carlton (1-0) vs melbourne (1-0) princess park
carlton overurn melbourne with 5 late goals to win by 11 points. carlton (2-0) play geelong. melbourne (1-1) host north.
| Carlton | 1.2 3.8 4.8 9.15 | 69 | Sat 08-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Melbourne | 1.3 3.4 8.8 8.10 | 58 | Carlton won by 11 pts |
collingwood (1-0) vs essendon (1-0) victoria park
essendon get revenge on collingwood for the semi last time beating them by 31 points. essendon (2-0) host richmond. collingwood (1-1) play hawthorn.
| Collingwood | 1.3 3.6 4.7 6.11 | 47 | Sat 08-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 25,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 2.1 5.5 8.11 10.18 | 78 | Essendon won by 31 pts |
richmond (1-0) vs fitzroy (0-1) punt rd
richmond double fitzroys score in a 58 point demolition. richmond (2-0) play essendon. fitzroy (0-2) host footscray.
| Richmond | 4.3 9.3 14.4 18.8 | 116 | Sat 08-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 22,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 3.5 4.8 8.10 | 58 | Richmond won by 58 pts |
footscray (0-1) vs south (0-1) westertn oval
south beat footscray by 33 points. south (1-1) host st kilda. footscray (0-2) play fitzroy.
| Footscray | 1.3 4.5 6.7 8.9 | 57 | Sat 08-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| South Melbourne | 6.6 7.6 12.8 13.12 | 90 | South Melbourne won by 33 pts |
st kilda (0-1) vs geelong (1-0) junction oval
in a rare both sides get 100 game geelong beat st kilda by 5 points. geelong (2-0) host carlton. st kilda (0-2) play south.
| St Kilda | 6.5 6.8 13.13 15.15 | 105 | Sat 08-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Geelong | 2.2 9.11 12.12 16.14 | 110 | Geelong won by 5 pts |
north (0-1) vs hawthorn (0-1) arden st
hawks get off the bottom properally with a 4 point win over north. hawthorn (1-1) host collingwood. north (0-2) play melbourne
| North Melbourne | 1.2 3.3 4.5 5.8 | 38 | Sat 08-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Hawthorn | 3.2 3.7 4.11 5.12 | 42 | Hawthorn won by 4 pts |
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| ES | 2 | 8 | 182.0 |
| GE | 2 | 8 | 153.8 |
| RI | 2 | 8 | 148.9 |
| CA | 2 | 8 | 128.7 |
| SM | 2 | 4 | 117.6 |
| ME | 2 | 4 | 113.6 |
| CW | 2 | 4 | 106.0 |
| HW | 2 | 4 | 85.2 |
| SK | 2 | 0 | 83.2 |
| NM | 2 | 0 | 62.3 |
| FI | 2 | 0 | 53.8 |
| FO | 2 | 0 | 45.9 |
round 3 matches
geelong v carlton CO
hawthorn v collingwood GO
essendon v richmond WH
fitroy v footscary BS
melbourne v north MCG
south v st kilda LO