melbourne (0-2) vs carlton (1-1)
blues beat dees by 15. carlton (2-1) host essendon. melbourne (0-3) play geelong.
| Melbourne | 2.0 9.2 9.2 12.5 | 77 | Sat 20-May-1944 2:45 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Carlton | 4.3 4.4 9.7 14.8 | 92 | Carlton won by 15 pts [ |
footscray (1-1) vs collingwood (1-1)
dogs beat pies by 8. footscray (2-1) play north. collingwood (1-2) host south.
| Footscray | 5.3 9.6 12.7 16.9 | 105 | Sat 20-May-1944 2:45 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| Collingwood | 2.4 6.9 9.15 13.19 | 97 | Footscray won by 8 pts |
essendon (2-0) v s richmond (2-0)
tigers win grand final rematch over essendon by 41. richmond (3-0) host fitzroy. essendon (2-1) play carlton.
| Essendon | 3.2 8.7 12.11 16.14 | 110 | Sat 20-May-1944 2:45 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 6.6 14.11 18.15 22.19 | 151 | Richmond won by 41 pts |
fitzroy (2-0) vs north (0-2)
lions beat roos by 25. fitzroy (3-0) play richmond. north (0-3) host footscray.
| Fitzroy | 6.1 8.2 15.7 16.11 | 107 | Sat 20-May-1944 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| North Melbourne | 3.2 6.8 8.11 11.16 | 82 | Fitzroy won by 25 pts |
hawthorn (0-2) vs geelong (0-2)
hawks smash cats by 53. hawthorn (1-2) play st kilda. geelong (0-3) host melbourne.
| Hawthorn | 9.3 11.6 18.9 22.12 | 144 | Sat 20-May-1944 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Geelong | 2.3 9.8 12.12 13.13 | 91 | Hawthorn won by 53 pts |
south (2-0) vs st kilda (1-1)
swans beat saints by 2 goals. south (3-0) play collingwood. st kilda (1-2) host hawthorn.
| South Melbourne | 2.3 4.6 5.10 9.10 | 64 | Sat 20-May-1944 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| St Kilda | 1.3 3.4 5.5 7.10 | 52 | South Melbourne won by 12 pts |
ladder
| Rd 3 Ladder | |||
| FI | 3 | 12 | 134.5 |
| RI | 3 | 12 | 133.6 |
| SM | 3 | 12 | 132.6 |
| FO | 3 | 8 | 121.2 |
| CA | 3 | 8 | 118.9 |
| ES | 3 | 8 | 105.3 |
| SK | 3 | 4 | 97.3 |
| CW | 3 | 4 | 93.4 |
| HW | 3 | 4 | 87.2 |
| ME | 3 | 0 | 78.2 |
| NM | 3 | 0 | 75.2 |
| GE | 3 | 0 | 61.9 |
round 4 matches
carlton v essendon
collingwood v south
richmond v fitzroy
north v footscray
geelong v melbourne
st kilda v hawthorn