| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 883 | 531 | 166.3 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 859 | 550 | 156.2 |
| 3 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 799 | 559 | 142.9 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 756 | 617 | 122.5 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 809 | 716 | 113.0 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 550 | 673 | 81.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 473 | 750 | 63.1 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 439 | 1172 | 37.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | CAR | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 17 | Princes Park | A | +25.5 | 1/ 8 | -16.0 | +42 | -2.5 | +23.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | COL | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | H | +23.0 | 1/ 8 | +14.4 | +9 | +1.3 | +24.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Aug 18 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 40 | Junction Oval | A | +24.4 | 1/ 8 | -52.2 | +77 | -3.7 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Thu May 24 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | MEL | 2. | 3 | 15 | W | 66 | Corio Oval | H | +20.7 | 1/ 8 | -1.7 | +22 | +4.4 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 26 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | SYD | 5. | 7 | 37 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | A | +25.1 | 1/ 8 | -0.1 | +37 | -5.1 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 1. | 6 | 12 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 34 | Brunswick St | A | +20.0 | 1/ 8 | +15.6 | +4 | -3.8 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 09 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | ESS | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | H | +16.1 | 2/ 8 | +12.0 | +4 | +1.8 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 8 | Corio Oval | H | +17.9 | 2/ 8 | -8.0 | +26 | -1.8 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 30 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 19 | Victoria Park | A | +16.1 | 2/ 8 | -1.5 | +18 | -3.7 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 07 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | STK | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 58 | Corio Oval | H | +12.5 | 2/ 8 | -47.3 | +60 | -0.2 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | MEL | 4. | 16 | 40 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +12.3 | 2/ 8 | +5.4 | +7 | -1.8 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | SYD | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 46 | Corio Oval | H | +10.5 | 3/ 8 | +12.7 | +10 | +3.6 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | FIT | 1. | 6 | 12 | W | 45 | Corio Oval | H | +14.1 | 2/ 8 | +22.5 | -8 | +5.3 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | ESS | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 20 | East Melbourne | A | +19.5 | 1/ 8 | +9.2 | +10 | -3.0 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 25 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | MEL | 5. | 15 | 45 | L | 17 | East Melbourne | A | +16.4 | 1/ 8 | +2.3 | +14 | -3.1 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 01 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 13 | Corio Oval | H | +13.3 | 3/ 8 | +9.7 | +4 | +0.9 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 08 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | STK | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 18 | Junction Oval | A | +14.2 | 2/ 8 | -46.9 | +61 | -4.3 | +9.9 | ≡ |