| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1167 | 729 | 160.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 993 | 812 | 122.3 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1080 | 884 | 122.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1113 | 963 | 115.6 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1008 | 952 | 105.9 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 994 | 979 | 101.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 937 | 913 | 102.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 952 | 1048 | 90.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 802 | 1347 | 59.5 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 692 | 1111 | 62.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | CAR | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 28 | Princes Park | A | +13.8 | 3/10 | +20.8 | -7 | -2.1 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | SYD | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +11.7 | 3/10 | +27.0 | -3 | +4.4 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 73 | Victoria Park | H | +16.2 | 3/10 | -28.5 | +45 | +2.8 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 4. | 17 | 41 | v | ESS | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 2 | East Melbourne | A | +19.0 | 3/10 | +11.6 | +7 | -0.9 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | MEL | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 48 | Victoria Park | H | +18.0 | 3/10 | -15.9 | +34 | +1.4 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FIT | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 29 | Brunswick St | A | +19.5 | 3/10 | -2.6 | +22 | +0.7 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | RIC | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 8 | Punt Rd | A | +20.1 | 2/10 | -13.8 | +34 | -2.6 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | UNI | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 4 | Victoria Park | H | +17.5 | 2/10 | +0.3 | +17 | -1.3 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | GEE | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 22 | Corio Oval | A | +16.2 | 2/10 | -6.0 | +22 | -4.4 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | CAR | 6. | 15 | 51 | L | 29 | Victoria Park | H | +11.8 | 4/10 | +19.8 | -8 | -2.1 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | SYD | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 62 | Lake Oval | A | +9.7 | 4/10 | +15.0 | +7 | -6.9 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | A | +2.8 | 4/10 | -23.5 | +26 | -1.6 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | ESS | 2. | 9 | 21 | W | 22 | Victoria Park | H | +1.2 | 5/10 | +11.0 | -10 | +3.2 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | MEL | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +4.4 | 5/10 | -26.2 | +31 | -1.3 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | FIT | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +3.1 | 4/10 | -6.7 | +10 | +0.2 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | RIC | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 27 | Victoria Park | H | +3.3 | 4/10 | -3.2 | +7 | +2.0 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | UNI | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 16 | East Melbourne | A | +5.4 | 4/10 | +3.3 | +2 | +1.4 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | GEE | 2. | 9 | 21 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +6.8 | 3/10 | -3.1 | +10 | +0.6 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | ESS | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 58 | M.C.G. | H | +7.4 | 3/10 | +3.9 | +3 | +5.5 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 24 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | SYD | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +12.8 | 3/10 | +25.3 | -0 | +1.1 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 01 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | CAR | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +14.0 | 2/10 | +13.6 | +0 | +1.4 | +15.3 | ≡ |