| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | MEL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +12.1 | 3/ 8 | -14.0 | +26 | +0.1 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | STK | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 65 | Junction Oval | A | +12.2 | 3/ 8 | -25.8 | +38 | +2.7 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | GEE | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 63 | Princes Park | H | +14.9 | 2/ 8 | -15.4 | +30 | +3.3 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | COL | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | A | +18.2 | 2/ 8 | +25.5 | -7 | +2.7 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | SYD | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 4 | Princes Park | H | +20.9 | 2/ 8 | -0.1 | +33 | -2.9 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 12 | Brunswick St | A | +18.0 | 2/ 8 | +8.3 | +10 | +0.2 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | ESS | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 35 | Princes Park | H | +18.3 | 2/ 8 | +5.7 | +13 | -4.8 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | MEL | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | A | +13.5 | 2/ 8 | -22.0 | +36 | +0.9 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 24 | Princes Park | H | +14.5 | 2/ 8 | -15.1 | +30 | -0.6 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GEE | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 27 | Corio Oval | A | +13.9 | 3/ 8 | -15.4 | +29 | -0.2 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | COL | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 37 | Princes Park | H | +13.7 | 4/ 8 | +15.6 | -2 | +3.9 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 7. | 3 | 45 | v | SYD | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 39 | Lake Oval | A | +17.6 | 1/ 8 | -0.6 | +30 | -6.9 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 11 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | FIT | 4. | 14 | 38 | L | 5 | Princes Park | H | +10.6 | 4/ 8 | +13.6 | -3 | -0.2 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ESS | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 36 | East Melbourne | A | +10.4 | 5/ 8 | +13.1 | -3 | +3.9 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ESS | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 18 | Princes Park | H | +14.3 | 3/ 8 | +9.2 | +5 | +1.3 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | GEE | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 62 | Corio Oval | A | +15.6 | 3/ 8 | -25.3 | +41 | +2.1 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | SYD | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 47 | Lake Oval | A | +17.7 | 3/ 8 | +12.9 | +17 | +3.0 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | H | +20.7 | 2/ 8 | +17.8 | +3 | +0.7 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 22 | 15. | 4 | 94 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 49 | M.C.G. | H | +21.4 | 2/ 8 | +22.8 | -1 | +5.0 | +26.5 | ≡ |