| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 |
| 9 | SME | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 18 | Windy Hill | H | -14.3 | 8/ 9 | +23.4 | -38 | +5.6 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | GEE | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | A | -8.7 | 7/ 9 | +4.0 | -13 | +3.5 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | SYD | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 23 | Windy Hill | H | -5.3 | 7/ 9 | -5.7 | +12 | +1.1 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | FIT | 6. | 15 | 51 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | -4.2 | 6/ 9 | +4.4 | -9 | +0.9 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 05 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | RIC | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 10 | Punt Rd | A | -3.3 | 6/ 9 | +8.0 | -11 | +2.1 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 12. | 21 | 93 | v | MEL | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 51 | Windy Hill | H | -1.2 | 5/ 9 | -5.3 | +4 | +4.7 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | STK | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | A | +3.5 | 5/ 9 | -17.3 | +21 | -1.3 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | COL | 10. | 5 | 65 | L | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +2.2 | 4/ 9 | +13.6 | -11 | +0.2 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | CAR | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 33 | Princes Park | A | +2.4 | 4/ 9 | +6.9 | -4 | -2.9 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | GEE | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 12 | Windy Hill | H | -0.4 | 6/ 9 | +1.2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | SYD | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 25 | Lake Oval | A | -1.4 | 6/ 9 | -6.5 | +17 | -4.2 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | FIT | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | -5.7 | 8/ 9 | +7.4 | -13 | +2.2 | -3.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | RIC | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 37 | Windy Hill | H | -3.4 | 8/ 9 | +1.9 | -5 | +4.2 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | MEL | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +0.8 | 5/ 9 | -5.6 | +6 | +1.0 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | STK | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 8 | Windy Hill | H | +1.8 | 4/ 9 | -12.9 | +15 | -0.7 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 16 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 4 | Victoria Park | A | +1.1 | 4/ 9 | +12.8 | -12 | +0.8 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 23 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | H | +1.9 | 5/ 9 | +12.6 | -11 | +1.6 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 07 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +3.4 | 5/ 9 | +3.5 | -0 | -2.3 | +1.1 | ≡ |