adelaide v essendon
crows smash dons by 16 goals ending the dons season and will play pies in semi.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Adelaide | 4.3 | 12.4 | 18.9 | 26.10 | 166 | Fri 4-Sep-2009 7:45 pm | Football Park | 50,393 | |
| Essendon | 3.3 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 10.10 | 70 | Adelaide won by 96 points | |||
geelong v bulldogs
cats beat dogs by 14 to make prelim. dogs must beat lions to stay alive.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Geelong | 6.5 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 5-Sep-2009 2:30 pm | M.C.G. | 74,007 | |
| Western Bulldogs | 2.1 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 12.10 | 82 | Geelong won by 14 points | |||
brisbane v carlton
lions overrun blues by 7 to end the blues season will play dogs in semi. (this is the 5th time in 6 joint finals appearences they verse only 2001 is an exception and this remains today as they verse in 23 and 24 as well in finals).
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Brisbane | 4.4 | 8.7 | 10.10 | 16.15 | 111 | Sat 5-Sep-2009 7:30 pm | Gabba | 32,702 | |
| Carlton | 5.4 | 8.6 | 14.10 | 15.14 | 104 | Brisbane won by 7 points | |||
st kilda v collingwood
saints beat pies by 28 to make prelim pies will host crows in semi.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| St. Kilda | 1.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 80 | Sun 6-Sep-2009 2:40 pm | M.C.G. | 84,213 | |
| Collingwood | 2.4 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 7.10 | 52 | St. Kilda won by 28 points | |||
semi finals
bulldogs v brisbane
collingwood v adelaide