| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1063 | 667 | 159.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 985 | 574 | 171.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 865 | 636 | 136.0 |
| 4 | GEE | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 981 | 813 | 120.7 |
| 5 | STK | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 635 | 831 | 76.4 |
| 6 | ESS | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 691 | 879 | 78.6 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 593 | 925 | 64.1 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 595 | 1083 | 54.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | CAR | 9. | 4 | 58 | L | 21 | Princes Park | A | +32.1 | 1/ 8 | -12.5 | +45 | -6.6 | +25.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | SYD | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 68 | Victoria Park | H | +25.6 | 1/ 8 | +2.8 | +35 | +3.3 | +28.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | STK | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 80 | Victoria Park | H | +28.9 | 1/ 8 | -37.8 | +67 | +1.3 | +30.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 7. | 20 | 62 | L | 17 | S.C.G. | A | +30.2 | 1/ 8 | +21.8 | +8 | -2.5 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | MEL | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +27.7 | 1/ 8 | -6.9 | +35 | -0.4 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | GEE | 8. | 3 | 51 | W | 33 | Corio Oval | A | +27.3 | 1/ 8 | -2.1 | +29 | +0.4 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | ESS | 2. | 13 | 25 | W | 8 | Victoria Park | H | +27.7 | 1/ 8 | +0.4 | +27 | -1.9 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | CAR | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +25.8 | 1/ 8 | +2.6 | +23 | -0.9 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | SYD | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | A | +24.9 | 1/ 8 | -5.3 | +42 | -3.5 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 04 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | STK | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | A | +21.3 | 1/ 8 | -26.2 | +48 | -2.3 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 11 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | FIT | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | +19.1 | 1/ 8 | +17.8 | +1 | +1.9 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 42 | M.C.G. | A | +21.0 | 1/ 8 | -9.6 | +31 | +1.1 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | GEE | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +22.1 | 1/ 8 | +2.0 | +20 | -0.6 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | ESS | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 27 | East Melbourne | A | +21.5 | 1/ 8 | -7.1 | +29 | -0.2 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 15 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +21.3 | 1/ 8 | -11.5 | +33 | -2.1 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | CAR | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 2 | Princes Park | A | +19.3 | 1/ 8 | +3.6 | +16 | -1.4 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 29 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | MEL | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 51 | Victoria Park | H | +17.9 | 2/ 8 | -15.3 | +33 | +1.8 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 05 | 4. | 3 | 27 | v | CAR | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 4 | Brunswick St | H | +19.7 | 1/ 8 | +4.0 | +16 | -1.2 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 12 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | FIT | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +18.5 | 2/ 8 | +22.0 | -4 | +0.6 | +19.1 | ≡ |