essendon (7 flags) v ricmhond (4 flags)
tigers beat dons by 5 to even the score from 1942.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 2.4 | 4.9 | 8.13 | 11.15 | 81 | Sat 25-Sep-1943 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 42,100 | |
| Richmond | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 12.14 | 86 | Richmond won by 5 points | |||
1944 matches
back to normal as geelong and st kilda are back.
round 1
south v carlton
north v collingwood
hawthorn v essendon
fitzroy v st kilda
footscray v geelong
melbourne v richmond