carlton (9-5) vs footscray (2-12) princess park
carlton smash dogs by 88 points. carlton (10-5) host hawthorn. footscray (2-13) host south.
| Carlton 3.4 7.8 15.12 24.15159Sat 05-Aug-1939 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Princes ParkFootscray 2.6 4.11 7.17 9.1771Carlton won by 88 pts |
collingwood (11-3) vs st kilda (11-3) victoria park
pies beat saints by 27 points. collingwood (12-3) host fitzroy. st kilda (11-4) host essendon.
| Collingwood | 8.2 12.6 15.7 18.8 | 116 | Sat 05-Aug-1939 2:45 PM Att: 19,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| St Kilda | 1.3 4.6 9.8 13.11 | 89 | Collingwood won by 27 pts |
essendon (5-9) vs geelong (7-7) windy hill
dons smash cats by 10 goals. essendon (6-9) play st kilda. geelong (7-8) play melbourne.
| Essendon | 6.3 7.7 8.14 15.17 | 107 | Sat 05-Aug-1939 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Geelong | 2.5 2.8 5.9 6.11 | 47 | Essendon won by 60 pts |
hawthorn (4-1-9) vs fitzroy (5-1-8) glenferie oval
hawks beat lions by 1 point the biggest margin between either side that year from two meetings (collingwood/melbourne did the same in 2010 drew once and pies won by one in the other meeting). hawthorn (5-1-9) play carlton. fitzroy (5-1-9) play collingwood.
| Hawthorn | 2.5 4.16 6.19 10.20 | 80 | Sat 05-Aug-1939 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Fitzroy | 3.2 3.3 6.5 12.7 | 79 | Hawthorn won by 1 pt |
melbourne (11-3) vs north (5-9) mcg
dees beat roos by 7 goals. melbourne (12-3) host geelong. north (5-10) host richmond.
| Melbourne | 4.4 8.10 10.15 14.18 | 102 | Sat 05-Aug-1939 2:45 PM Att: 12,882 Venue: M.C.G. |
| North Melbourne | 2.2 3.2 7.5 9.6 | 60 | Melbourne won by 42 pts |
south (3-11) vs richmond (10-4) lake oval
tigers oevrrun swans by 45. ricmhond (11-4) play north. south (3-12) play footscray.
| South Melbourne | 3.0 6.3 10.5 12.6 | 78 | Sat 05-Aug-1939 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Richmond | 4.5 6.7 10.10 18.15 | 123 | Richmond won by 45 pts |
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| ME | 15 | 48 | 125.0 |
| CW | 15 | 48 | 119.7 |
| RI | 15 | 44 | 119.8 |
| SK | 15 | 44 | 117.8 |
| CA | 15 | 40 | 120.7 |
| GE | 15 | 28 | 97.0 |
| ES | 15 | 24 | 95.4 |
| FI | 15 | 22 | 92.6 |
| HW | 15 | 22 | 91.4 |
| NM | 15 | 20 | 92.7 |
| SM | 15 | 12 | 70.3 |
| FO | 15 | 8 | 75.2 |
round 16 matches
carlton v hawthorn PP
collingwood v fitzroy VP
st kilda v esssendon JO
footscray v south WO
melbourne v geelong MCG
north v richmond AS