| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 25 | Windy Hill | H | +18.1 | 1/12 | -2.8 | +21 | +0.4 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | CAR | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 45 | Princes Park | A | +18.5 | 1/12 | -9.3 | +28 | +1.7 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | WBD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 48 | Windy Hill | H | +20.2 | 1/12 | -31.1 | +35 | +1.3 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | NME | 5. | 17 | 47 | W | 41 | Arden St | A | +21.5 | 1/12 | -33.5 | +39 | +0.2 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | RIC | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +21.7 | 1/12 | -4.0 | +26 | -2.0 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | STK | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 32 | Junction Oval | A | +19.7 | 1/12 | -22.7 | +42 | -7.4 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 8 | Windy Hill | H | +12.3 | 1/12 | +7.5 | +17 | -0.9 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | HAW | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 13 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +11.4 | 1/12 | -42.6 | +38 | -2.5 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 4 | Windy Hill | H | +8.9 | 2/12 | +3.9 | +5 | -0.1 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +8.8 | 3/12 | +4.1 | +5 | -2.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | GEE | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 11 | Windy Hill | H | +6.7 | 3/12 | +21.2 | -15 | +0.4 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | COL | 15. | 19 | 109 | L | 80 | Victoria Park | A | +7.0 | 4/12 | +3.8 | +3 | -8.3 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | CAR | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 39 | Windy Hill | H | -1.3 | 6/12 | -14.8 | +13 | +2.6 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | WBD | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 26 | Western Oval | A | +1.2 | 5/12 | -33.9 | +19 | +0.7 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | NME | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 58 | Windy Hill | H | +1.9 | 5/12 | -40.8 | +27 | +3.1 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | RIC | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 24 | Punt Rd | A | +5.1 | 5/12 | -7.7 | +13 | +1.1 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | STK | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +6.2 | 4/12 | -6.1 | +12 | -0.3 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 19 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | COL | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | A | +5.9 | 4/12 | +13.2 | -7 | -0.3 | +5.6 | ≡ |