carlton (12-5) vs footscray (11-1-5) uor
dogs knock blues out of the 4 by 1 point. footscray (12-1-5) play essendon in the minor semi. carlton (12-6) finish 5th.
| Carlton | 4.2 8.4 10.9 13.10 | 88 | Sat 02-Sep-1944 2:45 PM Att: 34,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Footscray | 2.2 6.9 10.11 12.17 | 89 | Footscray won by 1 pt |
collingwood (7-10) vs richmond (12-1-4)
tigers beat pies by 40. richmond (13-1-4) play fitzroy in the major semi. collingwood (7-11) finish 10th.
| Collingwood | 0.4 7.7 8.7 10.8 | 68 | Sat 02-Sep-1944 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Richmond | 4.2 6.4 13.10 15.18 | 108 | Richmond won by 40 pts |
essendon (11-2-4) vs south (9-8)
dons will go into finals red hot beat south by 82. essendon (12-2-4) host footscray in minor semi. south (9-9) finish 7th.
| Essendon | 5.7 12.10 15.18 17.24 | 126 | Sat 02-Sep-1944 2:45 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| South Melbourne | 2.1 4.3 4.5 6.8 | 44 | Essendon won by 82 pts |
geelong (1-16) vs fitzroy (12-1-4)
lions beat cats by 35 just falling short of 1st. fitzroy (13-1-4) play richmond in major semi. geelong (1-17) finish 12th last.
| Geelong | 3.2 6.3 8.8 10.10 | 70 | Sat 02-Sep-1944 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Fitzroy | 3.4 6.5 12.10 15.15 | 105 | Fitzroy won by 35 pts |
melborune (6-11) vs hawthorn (2-1-14)
dees beat hawks by 62. melbourne (7-11) finish 8th. hawthorn (2-1-15) finish 11th.e
| Melbourne | 4.11 10.16 11.26 14.27 | 111 | Sat 02-Sep-1944 2:45 PM Att: 4,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Hawthorn | 1.3 1.7 3.11 6.13 | 49 | Melbourne won by 62 pts |
st kilda (6-2-9) vs north (9-8)
roos finish best season yet against saints by 29. north (10-8) finish 6th. st kilda (6-2-10) finish 9th.
| St Kilda | 4.5 6.5 8.8 12.10 | 82 | Sat 02-Sep-1944 2:45 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| North Melbourne | 5.2 10.5 12.9 16.15 | 111 | North Melbourne won by 29 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1886 | 1438 | 131.15 | 54 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1678 | 1280 | 131.09 | 54 |
| 3 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1887 | 1408 | 134.02 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1529 | 1430 | 106.92 | 50 |
| 5 | Carlton | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1656 | 1259 | 131.53 | 48 |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1619 | 1614 | 100.31 | 40 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1358 | 1402 | 96.86 | 36 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1521 | 1481 | 102.70 | 28 |
| 9 | St. Kilda | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1358 | 1502 | 90.41 | 28 |
| 10 | Collingwood | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1452 | 1629 | 89.13 | 28 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1268 | 1914 | 66.25 | 10 |
| 12 | Geelong | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1210 | 2065 | 58.60 | 4 |
semi finals
minor
essendon v footscray
major
ricmhond v fitzroy
Harrison’s world 