carlton (8-5) vs north (4-1-8)
blues destroy roos by 11 goals. carlton (9-5) play fitzroy. north (4-1-9) host hawthorn.
| Carlton | 5.6 8.16 9.20 15.23 | 113 | Sat 21-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| North Melbourne | 0.0 3.2 6.4 7.5 | 47 | Carlton won by 66 pts |
collingwood (4-9) vs fitzroy (9-4)
pies destory lions by 50 after trailiing at 3/4 time. collingwood (5-9) play melbourne. fitzroy (9-5) host carlton.
| Collingwood | 4.1 8.7 8.12 16.17 | 113 | Sat 21-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 6,500 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Fitzroy | 4.5 5.6 9.9 9.9 | 63 | Collingwood won by 50 pts |
footscray (6-7) vs essendon (10-3)
dogs stun dons by 13. footscray (7-7) play south. essendon (10-4) host richmond.
| Footscray | 2.7 4.8 5.9 9.10 | 64 | Sat 21-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Essendon | 1.2 3.10 5.14 6.15 | 51 | Footscray won by 13 pts |
hawthorn (8-5) vs south (5-8)
hawks stay alive beating swans by 32. hawthorn (9-5) play north win and they get into the finals for the first time. south (5-9) host footscray.
| Hawthorn | 1.6 5.7 8.8 13.10 | 88 | Sat 21-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| South Melbourne | 2.4 6.7 7.12 7.14 | 56 | Hawthorn won by 32 pts |
richmond (8-5) vs melbourne (6-7)
tigers beat dees by 4 goals. richmond (9-5) play essendon. melbourne (6-8) host collingwood.
| Richmond | 4.3 9.8 11.17 15.19 | 109 | Sat 21-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 1.2 2.6 6.8 12.13 | 85 | Richmond won by 24 pts |
ladder
| Rd 15 Ladder | |||
| ES | 14 | 44 | 119.3 |
| CA | 14 | 40 | 128.4 |
| RI | 14 | 40 | 122.1 |
| FI | 14 | 40 | 108.2 |
| HW | 14 | 40 | 104.2 |
| FO | 14 | 32 | 94.2 |
| ME | 14 | 28 | 87.1 |
| SM | 14 | 24 | 105.1 |
| CW | 14 | 24 | 89.6 |
| NM | 14 | 22 | 75.9 |
| SK | 10 | 10 | 73.9 |
round 16 matches
fitzroy v carlton
melborune v collingwood
essendon v richmond
south v footscray
north v hawthorn
one round to go hawks win they make the 4 due to the fixture which at the time would have been the first time ever as fitzroy and carlton can’t both win. essendon and richmond verse to decide first place.