collingwood (11-4) vs essendon (10-1-4) victoria park
collingwood beat essendon by 4 points but essendon still equal their own record for the best post wooden spoon year. collingwood (12-4) host fitzroy. essendon (10-1-5) host carlton in semi finals.
| Collingwood | 2.2 4.5 4.6 6.11 | 47 | Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 PM Att: 32,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 2.0 4.2 4.6 6.7 | 43 | Collingwood won by 4 pts |
melbourne (7-8) vs fitzroy (9-1-5) princess park
fitzroy beat melbourne by 8 points. fitzroy (10-1-5) play collngwood in a semi final. melbourne (7-9) finish 6th.
| Melbourne | 2.3 4.6 5.9 7.13 | 55 | Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Fitzroy | 0.2 3.7 7.9 8.15 | 63 | Fitzroy won by 8 pts |
south (3-1-11) vs geelong (5-10) lake oval
south get a big win despite the wooden spoon over geelong by 13 goals. south (4-1-11) finish 9th last. geelong (5-11) finish 8th.
| South Melbourne | 5.3 10.5 15.8 21.10 | 136 | Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 PM Att: 3,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Geelong | 4.3 7.6 8.9 8.10 | 58 | South Melbourne won by 78 pts |
st kilda (4-1-10) vs richmond (7-8) junction oval
st kilda beat richmond by 27 points. st kilda (5-1-10) finish 7th. richmond (7-9) finish 5th.
| St Kilda | 3.5 5.10 5.15 7.22 | 64 | Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Richmond | 2.1 3.4 4.6 5.7 | 37 | St Kilda won by 27 pts |
bye carlton (10-6) play essendon in a semi final.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1178 | 922 | 127.77 | 48 |
| 2 | Essendon | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.58 | 42 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.77 | 42 |
| 4 | Carlton | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.82 | 40 |
| 5 | Richmond | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.03 | 28 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.86 | 28 |
| 7 | St. Kilda | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.64 | 22 |
| 8 | Geelong | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.05 | 20 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.26 | 18 |
semi finals
essendon v carlton MCG
collingwood v fitzroy MCG