carlton (11-2-1) vs melbourne (5-2-7) princess park
carlton beat melbourne by 4 goals. carlton (12-2-1) play collingwood. melbourne (5-2-8) host geelong.
| Carlton | 5.5 7.9 13.13 14.16 | 100 | Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Melbourne | 0.2 4.4 5.7 10.16 | 76 | Carlton won by 24 pts |
essendon (3-1-10) vs fitzroy (5-1-8) east melbourne
another draw keeps essendon in the wooden spoon race. essendon (3-2-10) play st kilda to deicde last. fitzroy (5-2-8) host south.
| Essendon | 1.1 6.4 7.8 10.14 | 74 | Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: East Melbourne |
| Fitzroy | 2.5 5.6 11.7 11.8 | 74 | Match drawn |
geelong (8-6) vs south (5-1-8) corio oval
geelong beat south by 39 points. geelong (9-6) play melbourne. south (5-1-9) play fitzroy.
| Geelong | 4.1 6.5 7.5 10.7 | 67 | Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| South Melbourne | 0.3 1.6 3.10 3.10 | 28 | Geelong won by 39 pts |
richmond (11-4) vs st kilda (3-1-10) punt rd
richmond secure 2nd with a 8 goal win over st kilda. richmond (12-4) have the bye. st kilda (3-1-11) host essendon.
| Richmond | 4.3 6.6 8.11 14.11 | 95 | Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| St Kilda | 1.1 5.3 5.4 7.5 | 47 | Richmond won by 48 pts |
bye collingwood (9-6)
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| CA | 15 | 52 | 140.6 |
| RI | 16 | 48 | 116.1 |
| CW | 15 | 36 | 115.7 |
| GE | 15 | 36 | 111.5 |
| FI | 15 | 24 | 100.2 |
| ME | 15 | 24 | 91.0 |
| SM | 15 | 22 | 86.8 |
| ES | 15 | 16 | 79.3 |
| SK | 15 | 14 | 75.1 |
round 18 matches
collingwood v carlton VP
st kilda v essendon JO
fitzory v south BS
melbourne v geelong MCG
bye richmond
the battle for 3rd and last are the only interesting battles left. collingwood and geelong will fight for 3rd with geelong with an easier match more likely to get it. st kilda will play essendon to decide the wooden spoon.
Harrison’s world 