| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | STK | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 29 | Princes Park | H | +15.6 | 3/ 9 | -20.1 | +36 | -0.7 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | RIC | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 29 | Punt Rd | A | +14.9 | 3/ 9 | +12.7 | +2 | -3.1 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 9 | Princes Park | H | +11.8 | 5/ 9 | +13.7 | -2 | -0.7 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | ESS | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 46 | East Melbourne | A | +11.1 | 5/ 9 | -4.5 | +16 | +3.0 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Wed May 26 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | SYD | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 19 | Lake Oval | A | +14.1 | 4/ 9 | +15.3 | +11 | -3.0 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 7. | 24 | 66 | v | MEL | 13. | 6 | 84 | L | 18 | Princes Park | H | +11.1 | 5/ 9 | -29.7 | +41 | -5.9 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 12 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | GEE | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 9 | Corio Oval | A | +5.3 | 5/ 9 | -16.7 | +22 | -1.3 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 19 | Victoria Park | A | +4.0 | 5/ 9 | +14.4 | -10 | -0.9 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | STK | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 24 | Junction Oval | A | +3.1 | 5/ 9 | -29.7 | +33 | -0.9 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | RIC | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 33 | Princes Park | H | +2.2 | 5/ 9 | +16.3 | -14 | +4.7 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | FIT | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | A | +6.9 | 5/ 9 | +17.7 | -11 | -0.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | SYD | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +6.7 | 5/ 9 | +23.2 | -4 | +3.1 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | ESS | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +9.9 | 5/ 9 | -5.8 | +16 | +1.1 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | MEL | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 62 | M.C.G. | A | +11.0 | 5/ 9 | -20.6 | +32 | +3.0 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | GEE | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 63 | Princes Park | H | +14.0 | 4/ 9 | -12.8 | +27 | +3.6 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | COL | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 52 | Princes Park | H | +17.6 | 3/ 9 | +12.8 | +5 | +4.7 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | RIC | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +22.4 | 2/ 9 | +23.0 | -1 | +2.4 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 25 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | COL | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | A | +24.7 | 1/ 9 | +12.4 | +12 | -3.6 | +21.1 | ≡ |