fitzroy (2-13) vs collingwood (15-0) brunswick st
pies are 2 games off the first unbeaten home and away season with their 18th sstraight win over lions. collingwood (16-0) host north. fitzroy (2-14) play carlton.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fitzroy | 1.1 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 17-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 13,000 | |
| Collingwood | 5.4 | 8.9 | 10.10 | 16.15 | 111 | Collingwood won by 56 points | |||
geelong (7-8) vs carlton (12-3) corio oval
blues secure 2nd beating cats by 14 points. carlton (13-3) host fitzroy. geelong (7-9) play essendon.
| Geelong | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.10 | 2.13 | 25 | Sat 17-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 10,000 |
| Carlton | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 39 | Carlton won by 14 points | ||
hawthorn (3-12) vs richmond (10-1-4) glenferie oval
tigers beat hawks by 22 points. richmond (11-1-4) host south. hawthorn (3-13) host footscray.
| Hawthorn | 1.6 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 17-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 12,500 |
| Richmond | 1.3 | 5.6 | 9.10 | 11.14 | 80 | Richmond won by 22 points | ||
melbourne (10-1-4) vs footscray (6-1-8) mcg
dees double dogs score by 41 points (Despite traling at 1/4 time) melbourne (11-1-4) play st kilda. fotoscray (6-1-9) play hawthorn.
| Melbourne | 0.3 | 4.11 | 9.14 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 17-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 13,891 |
| Footscray | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 41 | Melbourne won by 41 points | ||
north (1-14) vs st kilda (9-6) arden st
saints stay alive smashing roos by 70 points. st kilda (10-6) Host melbourne. north (1-15) play collingwood.
| North Melbourne | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 17-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 9,000 |
| St. Kilda | 5.5 | 10.10 | 14.11 | 20.12 | 132 | St. Kilda won by 70 points | ||
south (5-10) vs essendon (8-1-6) lake oval
south can’t win ont he road but are a tough side at home beating essendon by a goal ending the dons finals hopes. south (6-10) play richmond. essendon (8-1-7) host geelong.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 14.10 | 94 | Sat 17-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 15,000 |
| Essendon | 3.2 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 13.10 | 88 | South Melbourne won by 6 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| CW | 16 | 64 | 165.7 |
| CA | 16 | 52 | 136.9 |
| RI | 16 | 46 | 121.8 |
| ME | 16 | 46 | 113.7 |
| SK | 16 | 40 | 128.9 |
| ES | 16 | 34 | 97.9 |
| GE | 16 | 28 | 105.6 |
| FO | 16 | 26 | 90.4 |
| SM | 16 | 24 | 86.4 |
| HW | 16 | 12 | 72.9 |
| FI | 16 | 8 | 71.2 |
| NM | 16 | 4 | 60.5 |
round 17 matches
carlton v fitzroy PP
collingwood v north VP
essendon v geelong WH
hawthorn v footscray GO
st kilda v melbourne JO
richmond v south PR
Harrison’s world 