north (13-5) vs carlton (13-5)
roos get their first minor premersihp beating blues by 56 they verse in the major semi next week. north (14-5) and carlton (13-6)
| North Melbourne 3.3 5.12 11.14 15.18108Sat 27-Aug-1949 2:15 PM Att: 35,000 Venue: Arden StCarlton 4.2 5.3 5.6 7.1052North Melbourne won by 56 pts |
st kilda (3-15) vs collingwood (13-5) uor
saints save themselves from last beating pies by 9 costing pies first. st kilda (4-15) finish 11th. collingwood (13-6) host essendon in minor semi.
| St Kilda | 0.4 4.9 8.12 11.15 | 81 | Sat 27-Aug-1949 2:15 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Collingwood | 3.4 5.7 7.9 10.12 | 72 | St Kilda won by 9 pts |
essendon (12-6) vs footscray (7-11)
dons beat dogs by 6 goals. essendon (13-6) play collingwood in minor semi. footscray (7-12) finish 9th.
| Essendon | 6.2 9.5 12.7 14.13 | 97 | Sat 27-Aug-1949 2:15 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Footscray | 1.1 4.4 7.11 8.13 | 61 | Essendon won by 36 pts |
fitzroy (9-9) vs south (6-12)
lions beat swans by 49. fitzroy (10-9) finish 7th. south (6-13) fiinsh 10th.
| Fitzroy | 4.2 9.3 14.6 19.12 | 126 | Sat 27-Aug-1949 2:15 PM Att: 7,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| South Melbourne | 2.5 3.11 7.15 10.17 | 77 | Fitzroy won by 49 pts |
richmond (9-9) vs geelong (9-9)
tiger ssmash cats by 69. richmond (10-9) finish 6th. geelong (9-10) finish 8th.
| Richmond | 4.4 12.8 14.9 22.12 | 144 | Sat 27-Aug-1949 2:15 PM Att: 11,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Geelong | 3.4 3.5 7.12 10.15 | 75 | Richmond won by 69 pts |
hawthorn (3-15) vs melbourne (11-7)
dees beat hawks by 26. meblourne (12-7) finish 5th after regining premiers. hawthorn (3-16) finish 12th last.
| Hawthorn | 1.3 2.9 4.11 10.16 | 76 | Sat 27-Aug-1949 2:15 PM Att: 9,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| Melbourne | 6.6 8.7 11.9 15.12 | 102 | Melbourne won by 26 pts |
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.11 | 56 |
| 2 | Carlton | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.43 | 52 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.55 | 52 |
| 4 | Essendon | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.72 | 52 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.05 | 48 |
| 6 | Richmond | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.70 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.83 | 40 |
| 8 | Geelong | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.82 | 36 |
| 9 | Footscray | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.86 | 28 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.47 | 24 |
| 11 | St. Kilda | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.53 | 16 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.14 | 12 |
semi finals
minor
collingwood v essendon
major
north v carlton
Harrison’s world 