| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | GEE | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 5 | Victoria Park | H | +28.5 | 2/12 | +15.0 | +14 | -0.9 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | HAW | 8. | 17 | 65 | W | 19 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +27.7 | 1/12 | -18.1 | +46 | -2.7 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +25.0 | 2/12 | -6.2 | +43 | -2.2 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | RIC | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 4 | Punt Rd | A | +22.8 | 3/12 | +24.0 | -1 | -0.3 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | CAR | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | +22.5 | 3/12 | +31.4 | -9 | -0.7 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | STK | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +21.8 | 4/12 | -6.4 | +28 | -0.5 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +21.3 | 3/12 | +4.4 | +17 | +0.0 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 22. | 22 | 154 | v | NME | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 90 | Victoria Park | H | +21.3 | 3/12 | -53.6 | +75 | +1.5 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 04 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | WBD | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 4 | Western Oval | A | +22.8 | 3/12 | -6.0 | +29 | -2.5 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | ESS | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 24 | Windy Hill | A | +20.3 | 3/12 | -8.0 | +28 | -5.2 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 46 | Victoria Park | H | +15.1 | 4/12 | -19.8 | +35 | +1.1 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | GEE | 4. | 19 | 43 | L | 13 | Corio Oval | A | +16.2 | 4/12 | +25.2 | -9 | -0.4 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | HAW | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 45 | Victoria Park | H | +15.8 | 4/12 | -7.8 | +24 | +2.1 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | SYD | 6. | 23 | 59 | W | 2 | Lake Oval | A | +17.9 | 4/12 | +5.2 | +25 | -2.3 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | RIC | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 24 | Victoria Park | H | +15.7 | 3/12 | +13.8 | +2 | -2.6 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 29 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | CAR | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 61 | Victoria Park | H | +13.1 | 4/12 | +22.9 | -10 | +7.1 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 05 | 20. | 8 | 128 | v | STK | 21. | 16 | 142 | L | 14 | Junction Oval | A | +20.2 | 3/12 | -11.0 | +31 | -4.5 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 12 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | MEL | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 70 | Victoria Park | H | +15.6 | 3/12 | -4.2 | +20 | +5.0 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 19 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | CAR | 20. | 10 | 130 | L | 88 | M.C.G. | A | +20.7 | 2/12 | +14.1 | +7 | -9.5 | +11.2 | ≡ |