fitzroy (9-1-7) vs st kilda (9-8)
lions smash saints by 7 goals bust just miss finals. fitzroy (10-1-7) finish 5th. st kilda (9-9) finish 8th.
geelong (5-12) vs collingwood (11-6)
pies become the first team to go from 0-5 to make finals (only two sydney (in 2017) and hawthorn this year have done it since) smashing cats by 83. collingwood (12-6) host essendon in minor semi. geelong (5-13) finish 10th.
| Geelong | 38 | |
| Collingwood | 121 |
north (10-7) vs carlton (12-5)
blues beat roos by 27. carlton (13-5) finish 2nd will play melbourne in minor semi. north (10-8) finish 6th big late season collapse.
richmond (4-13) vs hawthorn (8-9)
hawks beat tigers by 43. hawthorn (9-9) finish 7th. richmond (4-14) finish 11th.
south (8-9) vs melboure (12-1-4)
dees beat swans by 15. melbourne (13-1-4) finish 1st and host carlton in major semi. south (8-10) finish 9th.
footscray (3-14) vs essendon (10-7)
dons beat dogs by 43. essendon (11-7) finish 4th play collingwood in minor semi. footscray (3-15) finish last.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1731 | 1213 | 142.70 | 54 |
| 2 | Carlton | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1534 | 1404 | 109.26 | 52 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1477 | 1215 | 121.56 | 48 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1598 | 1422 | 112.38 | 44 |
| 5 | Fitzroy | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1533 | 1351 | 113.47 | 42 |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1331 | 1490 | 89.33 | 40 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1592 | 1412 | 112.75 | 36 |
| 8 | St. Kilda | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1428 | 1515 | 94.26 | 36 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1515 | 1465 | 103.41 | 32 |
| 10 | Geelong | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1320 | 1681 | 78.53 | 20 |
| 11 | Richmond | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1309 | 1771 | 73.91 | 16 |
| 12 | Footscray | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.30 | 12 |
semi finals
minor
collingwood v essendon
major
melbourne v carlton