written by John Punshon

Final Table
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Preston Lions	26	14	9	3	44	26	48
Melbourne Knights	26	14	5	7	38	21	47
Whittlesea Zebras	26	14	5	7	35	28	47
Altona Magic	26	13	7	6	34	24	46
Oakleigh Cannons	26	13	5	8	47	33	44
Green Gully Cavaliers	26	11	7	8	37	28	40
South Melbourne	26	10	7	9	39	33	37
Heidelberg United	26	10	7	9	32	37	37
Western Suburbs	26	8	11	7	27	25	35
Richmond	26	10	4	12	44	32	34
Fawkner Blues	26	9	6	11	26	28	33
Australian Institute of Sport	26	10	2	14	33	35	32
Essendon Royals	26	8	7	11	30	35	31
Sunshine Georgies	26	7	8	11	23	38	29
Kingston City	26	7	6	13	32	38	27
Springvale White Eagles	26	1	2	23	17	77	5