| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 8 | Princes Park | H | +1.4 | 6/ 8 | +5.3 | -4 | +1.2 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | COL | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 32 | Victoria Park | A | +2.6 | 6/ 8 | +7.3 | -5 | -2.7 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | SYD | 5. | 15 | 45 | W | 10 | Lake Oval | A | -0.2 | 6/ 8 | +8.2 | +4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | FIT | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 36 | Princes Park | H | +0.5 | 6/ 8 | +14.0 | -14 | -2.2 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 05 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | GEE | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 12 | Princes Park | H | -1.8 | 6/ 8 | -18.1 | +16 | -0.4 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | MEL | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | A | -2.2 | 6/ 8 | +4.1 | -6 | +0.9 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | STK | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | A | -1.3 | 6/ 8 | -22.8 | +22 | +1.6 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 7. | 20 | 62 | L | 2 | East Melbourne | A | +0.4 | 6/ 8 | +4.4 | -4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 15 | Princes Park | H | +0.6 | 4/ 8 | +18.8 | -18 | +0.3 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | SYD | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 3 | Princes Park | H | +0.9 | 5/ 8 | +3.2 | +10 | -1.3 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | FIT | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | A | -0.4 | 5/ 8 | +9.0 | -9 | +1.1 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | GEE | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 6 | Corio Oval | A | +0.8 | 5/ 8 | -3.2 | +4 | +0.2 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | MEL | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 62 | Princes Park | H | +1.0 | 5/ 8 | -8.5 | +9 | +5.3 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | STK | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 50 | Princes Park | H | +6.2 | 3/ 8 | -25.2 | +31 | +1.9 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | COL | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | +8.1 | 2/ 8 | +15.8 | -8 | -0.9 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | SYD | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 43 | Princes Park | H | +7.2 | 4/ 8 | +11.2 | +8 | +3.5 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | MEL | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 87 | M.C.G. | A | +10.7 | 2/ 8 | -13.9 | +25 | +6.2 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | COL | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +16.9 | 2/ 8 | +22.7 | -6 | +5.2 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 23 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | A | +22.1 | 1/ 8 | +12.1 | +10 | -3.7 | +18.4 | ≡ |