| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1806 | 1524 | 118.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1854 | 1367 | 135.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1877 | 1504 | 124.8 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1755 | 1477 | 118.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1884 | 1498 | 125.8 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1673 | 1550 | 107.9 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1845 | 1919 | 96.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1565 | 1840 | 85.1 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1391 | 1720 | 80.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1462 | 1690 | 86.5 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1274 | 1679 | 75.9 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1367 | 1985 | 68.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | CAR | 24. | 19 | 163 | L | 76 | Brunswick St | H | -9.3 | 8/12 | +34.5 | -44 | -3.2 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | MEL | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 48 | M.C.G. | A | -12.5 | 9/12 | -0.8 | -12 | -3.6 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | COL | 25. | 14 | 164 | L | 80 | Brunswick St | H | -16.1 | 8/12 | +20.6 | -37 | -4.3 | -20.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | WBD | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 15 | Western Oval | A | -20.5 | 10/12 | -26.7 | +6 | -2.1 | -22.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | GEE | 17. | 13 | 115 | W | 6 | Brunswick St | H | -22.6 | 10/12 | +4.3 | -27 | +3.3 | -19.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | ESS | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 41 | Windy Hill | A | -19.3 | 10/12 | -15.5 | -4 | -3.7 | -23.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | SYD | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 40 | Lake Oval | A | -23.0 | 11/12 | +34.5 | -46 | +0.6 | -22.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | RIC | 20. | 12 | 132 | L | 44 | Brunswick St | H | -22.5 | 10/12 | +13.3 | -36 | -0.8 | -23.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | HAW | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 12 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -23.3 | 11/12 | -16.8 | -6 | -0.6 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | NME | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 35 | Arden St | A | -23.8 | 11/12 | -27.7 | +4 | -3.9 | -27.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | STK | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | H | -27.7 | 12/12 | +1.5 | -29 | +0.5 | -27.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | CAR | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 28 | Princes Park | A | -27.2 | 12/12 | +19.9 | -47 | +1.9 | -25.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | MEL | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 6 | Brunswick St | H | -25.3 | 11/12 | +17.1 | -42 | +4.8 | -20.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | COL | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 16 | Victoria Park | A | -20.5 | 10/12 | +23.9 | -44 | +2.8 | -17.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 15 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 25 | Brunswick St | H | -17.6 | 10/12 | -15.3 | -2 | -2.3 | -19.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | GEE | 20. | 21 | 141 | L | 97 | Corio Oval | A | -19.9 | 11/12 | +10.8 | -31 | -6.6 | -26.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 29 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | ESS | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 48 | Brunswick St | H | -26.5 | 12/12 | -18.9 | -8 | -4.0 | -30.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 1 | Brunswick St | H | -30.6 | 12/12 | +17.3 | -36 | +3.5 | -27.1 | ≡ |