melbourne (1st) vessendon (2nd)
dons make dees 3 peat difficult by 16 melbourne will play hawthorn in prelim to see if they will be essendons opponent in the grand.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 2.6 | 6.15 | 8.19 | 67 | Sat 7-Sep-1957 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 70,232 | |
| Essendon | 1.3 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 12.11 | 83 | Essendon won by 16 points | |||
hawthorn (3rd) v carlton (4th)
hawks win their first finals game from their first attempt over blues by 23 they will play melbourne in the prelim final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 31-Aug-1957 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 69,455 | |
| Hawthorn | 5.3 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 10.11 | 71 | Hawthorn won by 23 points | |||
prelim final
melbourne v hawthorn