carlton (6-1) vs collingwood (3-4)
blues beat pies by 31. carlton (7-1) play north. collingwood (3-5) host geelong.
| Carlton 4.2 9.6 14.7 17.12114Sat 24-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 21,000 Venue: Princes ParkCollingwood 6.3 8.6 9.7 12.1183Carlton won by 31 pts |
melbourne (2-5) vs fitzroy (5-2)
lions beat dees by 25. fitzroy (6-2) host essendon. melbourne (2-6) play footscray.
| Melbourne | 1.4 5.6 5.9 7.10 | 52 | Sat 24-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 13,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Fitzroy | 4.1 6.3 8.10 10.17 | 77 | Fitzroy won by 25 pts |
hawthorn (2-5) vs footscray (4-1-2)
dogs beat hawks by 38. footscray (5-1-2) host melbourne. hawthorn (2-6) play south.
| Hawthorn | 4.3 5.5 7.8 9.10 | 64 | Sat 24-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Footscray | 5.3 7.13 10.16 14.18 | 102 | Footscray won by 38 pts |
geelong (0-7) vs st kilda (2-1-4)
saints beat cats by 25. st kilda (3-1-4) play richmond. geelong (0-8) play collingwood.
| Geelong | 2.2 5.6 6.9 9.13 | 67 | Sat 24-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| St Kilda | 4.3 6.9 11.11 13.14 | 92 | St Kilda won by 25 pts |
south (4-3) vs richmond (5-1-1)
tigers beat swans by 35. richmond (6-1-1) host st kilda. south (4-4) host hawthorn.
| South Melbourne | 3.4 6.6 10.9 11.11 | 77 | Sat 24-Jun-1944 2:30 PM Att: 25,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Richmond | 4.1 7.2 12.4 17.10 | 112 | Richmond won by 35 pts |
essendon (3-1-3) vs north (4-3)
dons smash roos by 14 goals. essendon (4-1-3) play fitzroy. north (4-4) host carlton.
| Essendon | 3.5 8.8 13.15 21.18 | 144 | Sat 24-Jun-1944 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| North Melbourne | 1.6 3.7 7.11 8.12 | 60 | Essendon won by 84 pts |
ladder
| Rd 8 Ladder | |||
| CA | 8 | 28 | 135.8 |
| RI | 8 | 26 | 139.4 |
| FI | 8 | 24 | 119.9 |
| FO | 8 | 22 | 110.6 |
| ES | 8 | 18 | 114.8 |
| SM | 8 | 16 | 100.8 |
| NM | 8 | 16 | 91.0 |
| SK | 8 | 14 | 95.1 |
| CW | 8 | 12 | 94.2 |
| ME | 8 | 8 | 95.0 |
| HW | 8 | 8 | 79.8 |
| GE | 8 | 0 | 54.1 |
round 9 matches
north v carlton
collingwood v geelong
fitzroy v essendon gor
footscray v melbourne
south v hawthorn
richmond v st kilda