carlton (7-3) vs st kilda (4-6) princess park
carlton stay on track by beating st kilda by 17 points. carlton (8-3) host hawthorn. st kilda (4-7) host melbourne.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 11.14 | 80 | Sat 10-Jul-1926 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 15,000 | |
| St. Kilda | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 63 | Carlton won by 17 points | |||
collingwood (8-2) vs richmond (7-3) victoria park
collingwood secure a top two spot smashing richmond by 58 points. collingwood (9-2) host fitzroy. richmond (7-4) host south.
| Collingwood | 5.4 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 10-Jul-1926 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 23,000 |
| Richmond | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 41 | Collingwood won by 58 points | ||
essendon (6-4) vs hawthorn (2-8) windy hill
essendon secure a 27 point win over hawthorn. essendon (7-4) play north. hawthorn (2-9) play carlton.
| Essendon | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 10-Jul-1926 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 10,000 |
| Hawthorn | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 47 | Essendon won by 27 points | ||
melbourne (7-3) vs fitzroy (3-7) mcg
melbourne beat fitzroy by 39 points. melbourne (8-3) play st kilda. fitzroy (3-8) play collingwood.
| Melbourne | 3.2 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 10-Jul-1926 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 11,651 |
| Fitzroy | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 8.12 | 60 | Melbourne won by 39 points | ||
south (5-5) vs geelong (9-1) lake oval
south upset geelong by 11 points. south (6-5) play richmond. geelong (9-2) play footscray.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 10-Jul-1926 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 20,000 |
| Geelong | 2.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 56 | South Melbourne won by 11 points | ||
footscary (2-8) vs north (0-10) western oval
a strong start didn’t give roos their first win of the year in a 25 point loss to footscray. footscary (3-8) host geelong. north (0-11) host essendon.
| Footscray | 1.4 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 93 | Sat 10-Jul-1926 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 12,000 |
| North Melbourne | 6.4 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 68 | Footscray won by 25 points | ||
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| COLL | 11 | 36 | 147.03 |
| GEEL | 11 | 36 | 126.78 |
| MELB | 11 | 32 | 146.22 |
| CARL | 11 | 32 | 124.34 |
| ESS | 11 | 28 | 118.06 |
| RICH | 11 | 28 | 100.58 |
| STH | 11 | 24 | 106.47 |
| STK | 11 | 16 | 89.95 |
| FITZ | 11 | 12 | 75.68 |
| FOOTS | 11 | 12 | 73.38 |
| HAW | 11 | 8 | 62.51 |
| NTH | 11 | 0 | 75.06 |
round 12 matches
carlton v hawthorn PP
collingwood v fitzroy VP
north v essendon AS
richmond v south PR
footscray v geelong WO
st kilda v melbourne JO