st kilda (4-0) vs carlton (3-1)
saints break the record for the quickest to 5 wins when only winning 4 the year before stunning the blues by 19. st kilda (5-0) play geelong. carlton (3-2) host footscray.
| St Kilda | 0.4 5.10 7.11 10.14 | 74 | Sat 20-May-1950 2:15 PM Att: 47,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Carlton | 2.4 3.4 5.5 8.7 | 55 | St Kilda won by 19 pts |
geelong (3-1) vs collingwood (2-2) uor
pies hold off cats by 1. collingwood (3-2) host richmond. geelong (3-2) host st kilda.
| Geelong | 2.3 5.8 5.15 10.19 | 79 | Sat 20-May-1950 2:15 PM Att: 23,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Collingwood | 4.2 10.2 11.6 12.8 | 80 | Collingwood won by 1 pt |
richmond (1-3) vs essendon (4-0)
dons beat inaccurate tigers by 32. essendon (5-0) play north. richmond (1-4) play collingwood.
| Richmond | 5.6 6.13 8.14 10.18 | 78 | Sat 20-May-1950 2:15 PM Att: 33,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Essendon | 3.0 9.1 13.7 17.8 | 110 | Essendon won by 32 pts |
fitzroy (1-3) vs hawthorn (0-4)
hawks couldn’t buy a goal in a 81 point loss to fitzroy. fiztroy (2-3) play melbourne. hawthorn (0-5) play south.
| Fitzroy | 3.3 9.7 13.11 19.15 | 129 | Sat 20-May-1950 2:15 PM Att: 8,500 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Hawthorn | 0.5 1.13 2.18 4.24 | 48 | Fitzroy won by 81 pts |
footscray (1-3) vs melbourne (2-2)
dees beat dogs by 16. melbourne (3-2) host fitzroy. footscray (1-4) play carlton.
| Footscray | 2.3 8.6 11.6 13.11 | 89 | Sat 20-May-1950 2:15 PM Att: 12,500 Venue: Western Oval |
| Melbourne | 5.5 9.5 13.9 16.9 | 105 | Melbourne won by 16 pts |
north (2-2) vs south (1-3)
roos edge swans by 3. north (3-2) host essendon. south (1-4) host hawthorn.
| North Melbourne | 3.4 5.7 12.7 14.12 | 96 | Sat 20-May-1950 2:15 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Arden St |
| South Melbourne | 2.3 5.7 11.8 14.9 | 93 | North Melbourne won by 3 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| ES | 5 | 20 | 177.7 |
| SK | 5 | 20 | 149.8 |
| GE | 5 | 12 | 115.1 |
| CW | 5 | 12 | 108.4 |
| NM | 5 | 12 | 104.5 |
| ME | 5 | 12 | 102.6 |
| CA | 5 | 12 | 99.8 |
| FI | 5 | 8 | 125.4 |
| RI | 5 | 4 | 89.8 |
| FO | 5 | 4 | 87.5 |
| SM | 5 | 4 | 69.6 |
| HW | 5 | 0 | 36.2 |
round 6 matches
carlton v footscray
collingwood v richmond
north v essendon gor
melbourne v fitzroy
geelong v st kilda
south v hawthorn