fitzroy (8-5) vs carlton (8-4)
blues stay alive against lions by 17. carlton (9-4) host richmond a win is required to make finals. fitzroy (8-6) play footscray.
| Fitzroy 2.7 3.9 10.19 13.2098Sat 15-Aug-1942 2:45 PM Att: 13,000 Venue: Brunswick StCarlton 3.0 3.6 7.7 17.13115Carlton won by 17 pts |
essendon (10-3) vs collingwood (1-11)
dons beat pies by 19. essendon (11-3) play north. collingwood (1-12) host hawthorn to decide the wooden spoon.
| Essendon | 3.5 6.7 8.11 11.17 | 83 | Sat 15-Aug-1942 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Collingwood | 1.2 3.7 4.8 9.10 | 64 | Essendon won by 19 pts |
hawthorn (1-12) vs melbourne (4-9)
dees destroy hawks by 61. melbourne (5-9) host south. hawthorn (1-13) play collingwood.
| Hawthorn | 1.5 1.8 4.13 7.15 | 57 | Sat 15-Aug-1942 2:45 PM Att: 2,500 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Melbourne | 4.3 9.11 12.14 16.22 | 118 | Melbourne won by 61 pts |
south (9-4) vs north (4-8)\
swans beat roos by 58 points. south (10-4) play melbourne. north (4-9) host essendon.
| South Melbourne | 8.5 11.7 19.11 22.13 | 145 | Sat 15-Aug-1942 2:45 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| North Melbourne | 4.0 8.4 11.6 12.15 | 87 | South Melbourne won by 58 pts |
richmond (10-3) vs st kilda (6-7)
tigers smash saints by 12 goals. richmond (11-3) play carlton. st kilda (6-8) have the bye.
| Richmond | 3.7 8.12 11.14 18.20 | 128 | Sat 15-Aug-1942 2:45 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| St Kilda | 2.2 4.4 7.7 8.8 | 56 | Richmond won by 72 pts |
bye footscray (9-4)
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| RI | 14 | 48 | 142.6 |
| ES | 14 | 48 | 125.6 |
| SM | 14 | 44 | 129.9 |
| FO | 13 | 44 | 124.7 |
| CA | 13 | 44 | 116.6 |
| FI | 14 | 36 | 108.4 |
| SK | 14 | 28 | 81.9 |
| ME | 14 | 24 | 85.2 |
| NM | 13 | 24 | 79.1 |
| CW | 13 | 12 | 73.2 |
| HW | 14 | 8 | 63.8 |
round 16 matches
carlton v richmond
collingwood v hawthorn
north v essendon
footscray v fitzroy
melbourne v south
bye st kilda