| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 |
| 9 | SME | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | ESS | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 18 | Windy Hill | A | +23.4 | 1/ 9 | -14.3 | +38 | -5.6 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | FIT | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 10 | Princes Park | H | +17.8 | 1/ 9 | +1.5 | +16 | -0.6 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | COL | 10. | 18 | 78 | L | 7 | Victoria Park | A | +17.2 | 1/ 9 | +2.4 | +15 | -2.2 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | MEL | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 32 | Princes Park | H | +15.0 | 1/ 9 | -5.3 | +20 | +1.2 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | SYD | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 28 | Lake Oval | A | +16.2 | 1/ 9 | -8.0 | +36 | -6.4 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | STK | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 11 | Princes Park | H | +9.7 | 1/ 9 | -19.1 | +29 | -1.8 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GEE | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 10 | Princes Park | H | +8.0 | 2/ 9 | -6.9 | +15 | -2.5 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 17 | Punt Rd | A | +5.5 | 2/ 9 | +2.3 | +3 | +1.4 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | ESS | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 33 | Princes Park | H | +6.9 | 2/ 9 | +2.4 | +4 | +2.9 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 18 | Brunswick St | A | +9.7 | 2/ 9 | +4.6 | +5 | -2.3 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 5 | Princes Park | H | +7.4 | 2/ 9 | +11.4 | -4 | +0.9 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | MEL | 10. | 4 | 64 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +8.3 | 2/ 9 | -5.0 | +13 | -1.6 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | SYD | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 28 | Princes Park | H | +6.7 | 2/ 9 | -2.5 | +21 | +0.7 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | STK | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | A | +7.4 | 2/ 9 | -14.1 | +21 | -1.2 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | GEE | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 35 | Corio Oval | A | +6.1 | 2/ 9 | +1.0 | +5 | +3.0 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 44 | Princes Park | H | +9.1 | 2/ 9 | +0.0 | +9 | +3.5 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 23 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | ESS | 5. | 9 | 39 | L | 5 | M.C.G. | A | +12.6 | 1/ 9 | +1.9 | +11 | -1.6 | +11.0 | ≡ |