 8 | 100.0 |
| SM | 3 | 4 | 83.1 |
| ES | 4 | 4 | 81.8 |
| SK | 3 | 4 | 77.3 |
| GE | 3 | 0 | 82.5 |
round 5 matches
richmond v collingwood PR
fitzroy v geelong BS
south v carlton LO
st kilda v essendon JO
bye melbourne