Rd | Date | W/L | Richmond | Opponent Score | Venue | Goalkickers | Team
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| 14 April | W101 | 16.20 116 | Footscray 4ths 2.3 15 | Goals: Saunders 10, Dean 2, Peatling 2, O'Toole 1, McConchie 1 | Best: Dean, McConchie, Saunders, McKay, Burke, Peatling | ||||
| 21 April | W39 | 10.9 69 | South Melbourne 4ths 4.6 30 | Goals: Saunders 5, Dean 2, Peatling 1, McKay 1, McConchie 1 | With a winning centre line and rovers in great form, the young tigers wore down last year's premiers, to win comfortably. | ||||
| 5 May | W51 | 11.10 76 | Hawthorn Colts 4.1 25 | Goals: Dean 4, Peatling 3, Young 1, Saunders 1, Greet 1, McConchie 1 | Best: Roberson, Smith, Cole, Peatling, Burke, Bouchier, Leahy | Throughout the game Hawthorn tried to unsettle Richmond with vigour, but the Tigers revelled in the heavy going and gave back as much as they took. | |||
| 12 May | W4 | 5.9 39 | Melbourne 4ths 4.11 35 | Best: Harry Smith (son of former Tiger player), Leahy, McKay, Kenna, Bouchier | A burst of 3 goals from Roger Dean in the last quarter, sealed the plucky Demons' fate | ||||
| 19 May | W 101 | 17.9 111 | Hawthorn Colts 1.4 10 | ||||||
| 9 June | W82 | 13.15 93 | Port Melbourne 1.5 11 | Goals: McKay 3, Saunders 2, Peatling 2, Orchard 2, Warren 2, McConchie 1, Schultz 1, Burke 1 | The drive from the centre by brilliant Barry Burke was too much for Port to counter. } Players that impressed secretary Bill Tymms: Richards, McKay, Saunders, ruckman Kevin Callander, Barry Cole. | ||||
| 23 June | W3 | 4.9 33 | Richmond Citizens 4.6 30 | Best: Colin Orchard, Syrijis, Bouchier, Cole, Burke | |||||
| 30 June | W69 | 15.11 101 | Port Melbourne 4.8 32 | Goals: Dean 3, Renouf 3, Ayton 3, McKay 3, Burke 2, Leahy 1 | Port had no answer to the Fourths last quarter burst which yielded seven goals. | Best: McKay, Orchard, Burke, Roger Dean, Barry Cole. | |||
| 7 July | W81 | 11.15 81 | Hawthorn Colts 0.0 0 | Best: Barry Burke, Roger Dean, McKay, Kitchell, Callender, Saunders, Lonegan | |||||
| 14 July | W29 | 8.11 59 | Richmond Citizens 4.6 30 | Best: Barry Burke centre, and Harry Smith, half-back were in brilliant form. Barry Cole, Roger Dean, Saunders, Callander, Lyrijis, Orchard. | During the last quarter the Fourths hit the post three times in a row. | ||||
| 25 July | L8 | 6.7 43 | Melbourne 4ths 7.9 51 | Goals: Dean 3, McKay, Burke, McConchie | Best: Smith, Burke, Dean, McConchie | Melbourne shattered the Fourths' hopes of going through the season undefeated. | |||
| 2nd SF | 15 August | W19 | 9.10 64 | South Melbourne 4ths 6.9 45 | Best: Roger Dean, Burke, Callender, Kitchell, Smith | With victory the Fourth XVIII enter their third successive grand final. Up to date the young Tigers have not been successful in winning a premiership, but this could easily be their year | |||
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