essendon (0-1) vs melbourne (1-0) windy hill
dons edge dees by 4 points. essendon (1-1) play carlton. melbourne (1-1) host gelong.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 2.2 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 77 | Sat 9-May-1931 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 15,000 | |
| Melbourne | 2.5 | 4.7 | 8.11 | 10.13 | 73 | Essendon won by 4 points | |||
fitzroy (0-1) vs carlton (0-1) brunswick st
blues overrun lions by 40 points. carlton (1-1) host essendon. fitzroy (0-2) play north.
| Fitzroy | 5.5 | 5.6 | 9.11 | 13.15 | 93 | Sat 9-May-1931 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 35,000 |
| Carlton | 3.3 | 8.10 | 11.14 | 19.19 | 133 | Carlton won by 40 points | ||
geelong (0-1) vs st kilda (1-0) corio oval
cats smash saints by 12 goals. geelong (1-1) play melbourne. st kilda (1-1) host hawthorn.
| Geelong | 6.2 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 20.6 | 126 | Sat 9-May-1931 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 9,500 |
| St. Kilda | 1.2 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 7.12 | 54 | Geelong won by 72 points | ||
hawthorn (0-1) vs collingwood (1-0) glenferie oval
pies overrun hawks by 19 points. collingwood (2-0) host south. hawthorn (0-2) play st kilda.
| Hawthorn | 3.7 | 5.10 | 6.14 | 8.17 | 65 | Sat 9-May-1931 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 15,000 |
| Collingwood | 3.1 | 6.8 | 6.11 | 11.18 | 84 | Collingwood won by 19 points | ||
richmond (1-0) vs north (0-1) punt rd
tigers break all sorts of records in a 168 point demoltion win over north. richmond (2-0) play footcray. north (0-2) host fitzryo.
| Richmond | 5.7 | 17.9 | 22.14 | 30.19 | 199 | Sat 9-May-1931 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 11,000 |
| North Melbourne | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 31 | Richmond won by 168 points | ||
south (1-0) vs footscray (1-0) lake oval
bulldogs beat swans by 20 points. footscray (2-0) host richmond. south (1-1) play collingwood.
| South Melbourne | 4.2 | 7.6 | 10.8 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 9-May-1931 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 20,000 |
| Footscray | 7.5 | 11.11 | 13.13 | 16.15 | 111 | Footscray won by 20 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| RI | 2 | 8 | 237.2 |
| CW | 2 | 8 | 115.8 |
| FO | 2 | 8 | 113.9 |
| GE | 2 | 4 | 145.9 |
| SM | 2 | 4 | 116.5 |
| CA | 2 | 4 | 115.5 |
| ME | 2 | 4 | 104.7 |
| ES | 2 | 4 | 95.2 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 70.9 |
| HW | 2 | 0 | 86.2 |
| FI | 2 | 0 | 78.2 |
| NM | 2 | 0 | 34.1 |
round 3 matches
carlton v essendon PP
collingwood v south VP
north v fitzroy AS
footscray v richmond WO
melborune v geelong MCG
st kilda v hawthorn JO