| P | W | T | L | DWF | DTF | DLF | ND | A | Pts | |||
| 1 | Essendon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Fitzroy | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 3 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | |
| 4 | Prahran | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| 5 | St Kilda | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | University | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19.5 | |
| 7 | South Melbourne | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18.5 | |
| 8 | Collingwood | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| 9 | Richmond | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 10 | Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Northcote | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 12 | Carlton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 13 | Footscray | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| North Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Points Awarded and Column Key: | |
| Won (W): 5 | |
| Tied (T): 2.5 | |
| Lost (L): 0 | |
| Won on 1st innings in drawn match (DWF): 3 | |
| Tied on 1st innings in drawn match (DTF): 1.5 | |
| Lost on 1st innings in drawn match (DLF): 0 | |
| No Decision on 1st innings (ND): 0 | |
| Abandoned without a ball bowled (A): 0 | |
| Total points (Pts) |
| Order in the table: | |
| Position of teams in the table is determined by: | |
| Total points |