| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 954 | 744 | 128.2 |
| 2 | CAR | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 804 | 762 | 105.5 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 867 | 741 | 117.0 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 835 | 738 | 113.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 831 | 766 | 108.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 947 | 840 | 112.7 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 726 | 940 | 77.2 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 708 | 1141 | 62.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | SYD | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 41 | East Melbourne | H | -10.9 | 6/ 8 | -27.9 | +29 | +1.2 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | GEE | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 24 | Corio Oval | A | -9.7 | 6/ 8 | +9.6 | -19 | -0.5 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | STK | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 36 | Junction Oval | A | -10.2 | 6/ 8 | -8.0 | -2 | +3.8 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 6. | 3 | 39 | v | MEL | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 32 | S.C.G. | H | -6.3 | 5/ 8 | -21.2 | +15 | -4.7 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | FIT | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 42 | East Melbourne | H | -11.0 | 6/ 8 | +31.0 | -42 | +0.0 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | COL | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 2 | East Melbourne | H | -11.0 | 6/ 8 | +12.7 | -24 | +2.2 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | CAR | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 6 | Princes Park | A | -8.9 | 6/ 8 | +1.7 | -11 | +1.7 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | SYD | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 40 | Lake Oval | A | -7.2 | 6/ 8 | +0.1 | +5 | -4.5 | -11.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 38 | East Melbourne | H | -11.7 | 7/ 8 | -4.3 | -7 | +4.5 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | STK | 6. | 3 | 39 | W | 5 | East Melbourne | H | -7.1 | 6/ 8 | -9.6 | +2 | +0.3 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | MEL | 3. | 12 | 30 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | A | -6.9 | 6/ 8 | -0.2 | -7 | +1.2 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 17 | Brunswick St | A | -5.7 | 6/ 8 | +10.4 | -16 | -0.1 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | A | -5.8 | 6/ 8 | +6.1 | -12 | +2.8 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 13 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | CAR | 5. | 9 | 39 | L | 4 | East Melbourne | H | -3.0 | 5/ 8 | +6.4 | -9 | +0.5 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 18 | East Melbourne | H | -2.5 | 6/ 8 | -7.3 | +5 | +1.3 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 27 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | SYD | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | A | -1.1 | 6/ 8 | +8.1 | +3 | +2.9 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 03 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | FIT | 4. | 2 | 26 | W | 61 | East Melbourne | H | +1.8 | 6/ 8 | +8.2 | -6 | +6.7 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | CAR | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +8.5 | 2/ 8 | +5.0 | +4 | -0.7 | +7.9 | ≡ |