| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1162 | 688 | 168.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1174 | 800 | 146.8 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1070 | 821 | 130.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1076 | 884 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1023 | 962 | 106.3 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 945 | 930 | 101.6 |
| 7 | UNI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 902 | 901 | 100.1 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 825 | 1282 | 64.4 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 670 | 1130 | 59.3 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 852 | 1301 | 65.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | H | -1.7 | 6/10 | +4.4 | -6 | -0.5 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | STK | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 6 | Junction Oval | A | -2.2 | 7/10 | +1.6 | -4 | +1.0 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | CAR | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 17 | Princes Park | A | -1.2 | 7/10 | +16.4 | -18 | +0.1 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 36 | Victoria Park | H | -1.1 | 6/10 | -16.7 | +16 | +2.0 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | A | +0.9 | 5/10 | +16.8 | -4 | -1.6 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | ESS | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 42 | Victoria Park | H | -0.7 | 6/10 | +13.4 | -14 | +5.6 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | UNI | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 36 | Victoria Park | H | +4.9 | 4/10 | -1.1 | +6 | +3.0 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | GEE | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 28 | Corio Oval | A | +7.9 | 3/10 | -22.4 | +30 | -0.2 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | MEL | 10. | 5 | 65 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | A | +7.7 | 3/10 | +1.4 | +6 | -0.6 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | FIT | 2. | 9 | 21 | W | 31 | Brunswick St | A | +7.0 | 3/10 | -1.5 | +9 | +2.2 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 40 | Victoria Park | H | +9.3 | 3/10 | -16.4 | +26 | +1.4 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | CAR | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 1 | Victoria Park | H | +10.7 | 3/10 | +16.4 | -6 | +0.7 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 8. | 24 | 72 | v | RIC | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 35 | Punt Rd | A | +11.4 | 3/10 | -20.8 | +32 | +0.3 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | SYD | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 11 | Victoria Park | H | +11.7 | 3/10 | +26.2 | -3 | +1.4 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 56 | East Melbourne | A | +13.0 | 3/10 | +10.3 | +3 | -5.9 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | UNI | 5. | 9 | 39 | D | 0 | East Melbourne | A | +7.2 | 4/10 | +0.0 | +7 | -0.7 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | GEE | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 45 | Victoria Park | H | +6.4 | 4/10 | -28.4 | +35 | +1.0 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | MEL | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 42 | Victoria Park | H | +7.5 | 4/10 | +4.2 | +3 | +3.9 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | SYD | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +11.3 | 4/10 | +29.4 | -6 | -1.5 | +9.8 | ≡ |