| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1940 | 1410 | 137.6 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 1895 | 1561 | 121.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1958 | 1383 | 141.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1572 | 1339 | 117.4 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1708 | 1545 | 110.6 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1601 | 1582 | 101.2 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1488 | 1649 | 90.2 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1526 | 1703 | 89.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1683 | 1747 | 96.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1460 | 1805 | 80.9 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1272 | 1731 | 73.5 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1208 | 1856 | 65.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | GEE | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 6 | Princes Park | H | +16.4 | 4/12 | +27.4 | -11 | +0.5 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon May 06 | 14. | 27 | 111 | v | HAW | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 51 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +16.9 | 4/12 | -31.6 | +48 | +0.3 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 9 | Princes Park | H | +17.2 | 3/12 | +11.8 | +5 | +0.4 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | SYD | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 7 | Lake Oval | A | +17.5 | 4/12 | +33.5 | -4 | -0.3 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 20. | 9 | 129 | v | STK | 16. | 14 | 110 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +17.2 | 4/12 | -0.9 | +18 | +0.1 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 03 | 20. | 16 | 136 | v | NME | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 68 | Princes Park | H | +17.3 | 3/12 | -33.8 | +51 | +1.7 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 25 | 79 | v | WBD | 12. | 7 | 79 | D | 0 | Western Oval | A | +19.0 | 3/12 | -20.4 | +39 | -3.9 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | MEL | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +15.1 | 4/12 | -6.4 | +21 | -0.9 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | COL | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 29 | Princes Park | H | +14.1 | 4/12 | +23.9 | -10 | +3.9 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 22. | 8 | 140 | v | ESS | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 62 | Windy Hill | A | +18.0 | 4/12 | -13.8 | +32 | +3.0 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 19. | 21 | 135 | v | FIT | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 81 | Princes Park | H | +21.0 | 2/12 | -3.5 | +24 | +5.7 | +26.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | GEE | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 33 | Corio Oval | A | +26.7 | 2/12 | +16.8 | +10 | +2.3 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 21. | 16 | 142 | v | HAW | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 66 | Princes Park | H | +29.0 | 2/12 | -21.4 | +50 | +1.6 | +30.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 15 | Punt Rd | A | +30.5 | 2/12 | +11.3 | +19 | -3.4 | +27.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 16. | 26 | 122 | v | SYD | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 41 | Princes Park | H | +27.1 | 2/12 | +37.3 | +2 | +3.9 | +31.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 18. | 22 | 130 | v | STK | 16. | 12 | 108 | W | 22 | Princes Park | H | +31.0 | 2/12 | +9.4 | +22 | +0.0 | +31.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | NME | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 43 | Arden St | A | +31.1 | 2/12 | -32.9 | +64 | -2.1 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 20. | 24 | 144 | v | WBD | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 67 | Princes Park | H | +29.0 | 2/12 | -23.0 | +52 | +1.5 | +30.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | RIC | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +30.5 | 2/12 | +11.2 | +19 | -4.0 | +26.4 | ≡ |