carlton (1-0) vs richmond (0-1) princess park
blues destroy tigers by 69 points. carlton (2-0) play hawthorn. richmond (0-2) host essendon.
| Carlton | 4.4 | 10.9 | 11.11 | 17.14 | 116 | Sat 10-May-1930 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 35,000 |
| Richmond | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 47 | Carlton won by 69 points | ||
collingwood (1-0) vs hawthorn (1-0) victoria park
pies edge hawks by 8 points. collingwood (2-0) play south. hawthorn (1-1) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 5.4 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 10-May-1930 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 19,000 |
| Hawthorn | 3.1 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | Collingwood won by 8 points | ||
melbourne (1-0) vs geelong (1-0) mcg
dees beat cats by 37 opints. melbourne (2-0) play fitzroy. geelong (1-1) host st kilda.
| Melbourne | 5.4 | 7.9 | 13.13 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 10-May-1930 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 14,909 |
| Geelong | 0.0 | 3.7 | 3.11 | 8.15 | 63 | Melbourne won by 37 points | ||
north (0-1) vs fitzroy (1-0) arden st
lions beat roos by 20 points. fitzroy (2-0) host melbourne. north (0-2) host footscray.
| North Melbourne | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 10-May-1930 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 9,000 |
| Fitzroy | 2.3 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 9.11 | 65 | Fitzroy won by 20 points | ||
st kilda (0-1) vs south (0-1) junction oval
saints beat swans by 28 points. st kilda (1-1) play geelong. south (0-2) host collingwood.
| St. Kilda | 6.2 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 10-May-1930 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 21,500 |
| South Melbourne | 4.3 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 11.12 | 78 | St. Kilda won by 28 points | ||
footscray (0-1) vs essendon (0-1) western oval
dogs beat dons by 16 points. footscray (1-1) play north. essendon (0-2) play richmond.
| Footscray | 6.3 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 10.14 | 74 | Sat 10-May-1930 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 18,000 |
| Essendon | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 58 | Footscray won by 16 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| CA | 2 | 8 | 177.6 |
| ME | 2 | 8 | 146.6 |
| FI | 2 | 8 | 129.1 |
| CW | 2 | 8 | 116.9 |
| GE | 2 | 4 | 154.6 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 109.4 |
| HW | 2 | 4 | 101.8 |
| FO | 2 | 4 | 101.4 |
| ES | 2 | 0 | 82.6 |
| SM | 2 | 0 | 73.6 |
| RI | 2 | 0 | 56.3 |
| NM | 2 | 0 | 34.4 |
round 3 matches
hawthorn v carlton GO
south v collingwood LO
richmond v essendon PR
fitzroy v melbourne BS
north v footscray AS
geelong v st kilda CO