| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 |
| 9 | SME | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 17 | Punt Rd | A | +7.1 | 3/ 9 | +9.8 | -3 | -1.4 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | SYD | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +5.6 | 3/ 9 | -8.9 | +27 | -3.3 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | CAR | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 7 | Victoria Park | H | +2.4 | 3/ 9 | +17.2 | -15 | +2.2 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | STK | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 69 | Victoria Park | H | +4.6 | 3/ 9 | -14.0 | +19 | +5.0 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 19. | 6 | 120 | v | GEE | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 63 | Corio Oval | A | +9.6 | 2/ 9 | -1.7 | +11 | +5.2 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | FIT | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +14.8 | 1/ 9 | +5.9 | +9 | +2.3 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +17.1 | 1/ 9 | -10.0 | +27 | -3.5 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | ESS | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | A | +13.6 | 1/ 9 | +2.2 | +11 | -0.2 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | RIC | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | +13.3 | 1/ 9 | +2.0 | +11 | +0.8 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | SYD | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | A | +14.1 | 1/ 9 | -9.3 | +35 | -2.7 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | CAR | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 5 | Princes Park | A | +11.4 | 1/ 9 | +7.4 | +4 | -0.9 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | STK | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 11 | Junction Oval | A | +10.5 | 1/ 9 | -15.6 | +26 | -1.5 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 20 | 68 | v | GEE | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | H | +9.0 | 1/ 9 | +2.8 | +6 | +1.8 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | FIT | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 17 | Brunswick St | A | +10.8 | 1/ 9 | +3.7 | +7 | +1.0 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | MEL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 29 | Victoria Park | H | +11.7 | 1/ 9 | -6.6 | +18 | +1.1 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 16 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | ESS | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 4 | Victoria Park | H | +12.8 | 1/ 9 | +1.1 | +12 | -0.8 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 30 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +12.0 | 1/ 9 | +2.1 | +10 | -1.4 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 14 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +10.7 | 2/ 9 | +5.8 | +5 | -1.6 | +9.1 | ≡ |