| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 8. | 20 | 68 | v | STK | 1. | 8 | 14 | W | 54 | Brunswick St | H | +12.6 | 2/ 8 | -24.1 | +37 | +1.7 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +14.3 | 2/ 8 | -14.0 | +28 | -0.8 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | COL | 14. | 8 | 92 | L | 43 | Brunswick St | H | +13.5 | 3/ 8 | +22.0 | -9 | -3.4 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | GEE | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 26 | Corio Oval | A | +10.1 | 3/ 8 | -18.6 | +29 | -0.3 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | ESS | 6. | 15 | 51 | L | 5 | East Melbourne | A | +9.8 | 3/ 8 | +0.3 | +9 | -1.4 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | CAR | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 12 | Brunswick St | H | +8.3 | 3/ 8 | +18.0 | -10 | -0.2 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | SYD | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 22 | Lake Oval | A | +8.1 | 3/ 8 | -0.9 | +21 | +0.1 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | STK | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 5 | Junction Oval | A | +8.2 | 4/ 8 | -17.2 | +25 | -2.0 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 11. | 25 | 91 | v | MEL | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 52 | Brunswick St | H | +6.2 | 4/ 8 | -23.0 | +29 | +2.3 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 44 | Victoria Park | A | +8.5 | 4/ 8 | +21.3 | -13 | +5.7 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | GEE | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 30 | Brunswick St | H | +14.1 | 3/ 8 | -15.2 | +29 | +0.1 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | ESS | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 8 | Brunswick St | H | +14.2 | 3/ 8 | +15.7 | -1 | -0.7 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 11 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | CAR | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 5 | Princes Park | A | +13.6 | 3/ 8 | +10.6 | +3 | +0.2 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | SYD | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 47 | Brunswick St | H | +13.8 | 2/ 8 | +11.6 | +14 | +3.3 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | MEL | 2. | 1 | 13 | W | 107 | M.C.G. | A | +17.0 | 2/ 8 | -34.3 | +51 | +5.6 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | COL | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 11 | Brunswick St | H | +22.6 | 1/ 8 | +18.8 | +4 | +0.7 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | STK | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 13 | Junction Oval | A | +23.3 | 1/ 8 | -7.2 | +31 | -1.8 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ESS | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 36 | M.C.G. | H | +21.6 | 1/ 8 | -2.2 | +24 | +1.2 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 22 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | CAR | 15. | 4 | 94 | L | 49 | M.C.G. | A | +22.8 | 1/ 8 | +21.4 | +1 | -5.0 | +17.8 | ≡ |