south (9-5) vs carlton (4-1-8) lake oval
south smash carlton by 11 goals. south (10-5) have the bye. carlton (4-1-9) host geelong.
| South Melbourne | 1.8 5.13 9.15 13.19 | 97 | Sat 23-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 22,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Carlton | 0.0 0.0 2.5 4.7 | 31 | South Melbourne won by 66 pts |
geelong (7-6) vs collingwood (7-6) corio oval
geelong beat collingwood by 37 points. geelong (8-6) play carlton. collingwood (7-7) host richmond.
| Geelong | 0.1 1.4 2.8 9.19 | 73 | Sat 23-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 15,600 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Collingwood | 4.3 4.4 4.6 5.6 | 36 | Geelong won by 37 pts |
fitzroy (8-5) vs st kilda (4-10) brunswick st
the lions insane season continues beating st kilda by 63 points. fitzroy (9-5) play melbourne. st kilda (4-11) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 4.2 7.7 8.10 16.13 | 109 | Sat 23-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| St Kilda | 0.5 1.5 4.8 6.10 | 46 | Fitzroy won by 63 pts |
richmond (7-6) vs melbourne (3-10) punt rd
richmond beat melbourne by 46 points. richmond (8-6) play collingwood. melbourne (3-11) host fitzroy.
| Richmond | 4.1 10.6 12.8 17.19 | 121 | Sat 23-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 2.9 3.12 6.20 9.21 | 75 | Richmond won by 46 pts |
bye essendon (10-1-3)
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| ES | 14 | 42 | 136.7 |
| SM | 15 | 40 | 117.6 |
| FI | 14 | 36 | 113.3 |
| GE | 14 | 32 | 109.1 |
| RI | 14 | 32 | 98.5 |
| CW | 14 | 28 | 93.3 |
| CA | 14 | 18 | 93.3 |
| SK | 15 | 16 | 76.0 |
| ME | 14 | 12 | 83.0 |
round 17 matches
carlton v geelong PP
collingwood v richmond VP
st kilda v essendon JO
melbourne v fitzroy MCG
bye south
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