Final Ladder
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geelong | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 704 | 382 | 184.3 | 44 |
| 2 | Essendon | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 706 | 444 | 159.0 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 685 | 473 | 144.8 | 40 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 508 | 446 | 113.9 | 36 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 594 | 430 | 138.1 | 34 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 508 | 485 | 104.7 | 18 |
| 7 | Carlton | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 377 | 737 | 51.2 | 8 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 281 | 966 | 29.1 | 0 |
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