| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1532 | 1109 | 138.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1470 | 1104 | 133.2 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1499 | 1151 | 130.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1328 | 1042 | 127.4 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1382 | 1142 | 121.0 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1408 | 1189 | 118.4 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1146 | 1301 | 88.1 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1231 | 1411 | 87.2 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1143 | 1346 | 84.9 |
| 10 | CAR | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1190 | 1318 | 90.3 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1125 | 1654 | 68.0 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1019 | 1706 | 59.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | NME | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 8 | Princes Park | H | -0.8 | 7/12 | -9.6 | +9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 25 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | HAW | 9. | 20 | 74 | L | 21 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -0.9 | 7/12 | +16.3 | -17 | -0.4 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 02 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | MEL | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | -1.3 | 6/12 | +26.8 | -28 | -1.8 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 09 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | WBD | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 31 | Princes Park | H | -3.1 | 8/12 | -12.0 | +9 | -4.0 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 16 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 19 | Victoria Park | A | -7.1 | 8/12 | -3.0 | -4 | -1.5 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 23 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 48 | Junction Oval | A | -8.6 | 8/12 | +19.0 | -28 | -2.0 | -10.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 30 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 1 | Princes Park | H | -10.6 | 8/12 | -37.2 | +27 | -2.6 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 06 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | SYD | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | A | -13.2 | 9/12 | -14.4 | +13 | +1.2 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | RIC | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 3 | Princes Park | H | -12.0 | 9/12 | -14.2 | +2 | +0.1 | -11.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 6 | Windy Hill | A | -11.9 | 9/12 | +10.4 | -22 | +1.6 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | GEE | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 24 | Princes Park | H | -10.3 | 8/12 | +14.2 | -25 | +0.1 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | NME | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 1 | Arden St | A | -10.2 | 8/12 | -4.3 | -6 | +0.5 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | HAW | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 16 | Princes Park | H | -9.7 | 8/12 | +16.0 | -26 | +1.0 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | MEL | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 12 | Princes Park | H | -8.8 | 8/12 | +36.2 | -45 | +3.3 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | WBD | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 5 | Western Oval | A | -5.5 | 7/12 | -18.5 | +13 | -1.8 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 12. | 7 | 79 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | -7.3 | 7/12 | +17.6 | -25 | +2.5 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | STK | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 16 | Princes Park | H | -4.8 | 7/12 | +12.6 | -17 | +0.1 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 22 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | FIT | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 80 | Brunswick St | A | -4.6 | 7/12 | -35.2 | +31 | +4.9 | +0.3 | ≡ |