| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 1265 | 891 | 142.0 |
| 2 | RIC | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1132 | 975 | 116.1 |
| 3 | COL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1066 | 953 | 111.9 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1118 | 1054 | 106.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 957 | 921 | 103.9 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 1096 | 1149 | 95.4 |
| 7 | SME | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 908 | 1073 | 84.6 |
| 8 | STK | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 998 | 1295 | 77.1 |
| 9 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 965 | 1194 | 80.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | RIC | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 9 | Punt Rd | A | +16.6 | 3/ 9 | +26.8 | -10 | +1.9 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | STK | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 23 | Princes Park | H | +18.5 | 2/ 9 | -28.6 | +47 | -2.4 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 5. | 20 | 50 | v | FIT | 6. | 14 | 50 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | +16.1 | 2/ 9 | +14.4 | +2 | -0.2 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | A | +15.9 | 2/ 9 | -2.6 | +30 | -3.0 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | ESS | 7. | 18 | 60 | W | 57 | East Melbourne | A | +12.9 | 2/ 9 | -6.6 | +19 | +3.8 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | GEE | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 20 | Princes Park | H | +16.6 | 1/ 9 | +0.5 | +16 | +0.4 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | MEL | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +17.0 | 1/ 9 | -11.4 | +28 | -2.1 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 10. | 4 | 64 | W | 24 | Princes Park | H | +14.9 | 1/ 9 | +13.1 | +2 | +2.2 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | RIC | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 51 | Princes Park | H | +17.1 | 1/ 9 | +14.3 | +3 | +4.8 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 22. | 10 | 142 | v | STK | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 98 | Junction Oval | A | +21.9 | 1/ 9 | -22.5 | +44 | +5.4 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | FIT | 4. | 15 | 39 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | A | +27.3 | 1/ 9 | +9.4 | +18 | -3.3 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | SYD | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 25 | Princes Park | H | +24.0 | 1/ 9 | +5.9 | +30 | -0.5 | +23.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | ESS | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 8 | Princes Park | H | +23.5 | 1/ 9 | -17.6 | +41 | -3.3 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GEE | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 16 | Corio Oval | A | +20.2 | 1/ 9 | -1.1 | +21 | -0.5 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | MEL | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 24 | Princes Park | H | +19.6 | 1/ 9 | -9.3 | +29 | -0.5 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 17 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 27 | Victoria Park | A | +19.1 | 1/ 9 | +2.3 | +17 | +1.0 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Oct 01 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | COL | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +20.2 | 1/ 9 | +1.3 | +19 | -0.6 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 08 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | RIC | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +19.6 | 1/ 9 | +17.1 | +2 | -1.0 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 15 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | RIC | 5. | 6 | 36 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +18.5 | 1/ 9 | +18.1 | +0 | -0.4 | +18.1 | ≡ |