| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1188 | 875 | 135.8 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1120 | 968 | 115.7 |
| 3 | SME | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1061 | 989 | 107.3 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1128 | 1085 | 104.0 |
| 5 | COL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.1 |
| 6 | STK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 947 | 959 | 98.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1000 | 1191 | 84.0 |
| 8 | RIC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 906 | 1139 | 79.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 980 | 1219 | 80.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 16. | 5 | 101 | v | SYD | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 22 | Lake Oval | A | +16.0 | 1/ 9 | -6.8 | +35 | -1.3 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | ESS | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +14.7 | 1/ 9 | +10.5 | +4 | -1.8 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | STK | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 21 | Junction Oval | A | +12.9 | 1/ 9 | -1.9 | +15 | -3.6 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 16. | 23 | 119 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 47 | Victoria Park | H | +9.3 | 2/ 9 | -12.1 | +21 | +2.6 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | RIC | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 38 | Victoria Park | H | +11.9 | 2/ 9 | -5.4 | +17 | +2.1 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | CAR | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 25 | Victoria Park | H | +14.0 | 1/ 9 | -3.7 | +18 | +0.7 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 6 | Brunswick St | A | +14.7 | 1/ 9 | +8.7 | +6 | -1.2 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | MEL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 34 | Victoria Park | H | +13.5 | 1/ 9 | -2.0 | +16 | +1.8 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | SYD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +15.3 | 1/ 9 | +3.5 | +24 | -4.5 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | ESS | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 40 | Windy Hill | A | +10.9 | 1/ 9 | +9.1 | +2 | -4.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | STK | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +6.7 | 3/ 9 | -1.2 | +8 | +0.4 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | GEE | 9. | 18 | 72 | L | 46 | Corio Oval | A | +7.1 | 3/ 9 | -8.7 | +16 | -6.2 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 6. | 19 | 55 | v | RIC | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 21 | Punt Rd | A | +0.9 | 4/ 9 | -15.2 | +16 | -3.7 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | -2.8 | 6/ 9 | -5.0 | +2 | -0.2 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | FIT | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 35 | Victoria Park | H | -3.0 | 6/ 9 | +11.0 | -14 | +4.9 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 21. | 12 | 138 | v | MEL | 11. | 21 | 87 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +1.9 | 4/ 9 | -18.5 | +20 | +3.1 | +5.0 | ≡ |