| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | COL | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 3 | Brunswick St | H | +13.6 | 1/ 8 | +6.9 | +7 | -0.4 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | STK | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 31 | Junction Oval | A | +13.3 | 1/ 8 | -22.8 | +36 | -0.5 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | GEE | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 41 | Brunswick St | H | +12.7 | 1/ 8 | -15.9 | +29 | +1.2 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | CAR | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 36 | Princes Park | A | +14.0 | 1/ 8 | +0.5 | +14 | +2.2 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 05 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | MEL | 3. | 12 | 30 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +16.2 | 1/ 8 | +3.6 | +13 | -0.5 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | ESS | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 7 | Brunswick St | H | +15.8 | 2/ 8 | +6.3 | +10 | -0.2 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | SYD | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 26 | Brunswick St | H | +15.5 | 1/ 8 | +0.4 | +27 | -0.1 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 3. | 1 | 19 | v | COL | 5. | 11 | 41 | L | 22 | Victoria Park | A | +15.4 | 2/ 8 | +16.7 | -1 | -2.1 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 14. | 7 | 91 | v | STK | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 51 | Brunswick St | H | +13.3 | 2/ 8 | -21.6 | +35 | +1.6 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 2. | 15 | 27 | v | GEE | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 35 | Corio Oval | A | +15.0 | 2/ 8 | -9.4 | +24 | -5.9 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 2 | Brunswick St | H | +9.0 | 2/ 8 | -0.4 | +9 | -1.1 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | MEL | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 19 | Brunswick St | H | +7.9 | 2/ 8 | -8.2 | +16 | +0.3 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | ESS | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 13 | East Melbourne | A | +8.2 | 2/ 8 | +3.2 | +5 | +0.8 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | SYD | 7. | 8 | 50 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | A | +9.0 | 2/ 8 | +5.1 | +16 | -1.6 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | STK | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 14 | Brunswick St | H | +7.4 | 3/ 8 | -27.1 | +34 | -2.0 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 2 | Corio Oval | A | +5.3 | 5/ 8 | -10.3 | +16 | -1.8 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | ESS | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 43 | East Melbourne | A | +3.6 | 5/ 8 | +8.1 | -5 | +4.8 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | ESS | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 43 | Princes Park | H | +8.3 | 3/ 8 | +3.4 | +5 | +3.8 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 23 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | CAR | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +12.1 | 3/ 8 | +22.1 | -10 | +3.7 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 30 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | COL | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +15.8 | 3/ 8 | +17.5 | -2 | +1.5 | +17.3 | ≡ |