| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | SYD | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | A | +16.6 | 2/12 | -28.4 | +57 | -4.5 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | GEE | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +12.1 | 4/12 | -4.0 | +16 | -3.1 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | CAR | 12. | 18 | 90 | W | 37 | Victoria Park | H | +9.0 | 4/12 | +14.4 | -5 | +4.2 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | NME | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 24 | Arden St | A | +13.3 | 3/12 | -6.8 | +20 | -4.4 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | MEL | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +8.8 | 4/12 | +22.6 | -14 | -0.2 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | ESS | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 2 | Victoria Park | H | +8.6 | 5/12 | -8.6 | +17 | -1.5 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 20 | Junction Oval | A | +7.1 | 5/12 | +7.2 | -0 | +2.0 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | RIC | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 26 | Victoria Park | H | +9.1 | 3/12 | +12.0 | -3 | -2.3 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | WBD | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 16 | Western Oval | A | +6.8 | 3/12 | -0.9 | +8 | -2.4 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | FIT | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +4.4 | 3/12 | -5.9 | +10 | -2.4 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | HAW | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 24 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +2.0 | 6/12 | -17.9 | +20 | +0.4 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | SYD | 4. | 18 | 42 | W | 86 | Victoria Park | H | +2.4 | 5/12 | -11.1 | +26 | +6.0 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | GEE | 23. | 18 | 156 | L | 65 | Corio Oval | A | +8.5 | 3/12 | +4.6 | +4 | -6.9 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | CAR | 14. | 18 | 102 | L | 15 | Princes Park | A | +1.6 | 4/12 | -2.5 | +4 | -1.9 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 12. | 21 | 93 | v | NME | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 40 | Victoria Park | H | -0.3 | 6/12 | -18.6 | +18 | +2.2 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | MEL | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | H | +1.8 | 7/12 | +16.2 | -14 | +0.0 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | ESS | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 40 | Windy Hill | A | +1.9 | 7/12 | -0.9 | +3 | -4.3 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | STK | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 34 | Victoria Park | H | -2.4 | 8/12 | -12.0 | +10 | +2.4 | +0.0 | ≡ |