carlton (9-9) vs richmond (11-1-6)
blues beat tigers by 5 costing the later a finals berth. carlton (10-9) finish 6th. richmond (11-1-7) finish 5th.
| Carlton | 1.6 4.11 6.15 9.21 | 75 | Sat 04-Sep-1948 2:15 PM Att: 24,000 Venue: Princes Park |
| Richmond | 3.4 4.6 8.11 9.16 | 70 | Carlton won by 5 pts |
melbourne (12-6) vs collingwood (13-5)
dees take 2nd from the pies by 5 goals. melbourne (13-6) play essendon in the major semi. collingwood (13-6) host footscray in minor semi.
| Melbourne | 3.7 5.10 10.11 13.11 | 89 | Sat 04-Sep-1948 2:15 PM Att: 42,110 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 2.1 5.5 5.6 8.11 | 59 | Melbourne won by 30 pts |
essendon (15-1-2) vs fitzroy (9-9)
dons survive lions scare by 3 goals. essendon (16-1-2) host melbourne in major semi. fitzroy (9-10) finish 7th with massive late season collapse.
| Essendon | 3.3 5.7 6.9 10.11 | 71 | Sat 04-Sep-1948 2:15 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Fitzroy | 2.0 2.3 6.6 7.11 | 53 | Essendon won by 18 pts |
footscray (11-7) vs north (8-10)
dogs make the finals beating roos by 53. footscray (12-7) play collingwood in minor semi. north (8-11) finish 8th.
| Footscray | 1.4 4.13 7.14 18.21 | 129 | Sat 04-Sep-1948 2:15 PM Att: 12,000 Venue: Western Oval |
| North Melbourne | 5.4 5.5 8.10 11.10 | 76 | Footscray won by 53 pts |
south (6-12) vs geelong (7-11)
swans destroy cats by 16 goals. south (7-12) finish 10th. geelong (7-12) finish 9th despite the margin geelong still lead south on percentage.
| South Melbourne | 6.1 13.7 20.10 21.15 | 141 | Sat 04-Sep-1948 2:15 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Geelong | 0.0 3.2 3.5 6.9 | 45 | South Melbourne won by 96 pts |
hawthorn (5-13) vs st kilda (1-17) uor
saints stun hawks by 13 but still finish last. st kilda (2-17) finish 12th last. hawthorn (5-14) finish 11th.
| Hawthorn | 2.5 2.7 4.9 7.12 | 54 | Sat 04-Sep-1948 2:15 PM Att: 5,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| St Kilda | 0.5 4.6 8.9 9.13 | 67 | St Kilda won by 13 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1838 | 1340 | 137.16 | 66 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1682 | 1347 | 124.87 | 52 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1775 | 1500 | 118.33 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1499 | 1453 | 103.17 | 48 |
| 5 | Richmond | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1895 | 1509 | 125.58 | 46 |
| 6 | Carlton | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1769 | 1564 | 113.11 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1529 | 1355 | 112.84 | 36 |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1328 | 1589 | 83.57 | 32 |
| 9 | Geelong | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1558 | 1737 | 89.69 | 28 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1512 | 1826 | 82.80 | 28 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1280 | 1690 | 75.74 | 20 |
| 12 | St. Kilda | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1124 | 1879 | 59.82 | 8 |
semi finals
minor
collingwood v footscray
major
essendon v melbourne
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