carlton (10-1) vs geelong (6-5) princess park
blues beat cats by 15 points. carlton (11-1) play fitzroy. geelong (6-6) host essendon.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10.14 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 19-Jul-1930 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 23,000 | |
| Geelong | 3.2 | 6.9 | 9.10 | 13.13 | 91 | Carlton won by 15 points | |||
collingwood (8-3) vs fitzroy (4-7) victoria park
pies smash lions by 73 in shootout. collingwood (9-3) play north. fitzroy (4-8) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 5.5 | 9.8 | 16.14 | 25.17 | 167 | Sat 19-Jul-1930 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 14,000 |
| Fitzroy | 2.5 | 6.11 | 9.13 | 13.16 | 94 | Collingwood won by 73 points | ||
essendon (7-4) vs south (4-7) windy hill
swans edge dons by 2 points. south (5-7) host richmond. essendon (7-5) play geelong.
| Essendon | 2.2 | 8.8 | 11.15 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 19-Jul-1930 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 14,000 |
| South Melbourne | 6.3 | 7.4 | 11.9 | 16.12 | 108 | South Melbourne won by 2 points | ||
richmond (8-3) vs hawthorn (3-8) punt rd
tigers smash hawks by 10 goals. richmond (9-3) play south. hawthorn (3-9) host footscray.
| Richmond | 3.3 | 5.7 | 9.13 | 15.19 | 109 | Sat 19-Jul-1930 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 10,000 |
| Hawthorn | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 49 | Richmond won by 60 points | ||
st kilda (4-7) vs north (1-10) junction oval
saints smash roos by 75 points. st kilda (5-7) play melbourne. north (1-11) host collingwood.
| St. Kilda | 4.4 | 8.7 | 13.11 | 18.15 | 123 | Sat 19-Jul-1930 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 10,000 |
| North Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 48 | St. Kilda won by 75 points | ||
footscray (3-8) vs melbourne (8-3) western oval
dees beat dogs by 3 points. melbourne (9-3) host st kilda. footscray (3-9) play hawthorn.
| Footscray | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 19-Jul-1930 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 12,000 |
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.15 | 7.19 | 61 | Melbourne won by 3 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| CA | 12 | 44 | 141.2 |
| CW | 12 | 36 | 136.2 |
| RI | 12 | 36 | 125.8 |
| ME | 12 | 36 | 114.9 |
| ES | 12 | 28 | 111.9 |
| GE | 12 | 24 | 109.3 |
| SK | 12 | 20 | 101.5 |
| SM | 12 | 20 | 92.2 |
| FI | 12 | 16 | 82.5 |
| HW | 12 | 12 | 79.6 |
| FO | 12 | 12 | 74.6 |
| NM | 12 | 4 | 61.3 |
round 13 matches
fitzroy v carlton BS
north v collingwood AS
geelong v essendon CO
hawthorn v footscray GO
melbourne v st kilda MCG
south v richmond LO