| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1167 | 729 | 160.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 993 | 812 | 122.3 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1080 | 884 | 122.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1113 | 963 | 115.6 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1008 | 952 | 105.9 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 994 | 979 | 101.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 937 | 913 | 102.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 952 | 1048 | 90.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 802 | 1347 | 59.5 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 692 | 1111 | 62.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 28 | Princes Park | H | +20.8 | 2/10 | +13.8 | +7 | +2.1 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | GEE | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 30 | Corio Oval | A | +22.9 | 2/10 | -16.4 | +39 | -0.9 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | MEL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +22.0 | 2/10 | -14.9 | +37 | -0.4 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | SYD | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 17 | Princes Park | H | +21.6 | 2/10 | +22.0 | +12 | +0.5 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | FIT | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 41 | Brunswick St | A | +22.1 | 1/10 | -0.8 | +23 | +1.8 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | UNI | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 39 | East Melbourne | A | +23.9 | 1/10 | -2.0 | +26 | +1.3 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | ESS | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 1 | Princes Park | H | +25.2 | 1/10 | +11.8 | +13 | -1.4 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | RIC | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 9 | Punt Rd | A | +23.8 | 1/10 | -11.2 | +35 | -2.6 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | STK | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 33 | Princes Park | H | +21.2 | 1/10 | -25.1 | +46 | -1.3 | +19.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | COL | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 29 | Victoria Park | A | +19.8 | 1/10 | +11.8 | +8 | +2.1 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | GEE | 3. | 15 | 33 | W | 74 | Princes Park | H | +21.9 | 1/10 | +1.5 | +20 | +5.4 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | MEL | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 65 | Princes Park | H | +27.3 | 1/10 | -27.0 | +54 | +1.1 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | SYD | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +28.4 | 1/10 | +20.8 | +20 | -0.7 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | FIT | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 3 | Princes Park | H | +27.7 | 1/10 | -10.2 | +38 | -3.5 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 13 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | UNI | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 28 | Princes Park | H | +24.2 | 2/10 | +2.2 | +22 | +0.6 | +24.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | ESS | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 8 | East Melbourne | A | +24.8 | 2/10 | +4.0 | +21 | -2.9 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 17 | Princes Park | H | +21.9 | 2/10 | -5.2 | +27 | -1.0 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 2. | 12 | 24 | v | STK | 5. | 6 | 36 | L | 12 | Junction Oval | A | +20.9 | 2/10 | -24.3 | +45 | -5.7 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 17 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | SYD | 10. | 5 | 65 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +15.2 | 2/10 | +23.7 | +3 | -1.5 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 01 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | COL | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | A | +13.6 | 3/10 | +14.0 | -0 | -1.4 | +12.3 | ≡ |