collingwood (3-7) vs carlton (5-5)
blues destroy pies by 104. carlton (6-5) host hawthorn. collingwood (3-8) host north.
| Collingwood | 2.1 3.4 8.6 11.8 | 74 | Sat 31-Jul-1943 2:30 PM Att: 8,500 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 4.2 13.4 18.8 28.10 | 178 | Carlton won by 104 pts |
hawthorn (7-3) vs essendon (8-2)
dons beat hawks by 11. essendon (9-2) host fitzroy. hawthorn (7-4) play carlton.
| Hawthorn | 1.6 4.11 6.12 7.13 | 55 | Sat 31-Jul-1943 2:30 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Essendon | 1.2 2.5 5.9 9.12 | 66 | Essendon won by 11 pts |
fitzroy (7-3) vs richmond (7-3)
lions overrun tigers by 11. fitzroy (8-3) play essendon. richmond (7-4) play footscray.
| Fitzroy | 2.0 4.5 5.6 10.10 | 70 | Sat 31-Jul-1943 2:30 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Richmond | 3.3 5.6 6.14 7.17 | 59 | Fitzroy won by 11 pts |
melbourne (5-5) vs footscray (5-5)
dees smash dogs by 80. melbourne (6-5) host south. footscray (5-6) host richmond.
| Melbourne | 8.2 15.9 18.11 23.16 | 154 | Sat 31-Jul-1943 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Footscray | 6.0 7.2 9.6 11.8 | 74 | Melbourne won by 80 pts |
south (2-8) vs north (4-1-5)
swans smash roos by 53. south (3-8) play melbourne. north (4-1-6) play collingwood.
| South Melbourne | 5.1 8.4 12.9 14.11 | 95 | Sat 31-Jul-1943 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| North Melbourne | 3.1 5.4 6.4 6.6 | 42 | South Melbourne won by 53 pts [ |
ladder
Rd 12 Ladder
ES 11 40 121.5
FI 11 36 114.3
RI 11 32 117.0
HW 11 32 103.5
CA 11 28 124.1
ME 11 28 97.0
FO 11 24 98.2
NM 11 22 82.7
SM 11 16 99.7
CW 11 16 78.9
SK 10 10 73.9
round 13 matches
carlton v hawthorn
collingwood v north
essendon v fitzroy
footscray v richmond
melbourne v south