collingwood (13-5) vs melbourne (9-1-8)
pies beat dees by 21. collingwood (14-5) play geelong in major semi. melbourne (9-1-9) finish 6th.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Collingwood | 5.4 | 10.6 | 12.11 | 13.14 | 92 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:15 pm | Victoria Park | 18,753 | |
| Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 10.11 | 71 | Collingwood won by 21 points | |||
geelong (15-1-2) vs carlton (11-2-5)
cats go 8 straight against blues by 45. geelong (16-1-2) host collingwood in major semi. carlton (11-2-6) against all odds hold 4th and will play fitzroy in minor semi.
| Geelong | 0.5 | 5.9 | 9.13 | 10.17 | 77 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:15 pm | Kardinia Park | 49,107 |
| Carlton | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.10 | 3.14 | 32 | Geelong won by 45 points | ||
hawthorn (5-13) vs north (8-10)
roos beat hawks by 23. north (9-10) finish 7th. hawthorn (5-14) finish 11th.
| Hawthorn | 1.2 | 3.8 | 6.10 | 8.11 | 59 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:15 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 6,000 |
| North Melbourne | 2.1 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 12.10 | 82 | North Melbourne won by 23 points | ||
richmond (7-11) vs essendon (8-1-9)
tigers stun dons by 25. richmond (8-11) finish 9th. essendon (8-1-10) finish 8th.
| Richmond | 2.3 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:15 pm | Punt Road | 28,000 |
| Essendon | 4.2 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 11.10 | 76 | Richmond won by 25 points | ||
st kilda (1-17) vs fitzroy (13-5) uor
saints may be last but still stun 3rd place lions by 1 goal. st kilda (2-17) finish last. fitztroy (13-6) host carlton in minor semi.
| St. Kilda | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:15 pm | Junction Oval | 9,000 |
| Fitzroy | 1.1 | 3.11 | 4.12 | 8.18 | 66 | St. Kilda won by 6 points | ||
footscray (4-14) vs south (11-1-6)
the 2nd big upset of the round saw the dogs cost the swans 4th by 5 goals. footscray (5-14) finish 10th. south (11-1-7) finish 5th.
| Footscray | 2.2 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:15 pm | Western Oval | 20,723 |
| South Melbourne | 5.5 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 8.13 | 61 | Footscray won by 30 points | ||
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1594 | 1183 | 134.74 | 66 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1528 | 1058 | 144.42 | 56 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1233 | 1170 | 105.39 | 52 |
| 4 | Carlton | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1473 | 1310 | 112.44 | 48 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1411 | 1337 | 105.54 | 46 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1420 | 1379 | 102.97 | 38 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1352 | 1396 | 96.85 | 36 |
| 8 | Essendon | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1579 | 1390 | 113.60 | 34 |
| 9 | Richmond | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1281 | 1384 | 92.56 | 32 |
| 10 | Footscray | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1052 | 1364 | 77.13 | 20 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1030 | 1480 | 69.60 | 20 |
| 12 | St. Kilda | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1071 | 1573 | 68.09 | 8 |
semi finals
minor
fitzroy v carlton
major
geelong v collingwood
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