| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | ESS | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 18 | Victoria Park | H | +29.8 | 1/ 9 | -3.3 | +33 | -5.1 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GEE | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 5 | Corio Oval | A | +24.7 | 1/ 9 | -18.0 | +43 | -3.8 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 4. | 20 | 44 | v | MEL | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +20.9 | 1/ 9 | -39.5 | +60 | -3.9 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | FIT | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 8 | Brunswick St | A | +17.0 | 1/ 9 | +14.4 | +3 | -1.1 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Wed May 26 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 7 | Punt Rd | A | +15.9 | 1/ 9 | +13.5 | +2 | -0.9 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 07 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +15.0 | 3/ 9 | -22.0 | +37 | -0.6 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | CAR | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | +14.4 | 2/ 9 | +4.0 | +10 | +0.9 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | A | +15.2 | 3/ 9 | +22.6 | +5 | -0.1 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | ESS | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 7 | East Melbourne | A | +15.2 | 4/ 9 | +0.1 | +15 | -0.8 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | GEE | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 42 | Victoria Park | H | +14.4 | 4/ 9 | -14.6 | +29 | +1.3 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | MEL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +15.7 | 3/ 9 | -29.7 | +45 | -2.9 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | RIC | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 2 | Victoria Park | H | +12.7 | 3/ 9 | +11.6 | +1 | -0.3 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | FIT | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +12.4 | 3/ 9 | +17.1 | -5 | -0.9 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | STK | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 58 | Junction Oval | A | +11.5 | 4/ 9 | -33.7 | +45 | +1.3 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | CAR | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 52 | Princes Park | A | +12.8 | 5/ 9 | +17.6 | -5 | -4.7 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | SYD | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | +8.1 | 5/ 9 | +16.2 | +4 | +1.3 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 11 | 4. | 17 | 41 | v | FIT | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +9.4 | 5/ 9 | +21.5 | -12 | +3.0 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 25 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | CAR | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 24 | M.C.G. | H | +12.4 | 5/ 9 | +24.7 | -12 | +3.6 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 02 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | RIC | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +16.0 | 4/ 9 | +20.7 | -5 | -1.2 | +14.8 | ≡ |