carlton (9-8) vs footscray (7-10)
carlton beat dogs by 32. carlton (10-8) finish 6th. footscray (7-11) finish 9th.
essendon (12-5) vs collingwood (7-10)
dons beat pies by 27 but not enough to hold a percentage lead to stay in finals. essendon (13-5) finish 5th. collingwood (7-11) finish 8th.
fitzroy (1-16) vs richmond (4-13)
tigers smash lions by 53. richmond (5-13) finish 10th. fitzroy (1-17) finish last.
hawthorn (13-1-3) vs geelong (12-1-4) uor
cats beat hawks by 38 in top of the table clash. geelong (13-1-4) play hawthorn (13-1-4) in major sermi.
melbourne (12-5) vs south (4-13)
dees beat swans by 35. melbourne (13-5) host st kilda in minor semi. south (4-14) finished 11th.
st kilda (12-5) vs north (8-9)
saints snatch 4th from dons by beating roos by 14 goals. st kilda (13-5) play melbourne in minor semi. north (8-10) finish 7th.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1485 | 1137 | 130.61 | 54 |
| 2 | Geelong | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1354 | 1056 | 128.22 | 54 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1680 | 1136 | 147.89 | 52 |
| 4 | St. Kilda | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1501 | 1071 | 140.15 | 52 |
| 5 | Essendon | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1470 | 1069 | 137.51 | 52 |
| 6 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1275 | 1234 | 103.32 | 40 |
| 7 | North Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1059 | 1244 | 85.13 | 32 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1365 | 1427 | 95.66 | 28 |
| 9 | Footscray | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1126 | 1283 | 87.76 | 28 |
| 10 | Richmond | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1279 | 1687 | 75.82 | 20 |
| 11 | South Melbourne | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1202 | 1722 | 69.80 | 16 |
| 12 | Fitzroy | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 986 | 1716 | 57.46 | 4 |
semi finals
minor
melbourne v st kilda
major
hawthorn v geelong