collingwood (1-8) vs carlton (5-4)
blues stay alive against pies by 15. carlton (6-4) have the bye. collingwood (1-9) host south.
| Collingwood | 4.6 6.8 8.10 11.11 | 77 | Sat 18-Jul-1942 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 3.3 7.7 11.11 13.14 | 92 | Carlton won by 15 pts |
essendon (8-1) vs south (7-2)
dons beat swans by 20. essendon (9-1) play melbourne. south (7-3) play collingwood.
| Essendon | 2.5 5.8 7.12 10.15 | 75 | Sat 18-Jul-1942 2:30 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| South Melbourne | 2.3 3.5 5.5 8.7 | 55 | Essendon won by 20 pts |
melbounre (2-7) vs footscray (6-3)
dogs hold off dees by 31. footscray (7-3) host richmond. melbourne (2-8) host essendon.
| Melbourne | 1.2 7.4 7.8 14.11 | 95 | Sat 18-Jul-1942 2:30 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Footscray | 5.3 8.5 16.8 19.12 | 126 | Footscray won by 31 pts |
hawthorn (1-8) vs richmond (7-2)
tigers beat hawks by 32. richmond (8-2) play footscray. hawthorn (1-9) play north.
| Hawthorn | 3.5 7.8 10.12 13.17 | 95 | Sat 18-Jul-1942 2:30 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Richmond | 5.3 13.5 16.8 19.13 | 127 | Richmond won by 32 pts |
st kilda (4-5) vs north (3-6)
saints smash roos by 73. st kilda (5-5) host fitzroy. north (3-7) host hawthorn.
| St Kilda | 1.1 8.6 11.6 21.9 | 135 | Sat 18-Jul-1942 2:30 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Toorak Park |
| North Melbourne | 4.5 5.5 9.8 9.8 | 62 | St Kilda won by 73 pts |
bye fitzroy (6-4)
ladder
| Rd 11 Ladder | |||
| ES | 10 | 40 | 141.4 |
| RI | 10 | 36 | 145.8 |
| FO | 10 | 32 | 127.0 |
| SM | 10 | 32 | 123.5 |
| CA | 10 | 28 | 112.6 |
| FI | 10 | 28 | 106.6 |
| SK | 10 | 24 | 86.6 |
| NM | 10 | 16 | 83.3 |
| ME | 10 | 12 | 75.2 |
| CW | 10 | 8 | 74.2 |
| HW | 10 | 8 | 66.3 |
round 12 matches
collingwood v south
melbourne v essendon
st kilda v fitzroy
footscray v richmond
north v hawthorn
bye carlton