fitzroy (4-10) vs richmond (9-5) brunswick st
lions stun tigers by 11 points. fitzroy (5-10) play hawthorn. richmond (9-6) host north.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Fitzroy | 0.2 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 71 | Sat 23-Aug-1930 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 14,000 | |
| Richmond | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 8.12 | 60 | Fitzroy won by 11 points | |||
geelong (8-6) vs hawthorn (4-10) corio oval
cats smash hawks by 82 points. geelong (9-6) play south. hawthorn (4-11) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 3.4 | 7.9 | 11.13 | 18.17 | 125 | Sat 23-Aug-1930 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 9,000 |
| Hawthorn | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 43 | Geelong won by 82 points | ||
melbourne (10-4) vs carlton (13-1) mcg
dees stun leaders blues by 1 goal. melbourne (11-4) play essendon. carlton (13-2) host st kilda.
| Melbourne | 3.5 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 23-Aug-1930 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 31,481 |
| Carlton | 3.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 11.11 | 77 | Melbourne won by 6 points | ||
north (1-13) vs essendon (8-6) arden st
roos misery continues in a 47 point loss to the dons. essendon (9-6) host melbourne. north (1-14) play richmond.
| North Melbourne | 0.5 | 2.6 | 5.11 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 23-Aug-1930 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 8,000 |
| Essendon | 1.3 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 14.11 | 95 | Essendon won by 47 points | ||
st kilda (6-8) vs collingwood (11-3) junction oval
pies beat saints by 4 goals. collingwood (12-3) host footscray. st kilda (6-9) play carlton.
| St. Kilda | 1.1 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 91 | Sat 23-Aug-1930 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 16,000 |
| Collingwood | 4.2 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 17.13 | 115 | Collingwood won by 24 points | ||
footscray (3-11) vs south (7-7) junction oval
swans beat dogs by 3 goals. south (8-7) host geelong. footscray (3-12) play collingwood.
| Footscray | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.12 | 8.18 | 66 | Sat 23-Aug-1930 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 12,500 |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 | 4.10 | 8.14 | 11.18 | 84 | South Melbourne won by 18 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| CA | 15 | 52 | 146.7 |
| CW | 15 | 48 | 143.9 |
| ME | 15 | 44 | 109.8 |
| GE | 15 | 36 | 119.0 |
| RI | 15 | 36 | 117.8 |
| ES | 15 | 36 | 113.0 |
| SM | 15 | 32 | 96.9 |
| SK | 15 | 24 | 98.6 |
| FI | 15 | 20 | 84.2 |
| HW | 15 | 16 | 76.5 |
| FO | 15 | 12 | 76.7 |
| NM | 15 | 4 | 54.0 |
round 16 matches
carlton v st kilda PP
collingwood v footscray VP
essendon v melbourne WH
hawthorn v fitzroy GO
south v geelong LO
richmond v north PR