| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 |
| 9 | SME | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | STK | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 13 | Junction Oval | A | +2.2 | 5/ 9 | -18.6 | +21 | -0.8 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | CAR | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 10 | Princes Park | A | +1.5 | 5/ 9 | +17.8 | -16 | +0.6 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 25 | Brunswick St | H | +2.1 | 4/ 9 | +0.5 | +2 | +2.3 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | ESS | 7. | 9 | 51 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | H | +4.4 | 4/ 9 | -4.2 | +9 | -0.9 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | RIC | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 21 | Brunswick St | H | +3.6 | 4/ 9 | +5.9 | -2 | +2.3 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 32 | Victoria Park | A | +5.9 | 3/ 9 | +14.8 | -9 | -2.3 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | SYD | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 11 | Brunswick St | H | +3.6 | 3/ 9 | -0.3 | +16 | -0.5 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | MEL | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 16 | Brunswick St | H | +3.1 | 3/ 9 | -6.5 | +10 | +0.6 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | STK | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 27 | Brunswick St | H | +3.7 | 3/ 9 | -14.8 | +19 | +0.8 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 18 | Brunswick St | H | +4.6 | 3/ 9 | +9.7 | -5 | +2.3 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 10 | Corio Oval | A | +6.9 | 3/ 9 | +2.3 | +5 | +0.5 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | ESS | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 9 | Windy Hill | A | +7.4 | 3/ 9 | -5.7 | +13 | -2.2 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 3. | 14 | 32 | v | RIC | 5. | 10 | 40 | L | 8 | Punt Rd | A | +5.2 | 3/ 9 | -2.3 | +8 | -1.6 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | COL | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 17 | Brunswick St | H | +3.7 | 3/ 9 | +10.8 | -7 | -1.0 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +2.7 | 3/ 9 | -3.9 | +19 | -0.4 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 16 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | MEL | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 8 | Princes Park | A | +2.3 | 3/ 9 | -7.6 | +10 | -0.2 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 30 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +2.1 | 5/ 9 | +12.0 | -10 | +1.4 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 07 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | ESS | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +3.5 | 4/ 9 | +3.4 | +0 | +2.3 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 14 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +5.8 | 3/ 9 | +10.7 | -5 | +1.6 | +7.4 | ≡ |