| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 29 | Victoria Park | H | +10.1 | 3/10 | +1.3 | +9 | +2.0 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | FIT | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 15 | Brunswick St | A | +12.1 | 3/10 | -8.0 | +20 | -0.5 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | H | +11.6 | 4/10 | -3.1 | +15 | -1.8 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | ESS | 21. | 12 | 138 | L | 85 | East Melbourne | A | +9.8 | 4/10 | +13.5 | -4 | -8.1 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | SYD | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +1.7 | 4/10 | +21.0 | -7 | +1.3 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | MEL | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +3.0 | 4/10 | -20.5 | +23 | -1.7 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | UNI | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 26 | Victoria Park | H | +1.3 | 5/10 | -9.5 | +11 | +1.5 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | CAR | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 33 | Princes Park | A | +2.8 | 4/10 | +13.4 | -11 | -2.2 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | STK | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 53 | Victoria Park | H | +0.5 | 4/10 | -25.1 | +26 | +2.7 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Thu Jun 22 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | RIC | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | A | +3.3 | 4/10 | -4.5 | +8 | +1.2 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | H | +4.5 | 4/10 | -0.1 | +5 | -1.6 | +2.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | GEE | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 10 | Corio Oval | A | +2.9 | 4/10 | -4.3 | +7 | +0.3 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 2. | 11 | 23 | v | ESS | 3. | 11 | 29 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +3.2 | 4/10 | +15.6 | -12 | +0.6 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | SYD | 5. | 7 | 37 | L | 1 | Victoria Park | H | +3.9 | 5/10 | +25.9 | -10 | +0.9 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | MEL | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 22 | M.C.G. | A | +4.8 | 4/10 | -8.1 | +13 | +0.9 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | UNI | 0. | 9 | 9 | W | 89 | M.C.G. | A | +5.7 | 4/10 | -24.7 | +30 | +5.9 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 4. | 17 | 41 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +11.5 | 4/10 | +23.4 | -12 | +2.7 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 57 | Junction Oval | A | +14.2 | 4/10 | -45.9 | +60 | -0.3 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | SYD | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +13.9 | 4/10 | +24.7 | +1 | +2.9 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 23 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +16.8 | 4/10 | +24.6 | -8 | +0.2 | +17.0 | ≡ |