collingwood (14-3) vs carlton (11-6) victoria park
collingwood earn the minor premership beating carlton by 49 points. collingwood (15-3) host melbourne in a semi final. carlton (11-7) finish 6th.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 5.6 | 5.7 | 9.17 | 12.24 | 96 | Sat 11-Sep-1926 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 20,000 | |
| Carlton | 2.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.5 | 47 | Collingwood won by 49 points | |||
essendon (12-5) vs south (11-6) windy hill
south narrowly miss finals with a 3 point win over essendon not enough to pass dons on percentage. south (12-6) finish 5th. essendon (12-6) play geelong ina ssemi final.
| Essendon | 3.2 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 9.17 | 71 | Sat 11-Sep-1926 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 25,000 |
| South Melbourne | 4.3 | 4.5 | 9.10 | 10.14 | 74 | South Melbourne won by 3 points | ||
geelong (14-3) vs fitzroy (6-11) corio oval
geelong secure a chance at back to back flags beating fitzroy by 55 points. geelong (15-3) host essendon in a semi final. fitzroy (6-12) finish 8th.
| Geelong | 4.5 | 7.7 | 13.11 | 15.14 | 104 | Sat 11-Sep-1926 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 14,000 |
| Fitzroy | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.13 | 49 | Geelong won by 55 points | ||
hawthorn (3-1-13) vs melbourne (13-4) glenferie oval
dees beat hawks by 43 points. melbourne (14-4) play collingwood in a semi final. hawthorn (3-1-14) finish 11th.
| Hawthorn | 1.0 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 11-Sep-1926 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 5,000 |
| Melbourne | 7.8 | 10.9 | 15.12 | 18.13 | 121 | Melbourne won by 43 points | ||
richmond (9-8) vs footscary (3-14) punt rd
bulldogs stun tigers by 44 points to move out of bottom 2. footscary (4-14) finish 10th. richmond (9-9) finish 7th.
| Richmond | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.13 | 49 | Sat 11-Sep-1926 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 5,000 |
| Footscray | 4.7 | 8.7 | 11.12 | 13.15 | 93 | Footscray won by 44 points | ||
st kilda (5-12) vs north (0-1-16) junction oval
saints leave north the season winless by 19 points. st kilda (6-12) finish 9th. north (0-1-17) finish 12th last.
| St. Kilda | 1.6 | 6.6 | 8.10 | 13.12 | 90 | Sat 11-Sep-1926 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 6,000 |
| North Melbourne | 3.0 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 71 | St. Kilda won by 19 points | ||
ladder
| 1 | Collingwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.35 | 60 |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.25 | 60 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.38 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.33 | 48 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.92 | 48 |
| 6 | Carlton | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.48 | 44 |
| 7 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.04 | 36 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.10 | 24 |
| 9 | St. Kilda | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.75 | 24 |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.91 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.38 | 14 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.66 | 2 |
semi final matches
collingwood v melbourne MCG
geelong v essendon MCG
Harrison’s world 