| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1618 | 1334 | 121.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1834 | 1355 | 135.4 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2187 | 1560 | 140.2 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1915 | 1571 | 121.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1986 | 1707 | 116.3 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1623 | 1670 | 97.2 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1592 | 1661 | 95.8 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1589 | 1660 | 95.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1444 | 1699 | 85.0 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1635 | 1958 | 83.5 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1300 | 1917 | 67.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1245 | 1876 | 66.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | SYD | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 35 | Lake Oval | A | +15.1 | 4/12 | +17.1 | +10 | -4.5 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | ESS | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 28 | Victoria Park | H | +10.6 | 5/12 | -23.5 | +34 | -0.6 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | HAW | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 67 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +10.0 | 5/12 | -37.2 | +47 | +2.0 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 28 | Victoria Park | H | +12.0 | 4/12 | +26.5 | -14 | +4.2 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | GEE | 16. | 13 | 109 | D | 0 | Corio Oval | A | +16.2 | 4/12 | +21.0 | -5 | +0.5 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | FIT | 13. | 18 | 96 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +16.7 | 4/12 | -1.7 | +18 | -0.3 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 23 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | NME | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 26 | Arden St | A | +16.4 | 3/12 | -15.0 | +31 | -0.5 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | STK | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | H | +15.8 | 5/12 | -1.6 | +17 | -0.8 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | MEL | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +15.0 | 5/12 | -9.1 | +24 | -2.2 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | CAR | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 30 | Victoria Park | H | +12.8 | 5/12 | +20.0 | -7 | +3.7 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | WBD | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 10 | Western Oval | A | +16.5 | 3/12 | -14.7 | +31 | -2.1 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | SYD | 21. | 19 | 145 | L | 48 | Victoria Park | H | +14.4 | 4/12 | +33.5 | -7 | -4.1 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 22. | 18 | 150 | v | ESS | 15. | 12 | 102 | W | 48 | Windy Hill | A | +10.3 | 4/12 | -14.2 | +24 | +2.4 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 23. | 22 | 160 | v | HAW | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 87 | Victoria Park | H | +12.6 | 4/12 | -30.1 | +43 | +4.4 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | RIC | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 11 | Punt Rd | A | +17.1 | 3/12 | +13.2 | +4 | -1.5 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | GEE | 16. | 21 | 117 | L | 5 | Victoria Park | H | +15.6 | 3/12 | +26.6 | -11 | +0.6 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | FIT | 14. | 17 | 101 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | A | +16.2 | 4/12 | -5.1 | +21 | -1.6 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | NME | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 88 | Victoria Park | H | +14.6 | 4/12 | -27.6 | +42 | +4.6 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 22 | 9. | 21 | 75 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +19.1 | 3/12 | +46.8 | -16 | +1.3 | +20.4 | ≡ |