| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 1265 | 891 | 142.0 |
| 2 | RIC | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1132 | 975 | 116.1 |
| 3 | COL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1066 | 953 | 111.9 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1118 | 1054 | 106.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 957 | 921 | 103.9 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 1096 | 1149 | 95.4 |
| 7 | SME | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 908 | 1073 | 84.6 |
| 8 | STK | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 998 | 1295 | 77.1 |
| 9 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 965 | 1194 | 80.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 9. | 3 | 57 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 16 | Victoria Park | A | +24.0 | 2/ 9 | +7.4 | +17 | -3.3 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | STK | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 10 | Brunswick St | H | +20.7 | 2/ 9 | -35.2 | +56 | -6.6 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | RIC | 5. | 14 | 44 | L | 8 | Brunswick St | H | +14.1 | 3/ 9 | +24.5 | -10 | +0.2 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | CAR | 5. | 20 | 50 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | +14.4 | 3/ 9 | +16.1 | -2 | +0.2 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 06 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 22 | Brunswick St | H | +14.6 | 3/ 9 | -5.7 | +20 | -4.2 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 4. | 17 | 41 | v | MEL | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 28 | M.C.G. | A | +10.3 | 4/ 9 | -16.9 | +27 | -5.5 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | ESS | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 39 | Brunswick St | H | +4.8 | 4/ 9 | -9.3 | +14 | +2.5 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | SYD | 8. | 18 | 66 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | A | +7.3 | 4/ 9 | +3.8 | +15 | -3.3 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | COL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | H | +3.9 | 5/ 9 | +10.8 | -7 | +1.7 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | STK | 0. | 18 | 18 | W | 26 | Junction Oval | A | +5.6 | 5/ 9 | -22.7 | +28 | -0.2 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | RIC | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 37 | Punt Rd | A | +5.4 | 4/ 9 | +8.5 | -3 | +4.0 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | CAR | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 15 | Brunswick St | H | +9.4 | 2/ 9 | +27.3 | -18 | +3.3 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | GEE | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 22 | Corio Oval | A | +12.7 | 2/ 9 | +0.5 | +12 | -3.4 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | MEL | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 1 | Brunswick St | H | +9.3 | 3/ 9 | -11.4 | +21 | -2.2 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | ESS | 10. | 14 | 74 | D | 0 | East Melbourne | A | +7.1 | 3/ 9 | -15.4 | +22 | -2.2 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 17 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | SYD | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 34 | Brunswick St | H | +4.9 | 3/ 9 | +2.4 | +14 | +2.0 | +6.8 | ≡ |