essendon (2nd) v carlton (4th) mcg
essendon beat carlton by 5 ponits they will play fitzroy in a prelim final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 1.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 39 | Sat 23-Sep-1922 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 64,148 | |
| Carlton | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.10 | 34 | Essendon won by 5 points | |||
collingwood (1st) v fitzroy (3rd) mcg
fitzroy stun collingwood by 4 points they will play essendon win they get to play collingwood in the grand final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 42 | Sat 30-Sep-1922 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 43,045 | |
| Fitzroy | 2.3 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 6.10 | 46 | Fitzroy won by 4 points | |||
prelim final
essendon v fitzroy MCG