vfl 1957 round 17

carlton (10-6) vs fitzroy (5-11)

blues beat lions by 38 securing finals. carlton (11-6) are 3rd. fitzroy (5-12) are last.

Carlton	79
Fitzroy	41

collingwood (8-1-7) vs north (8-8)

pies beat roos by 13. collingwood (9-1-7) are 5th. north (8-9) are 8th.

Collingwood	92
North Melbourne	79

geelong (5-1-10) vs st kilda (6-10)

saints beat cats by 15. st kilda (7-10) are 9th. geelong (5-1-11) are 11th.

Geelong	58
St. Kilda	73

hawthorn (10-6) vs essendon (10-6)

hawks are in the finals for the first time and can still finish 1st beating dons by 21. hawthorn (11-6) are 2nd. essendon (10-7) are 4th.

Hawthorn	85
Essendon	64

richmond (9-7) vs footscray (7-1-8)

dogs snap 4 game losing streak against tigers by 9. footscray (8-1-8) are 7th. richmond (9-8) are 6th.

Richmond	89
Footscray	98

south (5-11) vs melborune (11-1-4) uor

swans stun dees by 4. south (6-11) are 10th. melbourne (11-1-5) are 1st.

South Melbourne	75
Melbourne	71

ladder

round 18 matches

essendon v carlton

fitzroy v geelong gor

melbourne v richmond

north v south

st kilda v collingwood

footscray v hawthorn