essendon v carlton windy hill
carlton beat dons by 7 points. carlton (1-0) host richmond. essendon (0-1) play footscray.
| Essendon | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 51 | Sat 3-May-1930 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 26,000 |
| Carlton | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.10 | 8.10 | 58 | Carlton won by 7 points | ||
fitzroy v footscray brunswick st
lions stun dogs by 14 points. fitzroy (1-0) play north. footscray (0-1) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 3.5 | 4.8 | 9.14 | 12.14 | 86 | Sat 3-May-1930 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 18,500 |
| Footscray | 3.0 | 7.2 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 72 | Fitzroy won by 14 points | ||
geelong v north corio oval
a slow start followed by 16 unanswered goals gave geelong a 102 point win over north. geelong (1-0) play melbourne. north (0-1) host fitzroy.
| Geelong | 3.3 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 18.13 | 121 | Sat 3-May-1930 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 9,500 |
| North Melbourne | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 19 | Geelong won by 102 points | ||
hawthorn v st kilda glenferie oval
hawks overrun saints in a 11 point upset win. hawthorn (1-0) play collingwood. st kilda (0-1) host south.
| Hawthorn | 3.0 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 103 | Sat 3-May-1930 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 18,000 |
| St. Kilda | 6.2 | 8.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 92 | Hawthorn won by 11 points | ||
richmond v collingwood punt rd
pies beat tigers by 14 in the gf rematch. collingwood (1-0) host hawthorn. richmond (0-1) play carlton.
| Richmond | 1.2 | 4.11 | 6.13 | 7.18 | 60 | Sat 3-May-1930 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 32,000 |
| Collingwood | 3.2 | 3.6 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 74 | Collingwood won by 14 points | ||
south v melbourne lake oval
dees beat swans by 25 points. melbourne (1-0) host geelong. south (0-1) play st kilda.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 9.16 | 70 | Sat 3-May-1930 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 16,000 |
| Melbourne | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.16 | 13.17 | 95 | Melbourne won by 25 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| GE | 1 | 4 | 636.8 |
| ME | 1 | 4 | 135.7 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 123.3 |
| FI | 1 | 4 | 119.4 |
| CA | 1 | 4 | 113.7 |
| HW | 1 | 4 | 112.0 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 89.3 |
| ES | 1 | 0 | 87.9 |
| FO | 1 | 0 | 83.7 |
| RI | 1 | 0 | 81.1 |
| SM | 1 | 0 | 73.7 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 15.7 |
round 2 matches
carlton v richmond PP
collingwood v hawthorn VP
footscray v essendon WO
north v fitzroy AS
melbourne v geelong MCG
st kilda v south JO