| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 954 | 744 | 128.2 |
| 2 | CAR | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 804 | 762 | 105.5 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 867 | 741 | 117.0 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 835 | 738 | 113.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 831 | 766 | 108.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 947 | 840 | 112.7 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 726 | 940 | 77.2 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 708 | 1141 | 62.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | CAR | 1. | 8 | 14 | W | 94 | Princes Park | A | +21.8 | 2/ 8 | +13.6 | +8 | +8.6 | +30.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | STK | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 50 | Brunswick St | H | +30.3 | 1/ 8 | -6.7 | +37 | +1.3 | +31.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | MEL | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 76 | M.C.G. | A | +31.6 | 1/ 8 | -18.7 | +50 | +2.6 | +34.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | H | +34.2 | 1/ 8 | +10.9 | +23 | -3.2 | +31.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | ESS | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 42 | East Melbourne | A | +31.0 | 1/ 8 | -11.0 | +42 | -0.0 | +31.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | GEE | 6. | 18 | 54 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | H | +31.0 | 1/ 8 | +1.5 | +30 | -0.6 | +30.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | SYD | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 1 | Brunswick St | H | +30.4 | 1/ 8 | -4.5 | +47 | -4.6 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 4 | Brunswick St | H | +25.8 | 1/ 8 | +0.1 | +26 | -2.2 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | STK | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 47 | Junction Oval | A | +23.7 | 1/ 8 | -18.5 | +42 | -8.9 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 15 | Brunswick St | H | +14.7 | 1/ 8 | -0.2 | +15 | +0.0 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | COL | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | A | +14.7 | 1/ 8 | +2.6 | +12 | -4.3 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | ESS | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 17 | Brunswick St | H | +10.4 | 1/ 8 | -5.7 | +16 | +0.1 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | GEE | 5. | 12 | 42 | L | 5 | Corio Oval | A | +10.5 | 1/ 8 | -5.9 | +16 | -2.1 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 13 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | SYD | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | A | +8.4 | 1/ 8 | +7.2 | +13 | -0.1 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 20 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | SYD | 3. | 15 | 33 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | H | +8.3 | 1/ 8 | +7.3 | +13 | -0.8 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 27 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | GEE | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 23 | Corio Oval | A | +7.5 | 2/ 8 | -8.6 | +16 | +0.7 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 03 | 4. | 2 | 26 | v | ESS | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 61 | East Melbourne | A | +8.2 | 3/ 8 | +1.8 | +6 | -6.7 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | COL | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +1.4 | 6/ 8 | +11.3 | -10 | +2.1 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 17 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | CAR | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 24 | M.C.G. | H | +3.5 | 6/ 8 | +5.7 | -2 | +2.6 | +6.1 | ≡ |