fitzroy (1-3) vs carlton (3-1) brunswick st
fitzroy stun carlton by 10 behinds. fitzroy (2-3) play north. carlton (3-2) host essendon.
| Fitzroy 1.4 2.6 5.11 7.1658Sat 29-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 25,000 Venue: Brunswick StCarlton 1.2 6.4 6.6 7.648Fitzroy won by 10 pts |
geelong (4-0) vs collingwood (3-1) corio oval
collingwood hold off geelong by 7 points in the grand final rematch. collingwood (4-1) host south. geelong (4-1) play richmond.
| Geelong | 2.0 6.7 6.8 9.14 | 68 | Sat 29-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 19,500 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Collingwood | 2.10 2.11 10.15 10.15 | 75 | Collingwood won by 7 pts |
essendon (4-0) vs st kilda (2-2) windy hill
essendon beat st kilda by 47 points to go on top. essendon (5-0) play carlton. st kilda (2-3) host hawthorn.
| Essendon | 2.2 6.5 10.5 13.7 | 85 | Sat 29-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| St Kilda | 4.3 4.5 5.7 5.8 | 38 | Essendon won by 47 pts |
hawthorn (1-3) vs footscray (0-4) glenferie oval
bulldogs beat hawks by 33 pointsr. footscray (1-4) host melbourne. hawthorn (1-4) play st kilda.
| Hawthorn | 1.5 6.9 7.10 9.13 | 67 | Sat 29-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Footscray | 4.2 6.5 12.11 14.16 | 100 | Footscray won by 33 pts |
melbounre (2-2) vs richmond (3-1) mcg
melbournes accuracy beat ricmhonds inaccuracy by 33 points. melbourne (3-2) play footscray. richmond (3-2) host geelong.
| Melbourne | 6.0 11.2 16.8 19.8 | 122 | Sat 29-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 28,628 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Richmond | 2.2 6.6 8.11 12.17 | 89 | Melbourne won by 33 pts |
south (1-3) vs north (0-4) lake oval
south edge north by 2 points despite blowing chances to seal the win. south (2-3) play collignwood. north (0-5) host fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 5.3 8.6 9.8 10.15 | 75 | Sat 29-May-1926 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| North Melbourne | 3.3 6.4 9.7 11.7 | 73 | South Melbourne won by 2 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| ES | 5 | 20 | 156.5 |
| CW | 5 | 16 | 128.1 |
| GE | 5 | 16 | 124.0 |
| ME | 5 | 12 | 119.3 |
| RI | 5 | 12 | 108.7 |
| CA | 5 | 12 | 107.4 |
| SM | 5 | 8 | 105.7 |
| SK | 5 | 8 | 82.6 |
| FI | 5 | 8 | 75.6 |
| FO | 5 | 4 | 81.7 |
| HW | 5 | 4 | 69.7 |
| NM | 5 | 0 | 76.1 |
round 6 matches
carlton v essendon PP
collingwood v south VP
north v fitrzroy AS
footscray v melbourne WO
richmond v geelong PR
st kilda v hawthorn JO