carlton (4-1-9) vs geelong (8-6) princess park
carlton stun geelong by 7 points. carlton (5-1-9) play richmond. geelong (8-7) host south.
| Carlton | 4.1 6.3 8.4 9.7 | 61 | Sat 30-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Geelong | 2.5 5.9 6.13 6.18 | 54 | Carlton won by 7 pts |
collingwood (7-7) vs richmond (8-6) victoria park
richmond beat collingwood by 2 goals. richmond (9-6) host carlton. collingwood (7-8) play fitzroy.
| Collingwood | 0.5 2.8 5.11 6.13 | 49 | Sat 30-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Richmond | 3.2 5.6 7.9 8.13 | 61 | Richmond won by 12 pts |
st kilda (4-11) vs essendon (10-1-3) junction oval
essendon beat st kilda by 4 goals to get first. essendon (11-1-3) host melbourne. st kilda (4-12) have the bye.
| St Kilda | 3.1 7.3 8.5 9.5 | 59 | Sat 30-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Essendon | 4.7 7.8 9.10 11.17 | 83 | Essendon won by 24 pts |
melbourne (3-11) vs fitzroy (9-5) mcg
fitzroy beat melbourne by 43 points. fitzroy (10-5) host collingwood. melbourne (3-12) play essendon.
| Melbourne | 2.1 2.4 4.8 9.13 | 67 | Sat 30-Aug-1924 2:45 PM Att: 12,487 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Fitzroy | 4.2 8.10 12.10 16.14 | 110 | Fitzroy won by 43 pts |
bye south (10-5)
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| ES | 15 | 46 | 137.0 |
| SM | 15 | 40 | 117.6 |
| FI | 15 | 40 | 116.7 |
| RI | 15 | 36 | 99.8 |
| GE | 15 | 32 | 107.8 |
| CW | 15 | 28 | 92.5 |
| CA | 15 | 22 | 94.2 |
| SK | 16 | 16 | 75.7 |
| ME | 15 | 12 | 80.9 |
round 18 matches
richmond v carlton PR
fitzroy v collingwood BS
essendon v melbourne WH
geelong v south CO
bye st kilda