carlton (8-1-3) vs north (4-8)
blues kick awfully but still beat roos by 15. carlton (9-1-3) play south. north (4-9) host essendon.
| Carlton | 0.5 1.13 5.21 5.23 | 53 | Sat 19-Jul-1952 2:15 PM Att: 21,055 Venue: Princes Park |
| North Melbourne | 1.1 2.3 4.5 5.8 | 38 | Carlton won by 15 pts |
collingwood (9-3) vs hawthorn (4-8)
pies beat hawks by 59. collingwood (10-3) play fitzroy. hawthorn (4-9) host richmond.
| Collingwood | 2.2 4.6 9.13 12.15 | 87 | Sat 19-Jul-1952 2:15 PM Att: 12,643 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Hawthorn | 1.1 3.2 4.3 4.4 | 28 | Collingwood won by 59 pts |
essendon (5-1-6) vs footscray (3-9) uor
after two good results against contenders dons fall back to earth losing to dogs by 15. footscray (4-9) host geelong. essendon (5-1-7) play north.
| Essendon | 1.6 2.8 2.10 5.12 | 42 | Sat 19-Jul-1952 2:15 PM Att: 17,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Footscray | 2.2 3.5 6.13 7.15 | 57 | Footscray won by 15 pts |
richmond (5-7) vs fitzroy (8-4)
lions beat tigers by 29. fitzroy (9-4) host collingwood. richmond (5-8) play hawthorn.
| Richmond | 0.4 1.10 3.13 5.17 | 47 | Sat 19-Jul-1952 2:15 PM Att: 18,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Fitzroy | 3.4 6.5 6.6 11.10 | 76 | Fitzroy won by 29 pts |
geelong (9-1-2) vs melbourne (6-1-5)
cats smash dees by 56. geelong (10-1-2) play footscray. melbourne (6-1-6) host st kilda.
| Geelong | 3.5 6.12 9.21 14.26 | 110 | Sat 19-Jul-1952 2:15 PM Att: 21,744 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| Melbourne | 1.0 4.2 5.3 8.6 | 54 | Geelong won by 56 pts |
st kilda (1-11) vs south (8-4)
swans beat saints by 1 goal. south (9-4) host carlton. st kilda (1-12) play melbourne.
| St Kilda | 2.5 3.5 4.7 5.8 | 38 | Sat 19-Jul-1952 2:15 PM Att: 15,000 Venue: Junction Oval |
| South Melbourne | 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.8 | 44 | South Melbourne won by 6 pts |
ladder
| Rd 13 Ladder | |||
| GE | 13 | 42 | 125.9 |
| CW | 13 | 40 | 150.3 |
| CA | 13 | 38 | 116.9 |
| SM | 13 | 36 | 112.1 |
| FI | 13 | 36 | 108.7 |
| ME | 13 | 26 | 98.9 |
| ES | 13 | 22 | 107.0 |
| RI | 13 | 20 | 87.0 |
| NM | 13 | 16 | 90.5 |
| FO | 13 | 16 | 79.3 |
| HW | 13 | 16 | 68.9 |
| SK | 13 | 4 | 73.8 |
round 14 matches
south v carlton gor
fitzroy v colingwood
north v essendon
footscray v geelong
hawthorn v richmond
melbourne v st kilda