fitzroy (9-5) vs carlton (9-5)
lions beat blues by 15 they will verse in the minor semi as the hawks fall short. fitzroy (10-5) host carlton (9-6) in the minor semi.
| Fitzroy | 6.2 6.5 11.8 12.12 | 84 | Sat 28-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Carlton | 2.0 6.6 8.8 10.9 | 69 | Fitzroy won by 15 pts |
melbourne (6-8) vs collingwood (5-9)
dees beat pies by 2 goals giving the pies a season that could be considered their first wooden spoon as st kilda didn’t finish their season due to the war. melborune (7-8) finish 7th. collingwood (5-10) finish 10th.
| Melbourne | 6.4 7.9 11.16 16.17 | 113 | Sat 28-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Collingwood | 1.4 6.11 8.13 14.17 | 101 | Melbourne won by 12 pts |
essendon (10-4) vs richmond (9-5)
tigers beat dons by 27 in gf rematch they will verse in the major semi. richmond (10-5) host essendon (10-5) in the major semi interesitngly both semi finls versed in the last round.
| Essendon | 1.3 3.6 6.8 10.11 | 71 | Sat 28-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 0.3 9.7 12.11 14.14 | 98 | Richmond won by 27 pts |
south (5-9) vs footscray (7-7)
swans beat dogs by 13. south (6-9) finish 8th. footscray (7-8) finish 6th.
| South Melbourne | 1.3 5.6 7.10 10.19 | 79 | Sat 28-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Footscray | 4.3 5.3 9.6 10.6 | 66 | South Melbourne won by 13 pts |
north (4-1-9) vs hawthorn (9-5)
roos spoil hawks hopes of a debut finals berth by 1 point. north (5-1-9) finish 9th. hawthorn (9-6) finish 5th.
| North Melbourne | 1.3 4.9 6.11 8.11 | 59 | Sat 28-Aug-1943 2:45 PM Att: 4,500 Venue: Arden St |
| Hawthorn | 0.4 0.8 6.8 7.16 | 58 | North Melbourne won by 1 pt |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1435 | 1166 | 123.07 | 40 |
| 2 | Essendon | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1296 | 1125 | 115.20 | 40 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1345 | 1234 | 109.00 | 40 |
| 4 | Carlton | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1420 | 1136 | 125.00 | 36 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1259 | 1212 | 103.88 | 36 |
| 6 | Footscray | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1164 | 1244 | 93.57 | 28 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1364 | 1537 | 88.74 | 28 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1346 | 1272 | 105.82 | 24 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1019 | 1323 | 77.02 | 22 |
| 10 | Collingwood | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1217 | 1358 | 89.62 | 20 |
| 11 | St. Kilda | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 731 | 989 | 73.91 | 6 |
semi finals
minor
fitzroy v carlton
major
richmond v essendon
Harrison’s world 