| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1928 | 1502 | 128.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1872 | 1535 | 122.0 |
| 3 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1734 | 1469 | 118.0 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1806 | 1550 | 116.5 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1796 | 1459 | 123.1 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1696 | 1749 | 97.0 |
| 7 | GEE | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1582 | 1713 | 92.4 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1482 | 1661 | 89.2 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1561 | 1709 | 91.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1427 | 1657 | 86.1 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1494 | 1809 | 82.6 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1367 | 1932 | 70.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | NME | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 9 | Arden St | A | -3.0 | 8/12 | -26.2 | +23 | -3.2 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | STK | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 32 | Brunswick St | H | -6.3 | 9/12 | -2.6 | -4 | -2.8 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | SYD | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | A | -9.1 | 9/12 | -29.1 | +32 | -2.3 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | HAW | 11. | 11 | 77 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | H | -11.4 | 10/12 | -10.6 | -1 | +0.1 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 37 | Brunswick St | H | -11.3 | 10/12 | +11.3 | -23 | -1.4 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | WBD | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 21 | Western Oval | A | -12.8 | 10/12 | -0.2 | -13 | +3.4 | -9.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | MEL | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 23 | Brunswick St | H | -9.4 | 10/12 | +15.6 | -25 | +0.2 | -9.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 12 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | GEE | 21. | 17 | 143 | L | 47 | Corio Oval | A | -9.2 | 10/12 | +5.9 | -15 | -3.2 | -12.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | ESS | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | H | -12.4 | 10/12 | -5.4 | -7 | -0.2 | -12.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 42 | Brunswick St | H | -12.6 | 10/12 | +13.7 | -26 | +6.8 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | CAR | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 43 | Princes Park | A | -5.8 | 8/12 | +9.6 | -15 | -2.8 | -8.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | NME | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | H | -8.5 | 7/12 | -10.4 | +2 | +0.8 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | STK | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 31 | Junction Oval | A | -7.7 | 7/12 | +11.0 | -19 | -1.2 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 46 | Brunswick St | H | -8.9 | 9/12 | -19.8 | +23 | +2.3 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | HAW | 10. | 20 | 80 | L | 1 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.6 | 8/12 | -13.5 | +7 | -0.8 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | A | -7.4 | 8/12 | +14.9 | -22 | -0.9 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | WBD | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | H | -8.3 | 9/12 | -15.3 | +7 | -0.5 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | MEL | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | -8.8 | 8/12 | +15.7 | -25 | -2.1 | -10.9 | ≡ |