| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1208 | 918 | 131.6 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1131 | 971 | 116.5 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1224 | 1092 | 112.1 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 1057 | 102.5 |
| 5 | GEE | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1116 | 1041 | 107.2 |
| 6 | COL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1089 | 1134 | 96.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1134 | 1228 | 92.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1043 | 1252 | 83.3 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1045 | 1380 | 75.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | COL | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 16 | Windy Hill | H | +19.6 | 1/ 9 | +5.9 | +14 | -3.0 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | CAR | 7. | 14 | 56 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | +16.6 | 1/ 9 | -10.0 | +27 | -2.7 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | SYD | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 26 | Windy Hill | H | +13.9 | 1/ 9 | +4.9 | +21 | +0.5 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 20 | Corio Oval | A | +14.4 | 1/ 9 | +1.3 | +13 | +0.7 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | RIC | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 63 | Windy Hill | H | +15.1 | 1/ 9 | -16.7 | +32 | +3.1 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | FIT | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 7 | Brunswick St | A | +18.2 | 1/ 9 | +10.7 | +8 | -1.5 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | STK | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 82 | Windy Hill | H | +16.8 | 1/ 9 | -6.6 | +23 | +5.9 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | A | +22.6 | 1/ 9 | -11.2 | +34 | -0.5 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 28 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | COL | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 26 | Victoria Park | A | +22.2 | 1/ 9 | -0.5 | +23 | +0.3 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 05 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | CAR | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 17 | Windy Hill | H | +22.5 | 1/ 9 | -4.2 | +27 | -1.0 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | SYD | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +21.5 | 1/ 9 | +13.8 | +20 | -3.3 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | GEE | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 12 | Windy Hill | H | +18.2 | 1/ 9 | -2.6 | +21 | -0.9 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 29 | Punt Rd | A | +17.4 | 1/ 9 | -5.9 | +23 | +0.6 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | FIT | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 12 | Windy Hill | H | +17.9 | 2/ 9 | +0.4 | +18 | -0.6 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | STK | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 24 | Junction Oval | A | +17.4 | 2/ 9 | -22.6 | +40 | -1.6 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 06 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | MEL | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 14 | Windy Hill | H | +15.8 | 2/ 9 | -19.8 | +36 | -5.0 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 13 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | FIT | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | H | +10.8 | 2/ 9 | +2.5 | +8 | +3.2 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 20 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | SYD | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | +14.0 | 2/ 9 | +17.8 | +8 | +2.5 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 27 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | RIC | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | A | +16.5 | 1/ 9 | +3.7 | +13 | -3.3 | +13.2 | ≡ |