st kilda (2-1-3) vs carlton (5-1)
blues smash saints by 55. carlton (6-1) host collingwood. st kilda (2-1-4) play geelong.
| St Kilda 1.4 4.6 5.9 6.1248Sat 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Junction OvalCarlton 2.4 3.8 7.12 15.13103Carlton won by 55 pts |
collingwood (2-4) vs essendon (3-1-2)
pies stun dons by 29. collingwood (3-4) play carlton. essendon (3-1-3) host north.
| Collingwood | 4.10 6.14 11.20 12.21 | 93 | Sat 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Essendon | 0.0 1.6 6.7 9.10 | 64 | Collingwood won by 29 pts |
fitzroy (4-2) vs hawthorn (2-4)
lions smash hawks by 45. fitzroy (5-2) play melbourne. hawthorn (2-5) host footscray.
| Fitzroy | 0.4 7.7 8.7 14.13 | 97 | Sat 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Hawthorn | 3.3 3.4 6.7 7.10 | 52 | Fitzroy won by 45 pts |
footscray (3-1-2) vs south (4-2)
dogs hold off swans by 9. footscray (4-1-2) play hawthorn. south (4-3) host richmond.
| Footscray | 2.5 6.8 7.11 9.13 | 67 | Sat 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| South Melbourne | 2.1 2.2 3.9 8.10 | 58 | Footscray won by 9 pts |
richmond (4-1-1) vs geelong (0-6)
tigers destroy cats by 117. richmond (5-1-1) play south. geelong (0-7)
host st kilda.
| Richmond | 7.10 10.13 19.18 25.23 | 173 | Sat 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Geelong | 2.0 6.1 7.1 9.2 | 56 | Richmond won by 117 pts |
north (3-3) vs melbourne (2-4)
roos beat dees by 28. north (4-3) play essendon. melbourne (2-5) host fitzroy.
| North Melbourne | 3.5 6.12 8.17 15.20 | 110 | Sat 17-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Arden St |
| Melbourne | 2.4 4.5 8.9 12.10 | 82 | North Melbourne won by 28 pts |
ladder
| Rd 7 Ladder | |||
| CA | 7 | 24 | 135.6 |
| RI | 7 | 22 | 138.7 |
| FI | 7 | 20 | 117.1 |
| FO | 7 | 18 | 105.3 |
| SM | 7 | 16 | 108.1 |
| NM | 7 | 16 | 101.7 |
| ES | 7 | 14 | 103.3 |
| CW | 7 | 12 | 98.2 |
| SK | 7 | 10 | 89.8 |
| ME | 7 | 8 | 98.1 |
| HW | 7 | 8 | 82.3 |
| GE | 7 | 0 | 52.1 |
round 8 matches
carltonv collingwood
melbourne v fitzroy
hawthorn v footscray
geelong v st kilda
south v richmond
essendon v north gor