| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1618 | 1334 | 121.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1834 | 1355 | 135.4 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2187 | 1560 | 140.2 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1915 | 1571 | 121.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1986 | 1707 | 116.3 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1623 | 1670 | 97.2 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1592 | 1661 | 95.8 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1589 | 1660 | 95.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1444 | 1699 | 85.0 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1635 | 1958 | 83.5 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1300 | 1917 | 67.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1245 | 1876 | 66.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 17. | 26 | 128 | v | HAW | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 48 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +14.1 | 5/12 | -29.0 | +43 | +0.5 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | SYD | 17. | 17 | 119 | W | 3 | Princes Park | H | +14.6 | 4/12 | +21.6 | +5 | -0.2 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | RIC | 14. | 20 | 104 | L | 37 | Punt Rd | A | +14.4 | 4/12 | +23.7 | -9 | -2.8 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | GEE | 14. | 10 | 94 | W | 10 | Princes Park | H | +11.6 | 5/12 | +23.2 | -12 | +2.2 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | FIT | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | A | +13.8 | 5/12 | -5.1 | +19 | -3.4 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 20. | 25 | 145 | v | NME | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 62 | Princes Park | H | +10.4 | 5/12 | -10.9 | +21 | +4.1 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 23 | 24. | 22 | 166 | v | STK | 16. | 12 | 108 | W | 58 | Junction Oval | A | +14.5 | 5/12 | +3.0 | +11 | +4.7 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | MEL | 11. | 19 | 85 | W | 49 | Princes Park | H | +19.1 | 2/12 | -6.8 | +26 | +2.3 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | WBD | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 24 | Western Oval | A | +21.4 | 1/12 | -16.7 | +38 | -1.4 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | COL | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 30 | Victoria Park | A | +20.0 | 2/12 | +12.8 | +7 | -3.7 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 22. | 16 | 148 | v | ESS | 16. | 13 | 109 | W | 39 | Princes Park | H | +16.3 | 4/12 | -8.2 | +24 | +1.4 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 22. | 13 | 145 | v | HAW | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 79 | Princes Park | H | +17.7 | 3/12 | -29.2 | +47 | +3.2 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 17. | 8 | 110 | v | SYD | 23. | 13 | 151 | L | 41 | Lake Oval | A | +20.9 | 2/12 | +37.6 | -5 | -3.6 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | RIC | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 13 | Princes Park | H | +17.3 | 3/12 | +11.3 | +6 | -1.9 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 25 | Corio Oval | A | +15.4 | 4/12 | +25.1 | -10 | -1.5 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | FIT | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 51 | Princes Park | H | +13.9 | 5/12 | -1.5 | +15 | +3.6 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | NME | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 2 | Arden St | A | +17.4 | 3/12 | -32.4 | +50 | -4.8 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | STK | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 15 | Princes Park | H | +12.7 | 5/12 | -9.9 | +23 | -0.8 | +11.9 | ≡ |