| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | GEE | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 54 | Victoria Park | H | +27.1 | 1/ 8 | -11.7 | +39 | +1.5 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | SYD | 12. | 5 | 77 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | A | +28.6 | 1/ 8 | -5.3 | +46 | -6.6 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | FIT | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 43 | Brunswick St | A | +22.0 | 1/ 8 | +13.5 | +9 | +3.4 | +25.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | CAR | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 20 | Victoria Park | H | +25.5 | 1/ 8 | +18.2 | +7 | -2.7 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | STK | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 58 | Junction Oval | A | +22.7 | 1/ 8 | -21.4 | +44 | +1.4 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | ESS | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 17 | East Melbourne | A | +24.1 | 1/ 8 | +1.8 | +22 | -3.9 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 44 | Victoria Park | H | +20.2 | 1/ 8 | -21.8 | +42 | +0.2 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | GEE | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +20.4 | 1/ 8 | -12.4 | +33 | -1.9 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | SYD | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 60 | Victoria Park | H | +18.5 | 1/ 8 | -1.9 | +32 | +2.8 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | FIT | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 44 | Victoria Park | H | +21.3 | 1/ 8 | +8.5 | +13 | -5.7 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | CAR | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 37 | Princes Park | A | +15.6 | 2/ 8 | +13.7 | +2 | -3.9 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | STK | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 62 | Victoria Park | H | +11.7 | 4/ 8 | -11.0 | +23 | +3.9 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | ESS | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +15.6 | 2/ 8 | +16.3 | -1 | +3.3 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | MEL | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 63 | M.C.G. | A | +18.9 | 1/ 8 | -33.3 | +52 | +1.1 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | STK | 7. | 19 | 61 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | +20.0 | 1/ 8 | -9.1 | +29 | -1.2 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 11 | Brunswick St | A | +18.8 | 2/ 8 | +22.6 | -4 | -0.7 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | MEL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 56 | M.C.G. | A | +18.1 | 2/ 8 | -40.6 | +59 | -0.3 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 10 | Brunswick St | A | +17.8 | 3/ 8 | +20.7 | -3 | -0.7 | +17.1 | ≡ |