| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1168 | 703 | 166.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1108 | 770 | 143.9 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1143 | 765 | 149.4 |
| 4 | MEL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1058 | 1066 | 99.2 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 926 | 872 | 106.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 906 | 1164 | 77.8 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 779 | 1026 | 75.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 750 | 1067 | 70.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 862 | 1267 | 68.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | CAR | 5. | 11 | 41 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | +17.7 | 1/ 9 | +14.3 | +3 | -0.3 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | MEL | 9. | 2 | 56 | W | 45 | Brunswick St | H | +17.4 | 1/ 9 | -28.2 | +46 | -0.1 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 16. | 6 | 102 | v | ESS | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 68 | East Melbourne | A | +17.3 | 1/ 9 | +8.2 | +9 | +5.9 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 31 | Brunswick St | H | +23.2 | 1/ 9 | +10.1 | +13 | +1.8 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | SYD | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | A | +25.0 | 1/ 9 | +5.0 | +32 | -4.8 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 6 | Punt Rd | A | +20.2 | 1/ 9 | -2.0 | +22 | -1.6 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | COL | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | H | +18.6 | 1/ 9 | +17.7 | +1 | -2.5 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | GEE | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 36 | Corio Oval | A | +16.1 | 2/ 9 | -2.4 | +19 | +1.7 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | CAR | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 12 | Brunswick St | H | +17.8 | 3/ 9 | +18.5 | -1 | +1.3 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +19.1 | 2/ 9 | -6.2 | +25 | -3.7 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | ESS | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 13 | Brunswick St | H | +15.4 | 3/ 9 | -1.3 | +17 | -0.4 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | STK | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 49 | Junction Oval | A | +15.0 | 3/ 9 | -6.9 | +22 | +2.7 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | SYD | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 6 | Brunswick St | H | +17.7 | 3/ 9 | +14.6 | +15 | -0.9 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | RIC | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 76 | Brunswick St | H | +16.8 | 3/ 9 | -7.0 | +24 | +5.2 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 14 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | COL | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 2 | Victoria Park | A | +22.0 | 2/ 9 | +29.3 | -7 | +0.5 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 21 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | GEE | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 90 | Brunswick St | H | +22.6 | 3/ 9 | -9.4 | +32 | +5.8 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | COL | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +28.4 | 2/ 9 | +28.6 | -0 | +3.4 | +31.8 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 11 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 6. | 18 | 54 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +31.8 | 1/ 9 | +24.1 | +8 | -2.4 | +29.4 | ≡ |