| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 883 | 531 | 166.3 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 859 | 550 | 156.2 |
| 3 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 799 | 559 | 142.9 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 756 | 617 | 122.5 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 809 | 716 | 113.0 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 550 | 673 | 81.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 473 | 750 | 63.1 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 439 | 1172 | 37.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | GEE | 4. | 11 | 35 | L | 17 | Princes Park | H | -16.0 | 7/ 8 | +25.5 | -42 | +2.5 | -13.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 1. | 4 | 10 | v | FIT | 4. | 10 | 34 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | A | -13.6 | 7/ 8 | +13.8 | -27 | +0.3 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Aug 18 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | MEL | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 20 | Princes Park | H | -13.2 | 7/ 8 | +1.8 | -15 | +3.5 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Thu May 24 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | A | -9.7 | 7/ 8 | -48.6 | +39 | -3.0 | -12.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 26 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | ESS | 3. | 5 | 23 | L | 5 | Princes Park | H | -12.7 | 7/ 8 | +19.9 | -33 | +2.8 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 4. | 1 | 25 | v | COL | 0. | 9 | 9 | W | 16 | Princes Park | H | -10.0 | 7/ 8 | +5.2 | -15 | +3.1 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 09 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | SYD | 4. | 6 | 30 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | A | -6.8 | 6/ 8 | +5.2 | -0 | -1.2 | -8.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | L | 8 | Corio Oval | A | -8.0 | 7/ 8 | +17.9 | -26 | +1.8 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 30 | 2. | 3 | 15 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 38 | Princes Park | H | -6.2 | 7/ 8 | +23.1 | -29 | -0.9 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 07 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | MEL | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | A | -7.1 | 7/ 8 | +2.9 | -10 | -2.5 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | STK | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | -9.6 | 7/ 8 | -47.1 | +37 | -1.6 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | ESS | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 49 | East Melbourne | A | -11.3 | 7/ 8 | +1.1 | -12 | -3.7 | -14.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | COL | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 68 | Victoria Park | A | -14.9 | 7/ 8 | +1.4 | -16 | -5.2 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | SYD | 2. | 7 | 19 | W | 26 | Princes Park | H | -20.1 | 7/ 8 | +10.4 | -18 | +4.4 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 25 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | FIT | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 29 | Brunswick St | A | -15.6 | 7/ 8 | +14.0 | -30 | +0.1 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 01 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | SYD | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 1 | Princes Park | H | -15.6 | 7/ 8 | +3.7 | -7 | +0.8 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 08 | 1. | 4 | 10 | v | ESS | 12. | 23 | 95 | L | 85 | East Melbourne | A | -14.7 | 7/ 8 | +14.6 | -29 | -5.6 | -20.3 | ≡ |