| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1188 | 875 | 135.8 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1120 | 968 | 115.7 |
| 3 | SME | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1061 | 989 | 107.3 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1128 | 1085 | 104.0 |
| 5 | COL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.1 |
| 6 | STK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 947 | 959 | 98.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1000 | 1191 | 84.0 |
| 8 | RIC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 906 | 1139 | 79.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 980 | 1219 | 80.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 23 | Brunswick St | A | +8.8 | 2/ 9 | +5.5 | +3 | -2.6 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | STK | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 44 | Princes Park | H | +6.1 | 4/ 9 | -7.7 | +14 | -5.8 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 8 | Punt Rd | A | +0.3 | 4/ 9 | -5.3 | +6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | ESS | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 38 | Princes Park | H | +0.6 | 5/ 9 | +10.6 | -10 | -2.8 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | SYD | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 2 | Princes Park | H | -2.2 | 6/ 9 | -2.6 | +12 | -1.4 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | COL | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 25 | Victoria Park | A | -3.7 | 6/ 9 | +14.0 | -18 | -0.7 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | MEL | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | A | -4.4 | 6/ 9 | -0.8 | -4 | +1.3 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 5 | Princes Park | H | -3.1 | 6/ 9 | -15.4 | +12 | -1.7 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | FIT | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 1 | Princes Park | H | -4.9 | 6/ 9 | +9.5 | -14 | +1.5 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | STK | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | A | -3.3 | 6/ 9 | -2.0 | -1 | -0.8 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | RIC | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 19 | Princes Park | H | -4.1 | 6/ 9 | -11.6 | +8 | +1.1 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | ESS | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 66 | Windy Hill | A | -2.9 | 6/ 9 | +13.4 | -16 | -5.0 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | SYD | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | A | -7.9 | 7/ 9 | +12.0 | -8 | +2.9 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 10. | 12 | 72 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | -5.0 | 7/ 9 | -2.8 | -2 | +0.2 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | MEL | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 28 | Princes Park | H | -4.8 | 7/ 9 | -16.9 | +12 | +1.6 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | GEE | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 65 | Corio Oval | A | -3.2 | 7/ 9 | +1.0 | -4 | -6.1 | -9.3 | ≡ |