collingwood (3-1) vs carlton (4-0) victoria park
blues overrun pies by 16. carlton (5-0) host melbourne. collingwood (3-2) play north.
| Collingwood | 5.3 12.8 14.10 17.12 | 114 | Sat 21-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 38,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 4.3 6.5 10.11 19.16 | 130 | Carlton won by 16 pts |
essendon (2-2) vs south (1-3) windy hill
dons beat swans by 20. essendon (3-2) play fitzroy. south (1-4) host hawthorn.
| Essendon | 5.3 8.5 11.11 15.15 | 105 | Sat 21-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| South Melbourne | 2.2 7.10 8.16 11.19 | 85 | Essendon won by 20 pts |
geelong (2-2) vs fitzroy (0-4) corio oval
cats smash lions by 12 goals. geelong (3-2) play richmond. fitzroy (0-5) host essendon.
| Geelong | 6.7 10.10 15.17 21.21 | 147 | Sat 21-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Corio Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.1 6.2 9.3 11.9 | 75 | Geelong won by 72 pts |
melbourne (3-1) vs footscray (2-2) mcg
dogs edge dees by 4. footscray (3-2) host st kilda. melbourne (3-2) play carlton.
| Melbourne | 2.3 4.8 7.12 10.12 | 72 | Sat 21-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 14,979 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Footscray | 3.5 6.8 8.12 10.16 | 76 | Footscray won by 4 pts |
hawthorn (1-3) vs richmond (2-2) glenferie oval
hawks stun tigers by 3 points. hawthorn (2-3) play south. richmond (2-3) host geelong.
| Hawthorn | 4.2 9.4 11.9 13.9 | 87 | Sat 21-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Richmond | 3.1 8.2 9.7 12.12 | 84 | Hawthorn won by 3 pts |
st kilda (3-1) vs north (1-3) junction oval
saints beat roos by 10 points. st kilda (4-1) play footscray. north (1-4) host collingwood.
| St Kilda | 2.5 4.9 9.11 11.16 | 82 | Sat 21-May-1938 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 6.5 8.10 10.12 | 72 | St Kilda won by 10 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| CA | 5 | 20 | 118.7 |
| SK | 5 | 16 | 109.4 |
| GE | 5 | 12 | 129.5 |
| CW | 5 | 12 | 117.4 |
| ME | 5 | 12 | 116.3 |
| ES | 5 | 12 | 104.8 |
| FO | 5 | 12 | 101.6 |
| RI | 5 | 8 | 116.7 |
| HW | 5 | 8 | 91.0 |
| SM | 5 | 4 | 81.8 |
| NM | 5 | 4 | 65.8 |
| FI | 5 | 0 | 65.1 |
round 6 matches
carlton v melbourne PP
north v collingwood AS
fitzroy v essendon BS
footscray v st kilda WO
richmond v geelong PR
south v hawthorn LO