carlton (9-8) vs essendon (12-5)
blues beat dons by 9. carlton (10-8) finish 6th. essendon (12-6) play geelong in minor semi for 2nd year runnning.
fitzroy (4-13) vs st kilda (13-4)
saints get first ever minor premership beating lions by 25. st kilda (14-4) host collingwood in major semi. fitzroy (4-14) finish 11th getting off last on percentage.
hawthorn (4-13) vs geelong (12-5)
cats smash hawks by 53. geelong (13-5) host essendon in minor semi. hawthorn (4-14) get their most recent wooden spoon as of 2024.
melbounre (10-7) vs footscray (3-14) uor
dogs stun regining premiers dees by 3 saving themselves from last. footscray (4-14) finish 10th. melbourne (10-8) finish 7th.
north (4-13) vs richmond (10-7)
roos stun tigers by 30. north (5-13) finish 9th. richmond (10-8) finish 5th.
south (8-9) vs collingwood (13-4)
swans stun pies by 16. south (9-9) finish 8th. collingwood (13-5) play st kilda in major semi.
ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Kilda | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1573 | 1154 | 136.31 | 56 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1473 | 1131 | 130.24 | 52 |
| 3 | Geelong | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1319 | 1088 | 121.23 | 52 |
| 4 | Essendon | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1465 | 1102 | 132.94 | 48 |
| 5 | Richmond | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1561 | 1249 | 124.98 | 40 |
| 6 | Carlton | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1317 | 1190 | 110.67 | 40 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1265 | 1315 | 96.20 | 40 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1386 | 1550 | 89.42 | 36 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1143 | 1415 | 80.78 | 20 |
| 10 | Footscray | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1010 | 1310 | 77.10 | 16 |
| 11 | Fitzroy | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1114 | 1580 | 70.51 | 16 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1200 | 1742 | 68.89 | 16 |
semi finals
minor
geelong v essendon
major
st kilda v collingwood
this is the first time st kilda have finished 1st in the home and away season and the most recent time hawthorn have finished last.
Harrison’s world 