| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1162 | 688 | 168.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1174 | 800 | 146.8 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1070 | 821 | 130.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1076 | 884 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1023 | 962 | 106.3 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 945 | 930 | 101.6 |
| 7 | UNI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 902 | 901 | 100.1 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 825 | 1282 | 64.4 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 670 | 1130 | 59.3 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 852 | 1301 | 65.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 10 | East Melbourne | H | +19.2 | 2/10 | +0.7 | +18 | -0.8 | +18.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | MEL | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +18.4 | 2/10 | -7.7 | +26 | -0.6 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | GEE | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 7 | East Melbourne | H | +17.8 | 1/10 | -23.8 | +42 | -3.5 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | UNI | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 9 | East Melbourne | H | +14.3 | 2/10 | -2.6 | +17 | -2.6 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | FIT | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | A | +11.7 | 2/10 | +4.2 | +7 | +1.7 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | A | +13.4 | 2/10 | -0.7 | +14 | -5.6 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 1 | East Melbourne | H | +7.8 | 3/10 | +15.0 | +5 | -0.6 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | RIC | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 8 | East Melbourne | H | +7.2 | 4/10 | -12.2 | +19 | -2.7 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | CAR | 6. | 14 | 50 | L | 17 | Princes Park | A | +4.4 | 4/10 | +12.2 | -8 | -0.9 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | STK | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 30 | Junction Oval | A | +3.5 | 4/10 | -15.2 | +19 | +1.1 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | MEL | 3. | 12 | 30 | W | 10 | East Melbourne | H | +4.6 | 5/10 | +7.5 | -3 | +1.3 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | GEE | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 35 | Corio Oval | A | +5.9 | 5/10 | -25.9 | +32 | +0.3 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | UNI | 4. | 19 | 43 | W | 32 | East Melbourne | A | +6.2 | 4/10 | +1.3 | +5 | +2.7 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | FIT | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 20 | East Melbourne | H | +8.9 | 4/10 | +2.7 | +6 | +1.4 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 56 | East Melbourne | H | +10.3 | 4/10 | +13.0 | -3 | +5.9 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | SYD | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | A | +16.2 | 3/10 | +30.9 | -3 | -0.1 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 44 | Punt Rd | A | +16.1 | 3/10 | -24.6 | +41 | +0.3 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | CAR | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 15 | East Melbourne | H | +16.4 | 3/10 | +23.1 | -7 | -0.8 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 11 | 9. | 2 | 56 | v | CAR | 14. | 8 | 92 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | A | +15.6 | 3/10 | +23.9 | -8 | -2.8 | +12.8 | ≡ |