collingwood (3rd) v essendon (4th)
dons knock pies out by 82 and will verse north in the prelim final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 4.1 | 11.3 | 15.9 | 20.16 | 136 | Sat 3-Sep-1949 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 67,702 | |
| Collingwood | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 54 | Essendon won by 82 points | |||
north (1st) v carlton (2nd)
blues beat roos by 2 goals they will play essendon or north in the grand.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 3.5 | 5.9 | 9.10 | 15.13 | 103 | Sat 10-Sep-1949 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 70,856 | |
| North Melbourne | 2.3 | 7.3 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 91 | Carlton won by 12 points | |||
prelim final
north v essendon