melbourne (3rd) v carlton (4th)
blues end dees season by 2 they will play geelong in the prelim.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Melbourne | 2.4 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 1-Sep-1962 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 82,773 | |
| Carlton | 2.3 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 11.12 | 78 | Carlton won by 2 points | |||
essendon (1st) v geelong (2nd)
dons beat cats by 46 who will play them or blues in grand final.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Geelong | 2.8 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 7.17 | 59 | Sat 8-Sep-1962 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 95,393 | |
| Essendon | 3.3 | 7.6 | 10.13 | 14.21 | 105 | Essendon won by 46 points | |||
prelim final
geelong v carlton