collingwood (4-0) vs carlton (2-2)
pies smash blues by 50. collingwood (5-0) host footscray. carlton (2-3) host st kilda.
| Collingwood | 4.4 9.6 12.10 15.16 | 106 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:15 PM Att: 36,000 Venue: Victoria Park |
| Carlton | 2.1 3.5 5.11 7.14 | 56 | Collingwood won by 50 pts |
st kilda (0-4) vs essendon (1-3)
dons beat saints by 40. essendon (2-3) play hawthorn. st kilda (0-5) play carlton.
| St Kilda | 3.1 6.3 7.7 11.10 | 76 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:15 PM Att: 17,500 Venue: Junction Oval |
| Essendon | 7.1 8.3 12.6 18.8 | 116 | Essendon won by 40 pts |
fitzroy (1-3) vs hawthorn (2-2)
lions hold off hawks by 1 point. fitzroy (2-3) play south. hawthorn (2-3) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 0.2 3.5 5.6 6.6 | 42 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:15 PM Att: 9,500 Venue: Brunswick St |
| Hawthorn | 1.3 1.5 1.9 5.11 | 41 | Fitzroy won by 1 pt |
footscray (1-3) vs richmond (3-1) uor
dogs stun tigers by 4 goals. footscray (2-3) play collingwood. richmond (3-2) host geelong.
| Footscray | 2.3 4.4 6.4 9.6 | 60 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:15 PM Att: 22,500 Venue: Western Oval |
| Richmond | 1.1 2.3 4.3 5.6 | 36 | Footscray won by 24 pts |
geelong (4-0) vs north (1-3)
cats beat roos by 6 goals. geelong (5-0) play richmond. north (1-4) host melbourne.
| Geelong | 2.4 3.6 6.11 11.16 | 82 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:15 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Kardinia Park |
| North Melbourne | 0.3 3.8 5.9 6.10 | 46 | Geelong won by 36 pts |
melbourne (2-2) vs south (3-1)
swans beat dees by 14. south (4-1) host fitzroy. melbourne (2-3) play north.
| Melbourne | 3.2 5.5 7.6 8.9 | 57 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:15 PM Att: 26,716 Venue: M.C.G. |
| South Melbourne | 1.3 5.6 9.9 10.11 | 71 | South Melbourne won by 14 pts |
ladder
| Rd 5 Ladder | |||
| CW | 5 | 20 | 184.2 |
| GE | 5 | 20 | 157.2 |
| SM | 5 | 16 | 110.4 |
| RI | 5 | 12 | 98.7 |
| ES | 5 | 8 | 102.9 |
| ME | 5 | 8 | 97.9 |
| FO | 5 | 8 | 95.6 |
| CA | 5 | 8 | 89.8 |
| FI | 5 | 8 | 80.7 |
| HW | 5 | 8 | 76.0 |
| NM | 5 | 4 | 85.7 |
| SK | 5 | 0 | 71.4 |
round 6 matches
carlton v stkilda
collingwood v footscray
hawthorn v essendon
south v fitzroy
richmond v geelong
north v melbourne gor