| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | FIT | 4. | 10 | 34 | L | 3 | Brunswick St | A | +6.9 | 2/ 8 | +13.6 | -7 | +0.4 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +7.3 | 2/ 8 | +2.6 | +5 | +2.7 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 18. | 10 | 118 | v | STK | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 48 | Junction Oval | A | +10.0 | 2/ 8 | -22.3 | +32 | +1.6 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | MEL | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +11.6 | 2/ 8 | +4.4 | +7 | +0.8 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | SYD | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 59 | Victoria Park | H | +12.4 | 2/ 8 | +2.7 | +22 | +3.7 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 19 | Corio Oval | A | +16.1 | 1/ 8 | -17.7 | +34 | -1.5 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ESS | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 29 | East Melbourne | A | +14.6 | 2/ 8 | +6.5 | +8 | +2.1 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | FIT | 3. | 1 | 19 | W | 22 | Victoria Park | H | +16.7 | 1/ 8 | +15.4 | +1 | +2.1 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | CAR | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 15 | Princes Park | A | +18.8 | 1/ 8 | +0.6 | +18 | -0.3 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | STK | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 70 | Victoria Park | H | +18.5 | 1/ 8 | -23.2 | +42 | +2.8 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | MEL | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +21.3 | 1/ 8 | -7.8 | +29 | +0.4 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | SYD | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | A | +21.7 | 1/ 8 | +5.6 | +28 | -2.0 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | GEE | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +19.7 | 1/ 8 | -3.4 | +23 | -0.9 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | ESS | 10. | 6 | 66 | L | 13 | Victoria Park | H | +18.8 | 1/ 8 | +2.4 | +16 | -2.9 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | CAR | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | +15.8 | 1/ 8 | +8.1 | +8 | +0.9 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | MEL | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +16.8 | 1/ 8 | -13.6 | +30 | +0.3 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | SYD | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 78 | Victoria Park | H | +17.0 | 1/ 8 | +7.7 | +21 | +5.7 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | CAR | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | +22.7 | 1/ 8 | +16.9 | +6 | -5.2 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 30 | 2. | 5 | 17 | v | FIT | 4. | 6 | 30 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +17.5 | 2/ 8 | +15.8 | +2 | -1.5 | +16.0 | ≡ |