| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1188 | 875 | 135.8 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1120 | 968 | 115.7 |
| 3 | SME | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1061 | 989 | 107.3 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1128 | 1085 | 104.0 |
| 5 | COL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.1 |
| 6 | STK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 947 | 959 | 98.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1000 | 1191 | 84.0 |
| 8 | RIC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 906 | 1139 | 79.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 980 | 1219 | 80.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 23 | Brunswick St | H | +5.5 | 4/ 9 | +8.8 | -3 | +2.6 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | H | +8.1 | 3/ 9 | -5.5 | +26 | -2.4 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | GEE | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 10 | Corio Oval | A | +5.8 | 3/ 9 | -15.1 | +21 | -3.1 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 23 | Windy Hill | A | +2.7 | 3/ 9 | +13.4 | -11 | +3.4 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 7 | Brunswick St | H | +6.0 | 3/ 9 | -0.4 | +6 | +0.1 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | STK | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 36 | Junction Oval | A | +6.1 | 3/ 9 | -3.9 | +10 | +2.6 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 6 | Brunswick St | H | +8.7 | 3/ 9 | +14.7 | -6 | +1.2 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | RIC | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 19 | Punt Rd | A | +9.9 | 3/ 9 | -13.5 | +23 | -0.4 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | CAR | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 1 | Princes Park | A | +9.5 | 3/ 9 | -4.9 | +14 | -1.5 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | SYD | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | A | +7.9 | 4/ 9 | +8.0 | +12 | -1.6 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | GEE | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 5 | Brunswick St | H | +6.3 | 4/ 9 | -10.9 | +17 | -2.2 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | ESS | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 21 | Brunswick St | H | +4.1 | 3/ 9 | +18.4 | -14 | +3.5 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | MEL | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | A | +7.6 | 3/ 9 | -12.5 | +20 | +1.4 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | STK | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 28 | Brunswick St | H | +9.0 | 3/ 9 | +0.9 | +8 | +2.0 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 35 | Victoria Park | A | +11.0 | 2/ 9 | -3.0 | +14 | -4.9 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | RIC | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 8 | Brunswick St | H | +6.1 | 3/ 9 | -13.7 | +20 | -1.2 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 22 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | GEE | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | H | +4.9 | 5/ 9 | +7.1 | -2 | +3.7 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 06 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | SYD | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +8.6 | 3/ 9 | +17.6 | +3 | +0.9 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 20 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +9.5 | 3/ 9 | +11.7 | -2 | -1.5 | +8.1 | ≡ |