collingwood (9-6) vs carlton (12-2-1) victoria park
carlton become the first team to draw more than lost in the home and away season beating collingwood by 27 points. carlton (13-2-1) and collingwood (9-7) play a semi final against each other.
| Collingwood | 0.0 2.3 3.6 5.7 | 37 | Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 30,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 3.2 7.4 9.7 9.10 | 64 | Carlton won by 27 pts |
st kilda (3-1-11) vs essendon (3-2-10) junction oval
st kilda give essendon their 3rd wooden spoon. st kilda (4-1-11) finish 8th. essendon (3-2-11) finish 9th last.
| St Kilda | 3.0 9.5 10.6 14.12 | 96 | Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Essendon | 4.7 7.10 11.16 13.16 | 94 | St Kilda won by 2 pts |
fitzroy (5-2-8) vs south (5-1-9) burnswick st
fitzroy beat south by 34 points. fitzroy (6-2-8) finish 5th. south (5-1-10) finish 7th.
| Fitzroy | 2.6 5.10 7.13 10.19 | 79 | Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| South Melbourne | 2.1 3.2 3.6 6.9 | 45 | Fitzroy won by 34 pts |
melbourne (5-2-8) vs geelong (9-6) mcg
melbourne stun geelong by 44 points. melbourne (6-2-8) finish 6th. geelong (9-7) play richmond in a semi final.
| Melbourne | 4.9 6.14 11.16 16.19 | 115 | Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 PM Att: 9,789 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Geelong | 2.3 6.6 8.7 10.11 | 71 | Melbourne won by 44 pts |
bye richmond (12-4) host geelong in a semi final.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1265 | 891 | 141.98 | 56 |
| 2 | Richmond | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1132 | 975 | 116.10 | 48 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1066 | 953 | 111.86 | 36 |
| 4 | Geelong | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1118 | 1054 | 106.07 | 36 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 957 | 921 | 103.91 | 28 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1096 | 1149 | 95.39 | 28 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 908 | 1073 | 84.62 | 22 |
| 8 | St. Kilda | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 998 | 1295 | 77.07 | 18 |
| 9 | Essendon | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 965 | 1194 | 80.82 | 16 |
semi finals
richmond v geelong MCG
carlton v collingwood MCG