| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | ESS | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 25 | Windy Hill | A | -2.8 | 6/12 | +18.1 | -21 | -0.4 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | -3.2 | 6/12 | -9.2 | +6 | +1.1 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | HAW | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 17 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -2.1 | 6/12 | -43.5 | +25 | -0.8 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | GEE | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | H | -2.9 | 5/12 | +5.7 | -9 | +0.6 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | FIT | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | A | -2.4 | 5/12 | +12.7 | -15 | +2.0 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | SYD | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 39 | Victoria Park | H | -0.4 | 5/12 | +11.4 | +0 | +3.9 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | STK | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 36 | Junction Oval | A | +3.5 | 5/12 | -15.2 | +19 | -5.5 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | CAR | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | H | -2.0 | 6/12 | -14.6 | +13 | +0.1 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | -1.8 | 6/12 | -8.3 | +6 | +1.4 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 44 | Western Oval | A | -0.5 | 6/12 | -39.6 | +23 | +2.1 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | NME | 11. | 4 | 70 | W | 43 | Victoria Park | H | +1.6 | 6/12 | -35.7 | +21 | +2.2 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | ESS | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 80 | Victoria Park | H | +3.8 | 5/12 | +7.0 | -3 | +8.3 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | MEL | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +12.1 | 2/12 | +8.3 | +4 | +0.9 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | HAW | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | H | +13.0 | 2/12 | -47.6 | +45 | -2.1 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | GEE | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 9 | Corio Oval | A | +11.0 | 3/12 | +23.2 | -12 | +0.3 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | FIT | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +11.3 | 2/12 | +5.2 | +6 | -2.0 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | SYD | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 65 | Lake Oval | A | +9.3 | 2/12 | -4.7 | +26 | +3.9 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 19 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | ESS | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 10 | M.C.G. | H | +13.2 | 2/12 | +5.9 | +7 | +0.3 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 03 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | MEL | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | H | +13.5 | 2/12 | +8.8 | +5 | +3.2 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 10 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | GEE | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | A | +16.7 | 2/12 | +17.1 | -0 | -1.0 | +15.7 | ≡ |