| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 883 | 531 | 166.3 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 859 | 550 | 156.2 |
| 3 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 799 | 559 | 142.9 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 756 | 617 | 122.5 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 809 | 716 | 113.0 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 550 | 673 | 81.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 473 | 750 | 63.1 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 439 | 1172 | 37.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 21 | Victoria Park | A | +16.4 | 2/ 8 | +11.9 | +5 | -2.6 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | CAR | 1. | 4 | 10 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | H | +13.8 | 4/ 8 | -13.6 | +27 | -0.3 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Aug 18 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | ESS | 4. | 9 | 33 | L | 6 | East Melbourne | A | +13.5 | 2/ 8 | +12.3 | +1 | -0.7 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Thu May 24 | 6. | 19 | 55 | v | SYD | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 33 | Brunswick St | H | +12.8 | 3/ 8 | +0.8 | +24 | +0.9 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 26 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | MEL | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | A | +13.7 | 3/ 8 | -6.0 | +20 | +1.9 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 1. | 6 | 12 | W | 34 | Brunswick St | H | +15.6 | 3/ 8 | +20.0 | -4 | +3.8 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 09 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | STK | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 99 | Brunswick St | H | +19.5 | 1/ 8 | -39.9 | +59 | +4.0 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | COL | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 22 | Brunswick St | H | +23.4 | 1/ 8 | -1.8 | +25 | -0.3 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 30 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | CAR | 2. | 3 | 15 | W | 38 | Princes Park | A | +23.1 | 1/ 8 | -6.2 | +29 | +0.9 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 07 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 14 | Brunswick St | H | +24.0 | 1/ 8 | +2.6 | +21 | -0.7 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +23.2 | 1/ 8 | +10.8 | +24 | -1.8 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 25 | Brunswick St | H | +21.4 | 1/ 8 | +7.2 | +14 | +1.1 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 1. | 6 | 12 | v | GEE | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 45 | Corio Oval | A | +22.5 | 1/ 8 | +14.1 | +8 | -5.3 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 22 | 82 | v | STK | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 33 | Junction Oval | A | +17.1 | 2/ 8 | -47.4 | +65 | -3.2 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 25 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | CAR | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 29 | Brunswick St | H | +14.0 | 2/ 8 | -15.6 | +30 | -0.1 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 01 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | ESS | 6. | 3 | 39 | L | 3 | East Melbourne | A | +13.9 | 2/ 8 | +14.4 | -0 | -0.3 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 08 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | SYD | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 31 | Brunswick St | H | +13.7 | 3/ 8 | +2.9 | +23 | +0.8 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 22 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | MEL | 4. | 10 | 34 | L | 4 | East Melbourne | A | +14.5 | 2/ 8 | +8.5 | +6 | -1.0 | +13.5 | ≡ |