| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 5. | 15 | 45 | D | 0 | East Melbourne | A | +24.3 | 1/10 | +8.3 | +16 | -1.6 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | SYD | 10. | 6 | 66 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | +22.7 | 1/10 | +17.3 | +17 | -1.7 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 2 | Princes Park | H | +21.0 | 1/10 | -7.5 | +28 | -3.0 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | UNI | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +17.9 | 2/10 | -5.6 | +24 | -0.3 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | RIC | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 50 | Princes Park | H | +17.7 | 3/10 | -4.3 | +22 | +2.8 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | STK | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | A | +20.5 | 2/10 | -30.7 | +51 | -4.1 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | GEE | 7. | 7 | 49 | L | 11 | Corio Oval | A | +16.4 | 3/10 | -2.6 | +19 | -3.0 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | COL | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 33 | Princes Park | H | +13.4 | 3/10 | +2.8 | +11 | +2.2 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | MEL | 9. | 2 | 56 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +15.6 | 3/10 | -15.8 | +31 | +0.2 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | ESS | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 12 | Princes Park | H | +15.8 | 3/10 | +21.3 | -6 | +1.8 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +17.5 | 3/10 | +25.1 | +4 | -1.9 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | FIT | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 3 | Brunswick St | A | +15.6 | 3/10 | +1.5 | +14 | -1.1 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | UNI | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 44 | Princes Park | H | +14.5 | 3/10 | -22.8 | +37 | +0.7 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | RIC | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 35 | Punt Rd | A | +15.2 | 2/10 | -2.1 | +17 | +1.8 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | STK | 2. | 3 | 15 | W | 114 | Princes Park | H | +16.9 | 2/10 | -25.8 | +43 | +7.1 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | GEE | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 20 | Princes Park | H | +24.1 | 2/10 | -2.7 | +27 | -0.7 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 4. | 17 | 41 | v | COL | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +23.4 | 3/10 | +11.5 | +12 | -2.7 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | MEL | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 8 | Princes Park | H | +20.7 | 3/10 | -3.9 | +25 | -1.7 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | ESS | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +19.0 | 3/10 | +22.8 | -4 | -1.7 | +17.3 | ≡ |