carlton (13-4) vs melbourne (14-3)
blues snag the minor premreship over the dees by 25. carlton (14-4) play melbourne (14-4) in the first week of the finals in the major semi.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 4.4 | 7.7 | 13.14 | 16.17 | 113 | Sat 30-Aug-1941 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 29,000 | |
| Melbourne | 2.10 | 3.17 | 6.19 | 11.22 | 88 | Carlton won by 25 points | |||
fitzroy (8-9) vs essendon (12-5)
dons earn a finals spot beating lions by 16. essendon (13-5) play ricmhond in the minor semi. fitzroy (8-10) finish 7th.
| Fitzroy | 1.5 | 5.8 | 10.10 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 30-Aug-1941 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 11,000 |
| Essendon | 5.3 | 10.4 | 14.9 | 18.14 | 122 | Essendon won by 16 points | ||
north (6-11) vs collingwood (11-6)
pies beat roos by 3 goals. collingwood (12-6) finish 5th. north (6-12) finish 9th.
| North Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.3 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 80 | Sat 30-Aug-1941 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 5,000 |
| Collingwood | 1.4 | 5.12 | 8.16 | 13.20 | 98 | Collingwood won by 18 points | ||
richmond (13-4) vs geelong (3-14)
tigers fall short of a top 2 finish but smash cats by 49. richmond (14-4) host essendon in minor semi. geelong (3-15) finish 10th off last by percentage.
| Richmond | 3.3 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 20.12 | 132 | Sat 30-Aug-1941 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 9,000 |
| Geelong | 2.5 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Richmond won by 49 points | ||
south (8-9) vs hawthorn (2-15)
hawks beat sawns by 29 but not enough of a margin to get off last. hawhtorn (3-15) finish 12th last. south (8-10) finish 8th.
| South Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.6 | 5.12 | 7.12 | 54 | Sat 30-Aug-1941 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 3,000 |
| Hawthorn | 4.3 | 5.11 | 8.15 | 11.17 | 83 | Hawthorn won by 29 points | ||
footscray (9-8) vs st kilda (3-14)
dogs beat saints by 15. footscray (10-8) finish 6th. st kilda (3-15) finish 11th off last on percentage.
| Footscray | 3.4 | 10.12 | 12.12 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 30-Aug-1941 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 7,000 |
| St. Kilda | 4.2 | 5.4 | 10.10 | 13.17 | 95 | Footscray won by 15 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1948 | 1619 | 120.32 | 56 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1993 | 1701 | 117.17 | 56 |
| 3 | Richmond | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1714 | 1469 | 116.68 | 56 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1864 | 1431 | 130.26 | 52 |
| 5 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1743 | 1571 | 110.95 | 48 |
| 6 | Footscray | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1676 | 1517 | 110.48 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1695 | 1760 | 96.31 | 32 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1397 | 1552 | 90.01 | 32 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1759 | 1893 | 92.92 | 24 |
| 10 | Geelong | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1561 | 1880 | 83.03 | 12 |
| 11 | St. Kilda | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1454 | 1775 | 81.92 | 12 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1367 | 2003 | 68.25 | 12 |
semi finals
minor
richmond v essendon
major
carlton v melbourne
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