geelong (8-5) vs carlton (10-2-1) corio oval
carlton beat geelong by 16 points. carlton (11-2-1) host melbourne. geelong (8-6) host south.
| Geelong | 1.3 3.6 4.7 6.11 | 47 | Sat 03-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 24,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Carlton | 3.6 3.6 5.12 8.15 | 63 | Carlton won by 16 pts [ |
st kilda (3-1-9) vs collingwood (8-6) junction oval
collingwood beat an improving st kilda by 2 goals. collingwood (9-6) have the bye. st kilda (3-1-10) play richmond.
| St Kilda | 3.1 6.3 8.5 10.7 | 67 | Sat 03-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Collingwood | 5.3 8.4 12.6 12.7 | 79 | Collingwood won by 12 pts |
essendon (3-1-9) vs richmond (10-4) east melbourne
richmond lock in a top two finish beaitng essendon by 35 points. richmond (11-4) host st kilda. essendon (3-1-10) play fitzroy.
| Essendon | 0.2 2.5 3.6 5.15 | 45 | Sat 03-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: East Melbourne |
| Richmond | 4.3 7.7 9.11 11.14 | 80 | Richmond won by 35 pts [ |
fitzroy (5-1-7) vs melbourne (4-2-7) brunswick st
melbourne sneak into 5th with a 1 point win over fitzroy. melbourne (5-2-7) play carlton. fitzroy (5-1-8) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 3.1 4.3 5.5 9.8 | 62 | Sat 03-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Melbourne | 3.4 4.4 6.6 9.9 | 63 | Melbourne won by 1 pt |
bye south (5-1-8)
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| CA | 14 | 48 | 141.5 |
| RI | 15 | 44 | 111.7 |
| CW | 15 | 36 | 115.7 |
| GE | 14 | 32 | 107.6 |
| ME | 14 | 24 | 92.5 |
| FI | 14 | 22 | 100.2 |
| SM | 14 | 22 | 90.1 |
| ES | 14 | 14 | 77.8 |
| SK | 14 | 14 | 77.3 |
round 17 matches
carlton v melbourne PP
essendon v fitzroy EM
geelong v south CO
richmond v st kilda PR
bye collingwood
Harrison’s world 