fitzroy (2-15) vs essendon (9-1-7) brunswick st
lions get their only win for the year not against north beating the dons by 31 saving them from an unlikely wooden spoon. fitzroy (3-15) finish 11th. essendon (9-1-8) finish 6th.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fitzroy | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.10 | 11.18 | 84 | Sat 31-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 8,500 | |
| Essendon | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.10 | 7.11 | 53 | Fitzroy won by 31 points | |||
geelong (7-10) vs richmond (12-1-4) corio oval
cats run away from tigers late by 40 points. geelong (8-10) finish 7th. richmond (12-1-5) play collingwood in a semi final.
| Geelong | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 12.10 | 82 | Sat 31-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 6,500 |
| Richmond | 1.3 | 3.5 | 5.11 | 5.12 | 42 | Geelong won by 40 points | ||
melboiurne (11-1-5) vs collingwood (17-0) mcg
the pies habve become the first team (and to date only one) to go the home and away season unbeaten beating the dees bt 56 points knocking the dees out of the 4. collingwood (18-0) host richmond in a semi final. melbourne (11-1-6) finish 5th.
| Melbourne | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.10 | 40 | Sat 31-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 41,316 |
| Collingwood | 2.4 | 4.7 | 9.11 | 14.12 | 96 | Collingwood won by 56 points | ||
north (1-16) vs carlton (14-3) arden st
blues beat roos by 7 points. carlton (15-3) host st kilda in a semi final. north (1-17) finish 12th last for the 2nd time.
| North Melbourne | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 31-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 8,000 |
| Carlton | 0.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 8.15 | 63 | Carlton won by 7 points | ||
south (6-11) vs hawthorn (4-13) lake oval
swans beat hawks by 17.. south (7-11) finish 8th. hawthorn (4-14) finish a club best at this stage 10th.
| South Melbourne | 6.3 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 13.10 | 88 | Sat 31-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 8,000 |
| Hawthorn | 1.1 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 71 | South Melbourne won by 17 points | ||
footscray (6-1-10) vs st kilda (11-6) western oval
st kilda make the 4 beating the bulldogs by 25 points. st kilda (12-6) play carlton in a semi final. footscray (6-1-11) finish 9th.
| Footscray | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.15 | 4.18 | 42 | Sat 31-Aug-1929 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 10,000 |
| St. Kilda | 0.1 | 3.10 | 6.10 | 9.13 | 67 | St. Kilda won by 25 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1918 | 1117 | 171.71 | 72 |
| 2 | Carlton | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1589 | 1161 | 136.87 | 60 |
| 3 | Richmond | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1703 | 1399 | 121.73 | 50 |
| 4 | St. Kilda | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1493 | 1146 | 130.28 | 48 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1228 | 1164 | 105.50 | 46 |
| 6 | Essendon | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1349 | 1405 | 96.01 | 38 |
| 7 | Geelong | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1175 | 1082 | 108.60 | 32 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1338 | 1578 | 84.79 | 28 |
| 9 | Footscray | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1268 | 1464 | 86.61 | 26 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1170 | 1522 | 76.87 | 16 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1340 | 1827 | 73.34 | 12 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1070 | 1776 | 60.25 | 4 |
semi finals
carlton v st kilda MCG
collingwood v richmond MCG
Harrison’s world 