| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | MEL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | -8.7 | 9/12 | +7.1 | -16 | +0.4 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | CAR | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 40 | Brunswick St | H | -8.3 | 9/12 | +27.1 | -35 | -0.5 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | NME | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 40 | Arden St | A | -8.8 | 9/12 | -61.7 | +53 | -1.3 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | WBD | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | H | -10.1 | 9/12 | -14.6 | +5 | -1.4 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | GEE | 20. | 22 | 142 | L | 61 | Corio Oval | A | -11.4 | 9/12 | +21.9 | -33 | -2.8 | -14.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 27 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | ESS | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 14 | Brunswick St | H | -14.2 | 11/12 | -4.2 | -10 | -0.4 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | SYD | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | H | -14.6 | 11/12 | -1.5 | -1 | -1.2 | -15.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | HAW | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 24 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -15.8 | 11/12 | -8.5 | -7 | -1.7 | -17.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 04 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | RIC | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 40 | Brunswick St | H | -17.5 | 11/12 | +17.7 | -35 | -0.5 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | STK | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 32 | Brunswick St | H | -17.9 | 11/12 | -4.9 | -13 | -1.9 | -19.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | COL | 14. | 20 | 104 | L | 46 | Victoria Park | A | -19.8 | 11/12 | +15.1 | -35 | -1.1 | -20.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 11 | Brunswick St | H | -20.9 | 11/12 | -8.0 | -13 | +2.4 | -18.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | CAR | 18. | 13 | 121 | L | 32 | Princes Park | A | -18.6 | 11/12 | +28.6 | -47 | +1.5 | -17.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 21. | 12 | 138 | v | NME | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 78 | Brunswick St | H | -17.0 | 11/12 | -49.0 | +32 | +4.6 | -12.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | WBD | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 30 | Western Oval | A | -12.4 | 11/12 | +1.5 | -14 | -1.6 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 29 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 9. | 22 | 76 | L | 14 | Brunswick St | H | -14.0 | 10/12 | +25.0 | -39 | +2.5 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 05 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | ESS | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 17 | Windy Hill | A | -11.5 | 10/12 | +0.4 | -12 | -0.5 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 12 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | SYD | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 30 | Lake Oval | A | -12.0 | 10/12 | +7.1 | -7 | +3.7 | -8.3 | ≡ |