| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1137 | 788 | 144.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1256 | 977 | 128.6 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1158 | 984 | 117.7 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1149 | 1081 | 106.3 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1264 | 1016 | 124.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1110 | 1100 | 100.9 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1034 | 1090 | 94.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1072 | 1148 | 93.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 816 | 1143 | 71.4 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 907 | 1576 | 57.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | ESS | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 16 | East Melbourne | A | +15.1 | 2/10 | +8.7 | +6 | +1.0 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | SYD | 9. | 7 | 61 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | +16.1 | 2/10 | +23.2 | +5 | -0.5 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | MEL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 26 | Princes Park | H | +15.6 | 2/10 | -3.7 | +19 | +0.7 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | A | +16.2 | 2/10 | +1.3 | +15 | -2.1 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | UNI | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +14.2 | 2/10 | -31.9 | +46 | -3.0 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | STK | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 13 | Princes Park | H | +11.2 | 2/10 | -2.1 | +13 | -0.0 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | RIC | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 6 | Punt Rd | A | +11.1 | 2/10 | -14.1 | +25 | -1.9 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 09 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | GEE | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 15 | Corio Oval | A | +9.2 | 3/10 | +9.9 | -1 | +1.6 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 14 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 35 | Brunswick St | A | +10.8 | 2/10 | +9.7 | +1 | -3.6 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 21 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | ESS | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +7.2 | 3/10 | +2.9 | +4 | +2.3 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 28 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | SYD | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 47 | Lake Oval | A | +9.5 | 3/10 | +23.4 | -2 | -4.5 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 05 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | MEL | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +4.9 | 4/10 | -16.7 | +22 | -3.5 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | COL | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 23 | Princes Park | H | +1.5 | 5/10 | +8.6 | -7 | -1.6 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 9. | 22 | 76 | v | UNI | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 50 | Princes Park | H | -0.1 | 7/10 | -40.2 | +40 | +1.0 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 11. | 3 | 69 | v | STK | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +0.9 | 7/10 | +5.1 | -4 | +0.3 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | RIC | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 12 | Princes Park | H | +1.2 | 6/10 | -8.0 | +9 | +0.3 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 23 | Princes Park | H | +1.5 | 6/10 | +9.1 | -8 | -1.5 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | FIT | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 23 | Princes Park | H | -0.1 | 6/10 | +16.8 | -17 | -0.6 | -0.7 | ≡ |