| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1125 | 664 | 169.4 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1160 | 814 | 142.5 |
| 3 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 955 | 942 | 101.4 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 966 | 996 | 97.0 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 975 | 962 | 101.4 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1032 | 1075 | 96.0 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 932 | 852 | 109.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 927 | 1065 | 87.0 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 940 | 1275 | 73.7 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 803 | 1170 | 68.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | GEE | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 47 | Corio Oval | A | +6.2 | 4/10 | -8.6 | +15 | -6.2 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 3. | 14 | 32 | v | FIT | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +0.1 | 4/10 | -10.4 | +10 | -4.1 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | UNI | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 8 | East Melbourne | A | -4.1 | 5/10 | -41.3 | +3 | +0.5 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 28 | Victoria Park | H | -3.6 | 6/10 | +20.6 | -24 | -0.4 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 5 | East Melbourne | A | -4.0 | 6/10 | +2.2 | -6 | +0.1 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | RIC | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | -3.9 | 6/10 | -43.4 | +5 | +1.0 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | STK | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 41 | Junction Oval | A | -2.9 | 5/10 | +3.9 | -7 | -3.4 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | H | -6.3 | 6/10 | -14.0 | +8 | +1.6 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | SYD | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | A | -4.7 | 6/10 | +10.0 | -3 | -1.8 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | -6.5 | 6/10 | -12.7 | +6 | +1.4 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 7. | 2 | 44 | v | FIT | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | A | -5.2 | 5/10 | -5.5 | +0 | +0.2 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | UNI | 2. | 2 | 14 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | -5.0 | 5/10 | -38.6 | -0 | +1.7 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | CAR | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 40 | Princes Park | A | -3.2 | 5/10 | +23.6 | -27 | -1.3 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 4 | Victoria Park | H | -4.6 | 6/10 | +6.2 | -11 | +1.5 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | RIC | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | A | -3.1 | 6/10 | -53.5 | +16 | -2.1 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | STK | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | -5.2 | 7/10 | +5.4 | -11 | +3.0 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | A | -2.3 | 6/10 | -2.4 | +0 | +1.3 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | SYD | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 66 | Victoria Park | H | -1.0 | 5/10 | +17.4 | -6 | +7.2 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 12 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | ESS | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | A | +6.3 | 4/10 | +13.6 | -7 | -2.8 | +3.5 | ≡ |