carlton (13-2) vs collingwood (9-6) princess park
pies stun blues by 20. collingwood (10-6) host north. carlton (13-3) play melbourne.
| Carlton | 3.3 6.10 8.14 14.17 | 101 | Sat 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM Att: 37,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Collingwood | 7.2 11.3 15.6 19.7 | 121 | Collingwood won by 20 pts |
south (1-14) vs essendon (7-8) lake oval
south break 14 game losing streak by 5 over essendon. south (2-14) play hawthorn. essendon (7-9) host fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 6.7 10.11 13.13 | 91 | Sat 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Essendon | 4.2 6.7 8.11 12.14 | 86 | South Melbourne won by 5 pts |
fitzroy (4-11) vs geelong (10-5) brunswick st
cats beat lions by 6 goals. geelong (11-5) host richmond. fitzroy (4-12) play essendon.
| Fitzroy | 3.2 7.6 8.9 13.12 | 90 | Sat 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Geelong | 5.4 8.6 13.9 19.12 | 126 | Geelong won by 36 pts |
footscray (11-4) vs melbourne (10-5) western oval
dees fall out of 4 losing to dogs by 40. footscray (12-4) play st kilda. melbourne (10-6) host carlton.
| Footscray | 1.3 8.11 12.13 19.17 | 131 | Sat 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM Att: 19,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Melbourne | 6.2 9.5 12.8 13.13 | 91 | Footscray won by 40 pts |
richmond (9-6) vs hawthorn (3-12) punt rd
tigers beat hawks by 49. richmond (10-6) play geelong. hawthorn (3-13) host south.
| Richmond | 3.4 9.7 15.15 19.18 | 132 | Sat 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Hawthorn | 3.1 5.4 8.8 12.11 | 83 | Richmond won by 49 pts |
north (5-10) vs st kilda (8-7) arden st
roos end saints hopes by 26. north (6-10) play collingwood. st kilda (8-8) host footscray.
| North Melbourne | 1.1 6.7 7.7 12.11 | 83 | Sat 13-Aug-1938 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Arden St |
| St Kilda | 1.8 1.10 5.13 7.15 | 57 | North Melbourne won by 26 pts |
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| CA | 16 | 52 | 118.3 |
| FO | 16 | 48 | 128.7 |
| GE | 16 | 44 | 127.1 |
| RI | 16 | 40 | 119.1 |
| CW | 16 | 40 | 115.4 |
| ME | 16 | 40 | 106.1 |
| SK | 16 | 32 | 89.2 |
| ES | 16 | 28 | 100.6 |
| NM | 16 | 24 | 76.1 |
| FI | 16 | 16 | 86.8 |
| HW | 16 | 12 | 79.1 |
| SM | 16 | 8 | 72.0 |
round 17 matches
melbourne v carlton MCG
collingwood v north VP
essendon v fitzroy WH
st kilda v footscray JO
geelong v richmond CO
hawthorn v south GO