carlton (14-3) vs footscray (4-13) princess park
blues smash dogs by 56 points but not enough to finish 1st on percentage. carlton (15-3) host geelong in a semi final. footscray (4-14) finished 11th.
| Carlton | 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.19 | 10.22 | 82 | Sat 13-Sep-1930 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 15,000 |
| Footscray | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 26 | Carlton won by 56 points | ||
essendon (10-7) vs collingwood (14-3) windy hill
pies finish on top for the fifth straight year going for a fourth straight flag ending essendons eason by 43 points. collingwood (15-3) host richmond in a semi final. essendon (10-8) finish 6th.
| Essendon | 0.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 66 | Sat 13-Sep-1930 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 14,000 |
| Collingwood | 6.6 | 7.7 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 109 | Collingwood won by 43 points | ||
geelong (10-7) vs fitzroy (7-10) corio oval
cats sneak into finals by beating lions by 40 points. geelong (11-7) play carlton in a semi final. fitzory (7-11) finish 9th.
| Geelong | 3.6 | 4.8 | 7.13 | 10.18 | 78 | Sat 13-Sep-1930 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 5,000 |
| Fitzroy | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.11 | 4.14 | 38 | Geelong won by 40 points | ||
hawthorn (5-12) vs melbourne (11-6) glenferie oval
hawks stun dees costing the dees 4th and a finals spot. hawthorn (6-12) finish 10th. melbourne (11-7) finish 5th.
| Hawthorn | 5.8 | 5.10 | 10.18 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 13-Sep-1930 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 5,000 |
| Melbourne | 1.0 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 10.17 | 77 | Hawthorn won by 13 points | ||
richmond (11-6) vs st kilda (7-10) punt rd
saints stun tigers by 10 poitns. st kilda (8-10) finish 8th. richmond (11-7) play collingwood in a semi ifnal.
| Richmond | 0.2 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.11 | 53 | Sat 13-Sep-1930 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 17,000 |
| St. Kilda | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 63 | St. Kilda won by 10 points | ||
south (8-9) vs north (1-16) lake oval
swans smash roos late by 73 points. south (9-9) finish 7th. north (1-17) finish 12th last for the 3rd time.
| South Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 15.19 | 109 | Sat 13-Sep-1930 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 5,000 |
| North Melbourne | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 36 | South Melbourne won by 73 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1931 | 1338 | 144.32 | 60 |
| 2 | Carlton | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1747 | 1234 | 141.57 | 60 |
| 3 | Richmond | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1450 | 1163 | 124.68 | 44 |
| 4 | Geelong | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1495 | 1259 | 118.75 | 44 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1509 | 1441 | 104.72 | 44 |
| 6 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1495 | 1417 | 105.51 | 40 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1553 | 1553 | 100.00 | 36 |
| 8 | St. Kilda | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1454 | 1435 | 101.32 | 32 |
| 9 | Fitzroy | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1411 | 1581 | 89.25 | 28 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1205 | 1558 | 77.34 | 24 |
| 11 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1164 | 1535 | 75.83 | 16 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 969 | 1869 | 51.85 | 4 |
semi finals
carlton v geelong MCG
collingwood v richmond MCG
Harrison’s world 