| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1208 | 918 | 131.6 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1131 | 971 | 116.5 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1224 | 1092 | 112.1 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 1057 | 102.5 |
| 5 | GEE | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1116 | 1041 | 107.2 |
| 6 | COL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1089 | 1134 | 96.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1134 | 1228 | 92.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1043 | 1252 | 83.3 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1045 | 1380 | 75.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 16 | Windy Hill | A | +5.9 | 3/ 9 | +19.6 | -14 | +3.0 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | STK | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | +8.9 | 2/ 9 | -2.0 | +11 | +0.9 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | MEL | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | A | +9.8 | 2/ 9 | -13.7 | +24 | -2.3 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | CAR | 16. | 11 | 107 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | H | +7.6 | 3/ 9 | -9.4 | +17 | +0.7 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | SYD | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +8.3 | 3/ 9 | +6.5 | +14 | -2.7 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | GEE | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +5.6 | 4/ 9 | -2.2 | +8 | -1.4 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | RIC | 12. | 23 | 95 | L | 25 | Punt Rd | A | +4.2 | 4/ 9 | -15.0 | +19 | -4.4 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | FIT | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | H | -0.2 | 4/ 9 | +13.6 | -14 | -0.3 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 28 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | ESS | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 26 | Victoria Park | H | -0.5 | 4/ 9 | +22.2 | -23 | -0.3 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 05 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | STK | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 60 | Junction Oval | A | -0.9 | 5/ 9 | -13.5 | +13 | -7.3 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | MEL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | -8.1 | 8/ 9 | -9.7 | +2 | +2.1 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 12 | Princes Park | A | -6.0 | 7/ 9 | +0.2 | -6 | +1.8 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | SYD | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | -4.2 | 6/ 9 | +18.4 | -11 | +3.0 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 23 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | GEE | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 37 | Corio Oval | A | -1.2 | 5/ 9 | +4.9 | -6 | -3.1 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | RIC | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | H | -4.3 | 6/ 9 | +0.1 | -4 | -0.8 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 06 | 11. | 20 | 86 | v | FIT | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 36 | Brunswick St | A | -5.1 | 6/ 9 | +7.4 | -12 | +4.8 | -0.2 | ≡ |