| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 744 | 476 | 156.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 931 | 467 | 199.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 704 | 523 | 134.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 772 | 525 | 147.0 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 679 | 565 | 120.2 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 617 | 546 | 113.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 415 | 692 | 60.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 323 | 1391 | 23.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 13 | 0. | 9 | 9 | v | FIT | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 38 | Brunswick St | A | +24.9 | 1/ 8 | +14.0 | +11 | -4.9 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 20 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | STK | 3. | 2 | 20 | W | 46 | Junction Oval | A | +20.0 | 2/ 8 | -53.4 | +73 | -2.7 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Wed May 24 | 1. | 9 | 15 | v | SYD | 0. | 9 | 9 | W | 6 | East Melbourne | H | +17.3 | 2/ 8 | +4.0 | +25 | -1.9 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 1. | 3 | 9 | W | 39 | East Melbourne | H | +15.3 | 3/ 8 | -25.1 | +40 | -0.1 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | GEE | 3. | 10 | 28 | L | 4 | Corio Oval | A | +15.2 | 1/ 8 | +14.5 | +1 | -0.5 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | MEL | 1. | 10 | 16 | W | 14 | East Melbourne | H | +14.7 | 2/ 8 | +7.9 | +7 | +0.7 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | COL | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 20 | Victoria Park | A | +15.4 | 1/ 8 | +10.8 | +5 | -2.5 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | FIT | 10. | 3 | 63 | L | 12 | East Melbourne | H | +13.0 | 3/ 8 | +13.8 | -1 | -1.1 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | STK | 1. | 0 | 6 | W | 79 | East Melbourne | H | +11.9 | 3/ 8 | -39.7 | +52 | +2.7 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | SYD | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | A | +14.6 | 2/ 8 | +5.2 | +21 | -0.5 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 31 | Princes Park | A | +14.1 | 2/ 8 | -21.2 | +35 | -0.4 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | GEE | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 24 | East Melbourne | H | +13.6 | 2/ 8 | +18.0 | -4 | +2.8 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | MEL | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +16.5 | 1/ 8 | +4.2 | +12 | +0.1 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 12 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | COL | 8. | 5 | 53 | L | 22 | East Melbourne | H | +16.5 | 1/ 8 | +10.7 | +6 | -2.8 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 16. | 24 | 120 | v | STK | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 98 | East Melbourne | H | +13.8 | 2/ 8 | -51.4 | +65 | +3.3 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | GEE | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 8 | East Melbourne | H | +17.0 | 2/ 8 | +18.5 | -1 | -0.7 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 2. | 1 | 13 | v | SYD | 3. | 10 | 28 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +16.4 | 2/ 8 | +12.2 | +16 | -3.1 | +13.3 | ≡ |