| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1162 | 688 | 168.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1174 | 800 | 146.8 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1070 | 821 | 130.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1076 | 884 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1023 | 962 | 106.3 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 945 | 930 | 101.6 |
| 7 | UNI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 902 | 901 | 100.1 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 825 | 1282 | 64.4 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 670 | 1130 | 59.3 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 852 | 1301 | 65.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 11 | Victoria Park | A | +4.4 | 3/10 | -1.7 | +6 | +0.5 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | GEE | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 60 | Brunswick St | H | +4.9 | 3/10 | -20.4 | +25 | +3.5 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | RIC | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 31 | Punt Rd | A | +8.4 | 3/10 | -16.1 | +24 | +0.7 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | SYD | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 39 | Brunswick St | H | +9.1 | 4/10 | +12.0 | +9 | -4.8 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | ESS | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | H | +4.2 | 4/10 | +11.7 | -7 | -1.7 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 9 | Princes Park | A | +2.6 | 4/10 | +10.4 | -8 | -0.1 | +2.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | STK | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 41 | Junction Oval | A | +2.5 | 5/10 | -5.1 | +8 | +3.3 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | H | +5.8 | 5/10 | -0.6 | +6 | -1.9 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | UNI | 8. | 20 | 68 | L | 40 | East Melbourne | A | +3.9 | 5/10 | -9.7 | +14 | -5.4 | -1.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 2. | 9 | 21 | v | COL | 6. | 16 | 52 | L | 31 | Brunswick St | H | -1.5 | 6/10 | +7.0 | -9 | -2.2 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | GEE | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 26 | Corio Oval | A | -3.7 | 6/10 | -25.5 | +22 | +0.4 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | RIC | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 43 | Brunswick St | H | -3.3 | 7/10 | -17.9 | +15 | +2.8 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | SYD | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | A | -0.5 | 7/10 | +29.4 | -18 | +3.2 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 20 | East Melbourne | A | +2.7 | 6/10 | +8.9 | -6 | -1.4 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 2. | 9 | 21 | v | CAR | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 51 | Brunswick St | H | +1.4 | 6/10 | +21.5 | -20 | -3.1 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 5. | 1 | 31 | W | 46 | Brunswick St | H | -1.7 | 7/10 | -24.3 | +23 | +2.3 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | MEL | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 30 | M.C.G. | A | +0.6 | 7/10 | +1.3 | -1 | -2.9 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | UNI | 8. | 12 | 60 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | H | -2.3 | 7/10 | -0.0 | -2 | +0.2 | -2.1 | ≡ |