| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | SYD | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 38 | Lake Oval | A | -5.9 | 7/12 | +10.0 | -4 | -3.4 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | ESS | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 45 | Princes Park | H | -9.3 | 8/12 | +18.5 | -28 | -1.7 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | MEL | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | -11.0 | 8/12 | -10.3 | -1 | -4.5 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | HAW | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | -15.5 | 8/12 | -42.6 | +11 | +1.0 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | GEE | 22. | 12 | 144 | L | 72 | Corio Oval | A | -14.5 | 8/12 | +5.1 | -20 | -5.2 | -19.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 18 | Princes Park | H | -19.8 | 8/12 | +10.7 | -30 | +1.2 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | RIC | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 23 | Princes Park | H | -18.5 | 9/12 | -2.1 | -16 | +3.9 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | A | -14.6 | 9/12 | -2.0 | -13 | -0.1 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | NME | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 28 | Princes Park | H | -14.7 | 9/12 | -32.2 | +1 | +2.7 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | STK | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | A | -12.1 | 9/12 | -6.1 | -6 | -1.9 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | WBD | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 13 | Princes Park | H | -14.0 | 9/12 | -41.7 | +12 | +0.1 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | SYD | 9. | 20 | 74 | L | 11 | Princes Park | H | -13.8 | 9/12 | -0.1 | -2 | -0.9 | -14.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | ESS | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 39 | Windy Hill | A | -14.8 | 9/12 | -1.3 | -13 | -2.6 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | MEL | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 77 | Princes Park | H | -17.3 | 9/12 | +7.4 | -25 | -5.2 | -22.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | HAW | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 28 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -22.5 | 9/12 | -45.5 | +7 | +2.1 | -20.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | GEE | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 9 | Princes Park | H | -20.4 | 9/12 | +22.9 | -43 | +3.4 | -17.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 7. | 24 | 66 | L | 2 | Brunswick St | A | -17.0 | 9/12 | +7.3 | -24 | +2.2 | -14.8 | ≡ |