| Round | Opponent | Venue | Date | Home / Away | Result |
| 1 | Melbourne | Princes Park | Saturday 6 April | Home | Won by 49 points |
| 2 | Geelong | Kardinia Park | Saturday 13 April | Away | Lost by 9 points |
| 3 | Richmond | MCG | Saturday 20 April | Home | Lost by 38 points |
| 4 | Nth Melbourne | VFL Park | Thursday 25 April | Away | Lost by 72 points |
| 5 | Collingwood | Victoria Park | Saturday 4 May | Away | Lost by 18 points |
| 6 | Sth Melbourne | Princes Park | Saturday 11 May | Home | Won by 54 points |
| 7 | Hawthorn | Princes Park | Saturday 18 May | Away * | Lost by 40 points |
| 8 | Footscray | Princes Park | Saturday 25 May | Home | Drawn Match |
| 9 | Fitzroy | VFL Park | Saturday 1 June | Away | Won by 59 points |
| 10 | Essendon | Windy Hill | Saturday 8 June | Away | Won by 35 points |
| 11 | St Kilda | Princes Park | Saturday 15 June | Home | Won by 45 points |
| 12 | Melbourne | MCG | Saturday 22 June | Away | Won by 29 points |
| 13 | Geelong | Princes Park | Saturday 29 June | Home | Won by 73 points |
| 14 | Nth Melbourne | Princes Park | Saturday 7 July | Home | Lost by 49 points |
| 15 | Richmond | MCG | Saturday 14 July | Away | Lost by 30 points |
| 16 | Collingwood | VFL Park | Saturday 21 July | Home | Won by 36 points |
| 17 | Sth Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | Saturday 28 July | Away | Lost by 21 points |
| 18 | Hawthorn | Princes Park | Saturday 3 August | Home | Lost by 24 points |
| 19 | Footscray | Western Oval | Saturday 10 August | Away | Lost by 24 points |
| 20 | Fitzroy | Princes Park | Saturday 17 August | Home | Won by 41 points |
| 21 | Essendon | VFL Park | Saturday 24 August | Home | Lost by 6 points |
| 22 | St Kilda | Moorabbin Oval | Saturday 31 August | Away | Won by 22 points |
Note: the Round 7 clash at Princes Park would be an away game for Carlton. Hawthorn was to become a co-tenant at Princes Park and play its home games there from 1974 up until the end of the 1991 season.