| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1746 | 1237 | 141.1 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1764 | 1383 | 127.5 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1702 | 1488 | 114.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1730 | 1327 | 130.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1534 | 1453 | 105.6 |
| 6 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1760 | 1559 | 112.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1520 | 1555 | 97.7 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1463 | 1717 | 85.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1380 | 1706 | 80.9 |
| 10 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1511 | 1842 | 82.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| 12 | ESS | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1392 | 1806 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | SYD | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 4 | Princes Park | H | +28.5 | 1/12 | +11.0 | +30 | -2.5 | +25.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | HAW | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +25.9 | 1/12 | -29.8 | +56 | -4.8 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | GEE | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 37 | Princes Park | H | +21.1 | 2/12 | +19.6 | +2 | -3.9 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | ESS | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 20 | Windy Hill | A | +17.3 | 3/12 | -7.4 | +25 | -0.5 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | COL | 14. | 20 | 104 | L | 4 | Victoria Park | A | +16.8 | 3/12 | +8.3 | +9 | -1.3 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 05 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | MEL | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 4 | Princes Park | H | +15.6 | 3/12 | -11.5 | +27 | -2.3 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 10 | 20. | 10 | 130 | v | STK | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 65 | Junction Oval | A | +13.3 | 4/12 | -23.2 | +36 | +2.9 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 17 | 21. | 13 | 139 | v | WBD | 17. | 14 | 116 | W | 23 | Princes Park | H | +16.1 | 3/12 | +0.2 | +16 | +0.7 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 24 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | NME | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 27 | Arden St | A | +16.8 | 3/12 | -6.6 | +23 | +0.4 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 01 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | FIT | 5. | 19 | 49 | W | 43 | Brunswick St | A | +17.2 | 3/12 | -3.8 | +21 | +2.2 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | RIC | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 3 | Princes Park | H | +19.4 | 3/12 | +21.6 | -2 | +0.5 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 15 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | SYD | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 43 | Lake Oval | A | +19.9 | 3/12 | +12.0 | +20 | -6.3 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | HAW | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 24 | Princes Park | H | +13.6 | 4/12 | -29.2 | +43 | -1.9 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | GEE | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 73 | Corio Oval | A | +11.7 | 4/12 | +27.5 | -16 | -5.7 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 14. | 22 | 106 | v | ESS | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 43 | Princes Park | H | +6.0 | 5/12 | -20.9 | +27 | +1.6 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | COL | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 9 | Princes Park | H | +7.6 | 5/12 | +12.9 | -5 | -0.4 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 19. | 21 | 135 | v | MEL | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 64 | M.C.G. | A | +7.2 | 6/12 | -16.6 | +24 | +4.0 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 20. | 25 | 145 | v | STK | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 52 | Princes Park | H | +11.3 | 5/12 | -17.6 | +29 | +2.3 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +13.6 | 4/12 | +13.2 | +0 | -1.3 | +12.2 | ≡ |