carlton (8-3) vs south (5-6)
blues beat swans by 14. carlton (9-3) play hawthorn. south (5-7) host geelong.
| Carlton | 4.4 6.8 8.10 10.14 | 74 | Sat 22-Jul-1944 2:30 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| South Melbourne | 0.2 4.5 5.9 8.12 | 60 | Carlton won by 14 pts |
collingwood (4-7) vs north (7-4)
pies stun roos by 19. collingwood (5-7) play fitzroy. north (7-5) host richmond.
| Collingwood | 2.3 5.5 9.7 13.11 | 89 | Sat 22-Jul-1944 2:30 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| North Melbourne | 2.2 2.6 6.8 10.10 | 70 | Collingwood won by 19 pts |
essendon (6-2-3) vs hawthorn (2-9)
dons destroy hawks by 107. essendon (7-2-3) play melbourne. hawthorn (2-10) host carlton.
| Essendon | 4.2 11.8 16.12 19.18 | 132 | Sat 22-Jul-1944 2:30 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Hawthorn | 1.5 2.5 2.7 3.7 | 25 | Essendon won by 107 pts |
st kilda (4-1-6) vs fitzroy (7-1-3) uor
saints stun lions by 26. st kilda (5-1-6) play footscray. fitzroy (7-1-4) host collingwood.
| St Kilda | 2.6 4.7 8.13 12.16 | 88 | Sat 22-Jul-1944 2:30 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 2.8 5.9 8.14 | 62 | St Kilda won by 26 pts |
geelong (0-11) vs footscray (7-1-3)
dogs keep cats winless by 4 goals. footscray (8-1-3) host st kilda. geelong (0-12) play south.
| Geelong | 3.6 5.6 7.11 11.11 | 77 | Sat 22-Jul-1944 2:30 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Footscray | 3.3 7.13 9.15 14.17 | 101 | Footscray won by 24 pts |
richmond (9-1-1) vs melbounre (4-7)
tigers smash dees by 41. richmond (10-1-1) play north. melbourne (4-8) host essendon.
| Richmond | 6.3 6.4 16.6 17.8 | 110 | Sat 22-Jul-1944 2:30 PM Att: 19,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Melbourne | 2.2 5.8 6.10 9.15 | 69 | Richmond won by 41 pts |
ladder
| Rd 12 Ladder | |||
| RI | 12 | 42 | 142.8 |
| CA | 12 | 36 | 125.7 |
| FO | 12 | 34 | 106.1 |
| ES | 12 | 32 | 131.9 |
| FI | 12 | 30 | 120.5 |
| NM | 12 | 28 | 102.1 |
| SK | 12 | 22 | 100.0 |
| SM | 12 | 20 | 96.1 |
| CW | 12 | 20 | 90.6 |
| ME | 12 | 16 | 102.6 |
| HW | 12 | 8 | 67.5 |
| GE | 12 | 0 | 54.4 |
round 13 mathces
hawthorn v carlton
fitzroy v collingwood
melbourne v essendon
footscray v st kilda
south v geelong
north v ricmhond gor