carlton (2-2) vs collingwood (3-1) princess park
blues overrun pies by 16 points. carlton (3-2) play footscray. collingwood (3-2) host st kilda.
| Carlton | 2.5 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 16.11 | 107 | Sat 30-May-1931 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 35,000 |
| Collingwood | 5.4 | 6.7 | 11.12 | 13.13 | 91 | Carlton won by 16 points | ||
esssendon (2-2) vs richmond (4-0) windy hill
tigers are well ahead early beating dons by 14 points. richmond (5-0) host hawthorn. esssendon (2-3) play fitzroy.
| Essendon | 2.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 30-May-1931 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 15,000 |
| Richmond | 4.5 | 5.6 | 10.18 | 11.20 | 86 | Richmond won by 14 points | ||
geelong (2-2) vs fitzroy (1-3) corio oval
cats smash lions by 61 points. geelong (3-2) play south. fitzroy (1-4) host essendon.
| Geelong | 4.4 | 9.10 | 17.17 | 20.22 | 142 | Sat 30-May-1931 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 9,000 |
| Fitzroy | 1.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 12.9 | 81 | Geelong won by 61 points | ||
hawthorn (0-4) vs south (2-2) glenferie oval
swans overun hawks by 3 points. south (3-2) host geelong. hawthorn (0-5) play richmond.
| Hawthorn | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 30-May-1931 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 11,000 |
| South Melbourne | 0.3 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 11.13 | 79 | South Melbourne won by 3 points | ||
melbourne (3-1) vs footscray (3-1) mcg
dees beat dogs by 16 points. melbourne (4-1) play north. footscray (3-2) host carlton.
| Melbourne | 3.1 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 30-May-1931 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 20,244 |
| Footscray | 2.4 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 10.11 | 71 | Melbourne won by 16 points | ||
st kilda (2-2) vs north (0-4) junction oval
saints smash roos by 45 points. st kilda (3-2) play collingwood. north (0-5) host melbourne.
| St. Kilda | 3.4 | 7.11 | 10.16 | 13.19 | 97 | Sat 30-May-1931 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 10,000 |
| North Melbourne | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 7.10 | 52 | St. Kilda won by 45 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| RI | 5 | 20 | 173.8 |
| ME | 5 | 16 | 110.3 |
| GE | 5 | 12 | 133.5 |
| CA | 5 | 12 | 129.6 |
| SM | 5 | 12 | 107.4 |
| CW | 5 | 12 | 106.2 |
| FO | 5 | 12 | 93.1 |
| SK | 5 | 12 | 92.9 |
| ES | 5 | 8 | 81.4 |
| FI | 5 | 4 | 84.0 |
| HW | 5 | 0 | 89.6 |
| NM | 5 | 0 | 45.9 |
round 6 matches now these are done weirdly with the 2nd half of them after ronud 8
saturday
collingwood v st kilda VP
north v melbourne AS
south v geelong LO
2nd half of round
fitzroy v essendon BS
richmond v hawthorn PR
footscray v carlton WO