geelong (8-7) vs carlton (6-1-8) corio oval
geelong make the finals beating carlton by 65 points. geelong (9-7) play fitzroy in a semi. carlton (6-1-9) finish 7th.
| Round 18 | Rnd Att: 74,855 (18,714) Tot Att: 1,331,426 (18,492) |
| Geelong 5.4 7.5 15.11 15.13103Sat 15-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Corio OvalCarlton 1.4 3.9 3.11 4.1438Geelong won by 65 pts |
melbourne (3-12) vs collingwood (7-1-7) mcg
collingwood give melbourne last by 51 points. colligwood (8-1-7) finish 5th. melbourne (3-13) finish 9th last.
| Melbourne | 4.6 7.8 9.14 11.21 | 87 | Sat 15-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 9,414 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 5.2 10.5 15.9 21.12 | 138 | Collingwood won by 51 pts |
fitzroy (10-5) vs richmond (4-11) brunswick st
fitzroy beat richmond by 8 points. fitzroy (11-5) host geelong in the semi. richmond (4-12) finish 8th.
| Fitzroy | 6.3 11.4 13.6 13.11 | 89 | Sat 15-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Richmond | 1.3 3.10 4.12 11.15 | 81 | Fitzroy won by 8 pts |
south (8-7) vs st kilda (8-7) lake oval
south get 3rd beating st kilda by 20 knocking the saints out of the finals race. south (9-7) play essendon in a semi final. st kilda (8-8) finish 6th.
| South Melbourne | 3.2 4.7 6.12 8.20 | 68 | Sat 15-Sep-1923 2:45 PM Att: 40,441 Venue: Lake Oval |
| St Kilda | 2.1 4.2 6.5 7.6 | 48 | South Melbourne won by 20 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1188 | 875 | 135.77 | 52 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1120 | 968 | 115.70 | 44 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1061 | 989 | 107.28 | 36 |
| 4 | Geelong | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1128 | 1085 | 103.96 | 36 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.11 | 34 |
| 6 | St. Kilda | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 947 | 959 | 98.75 | 32 |
| 7 | Carlton | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1000 | 1191 | 83.96 | 26 |
| 8 | Richmond | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 906 | 1139 | 79.54 | 16 |
| 9 | Melbourne | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 980 | 1219 | 80.39 | 12 |
semi final matches
fitzroy v geelong MCG
essendon v south MCG