st kilda (8-9) vs carlton (12-5) junction oval
saints stun blues by 1 point. st kilda (9-9) finish 7th. carlton (12-6) play melbourne in the minor semi.
| St Kilda 6.3 8.6 12.8 16.10106Sat 05-Sep-1936 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Junction OvalCarlton 1.3 5.7 9.9 15.15105St Kilda won by 1 pt |
melbourne (12-5) vs collingwood (14-3) mcg
pies beat dees by 17 points. collingwood (15-3) play south in the major semi. melbourne (12-6) play carlton in the minor semi.
| Melbourne | 0.1 2.7 4.9 9.13 | 67 | Sat 05-Sep-1936 2:45 PM Att: 21,648 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 4.8 6.11 9.17 11.18 | 84 | Collingwood won by 17 pts |
essendon (5-12) vs ricmhond (10-7) windy hill
dons overrun tigers by 16 points. essendon (6-12) finish 8th. richmond (10-8) finish 6th.
| Essendon | 2.2 7.3 9.5 14.8 | 92 | Sat 05-Sep-1936 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 5.4 8.7 9.9 11.10 | 76 | Essendon won by 16 pts |
fitzroy (2-15) vs south (15-2) brunswick st
swans edge lions by 1 point in first v last. south (16-2) host collingwood in mjaor semi. fitzroy (2-16) get the wooden spoon first since the expansion to 12 sides for the lions and second after essendon in 1933 of any of the exsisitng clubs.
| Fitzroy | 3.5 4.8 8.12 11.13 | 79 | Sat 05-Sep-1936 2:45 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| South Melbourne | 1.2 5.4 8.7 11.14 | 80 | South Melbourne won by 1 pt |
footscray (4-13) vs north (4-13) western oval
dogs beat roos by 10 points. footscray (5-13) finish 10th. north (4-14) finish 11th.
| Footscray | 3.4 5.5 12.8 14.8 | 92 | Sat 05-Sep-1936 2:45 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| North Melbourne | 2.1 7.6 8.7 12.10 | 82 | Footscray won by 10 pts |
geelong (10-7) vs hawthorn (6-11) corio oval
cats left their run too late but still smashed hawks by 79 points. geelong (11-7) finish 5th. hawthorn (6-12) finish 9th.
| Geelong | 4.10 7.13 14.19 21.22 | 148 | Sat 05-Sep-1936 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Hawthorn | 1.1 4.5 6.9 9.15 | 69 | Geelong won by 79 pts |
ladder
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Home | Away | GF-BF | For | GA-BA | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 18 | 16 | 2 | 9-0-0 | 7-0-2 | 248.318 (44%) | 1806 | 214.240 (47%) | 1524 | 118.5 | 64 | |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7-0-2 | 8-0-1 | 267.252 (51%) | 1854 | 191.221 (46%) | 1367 | 135.6 | 60 | |
| 3 | Carlton | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6-0-3 | 6-0-3 | 266.281 (49%) | 1877 | 212.232 (48%) | 1504 | 124.8 | 48 | |
| 4 | Melbourne | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7-0-2 | 5-0-4 | 248.267 (48%) | 1755 | 206.241 (46%) | 1477 | 118.8 | 48 | |
| 5 | Geelong | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8-0-1 | 3-0-6 | 266.288 (48%) | 1884 | 212.226 (48%) | 1498 | 125.8 | 44 | |
| 6 | Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5-0-4 | 5-0-4 | 239.239 (50%) | 1673 | 225.200 (53%) | 1550 | 107.9 | 40 | |
| 7 | St Kilda | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6-0-3 | 3-0-6 | 271.219 (55%) | 1845 | 276.263 (51%) | 1919 | 96.1 | 36 | |
| 8 | Essendon | 18 | 6 | 12 | 4-0-5 | 2-0-7 | 220.245 (47%) | 1565 | 257.298 (46%) | 1840 | 85.1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5-0-4 | 1-0-8 | 193.233 (45%) | 1391 | 241.274 (47%) | 1720 | 80.9 | 24 | |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 5 | 13 | 3-0-6 | 2-0-7 | 203.244 (45%) | 1462 | 234.286 (45%) | 1690 | 86.5 | 20 | |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 4 | 14 | 4-0-5 | 0-0-9 | 177.212 (46%) | 1274 | 235.269 (47%) | 1679 | 75.9 | 16 | |
| 12 | Fitzroy | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2-0-7 | 0-0-9 | 192.215 (47%) | 1367 | 287.263 (52%) | 1985 | 68.9 | 8 |
semi finals
minor
carlton v melbourne MCG
major
south v collingwood MCG
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