| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | SYD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 7 | East Melbourne | H | +6.7 | 4/ 8 | -8.8 | +27 | -3.4 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | GEE | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 38 | Corio Oval | A | +3.2 | 4/ 8 | -13.2 | +16 | +2.2 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | MEL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 34 | East Melbourne | H | +5.4 | 4/ 8 | -13.2 | +19 | +1.5 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 1. | 7 | 13 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 31 | Junction Oval | A | +6.9 | 4/ 8 | -28.0 | +35 | -6.6 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 5 | East Melbourne | H | +0.3 | 4/ 8 | +9.8 | -9 | +1.4 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 17 | East Melbourne | H | +1.8 | 5/ 8 | +24.1 | -22 | +3.9 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | CAR | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 35 | Princes Park | A | +5.7 | 4/ 8 | +18.3 | -13 | +4.8 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | SYD | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 33 | Lake Oval | A | +10.5 | 3/ 8 | -1.0 | +23 | +1.0 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | GEE | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 71 | East Melbourne | H | +11.4 | 3/ 8 | -10.5 | +22 | +4.9 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | MEL | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 66 | M.C.G. | A | +16.3 | 2/ 8 | -25.2 | +42 | +2.4 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | STK | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 2 | East Melbourne | H | +18.8 | 1/ 8 | -14.1 | +33 | -3.1 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | FIT | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 8 | Brunswick St | A | +15.7 | 2/ 8 | +14.2 | +1 | +0.7 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | COL | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 32 | Victoria Park | A | +16.3 | 1/ 8 | +15.6 | +1 | -3.3 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 36 | East Melbourne | H | +13.1 | 3/ 8 | +10.4 | +3 | -3.9 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 18 | Princes Park | A | +9.2 | 4/ 8 | +14.3 | -5 | -1.3 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | SYD | 10. | 6 | 66 | L | 35 | East Melbourne | H | +7.9 | 5/ 8 | +8.2 | +12 | -4.7 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | GEE | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 24 | Corio Oval | A | +3.2 | 5/ 8 | -27.4 | +31 | -5.5 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | A | -2.2 | 5/ 8 | +21.6 | -24 | -1.2 | -3.4 | ≡ |