carlton (13-3) vs fitzroy (2-14) princess park
blues will finish 2nd beating fitzroy by 39 points. carlton (14-3) play north. fitzroy (2-15) host essendon.
und 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 2.3 | 5.10 | 11.15 | 15.18 | 108 | Sat 24-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 13,000 | |
| Fitzroy | 1.5 | 4.9 | 5.13 | 9.15 | 69 | Carlton won by 39 points | |||
collingwood (16-0) vs north (1-15) victoria park
collingwood all but give north the wooden spoon by 77 points over them. collingwood (17-0) play melbourne win and they go the home and away season unbeaten. north (1-16) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 5.3 | 8.4 | 15.8 | 21.12 | 138 | Sat 24-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 6,000 |
| North Melbourne | 0.3 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 8.13 | 61 | Collingwood won by 77 points | ||
essendon (8-1-7) vs geelong (7-9) windy hill
dons edge cats by 2 points. essendon (9-1-7) play fitzroy. geelong (7-10) host richmond.
| Essendon | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 53 | Sat 24-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 9,000 |
| Geelong | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.12 | 6.15 | 51 | Essendon won by 2 points | ||
hawthorn (3-13) vs footscray (6-1-9) glenferie oval
hawks will finish above a established club (fitzroy) for the first time after beating the bulldogs by 44 points to snap a 6 game losing streak. hawthorn (4-13) play south. footscray (6-1-10) host st kilda.
| Hawthorn | 1.3 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 10.17 | 77 | Sat 24-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 4,000 |
| Footscray | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 33 | Hawthorn won by 44 points | ||
richmond (11-1-4) vs south (6-10) punt rd
richmond will finish 3rd after beating south by 71 points. richmond (12-1-4) play geelong. south 96-11) host hawthorn.
| Richmond | 4.13 | 8.17 | 14.26 | 18.28 | 136 | Sat 24-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 12,000 |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 10.5 | 65 | Richmond won by 71 points | ||
st kilda (10-6) vs melbourne (11-1-4) junction oval
saints are in the box seat to take 4th from the dees after beating them by 17 points. st kilda (11-6) beat footscray on the road and melbourne (11-1-5) who host collingwood lose they make the 4.
| St. Kilda | 1.0 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 24-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 35,000 |
| Melbourne | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.13 | 6.13 | 49 | St. Kilda won by 17 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| CW | 17 | 68 | 169.2 |
| CA | 17 | 56 | 138.1 |
| RI | 17 | 50 | 126.1 |
| ME | 17 | 46 | 111.2 |
| SK | 17 | 44 | 129.2 |
| ES | 17 | 38 | 98.1 |
| GE | 17 | 28 | 105.1 |
| FO | 17 | 26 | 87.8 |
| SM | 17 | 24 | 82.9 |
| HW | 17 | 16 | 76.6 |
| FI | 17 | 8 | 70.8 |
| NM | 17 | 4 | 59.2 |
round 18 matches
north v carlton AS
melbourne v collignwood MCG
fitzroy v essendon BS
footscray v st kilda WO
geelong v richmond CO
south v hawthorn LO
Harrison’s world 