carlton (11-3) vs south (5-9) princess park
blues beat swans by 38 points. carlton (12-3) play geelong. south (5-10) host essendon.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 5.7 | 7.11 | 13.15 | 17.17 | 119 | Sat 10-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 20,000 | |
| South Melbourne | 1.3 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 11.15 | 81 | Carlton won by 38 points | |||
collingwood (14-0) vs geelong (7-7) victoria park
collingwood go 15 straight beating geelong by 27 points. collingwood (15-0) play fitzroy. geelong (7-8) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 2.1 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 10-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 14,000 |
| Geelong | 1.6 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.12 | 60 | Collingwood won by 27 points | ||
essendon (7-1-6) vs hawthorn (3-11) windy hill
dons stay alive against fast finishing hawks by 8 points, essendon (8-1-6) play south. hawthorn (3-12) host richmond.
| Essendon | 5.4 | 7.5 | 14.10 | 15.10 | 100 | Sat 10-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 11,000 |
| Hawthorn | 2.2 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 13.14 | 92 | Essendon won by 8 points | ||
melbourne (9-1-4) vs north (1-13) mcg
dees smash north by 57 points. melbourne (10-1-4) host footscray. north (1-14) host st kilda.
| Melbourne | 3.4 | 5.9 | 11.10 | 15.17 | 107 | Sat 10-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 8,436 |
| North Melbourne | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.11 | 6.14 | 50 | Melbourne won by 57 points | ||
st kilda (8-6) vs fitzroy (2-12) junction oval
saints demolsih lions by 67 points to stay in finals hunt. st kilda (9-6) play north. fitzroy (2-13) host collingwood.
| St. Kilda | 5.4 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 21.16 | 142 | Sat 10-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 14,500 |
| Fitzroy | 5.4 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.15 | 75 | St. Kilda won by 67 points | ||
footscray (6-1-7) vs richmond (9-1-4) western oval
tigers end dogs hopes by 27 points. richmond (10-1-4) play hawthorn. footscray (6-1-8) play melbourne.
| Footscray | 1.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 72 | Sat 10-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 13,000 |
| Richmond | 3.6 | 7.9 | 14.14 | 14.15 | 99 | Richmond won by 27 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| CW | 15 | 60 | 163.7 |
| CA | 15 | 48 | 136.4 |
| RI | 15 | 42 | 121.0 |
| ME | 15 | 42 | 110.0 |
| SK | 15 | 36 | 123.7 |
| ES | 15 | 34 | 98.2 |
| GE | 15 | 28 | 107.3 |
| FO | 15 | 26 | 93.1 |
| SM | 15 | 20 | 85.0 |
| HW | 15 | 12 | 73.0 |
| FI | 15 | 8 | 72.8 |
| NM | 15 | 4 | 61.7 |
round 16 matches
geelong v carlton CO
fitzroy v collingwood BS
south v essendon LO
melbourne v footscray MCG
hawthorn v richmond GO
north v st kilda AS