| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 853 | 597 | 142.9 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1085 | 582 | 186.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 917 | 579 | 158.4 |
| 4 | FIT | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 877 | 666 | 131.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 716 | 610 | 117.4 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 727 | 730 | 99.6 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 476 | 1013 | 47.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 414 | 1288 | 32.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 04 | 1. | 15 | 21 | v | COL | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 43 | East Melbourne | H | +17.3 | 2/ 8 | +7.1 | +10 | -5.3 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Thu May 09 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | STK | 3. | 1 | 19 | W | 49 | Junction Oval | A | +11.9 | 4/ 8 | -41.2 | +53 | -0.4 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | FIT | 7. | 5 | 47 | L | 3 | East Melbourne | H | +11.5 | 4/ 8 | +19.9 | -8 | +0.5 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | GEE | 4. | 10 | 34 | L | 4 | Corio Oval | A | +12.1 | 4/ 8 | +13.7 | -2 | -0.2 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | MEL | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 26 | East Melbourne | H | +11.8 | 4/ 8 | +0.5 | +11 | +1.5 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 3. | 23 | 41 | v | SYD | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +13.3 | 3/ 8 | +1.1 | +24 | -1.8 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 03 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | CAR | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 80 | East Melbourne | H | +11.5 | 4/ 8 | -19.4 | +31 | +4.9 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | COL | 7. | 7 | 49 | L | 1 | Victoria Park | A | +16.4 | 2/ 8 | +14.4 | +2 | -0.3 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 19. | 22 | 136 | v | STK | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 107 | East Melbourne | H | +16.1 | 1/ 8 | -42.2 | +58 | +4.9 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 48 | Brunswick St | A | +21.0 | 1/ 8 | +13.2 | +8 | +4.0 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | GEE | 2. | 12 | 24 | W | 25 | East Melbourne | H | +25.0 | 1/ 8 | +15.1 | +10 | +1.5 | +26.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | MEL | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +26.5 | 1/ 8 | -1.2 | +28 | -3.7 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | SYD | 8. | 3 | 51 | W | 1 | East Melbourne | H | +22.8 | 1/ 8 | +12.6 | +22 | -2.1 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 3. | 2 | 20 | W | 59 | Princes Park | A | +20.7 | 1/ 8 | -24.2 | +45 | +1.4 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | SYD | 1. | 3 | 9 | W | 60 | Lake Oval | A | +22.1 | 1/ 8 | +15.5 | +19 | +4.1 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | CAR | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 69 | East Melbourne | H | +26.2 | 1/ 8 | -24.8 | +51 | +1.8 | +28.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 33 | Corio Oval | A | +28.0 | 1/ 8 | +13.8 | +14 | +1.9 | +29.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 31 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 1 | Victoria Park | H | +29.9 | 1/ 8 | +10.9 | +19 | -1.8 | +28.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 07 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 27 | Lake Oval | H | +28.1 | 1/ 8 | +14.8 | +13 | +1.4 | +29.5 | ≡ |