richmond (4 flags) v essendon (6 flags)
dons break 18 year flag drought smashing tigers by 53 points.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 2.6 | 8.14 | 14.16 | 19.18 | 132 | Sat 19-Sep-1942 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 49,000 | |
| Richmond | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.10 | 11.13 | 79 | Essendon won by 53 points | |||
1943 matches geelong still not in.
round 1
carlton v richmond
collingwood v north
essendon v south
melbourne v fitzroy
st kilda v hawthorn
bye footscray.