carlton (9-4) vs richmond (11-3)
carlton miss the finals in a close battle but smash the tigers by 53. carlton (10-4) finish 5th. richmond (11-4) finish 2nd will play essendon in the major semi.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 4.3 | 10.9 | 14.12 | 18.19 | 127 | Sat 22-Aug-1942 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 26,000 | |
| Richmond | 4.6 | 5.8 | 9.13 | 10.14 | 74 | Carlton won by 53 points | |||
collingwood (1-12) vs hawthorn (1-13)
pies avoid their first wooden spoon giving it to the hawks by 14. collingwood (2-12) finish 10th. hawthorn (1-14) finish 11th last due to geelong not being in.
| Collingwood | 3.3 | 12.13 | 13.16 | 16.21 | 117 | Sat 22-Aug-1942 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 2,000 |
| Hawthorn | 4.7 | 4.9 | 10.12 | 15.13 | 103 | Collingwood won by 14 points | ||
melbourne (5-9) vs south (10-4)
swans beat dees by 16. south (11-4) host footscray in minor semi. melbourne (5-10) finish 8th after 3 straight flags.
| Melbourne | 4.1 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 14.7 | 91 | Sat 22-Aug-1942 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 10,000 |
| South Melbourne | 2.9 | 3.11 | 10.18 | 14.23 | 107 | South Melbourne won by 16 points | ||
north (4-9) vs essendon (10-3)
dons beat roos by 26. essendon (11-3) finish 1st and will host richmond in the major semi. north (4-10) finish 9th.
| North Melbourne | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 38 | Sat 22-Aug-1942 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 4,000 |
| Essendon | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 8.16 | 64 | Essendon won by 26 points | ||
footscray (9-4) vs fitzroy (8-6)
dogs make finals for 2nd time beating lions by 37. footscray (10-4) play south in minor semi. fitzory (8-7) finish 6th.
| Footscray | 5.2 | 6.6 | 15.11 | 19.15 | 129 | Sat 22-Aug-1942 2:45 pm | Yarraville Oval | 8,000 |
| Fitzroy | 3.1 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 92 | Footscray won by 37 points | ||
bye st kilda (6-8) finish 8th.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1426 | 1122 | 127.09 | 48 |
| 2 | Richmond | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1778 | 1322 | 134.49 | 44 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1513 | 1173 | 128.99 | 44 |
| 4 | Footscray | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1460 | 1159 | 125.97 | 40 |
| 5 | Carlton | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1361 | 1132 | 120.23 | 40 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1405 | 1340 | 104.85 | 32 |
| 7 | St. Kilda | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1076 | 1314 | 81.89 | 24 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1384 | 1624 | 85.22 | 20 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1105 | 1413 | 78.20 | 16 |
| 10 | Collingwood | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1120 | 1474 | 75.98 | 8 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1058 | 1613 | 65.59 | 4 |
minor semi
south v footscray
major semi
essendon v richmond
Harrison’s world 