| P | W | WLF | T | L | LWF | DWF | DTF | DLF | ND | A | Pts | |||
| 1 | Melbourne | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | |
| 2 | Essendon | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | |
| 4 | Footscray | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 42 | |
| 5 | Richmond | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 | |
| 6 | Carlton | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | |
| Collingwood | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Prahran | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 36 | ||
| 10 | South Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | |
| 12 | Northcote | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
| University | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 14 | North Melbourne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Points Awarded and Column Key: | |
| Won (W): 10 | |
| Won but lost on 1st innings (WLF): 6 | |
| Tied (T): 6 | |
| Lost (L): 0 | |
| Lost but won on 1st innings (LWF): 4 | |
| Won on 1st innings in drawn match (DWF): 6 | |
| Tied on 1st innings in drawn match (DTF): 3 | |
| 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 |