| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | RIC | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 20 | Brunswick St | H | +13.6 | 4/ 9 | +10.4 | +3 | -2.3 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | SYD | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 30 | Lake Oval | A | +11.3 | 5/ 9 | +17.7 | +6 | +2.5 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 9 | Princes Park | A | +13.7 | 4/ 9 | +11.8 | +2 | +0.7 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | COL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 8 | Brunswick St | H | +14.4 | 4/ 9 | +17.0 | -3 | +1.1 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Wed May 26 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | GEE | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 40 | Brunswick St | H | +15.5 | 2/ 9 | -14.6 | +30 | +1.0 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 12 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | ESS | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 50 | Brunswick St | H | +16.5 | 1/ 9 | -7.0 | +23 | -7.3 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 62 | M.C.G. | A | +9.1 | 4/ 9 | -21.8 | +31 | +3.1 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | STK | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 74 | Junction Oval | A | +12.2 | 4/ 9 | -26.1 | +38 | +3.6 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | RIC | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 18 | Punt Rd | A | +15.8 | 3/ 9 | +18.4 | -3 | +2.1 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | SYD | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | H | +17.9 | 2/ 9 | +22.9 | +7 | -0.2 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | CAR | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 13 | Brunswick St | H | +17.7 | 2/ 9 | +6.9 | +11 | +0.2 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GEE | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | A | +17.9 | 2/ 9 | -12.1 | +30 | -0.8 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | COL | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | A | +17.1 | 2/ 9 | +12.4 | +5 | +0.9 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | ESS | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 16 | East Melbourne | A | +18.0 | 2/ 9 | -9.9 | +28 | -1.2 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | MEL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 63 | Brunswick St | H | +16.8 | 4/ 9 | -26.8 | +44 | +1.9 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 22. | 17 | 149 | v | STK | 11. | 3 | 69 | W | 80 | Brunswick St | H | +18.8 | 3/ 9 | -33.7 | +52 | +2.8 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 11 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | COL | 4. | 17 | 41 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +21.5 | 3/ 9 | +9.4 | +12 | -3.0 | +18.5 | ≡ |