geelong (2-0) vs carlton (2-0) corio oval
geelong survive a carlton scare by 4 points to continue their title defence undefeated. geelong (3-0) play north. carlton (2-1) host south.
| Geelong | 1.3 5.4 7.6 9.10 | 64 | Sat 15-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Carlton | 0.2 3.4 6.10 8.12 | 60 | Geelong won by 4 pts |
hawthorn (1-1) vs collingwood (1-1) glenferie oval
collingwood destroy the hawks after a close start by 12 goals. collingwood (2-1) host melbourne. hawthorn (1-2) play richmond.
| Hawthorn | 3.0 3.5 4.7 6.11 | 47 | Sat 15-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 13,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Collingwood | 2.6 6.6 12.10 17.17 | 119 | Collingwood won by 72 pts |
essendon (2-0) vs richmond (2-0) windy hill
essendon beat an inaccurate richmond by 8 points. essendon (3-0) play footscray. richmond (2-1) host hawthorn.
| Essendon | 1.1 2.6 7.8 10.9 | 69 | Sat 15-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 30,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 2.4 3.4 7.6 8.13 | 61 | Essendon won by 8 pts |
fitzroy (0-2) vs footscray (0-2) brunswick st
the bulldogs are unlucky falling a point short against fitzroy. fitzroy (1-2) play st kilda. footscray (0-3) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 3.5 6.9 10.11 11.13 | 79 | Sat 15-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Footscray | 2.3 5.6 7.8 11.12 | 78 | Fitzroy won by 1 pt |
melbourne (1-1) vs north (0-2) mcg
melbourne beat north by 5 goals. melbourne (2-1) play collingwood. north (0-3) host geelong.
| Melbourne | 3.5 7.10 15.12 17.17 | 119 | Sat 15-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 9,495 Venue: M.C.G. |
| North Melbourne | 4.0 7.1 10.3 14.5 | 89 | Melbourne won by 30 pts |
south (1-1) vs st kilda (0-2) lake oval
st kilda overrun south in a crazy game by 3 points. st kilda (1-2) host fitzroy. south (1-2) play carlton.
| South Melbourne | 1.5 1.6 6.11 6.11 | 47 | Sat 15-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| St Kilda | 0.0 2.8 2.9 6.14 | 50 | St Kilda won by 3 pts |
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| ES | 3 | 12 | 155.9 |
| GE | 3 | 12 | 139.1 |
| CW | 3 | 8 | 144.4 |
| RI | 3 | 8 | 128.4 |
| ME | 3 | 8 | 121.7 |
| CA | 3 | 8 | 115.7 |
| SM | 3 | 4 | 111.5 |
| SK | 3 | 4 | 87.6 |
| FI | 3 | 4 | 66.7 |
| HW | 3 | 4 | 61.2 |
| NM | 3 | 0 | 67.9 |
| FO | 3 | 0 | 61.8 |
round 4 mathces
carlton v south PP
collingwood v melbourne VP
footscray v essendon WO
st kilda v fitzroy JO
north v geelong AS
richmond v hawthorn PR