carlton (11-6) vs st kilda (8-9) princess park
blues beat saints by 3 goals. carlton (12-6) host collingwood in the first semi final. st kilda (8-10) finish 9th.
| Carlton 3.3 4.3 7.5 10.666Sat 12-Sep-1931 2:45 PM Att: 25,000 Venue: Princes ParkSt Kilda 3.4 6.8 6.8 6.1248Carlton won by 18 pts |
collingwood (11-6) vs melbourne (8-9) victoria park
pies hold onto 4th beating dees by 70 points. collingwood (12-6) play carlton in first semi final. melbourne (8-10) finish 8th.
| Collingwood | 1.4 9.11 13.12 18.19 | 127 | Sat 12-Sep-1931 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Melbourne | 4.2 6.2 7.8 8.9 | 57 | Collingwood won by 70 pts |
hawthorn (3-14) vs essendon (9-8) glenferie oval
dons edge hawks by 3 points. essendon (10-8) finish 6th. hawthorn (3-15) finish 11th.
| Hawthorn | 2.2 2.8 3.9 8.15 | 63 | Sat 12-Sep-1931 2:45 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Essendon | 2.4 3.4 8.9 9.12 | 66 | Essendon won by 3 pts |
south (9-8) vs fitzroy (3-14) lake oval
lions beat swans by 5 goals. fitzroy (4-14) finish 10th. south (9-9) finish 7th.
| South Melbourne | 2.5 2.5 3.10 5.14 | 44 | Sat 12-Sep-1931 2:45 PM Att: 4,500 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.3 6.12 8.12 10.14 | 74 | Fitzroy won by 30 pts [ |
north (0-17) vs footscray (11-6) arden st
dogs beat roos by 9 points. footscray (12-6) finish 5th closest the last expansion sides have got to 4th yet only misisng out on percentage. north (0-18) finish last for the 4th tiime (3rd in a row).
| North Melbourne | 0.11 1.12 3.16 3.16 | 34 | Sat 12-Sep-1931 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Footscray | 1.1 2.7 3.9 5.13 | 43 | Footscray won by 9 pts |
richmond (15-2) vs geelong (14-3) punt rd
cats beat tigers by 27 points to take first from the tigers. geelong (15-3) will play richmond (15-3) in the 2nd semi final
| Richmond | 2.3 5.4 8.7 8.8 | 56 | Sat 12-Sep-1931 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Geelong | 6.4 7.8 9.10 11.17 | 83 | Geelong won by 27 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGN | % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.45 | 60 |
| 2 | Richmond | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.11 | 60 |
| 3 | Carlton | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.14 | 48 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.04 | 48 |
| 5 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.15 | 48 |
| 6 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.16 | 40 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.08 | 36 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.66 | 32 |
| 9 | St. Kilda | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.15 | 32 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1380 | 1605 | 85.98 | 16 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.08 | 12 |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.79 | 0 |
first semi final
carlton v collingwood MCG
second semi
geelong v richmond MCG