essendon (1-1) vs carlton (2-0) windy hill
blues hold off dons by 1 point. carlton (3-0) host fiztroy. essendon (1-2) play north.
| Essendon | 2.1 4.7 8.12 14.17 | 101 | Sat 07-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Carlton | 3.3 7.11 13.12 15.12 | 102 | Carlton won by 1 pt |
richmond (1-1) vs collingwood (2-0) punt rd
tigers beat pies by 10. richmond (2-1) play st kilda. collingwood (2-1) host hawthorn.
| Richmond | 2.4 9.10 10.11 15.12 | 102 | Sat 07-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 30,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Collingwood | 1.7 4.13 9.23 11.26 | 92 | Richmond won by 10 pts |
fitzroy (0-2) vs melbourne (1-1) brunswick st
dees beat lions by 33. melbourne (2-1) host south. fitzroy (0-3) play carlton.
| Fitzroy | 3.2 5.8 7.9 12.11 | 83 | Sat 07-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Melbourne | 3.3 6.8 10.11 17.14 | 116 | Melbourne won by 33 pts |
hawthorn (1-1) vs footscray (1-1) glenferie oval
dogs beat hawks by 8. footscray (2-1) host geelong. hawthorn (1-2) play collingwood.
| Hawthorn | 3.3 4.10 7.12 8.14 | 62 | Sat 07-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 14,500 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Footscray | 2.3 3.7 6.10 9.16 | 70 | Footscray won by 8 pts |
geelong (0-2) vs north (1-1) corio oval
cats get their title defence going with an 89 point win over the roos. geelong (1-2) play footscra.y north (1-2) host essendon.
| Geelong | 7.4 9.9 13.14 20.16 | 136 | Sat 07-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 9,500 Venue: Corio Oval |
| North Melbourne | 3.1 4.4 5.8 6.11 | 47 | Geelong won by 89 pts |
south (1-1) vs st kilda (1-1) lake oval
saints hold off swans by 23. st kilda (2-1) host richmond. south (1-2) play melbourne.
| South Melbourne | 2.4 3.7 4.8 8.12 | 60 | Sat 07-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| St Kilda | 3.5 6.9 8.17 11.17 | 83 | St Kilda won by 23 pts |
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| CA | 3 | 12 | 106.6 |
| RI | 3 | 8 | 134.4 |
| CW | 3 | 8 | 123.2 |
| ME | 3 | 8 | 110.0 |
| SK | 3 | 8 | 107.4 |
| FO | 3 | 8 | 104.0 |
| GE | 3 | 4 | 115.8 |
| HW | 3 | 4 | 98.0 |
| ES | 3 | 4 | 93.6 |
| SM | 3 | 4 | 93.5 |
| NM | 3 | 4 | 54.4 |
| FI | 3 | 0 | 74.4 |
round 4 matches
carlton v fitzroy PP
collingwood v hawthorn VP
north v essendon AS
footscray v geelong WO
melbourne v south MCG
st kilda v richmond JO