| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1060 | 681 | 155.7 |
| 2 | SME | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 915 | 773 | 118.4 |
| 3 | STK | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 935 | 796 | 117.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 970 | 879 | 110.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 864 | 1011 | 85.5 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 844 | 989 | 85.3 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 800 | 987 | 81.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 774 | 1046 | 74.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | FIT | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 8 | Victoria Park | H | +18.4 | 3/ 8 | +20.0 | -2 | +1.0 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | STK | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | A | +19.4 | 1/ 8 | +0.0 | +19 | -2.7 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SYD | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 28 | Lake Oval | A | +16.7 | 2/ 8 | -3.2 | +32 | -6.0 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +10.7 | 3/ 8 | -30.7 | +41 | -5.3 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | ESS | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 9 | East Melbourne | A | +5.3 | 4/ 8 | +0.4 | +5 | +0.4 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | CAR | 4. | 17 | 41 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | H | +5.7 | 4/ 8 | +17.3 | -12 | +0.1 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 15 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | GEE | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 6 | Corio Oval | A | +5.8 | 5/ 8 | -19.2 | +25 | -1.9 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 22 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | FIT | 11. | 3 | 69 | W | 9 | Brunswick St | A | +3.9 | 4/ 8 | +2.6 | +1 | +0.8 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 29 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +4.7 | 4/ 8 | +7.1 | -2 | +1.7 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 06 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | SYD | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 7 | Victoria Park | H | +6.4 | 3/ 8 | +7.3 | +11 | -0.4 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 13 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | MEL | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 79 | M.C.G. | A | +6.0 | 4/ 8 | -18.3 | +24 | +5.5 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 20 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 47 | Victoria Park | H | +11.5 | 2/ 8 | -11.1 | +23 | +2.4 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | CAR | 5. | 15 | 45 | L | 11 | Princes Park | A | +13.9 | 2/ 8 | +20.1 | -6 | -0.5 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 15. | 6 | 96 | v | GEE | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 39 | Victoria Park | H | +13.4 | 2/ 8 | -6.7 | +20 | +1.9 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 17 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | STK | 8. | 19 | 67 | L | 41 | Junction Oval | A | +15.3 | 2/ 8 | -2.7 | +18 | -5.9 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | FIT | 15. | 4 | 94 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +9.4 | 3/ 8 | -7.4 | +17 | -2.9 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | GEE | 12. | 4 | 76 | L | 5 | Victoria Park | H | +6.5 | 3/ 8 | -12.6 | +19 | -2.4 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 07 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | A | +4.1 | 3/ 8 | +20.8 | -5 | -2.9 | +1.2 | ≡ |