| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1168 | 703 | 166.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1108 | 770 | 143.9 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1143 | 765 | 149.4 |
| 4 | MEL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1058 | 1066 | 99.2 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 926 | 872 | 106.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 906 | 1164 | 77.8 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 779 | 1026 | 75.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 750 | 1067 | 70.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 862 | 1267 | 68.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | FIT | 6. | 5 | 41 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | +14.3 | 2/ 9 | +17.7 | -3 | +0.3 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | SYD | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +14.6 | 2/ 9 | +4.4 | +22 | -0.9 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | ESS | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 25 | Princes Park | H | +13.7 | 3/ 9 | +2.3 | +11 | -3.6 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 8. | 3 | 51 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +10.1 | 3/ 9 | -20.8 | +31 | -1.0 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | GEE | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 27 | Corio Oval | A | +9.1 | 4/ 9 | +0.7 | +8 | +1.9 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 2 | Princes Park | H | +10.9 | 4/ 9 | +18.6 | -8 | +1.0 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | RIC | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 54 | Princes Park | H | +11.9 | 3/ 9 | -0.3 | +12 | +4.2 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | STK | 1. | 1 | 7 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | A | +16.1 | 3/ 9 | +1.8 | +14 | +2.4 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | FIT | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 12 | Brunswick St | A | +18.5 | 2/ 9 | +17.8 | +1 | -1.3 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | SYD | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 10 | Princes Park | H | +17.2 | 3/ 9 | +12.8 | +16 | -0.6 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | ESS | 5. | 15 | 45 | W | 42 | East Melbourne | A | +16.6 | 2/ 9 | -0.9 | +17 | +2.5 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | MEL | 5. | 15 | 45 | W | 29 | Princes Park | H | +19.0 | 2/ 9 | -0.0 | +19 | +1.0 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 14 | Princes Park | H | +20.0 | 2/ 9 | -11.1 | +31 | -1.7 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 1 | Victoria Park | A | +18.3 | 4/ 9 | +30.7 | -12 | +1.3 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 14 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | RIC | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 68 | Punt Rd | A | +19.6 | 4/ 9 | -14.1 | +34 | +3.4 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 21 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 56 | Princes Park | H | +23.1 | 2/ 9 | -5.3 | +28 | +2.8 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 28 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | MEL | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +25.8 | 3/ 9 | -2.2 | +28 | -1.7 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 11 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | H | +24.1 | 3/ 9 | +31.8 | -8 | +2.4 | +26.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 18 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | +26.5 | 2/ 9 | +25.2 | +1 | +3.2 | +29.7 | ≡ |