| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 744 | 476 | 156.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 931 | 467 | 199.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 704 | 523 | 134.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 772 | 525 | 147.0 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 679 | 565 | 120.2 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 617 | 546 | 113.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 415 | 692 | 60.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 323 | 1391 | 23.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 13 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | GEE | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 27 | Corio Oval | A | +22.8 | 2/ 8 | +18.0 | +5 | -3.2 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 20 | 4. | 3 | 27 | v | MEL | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 27 | Victoria Park | H | +19.7 | 3/ 8 | -0.0 | +20 | -4.7 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Wed May 24 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 69 | Victoria Park | H | +15.0 | 4/ 8 | -50.6 | +66 | +0.3 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | SYD | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | A | +15.3 | 4/ 8 | +6.0 | +21 | -1.4 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | CAR | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 31 | Princes Park | A | +13.9 | 4/ 8 | -24.9 | +39 | -0.8 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 1. | 7 | 13 | v | FIT | 5. | 5 | 35 | L | 22 | Victoria Park | H | +13.1 | 3/ 8 | +12.4 | +1 | -2.3 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | ESS | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | +10.8 | 4/ 8 | +15.4 | -5 | +2.5 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | GEE | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +13.3 | 2/ 8 | +10.5 | +3 | -4.4 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | MEL | 1. | 7 | 13 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +8.9 | 4/ 8 | +3.7 | +5 | +0.3 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | STK | 1. | 5 | 11 | W | 83 | Junction Oval | A | +9.2 | 4/ 8 | -42.5 | +52 | +3.1 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 3 | Victoria Park | H | +12.3 | 4/ 8 | +5.7 | +19 | -1.6 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | CAR | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +10.8 | 4/ 8 | -20.8 | +32 | -1.6 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | FIT | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 12 | Brunswick St | A | +9.2 | 4/ 8 | +12.1 | -3 | +1.5 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 12 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | ESS | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 22 | East Melbourne | A | +10.7 | 3/ 8 | +16.5 | -6 | +2.8 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | MEL | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | A | +13.5 | 3/ 8 | +2.4 | +11 | +0.9 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +14.4 | 3/ 8 | -14.7 | +29 | -0.8 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +13.6 | 3/ 8 | +10.6 | +3 | -1.7 | +11.9 | ≡ |