| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | HAW | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 20 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -11.7 | 8/12 | -33.4 | +22 | -0.2 | -11.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | MEL | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 11 | Princes Park | H | -11.9 | 8/12 | +23.2 | -35 | +4.6 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | GEE | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 4 | Corio Oval | A | -7.3 | 8/12 | +32.2 | -40 | +3.6 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | SYD | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 5 | Princes Park | H | -3.7 | 8/12 | -6.3 | +15 | -1.0 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | FIT | 7. | 16 | 58 | L | 10 | Brunswick St | A | -4.7 | 8/12 | +0.3 | -5 | -0.5 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | ESS | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 22 | Princes Park | H | -5.2 | 9/12 | +15.5 | -21 | +4.3 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | WBD | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 22 | Western Oval | A | -0.9 | 7/12 | -17.1 | +16 | +0.6 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 17. | 7 | 109 | v | NME | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 57 | Princes Park | H | -0.3 | 6/12 | -14.7 | +14 | +4.3 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | COL | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | +3.9 | 5/12 | +27.8 | -24 | +4.5 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | RIC | 7. | 17 | 59 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | A | +8.4 | 4/12 | -2.3 | +11 | -1.6 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | STK | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 17 | Princes Park | H | +6.8 | 5/12 | -4.9 | +12 | +0.5 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | HAW | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 8 | Princes Park | H | +7.4 | 5/12 | -34.8 | +42 | -3.4 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 07 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | A | +4.0 | 6/12 | +32.5 | -29 | -0.3 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 14 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | GEE | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 7 | Princes Park | H | +3.6 | 6/12 | +22.9 | -19 | +2.6 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 21 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | SYD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 23 | Lake Oval | A | +6.2 | 5/12 | +16.7 | +2 | -2.5 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 28 | 18. | 18 | 126 | v | FIT | 15. | 14 | 104 | W | 22 | Princes Park | H | +3.8 | 6/12 | -3.1 | +7 | +1.5 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 04 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | ESS | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 9 | Windy Hill | A | +5.3 | 6/12 | +11.5 | -6 | -0.3 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 11 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | COL | 12. | 24 | 96 | L | 49 | Victoria Park | A | +5.0 | 6/12 | +27.2 | -22 | -2.7 | +2.3 | ≡ |