carlton (5-1-8) vs melbourne (3-11) princess park
carlton beat melbourne by 26 points. carlton (6-1-8) play geelong. melbourne (3-12) host collingwood.
| Carlton 2.3 3.5 6.11 9.2074Sat 08-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Princes ParkMelbourne 2.1 5.2 7.3 7.446Carlton won by 28 pts |
collingwood (6-1-7) vs fitzroy (10-4) victoria park
collingwood stun fitzroy by 35 points. collingwood (7-1-7) play melbourne to keep in the finals race. fitzroy (10-5) host richmond.
| Collingwood | 2.3 5.6 9.8 12.12 | 84 | Sat 08-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 2.3 4.6 5.10 6.13 | 49 | Collingwood won by 35 pts |
geelong (8-6) vs essendon (12-3) corio oval
essendon get the minor premership beating geelong by 2 poitns. essendon (13-3) have the bye. egelong (8-7) host carlton.
| Geelong | 1.1 5.2 5.2 9.6 | 60 | Sat 08-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Essendon | 3.4 4.7 7.14 8.14 | 62 | Essendon won by 2 pts |
richmond (4-10) vs south (7-7) punt rd
south get a top 4 spot beating richmond by 45 points. south (8-7) host st kilda. richmond (4-11) play fitzroy.
| Richmond | 0.1 3.5 4.5 8.7 | 55 | Sat 08-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 25,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| South Melbourne | 3.7 6.10 8.15 14.16 | 100 | South Melbourne won by 45 pts |
bye st kilda (8-7)
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| ES | 16 | 52 | 135.8 |
| FI | 15 | 40 | 116.2 |
| SM | 15 | 32 | 105.5 |
| SK | 15 | 32 | 100.9 |
| GE | 15 | 32 | 97.9 |
| CW | 15 | 30 | 104.6 |
| CA | 15 | 26 | 88.4 |
| RI | 15 | 16 | 78.6 |
| ME | 15 | 12 | 82.6 |
round 18 matches
geelong v carlton CO
melbourne v collingwood MCG
fitzroy v richmond BS
south v st kilda LO
bye essendon
essendon and fitzroy will be top two in that order the battle for 3rd and 4th is still on the winner of south st kilda is safe geelong win collingwood will miss out regardless collingwood losing could save melbourne from last.
Harrison’s world 