carlton (1-1) vs north (1-1) princess park
blues beat roos by 17. carlton (2-1) play footscray. north (1-2) host melbourne.
| Carlton | 7.4 11.7 14.16 17.21 | 123 | Sat 06-May-1939 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| North Melbourne | 4.1 10.6 12.8 16.10 | 106 | Carlton won by 17 pts |
collingwood (2-0) vs footscray (0-2) victoria park
pies overrun dogs by 15. collingwood (3-0) play st kilda. footscray (0-3) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 6.3 7.5 14.7 17.11 | 113 | Sat 06-May-1939 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Footscray | 3.5 9.10 10.12 14.14 | 98 | Collingwood won by 15 pts [ |
essendon (1-1) vs richmond (2-0) Windy hill
dons lose another thriller to tigers by 2 points. richmond (3-0) host south. essendon (1-2) play geelong.
| Essendon | 8.2 13.3 14.5 16.8 | 104 | Sat 06-May-1939 2:45 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 2.3 7.8 11.12 15.16 | 106 | Richmond won by 2 pts |
south (0-2) vs fitzroy (0-2) lake oval
lions edge swans by 9. fitzroy (1-2) host hawthorn. south (0-3) play richmond.
| South Melbourne | 3.7 5.9 7.12 9.14 | 68 | Sat 06-May-1939 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Fitzroy | 4.1 5.8 7.11 10.17 | 77 | Fitzroy won by 9 pts |
hawthorn (1-1) vs geelong (1-1) glenferie oval
hawks smash cats by 50. hawthorn (2-1) play fitzroy. geelong (1-2) host essendon.
| Hawthorn | 4.2 8.6 13.11 17.14 | 116 | Sat 06-May-1939 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Geelong | 2.4 4.9 7.13 8.18 | 66 | Hawthorn won by 50 pts |
melbourne (1-1) vs st kilda (2-0) mcg
dees overrun saints by 31. melbourne (2-1) play north. st kilda (2-1) host collingwood.
| Melbourne | 1.2 4.6 10.12 16.16 | 112 | Sat 06-May-1939 2:45 PM Att: 25,703 Venue: M.C.G. |
| St Kilda | 3.7 6.12 9.17 10.21 | 81 | Melbourne won by 31 pts |
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| CW | 3 | 12 | 128.7 |
| RI | 3 | 12 | 122.8 |
| SK | 3 | 8 | 122.1 |
| CA | 3 | 8 | 120.3 |
| HW | 3 | 8 | 110.0 |
| ME | 3 | 8 | 100.0 |
| ES | 3 | 4 | 99.1 |
| FI | 3 | 4 | 88.4 |
| NM | 3 | 4 | 84.9 |
| GE | 3 | 4 | 78.5 |
| FO | 3 | 0 | 86.4 |
| SM | 3 | 0 | 72.1 |
round 4 matches
footscray v carlton WO
st kilda v collingwood JO
geelong v essendon CO
fitzroy v hawthorn BS
north v melbourne AS
richmond v south PR