| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1060 | 681 | 155.7 |
| 2 | SME | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 915 | 773 | 118.4 |
| 3 | STK | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 935 | 796 | 117.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 970 | 879 | 110.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 864 | 1011 | 85.5 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 844 | 989 | 85.3 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 800 | 987 | 81.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 774 | 1046 | 74.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | COL | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 8 | Victoria Park | A | +20.0 | 2/ 8 | +18.4 | +2 | -1.0 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | SYD | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | H | +19.1 | 3/ 8 | -5.9 | +37 | -2.7 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | GEE | 12. | 5 | 77 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | H | +16.4 | 3/ 8 | -24.1 | +40 | -5.3 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | CAR | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 52 | Princes Park | A | +11.0 | 2/ 8 | +17.1 | -6 | -4.6 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | STK | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 23 | Junction Oval | A | +6.4 | 3/ 8 | +7.1 | -1 | -2.2 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 03 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | ESS | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 31 | Brunswick St | H | +4.2 | 5/ 8 | +0.0 | +4 | +2.7 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 15 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +6.9 | 4/ 8 | -27.8 | +35 | -4.3 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 22 | 11. | 3 | 69 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | H | +2.6 | 5/ 8 | +3.9 | -1 | -0.8 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 29 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | SYD | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | A | +1.8 | 5/ 8 | +7.5 | +6 | +0.2 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 06 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | GEE | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 39 | Corio Oval | A | +2.0 | 5/ 8 | -9.4 | +11 | -5.0 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 13 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | CAR | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 78 | Brunswick St | H | -3.0 | 5/ 8 | +15.8 | -19 | -5.9 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 20 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | STK | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | H | -8.9 | 6/ 8 | +5.1 | -14 | +1.6 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | ESS | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 27 | East Melbourne | A | -7.3 | 6/ 8 | -13.6 | +6 | -3.3 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | MEL | 6. | 19 | 55 | L | 16 | Brunswick St | H | -10.7 | 7/ 8 | -16.1 | +5 | -2.1 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 17 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | GEE | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 50 | Brunswick St | H | -12.8 | 7/ 8 | -8.6 | -4 | +5.4 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 15. | 4 | 94 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | A | -7.4 | 5/ 8 | +9.4 | -17 | +2.9 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | STK | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 13 | Junction Oval | A | -4.5 | 5/ 8 | +1.8 | -6 | +1.9 | -2.6 | ≡ |