| Carlton | 3.2 | 20 | 6.5 | 41 | 8.8 | 56 | 11.11 | 77 | | Melbourne | 3.5 | 23 | 6.6 | 42 | 8.8 | 56 | 12.11 | 83 |
| Venue: M.C.G. | Date: Saturday August 23, 1930 |
| Result: Lose by 6 points | Umpire: W.Blackburn | Crowd: 31,481 |
| Goalkickers: A.Clarke 4, L.Allen 2, H.Clover 2, J.Crowe 1, J.Green 1, J.Kelly 1. |
| Reports: Dinny Kelleher & Bill Cutler (Striking each other) - 8 Matches each. | Injuries: A. Duncan (knocked out) replaced by N. Collins in last quarter. |
Game Review
The Blues record fell to 13-2, with both losses to Melbourne who would miss the finals on percentage.
At the end of this round Carlton were in 1st spot on the ladder with a percentage of 146.7.
Team
| B: | 4 Aubrey Martyn | 21 Frank Gill | 26 Ray Brew (c) |
| HB: | 27 Charlie Parsons | 32 Alex Duncan | 6 Fred Gilby |
| C: | 7 Joe Kelly | 2 Colin Martyn | 29 Fred Williams |
| HF: | 30 Vin Arthur | 19 Alec Doyle | 14 Jack Green |
| F: | 20 Les Allen | 1 Horrie Clover (vc) | 31 Ansell Clarke |
| Ruck: | 17 Charlie Davey | 10 Denis Kelleher | 23 Jim Crowe |
| 19th Man: | 5 Norm Collins |
| Coach: | Dan Minogue |
Photo: Age August 25
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