essendon (3rd) v geelong (4th)
cats keep their title defence alive beating dons by 19 they will play pies in the prelim.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Geelong | 1.5 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 29-Aug-1964 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 92,231 | |
| Essendon | 4.0 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 65 | Geelong won by 19 points | |||
melbourne (1st) v collingwood (2nd)
dees make grand smahsing pies by 89. pies play cats in prelim.
| Melbourne | 2.3 | 8.7 | 14.13 | 19.20 | 134 | Sat 5-Sep-1964 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 93,010 |
| Collingwood | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 45 | Melbourne won by 89 points | ||
prelim final
collingwood v geelong