carlton (10-8) vs collingwood (13-5)
blues stun pies by 5 from behind. carlton (11-8) finish 6th. collingwood (13-6) play essendon in major semi.
| Carlton | 1.4 4.8 9.11 15.11 | 101 | Sat 31-Aug-1946 2:45 PM Att: 27,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Collingwood | 6.6 8.10 12.12 14.12 | 96 | Carlton won by 5 pts |
essendon (14-4) vs richmond (11-7)
dons end tigers hopes by 1. essendon (15-4) host collingwood in major semi. richmond (11-8) finish 5th.
| Essendon | 4.5 7.10 13.13 16.18 | 114 | Sat 31-Aug-1946 2:45 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Richmond | 5.1 10.2 15.2 18.5 | 113 | Essendon won by 1 pt |
hawthorn (3-15) vs fitzroy (8-10)
lions give hawks the wooden spoon by 25. fitzroy (9-10) finish 8th. hawthorn (3-16) finish 12th last.
| Hawthorn | 5.4 5.4 8.13 9.15 | 69 | Sat 31-Aug-1946 2:45 PM Att: 6,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Fitzroy | 1.2 7.11 7.14 12.22 | 94 | Fitzroy won by 25 pts |
geelong (3-15) vs footscary (13-5) uor
cats spare themselves the wooden spoon stunnning dogs by 43. geelong (4-15) finish 10th. footscray (13-6) host melbourne in minor semi.
| Geelong | 4.3 8.7 12.14 17.18 | 120 | Sat 31-Aug-1946 2:45 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Footscray | 3.3 8.4 11.4 12.5 | 77 | Geelong won by 43 pts |
melbourne (12-6) vs north (8-10)
dees beat roos by 37. melbourne (13-6) play footscray in minor semi. north (8-11) finish 9th.
| Melbourne | 5.4 8.5 13.7 17.11 | 113 | Sat 31-Aug-1946 2:45 PM Att: 18,527 Venue: M.C.G. |
| North Melbourne | 1.0 7.5 8.8 11.10 | 76 | Melbourne won by 37 pts |
south (9-9) vs st kilda (4-14)
swans beat saints by 45. south (10-9) finish 7th. st kilda (4-15) finish 11th.
| South Melbourne | 2.1 7.2 9.5 14.10 | 94 | Sat 31-Aug-1946 2:45 PM Att: 10,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| St Kilda | 3.3 4.7 5.12 6.13 | 49 | South Melbourne won by 45 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1980 | 1407 | 140.73 | 60 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1849 | 1477 | 125.19 | 52 |
| 3 | Footscray | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1917 | 1628 | 117.75 | 52 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1700 | 1622 | 104.81 | 52 |
| 5 | Richmond | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1921 | 1659 | 115.79 | 44 |
| 6 | Carlton | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1724 | 1688 | 102.13 | 44 |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1627 | 1528 | 106.48 | 40 |
| 8 | Fitzroy | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1589 | 1339 | 118.67 | 36 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1536 | 1685 | 91.16 | 32 |
| 10 | Geelong | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1505 | 2124 | 70.86 | 16 |
| 11 | St. Kilda | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1332 | 1902 | 70.03 | 16 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1487 | 2108 | 70.54 | 12 |
semi finals
minor
footscray v melbourne
major
essendon v collingwood
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