| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1168 | 703 | 166.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1108 | 770 | 143.9 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1143 | 765 | 149.4 |
| 4 | MEL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1058 | 1066 | 99.2 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 926 | 872 | 106.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 906 | 1164 | 77.8 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 779 | 1026 | 75.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 750 | 1067 | 70.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 862 | 1267 | 68.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | ESS | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 26 | Victoria Park | H | +10.3 | 6/ 9 | +10.8 | -0 | +2.6 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 53 | Punt Rd | A | +13.0 | 4/ 9 | -3.8 | +17 | +3.6 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | STK | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 20 | Junction Oval | A | +16.6 | 2/ 9 | +11.6 | +5 | +1.5 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | MEL | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 28 | Victoria Park | H | +18.1 | 2/ 9 | -22.1 | +40 | -1.2 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | GEE | 3. | 12 | 30 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +16.9 | 2/ 9 | +2.5 | +14 | +1.8 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | CAR | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 2 | Princes Park | A | +18.6 | 1/ 9 | +10.9 | +8 | -1.0 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | FIT | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | A | +17.7 | 2/ 9 | +18.6 | -1 | +2.5 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | SYD | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +20.2 | 1/ 9 | +10.3 | +22 | -0.7 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | ESS | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 36 | East Melbourne | A | +19.5 | 1/ 9 | +0.4 | +19 | +1.7 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | RIC | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 37 | Victoria Park | H | +21.2 | 1/ 9 | -5.2 | +26 | +1.1 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | STK | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 98 | Victoria Park | H | +22.2 | 1/ 9 | +0.8 | +21 | +7.7 | +29.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 12. | 21 | 93 | v | MEL | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | A | +29.9 | 1/ 9 | +1.0 | +29 | +1.0 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | GEE | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 40 | Corio Oval | A | +30.9 | 1/ 9 | -11.4 | +42 | -0.2 | +30.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | CAR | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 1 | Victoria Park | H | +30.7 | 1/ 9 | +18.3 | +12 | -1.3 | +29.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 14 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 2 | Victoria Park | H | +29.3 | 1/ 9 | +22.0 | +7 | -0.5 | +28.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 21 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | SYD | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | A | +28.8 | 1/ 9 | +20.6 | +20 | -0.2 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | FIT | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | A | +28.6 | 1/ 9 | +28.4 | +0 | -3.4 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 18 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | CAR | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +25.2 | 3/ 9 | +26.5 | -1 | -3.2 | +22.0 | ≡ |