fitzroy (13-4) vs st kilda (9-8)
lions beat saints by 25 ending the saints hopes (although they wouldn’t have got there anyway due to other results). fitzroy (14-4) finish 2nd will play melbourne in major semi. st kilda (9-9) finish 6th.
geelong (6-1-10) vs hawthorn (10-7)
hawks beat cats by 33. hawthorn (11-7) finish 5th mising out on percentage from being the 2nd team to start 0-5 and make the finals. geelong (6-1-11) finish 9th.
melbourne (14-3) vs essendon (12-5)
dons beat out of form dees by 13. essendon (13-5) finish 3rd and will host collingwood in minor semi. melbourne (14-4) finish 1st for the 6th straight year host fitzroy in major semi.
north (5-12) vs collingwood (10-7)
pies beat roos by 34. collingwood (11-7) fininsh 4th and play essendon in minor semi. north (5-13) finish 11th.
south (7-10) vs carlton (7-1-9)
blues beat swans by 19. carlton (8-1-9) finish 7th. south (7-11) finish 8th.
footscray (5-12) vs richmond (2-2-13)
dogs beat tigers by 40. footscray (6-12) finish 10th. richmond (2-2-14) finish last.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1455 | 1017 | 143.07 | 56 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1332 | 1184 | 112.50 | 56 |
| 3 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1506 | 1204 | 125.08 | 52 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1314 | 1150 | 114.26 | 44 |
| 5 | Hawthorn | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1251 | 1192 | 104.95 | 44 |
| 6 | St. Kilda | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1159 | 1140 | 101.67 | 36 |
| 7 | Carlton | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1300 | 1313 | 99.01 | 34 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1304 | 1413 | 92.29 | 28 |
| 9 | Geelong | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1311 | 1373 | 95.48 | 26 |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1065 | 1178 | 90.41 | 24 |
| 11 | North Melbourne | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1183 | 1474 | 80.26 | 20 |
| 12 | Richmond | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1086 | 1628 | 66.71 | 12 |
semi final match ups
minor
essendon v collingwood
major
melbourne v fitzroy