carlton v richmond
blues beat inaccurate tigers by 44. carlton (1-0) play footscray. rihcmond (0-1) host collingwood.
| Carlton | 2.5 6.6 11.11 17.13 | 115 | Sat 08-May-1943 2:45 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Richmond | 1.7 2.14 4.19 8.23 | 71 | Carlton won by 44 pts |
collingwood v north
pies scrape home against roos by 4. collingwood (1-0) play richmond. north (0-1) host st kilda.
| Collingwood | 1.3 3.13 3.18 6.22 | 58 | Sat 08-May-1943 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 3.5 6.10 7.12 | 54 | Collingwood won by 4 pts |
essendon v south
dons beat swans by 25. essendon (1-0) play hawthorn. south (0-1) host melbourne
| Essendon | 3.3 11.5 14.7 18.9 | 117 | Sat 08-May-1943 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| South Melbourne | 6.4 8.7 10.10 13.14 | 92 | Essendon won by 25 pts |
melbourne v fitzroy
lions beat dees by 3. fitzroy (1-0) have the bye. melbourne (0-1) play south.
| Melbourne | 5.2 10.4 13.8 14.12 | 96 | Sat 08-May-1943 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Fitzroy | 3.2 8.6 12.7 15.9 | 99 | Fitzroy won by 3 pts |
st kilda v hawthorn
hawks edge saints by 2. hawthorn (1-0) host essendon. st kilda (0-1) play north.
| St Kilda | 3.3 10.5 11.6 14.9 | 93 | Sat 08-May-1943 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Toorak Park |
| Hawthorn | 3.4 5.7 10.13 13.17 | 95 | Hawthorn won by 2 pts |
bye footscray.
ladder
| Rd 1 Ladder | |||
| CA | 1 | 4 | 162.0 |
| ES | 1 | 4 | 127.2 |
| CW | 1 | 4 | 107.4 |
| FI | 1 | 4 | 103.1 |
| HW | 1 | 4 | 102.2 |
| FO | 0 | 4 | 100.0 |
| SK | 1 | 0 | 97.9 |
| ME | 1 | 0 | 97.0 |
| NM | 1 | 0 | 93.1 |
| SM | 1 | 0 | 78.6 |
| RI | 1 | 0 | 61.7 |
round 2
footscray v carlton
richmond v collingwood
hawthorn v essendon
south v melbourne
north v st kilda
bye fitzroy