| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1928 | 1502 | 128.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1872 | 1535 | 122.0 |
| 3 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1734 | 1469 | 118.0 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1806 | 1550 | 116.5 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1796 | 1459 | 123.1 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1696 | 1749 | 97.0 |
| 7 | GEE | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1582 | 1713 | 92.4 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1482 | 1661 | 89.2 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1561 | 1709 | 91.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1427 | 1657 | 86.1 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1494 | 1809 | 82.6 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1367 | 1932 | 70.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | GEE | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +14.1 | 4/12 | +21.9 | -8 | +3.9 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 21. | 20 | 146 | v | SYD | 15. | 17 | 107 | W | 39 | Lake Oval | A | +18.0 | 1/12 | -31.4 | +61 | -2.2 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | WBD | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +15.8 | 3/12 | +12.6 | +3 | +1.2 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | STK | 20. | 11 | 131 | L | 37 | Junction Oval | A | +17.0 | 1/12 | -2.6 | +20 | -5.7 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 37 | Brunswick St | A | +11.3 | 4/12 | -11.3 | +23 | +1.4 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | HAW | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | +12.7 | 2/12 | -7.5 | +20 | -0.1 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | RIC | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 36 | Punt Rd | A | +12.6 | 3/12 | +12.6 | +0 | +3.6 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | CAR | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 39 | Victoria Park | H | +16.2 | 1/12 | +13.2 | +3 | +3.6 | +19.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | NME | 10. | 18 | 78 | W | 27 | Arden St | A | +19.8 | 1/12 | -18.3 | +38 | -1.1 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | MEL | 22. | 22 | 154 | L | 94 | M.C.G. | A | +18.7 | 1/12 | +11.6 | +7 | -10.1 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | ESS | 7. | 18 | 60 | W | 57 | Victoria Park | H | +8.6 | 5/12 | -4.9 | +13 | +4.4 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | GEE | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 11 | Corio Oval | A | +12.9 | 2/12 | +5.4 | +8 | -1.9 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | SYD | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 64 | Victoria Park | H | +11.1 | 2/12 | -17.4 | +41 | +2.3 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | WBD | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 17 | Western Oval | A | +13.4 | 2/12 | -12.9 | +26 | -0.9 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 18. | 8 | 116 | v | STK | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 27 | Victoria Park | H | +12.5 | 3/12 | +10.0 | +3 | +2.4 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | FIT | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +14.9 | 3/12 | -7.4 | +22 | +0.9 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | HAW | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +15.8 | 3/12 | -15.9 | +32 | -2.4 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | RIC | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +13.4 | 4/12 | +17.7 | -4 | +3.6 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | MEL | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | A | +17.1 | 3/12 | +17.9 | -1 | -1.3 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 23 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | STK | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +15.7 | 3/12 | +8.2 | +8 | +2.1 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 30 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | MEL | 21. | 22 | 148 | L | 53 | M.C.G. | A | +17.9 | 3/12 | +19.2 | -1 | -5.2 | +12.7 | ≡ |