| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1122 | 865 | 129.7 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1113 | 1017 | 109.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1177 | 858 | 137.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1122 | 874 | 128.4 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1114 | 928 | 120.0 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 1139 | 944 | 120.7 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1243 | 1052 | 118.2 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1084 | 1077 | 100.7 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 922 | 1505 | 61.3 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 813 | 1729 | 47.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 25 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | MEL | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 56 | Brunswick St | H | +19.4 | 1/10 | -18.2 | +38 | +1.8 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | RIC | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 41 | Punt Rd | A | +21.2 | 1/10 | -4.6 | +26 | +1.5 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | SYD | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 8 | Brunswick St | H | +22.7 | 1/10 | +18.6 | +16 | -2.4 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | COL | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | H | +20.3 | 2/10 | +12.2 | +8 | -0.6 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | CAR | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 18 | Princes Park | A | +19.7 | 2/10 | +4.2 | +16 | +0.2 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | GEE | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 8 | Corio Oval | A | +20.0 | 2/10 | +1.5 | +18 | -1.1 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | STK | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 25 | Brunswick St | H | +18.9 | 2/10 | +11.1 | +8 | +1.7 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 08 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | UNI | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 84 | M.C.G. | A | +20.6 | 2/10 | -46.9 | +68 | +1.6 | +22.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | ESS | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 16 | Brunswick St | H | +22.3 | 1/10 | -3.8 | +26 | -1.0 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 20 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | MEL | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +21.3 | 2/10 | -24.4 | +46 | -2.6 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 27 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 32 | Brunswick St | H | +18.7 | 1/10 | +1.4 | +17 | +1.5 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 04 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | SYD | 10. | 4 | 64 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | A | +20.2 | 1/10 | +14.4 | +18 | -2.8 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 16 | 34 | v | COL | 5. | 7 | 37 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +17.4 | 1/10 | +4.0 | +13 | -1.6 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 18 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | CAR | 7. | 4 | 46 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | H | +15.8 | 1/10 | +7.3 | +8 | -1.7 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 25 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | GEE | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 26 | Brunswick St | H | +14.0 | 2/10 | +14.0 | -0 | -2.6 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 01 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | STK | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 2 | Junction Oval | A | +11.4 | 3/10 | +6.7 | +5 | -0.3 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | UNI | 6. | 2 | 38 | W | 89 | Brunswick St | H | +11.1 | 4/10 | -44.8 | +56 | +3.3 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | ESS | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 18 | East Melbourne | A | +14.4 | 2/10 | +8.6 | +6 | -2.4 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 12 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +12.1 | 4/10 | +12.4 | -0 | -2.0 | +10.1 | ≡ |