| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1125 | 664 | 169.4 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1160 | 814 | 142.5 |
| 3 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 955 | 942 | 101.4 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 966 | 996 | 97.0 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 975 | 962 | 101.4 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1032 | 1075 | 96.0 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 932 | 852 | 109.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 927 | 1065 | 87.0 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 940 | 1275 | 73.7 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 803 | 1170 | 68.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | UNI | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 66 | East Melbourne | H | -15.3 | 8/10 | -36.0 | -13 | +7.9 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | STK | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | A | -7.4 | 6/10 | +6.9 | -14 | +5.2 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | CAR | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 11 | Princes Park | A | -2.2 | 4/10 | +21.9 | -24 | +1.3 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | RIC | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 37 | East Melbourne | H | -0.9 | 4/10 | -41.1 | +6 | +3.1 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | COL | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 5 | East Melbourne | H | +2.2 | 3/10 | -4.0 | +6 | -0.1 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 4 | Brunswick St | A | +2.1 | 4/10 | -3.2 | +5 | -0.1 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +2.0 | 4/10 | -15.2 | +17 | -1.1 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | SYD | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 14 | East Melbourne | H | +0.9 | 4/10 | +11.2 | +2 | +1.2 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | GEE | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 26 | Corio Oval | A | +2.1 | 4/10 | -11.5 | +14 | +1.2 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | UNI | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 10 | East Melbourne | A | +3.3 | 4/10 | -35.0 | +4 | +0.6 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | STK | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 17 | East Melbourne | H | +3.9 | 4/10 | +8.4 | -4 | -1.3 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | CAR | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 13 | East Melbourne | H | +2.7 | 4/10 | +27.4 | -25 | +3.8 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | RIC | 7. | 3 | 45 | W | 23 | Punt Rd | A | +6.4 | 4/10 | -52.4 | +25 | -0.2 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | COL | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 4 | Victoria Park | A | +6.2 | 4/10 | -4.6 | +11 | -1.5 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | FIT | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 11 | East Melbourne | H | +4.8 | 3/10 | -4.1 | +9 | +0.2 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | MEL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 60 | East Melbourne | H | +5.0 | 4/10 | +3.4 | +2 | +5.8 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 3. | 14 | 32 | v | SYD | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +10.8 | 3/10 | +16.1 | +7 | -1.3 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | GEE | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 71 | East Melbourne | H | +9.5 | 3/10 | -20.6 | +30 | +4.1 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 12 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | COL | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | H | +13.6 | 2/10 | +6.3 | +7 | +2.8 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 26 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | CAR | 5. | 5 | 35 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +16.4 | 2/10 | +21.5 | -5 | -0.4 | +16.0 | ≡ |