| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1243 | 766 | 162.3 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1111 | 700 | 158.7 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1150 | 901 | 127.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 916 | 118.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1074 | 857 | 125.3 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 924 | 977 | 94.6 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 772 | 1093 | 70.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 794 | 1082 | 73.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 647 | 1506 | 43.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | SYD | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +21.2 | 1/ 9 | +20.9 | +12 | +0.1 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | STK | 5. | 18 | 48 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | H | +21.3 | 1/ 9 | -0.9 | +22 | -2.5 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | GEE | 5. | 2 | 32 | W | 17 | Corio Oval | A | +18.8 | 2/ 9 | -16.8 | +36 | -1.9 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | RIC | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | A | +16.9 | 2/ 9 | -3.1 | +20 | +0.0 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 61 | Victoria Park | H | +16.9 | 3/ 9 | -18.4 | +31 | +3.0 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 14 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 11 | Princes Park | A | +19.9 | 3/ 9 | +19.9 | -0 | -1.1 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 21 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 26 | East Melbourne | A | +18.8 | 3/ 9 | -20.2 | +39 | -1.3 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 28 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | FIT | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | H | +17.5 | 3/ 9 | +10.6 | +7 | -1.0 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 12 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | SYD | 3. | 18 | 36 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +16.5 | 2/ 9 | +24.5 | +4 | +1.9 | +18.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 19 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | STK | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 52 | Junction Oval | A | +18.4 | 2/ 9 | -7.0 | +25 | +2.7 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 26 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 52 | Victoria Park | H | +21.0 | 2/ 9 | -22.5 | +44 | +0.8 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 09 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 13 | Victoria Park | H | +21.9 | 2/ 9 | +2.8 | +19 | -0.6 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 23 | 20. | 25 | 145 | v | MEL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 109 | M.C.G. | A | +21.3 | 2/ 9 | -34.7 | +52 | +5.7 | +27.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 30 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | CAR | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 67 | Victoria Park | H | +27.0 | 2/ 9 | +10.7 | +16 | +5.1 | +32.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 06 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | ESS | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +32.0 | 2/ 9 | -6.1 | +38 | -1.5 | +30.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 13 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 18 | Brunswick St | A | +30.5 | 2/ 9 | +8.3 | +22 | -0.4 | +30.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 27 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | CAR | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +30.1 | 1/ 9 | +10.5 | +20 | -0.2 | +29.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 04 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | RIC | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | A | +29.9 | 1/ 9 | +11.6 | +18 | -4.7 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 11 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | RIC | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | H | +25.2 | 2/ 9 | +16.3 | +9 | +1.6 | +26.8 | ≡ |