| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 8 | Princes Park | A | +5.3 | 3/ 8 | +1.4 | +4 | -1.2 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | GEE | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 34 | East Melbourne | H | +4.1 | 4/ 8 | -14.4 | +19 | +1.5 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | MEL | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +5.7 | 4/ 8 | +1.7 | +4 | -2.7 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | SYD | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 56 | East Melbourne | H | +3.0 | 5/ 8 | +7.5 | +7 | +4.9 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | STK | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | A | +7.8 | 3/ 8 | -22.9 | +31 | -1.6 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | FIT | 5. | 5 | 35 | L | 7 | Brunswick St | A | +6.3 | 3/ 8 | +15.8 | -10 | +0.2 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 29 | East Melbourne | H | +6.5 | 3/ 8 | +14.6 | -8 | -2.1 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 20 | 62 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 2 | East Melbourne | H | +4.4 | 3/ 8 | +0.4 | +4 | -0.2 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | GEE | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +4.2 | 3/ 8 | -12.4 | +17 | -3.1 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | MEL | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 24 | East Melbourne | H | +1.2 | 4/ 8 | -6.1 | +7 | +1.7 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | SYD | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | A | +2.8 | 4/ 8 | +4.5 | +10 | -1.1 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | STK | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 43 | East Melbourne | H | +1.7 | 4/ 8 | -26.3 | +28 | +1.5 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | FIT | 5. | 12 | 42 | L | 13 | East Melbourne | H | +3.2 | 4/ 8 | +8.2 | -5 | -0.8 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | COL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 13 | Victoria Park | A | +2.4 | 5/ 8 | +18.8 | -16 | +2.9 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | GEE | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 44 | East Melbourne | H | +5.3 | 5/ 8 | -7.1 | +12 | +3.2 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | STK | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 30 | Junction Oval | A | +8.5 | 3/ 8 | -25.0 | +34 | -0.4 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | FIT | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 43 | East Melbourne | H | +8.1 | 3/ 8 | +3.6 | +5 | -4.8 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | FIT | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 43 | Princes Park | A | +3.4 | 4/ 8 | +8.3 | -5 | -3.8 | -0.4 | ≡ |