| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 888 | 451 | 196.9 |
| 2 | COL | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 860 | 461 | 186.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 750 | 523 | 143.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 855 | 513 | 166.7 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 586 | 648 | 90.4 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 624 | 695 | 89.8 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 419 | 846 | 49.5 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 410 | 1255 | 32.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 14 | 2. | 5 | 17 | v | ESS | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 53 | East Melbourne | A | +1.7 | 6/ 8 | +18.6 | -17 | -3.6 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 21 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 12 | Brunswick St | H | -1.9 | 6/ 8 | +8.5 | -10 | +2.2 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Tue May 24 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | STK | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 37 | Junction Oval | A | +0.3 | 6/ 8 | -50.1 | +50 | -1.3 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | MEL | 2. | 7 | 19 | W | 19 | Brunswick St | H | -1.0 | 6/ 8 | +18.0 | -19 | +3.8 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 6. | 3 | 39 | v | GEE | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 5 | Corio Oval | A | +2.8 | 6/ 8 | +17.8 | -15 | +2.0 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | CAR | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 4 | Brunswick St | H | +4.8 | 6/ 8 | -18.3 | +23 | -1.9 | +2.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | SYD | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 29 | Lake Oval | A | +2.9 | 6/ 8 | +9.7 | +5 | -3.4 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 2. | 4 | 16 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 43 | Brunswick St | H | -0.5 | 6/ 8 | +15.8 | -16 | -2.7 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 09 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | COL | 4. | 11 | 35 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | A | -3.2 | 6/ 8 | +6.4 | -10 | -0.2 | -3.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 16 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 3. | 1 | 19 | W | 48 | Brunswick St | H | -3.4 | 6/ 8 | -42.6 | +39 | +0.9 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 23 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | MEL | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | A | -2.5 | 6/ 8 | +1.9 | -4 | +2.1 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 30 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | GEE | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 9 | Brunswick St | H | -0.4 | 6/ 8 | +16.0 | -16 | +2.5 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 13 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 32 | Princes Park | A | +2.1 | 5/ 8 | -17.2 | +19 | +1.3 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 1. | 4 | 10 | W | 55 | Brunswick St | H | +3.4 | 5/ 8 | +10.9 | +5 | +5.0 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | SYD | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | A | +8.4 | 4/ 8 | +5.8 | +15 | -0.1 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | CAR | 1. | 1 | 7 | W | 83 | Brunswick St | H | +8.4 | 4/ 8 | -22.3 | +31 | +5.2 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | ESS | 2. | 4 | 16 | W | 29 | Brunswick St | H | +13.6 | 4/ 8 | +22.6 | -9 | +3.8 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 17 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | COL | 1. | 5 | 11 | W | 11 | Brunswick St | H | +17.4 | 4/ 8 | +19.7 | -2 | +1.3 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 24 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | ESS | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | H | +18.7 | 2/ 8 | +18.8 | -0 | +1.5 | +20.2 | ≡ |