collingwood (10-5) vs carlton (11-4) victoria park
pies stay in title defence with a 61 point win over carlton. collingwood (11-5) play st kilda. carlton (11-5) host footscray.
| Collingwood | 5.6 11.7 15.11 20.15 | 135 | Sat 29-Aug-1931 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 0.4 2.7 5.9 10.14 | 74 | Collingwood won by 61 pts |
richmond (13-2) vs essendon (8-7) piunt rd
tigers win shootout over dons by 51 poitns. richmond (14-2) play hawthorn. essendon (8-8) host fitzroy.
| Richmond | 9.5 12.7 20.11 23.14 | 152 | Sat 29-Aug-1931 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Essendon | 3.3 9.6 11.8 15.11 | 101 | Richmond won by 51 pts |
fitzroy (3-12) vs geelong (12-3) brunswwick st
cats beat lions by 14 behinds. geelong (13-3) host south. fitzroy (3-13) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 2.0 4.3 8.6 9.8 | 62 | Sat 29-Aug-1931 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Geelong | 2.7 3.12 7.15 9.22 | 76 | Geelong won by 14 pts |
footscray (9-6) vs melbourne (7-8) western oval
dogs stay alive with a 34 point win over melbourne. footscray (10-6) play carlton. melbourne (7-9) host north.
| Footscray | 2.2 4.6 8.8 10.12 | 72 | Sat 29-Aug-1931 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Melbourne | 0.4 2.6 5.7 5.8 | 38 | Footscray won by 34 pts |
south (8-7) vs hawthorn (3-12) lake oval
swans beat hawks by 31 points. south (9-7) play geelong. hawthorn (3-13) host richmond.
| South Melbourne | 1.4 5.7 10.11 12.18 | 90 | Sat 29-Aug-1931 2:45 PM Att: 4,500 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Hawthorn | 0.0 5.2 7.4 9.5 | 59 | South Melbourne won by 31 pts |
north (0-15) vs st kilda (6-9) arden st
saints beat roos by 31 points. st kilda (7-9) host collingwood. north (0-16) play melbourne.
| North Melbourne | 2.3 5.6 6.7 7.8 | 50 | Sat 29-Aug-1931 2:45 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Arden St |
| St Kilda | 3.5 7.8 9.11 11.15 | 81 | St Kilda won by 31 pts |
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| RI | 16 | 56 | 143.3 |
| GE | 16 | 52 | 149.6 |
| CA | 16 | 44 | 126.1 |
| CW | 16 | 44 | 123.3 |
| FO | 16 | 40 | 109.7 |
| SM | 16 | 36 | 105.4 |
| ES | 16 | 32 | 97.5 |
| ME | 16 | 28 | 92.4 |
| SK | 16 | 28 | 87.8 |
| HW | 16 | 12 | 84.5 |
| FI | 16 | 12 | 83.7 |
| NM | 16 | 0 | 49.2 |
round 17 matches
carlton v footscray PP
st kilda v collingwood JO
essendon v fitzroy WH
geelong v south CO
hawthorn v richmond GO
melbourne v north MCG