| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 888 | 451 | 196.9 |
| 2 | COL | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 860 | 461 | 186.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 750 | 523 | 143.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 855 | 513 | 166.7 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 586 | 648 | 90.4 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 624 | 695 | 89.8 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 419 | 846 | 49.5 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 410 | 1255 | 32.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 14 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | GEE | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +4.6 | 5/ 8 | +22.9 | -18 | +3.9 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 21 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 7. | 6 | 48 | L | 12 | Brunswick St | A | +8.5 | 4/ 8 | -1.9 | +10 | -2.2 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Tue May 24 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | A | +6.3 | 5/ 8 | +18.2 | -12 | +0.2 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | SYD | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | A | +6.5 | 4/ 8 | +6.1 | +12 | -2.3 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 0. | 6 | 6 | W | 42 | Victoria Park | H | +4.1 | 5/ 8 | -16.1 | +20 | +2.2 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | STK | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 34 | Junction Oval | A | +6.3 | 5/ 8 | -49.1 | +55 | -2.1 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | ESS | 3. | 2 | 20 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | +4.2 | 5/ 8 | +19.3 | -15 | +3.5 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | GEE | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 19 | Corio Oval | A | +7.7 | 5/ 8 | +14.3 | -7 | -1.2 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 09 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | FIT | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +6.4 | 5/ 8 | -3.2 | +10 | +0.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 16 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | MEL | 1. | 5 | 11 | W | 48 | Victoria Park | H | +6.7 | 5/ 8 | +6.7 | -0 | +4.8 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 23 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | SYD | 1. | 7 | 13 | W | 60 | Victoria Park | H | +11.5 | 4/ 8 | +13.1 | +10 | +5.0 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 30 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | CAR | 1. | 4 | 10 | W | 19 | Princes Park | A | +16.4 | 2/ 8 | -18.8 | +35 | -1.6 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 13 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | STK | 1. | 0 | 6 | W | 59 | Victoria Park | H | +14.8 | 2/ 8 | -44.9 | +60 | -0.1 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | ESS | 2. | 13 | 25 | W | 31 | East Melbourne | A | +14.7 | 2/ 8 | +25.4 | -11 | +4.2 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | STK | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 76 | Junction Oval | A | +18.9 | 2/ 8 | -43.6 | +63 | +1.3 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | GEE | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +20.2 | 2/ 8 | +18.6 | +2 | +1.3 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | MEL | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +21.6 | 2/ 8 | -11.1 | +33 | -1.9 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 17 | 1. | 5 | 11 | v | FIT | 2. | 10 | 22 | L | 11 | Brunswick St | A | +19.7 | 1/ 8 | +17.4 | +2 | -1.3 | +18.4 | ≡ |