| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1121 | 562 | 199.5 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 885 | 625 | 141.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 914 | 726 | 125.9 |
| 4 | MEL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 800 | 735 | 108.8 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 700 | 704 | 99.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 594 | 770 | 77.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 702 | 914 | 76.8 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 490 | 1170 | 41.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | CAR | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 38 | Princes Park | A | +15.7 | 3/ 8 | -29.8 | +45 | -0.7 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | ESS | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 53 | Corio Oval | H | +14.9 | 3/ 8 | +25.0 | -10 | -4.3 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 3. | 2 | 20 | v | COL | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 61 | Victoria Park | A | +10.6 | 4/ 8 | +17.6 | -7 | -5.4 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 44 | Corio Oval | H | +5.2 | 5/ 8 | -48.5 | +54 | -1.0 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | SYD | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 17 | Corio Oval | H | +4.3 | 5/ 8 | +10.4 | +6 | +1.1 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | MEL | 2. | 13 | 25 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | A | +5.4 | 5/ 8 | +2.2 | +3 | -0.2 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 09 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | FIT | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 36 | Brunswick St | A | +5.2 | 5/ 8 | +16.0 | -11 | -2.5 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | CAR | 7. | 5 | 47 | L | 4 | Corio Oval | H | +2.6 | 5/ 8 | -26.4 | +29 | -3.3 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | ESS | 2. | 3 | 15 | W | 19 | East Melbourne | A | -0.7 | 6/ 8 | +20.3 | -21 | +4.0 | +3.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 05 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 40 | Corio Oval | H | +3.3 | 5/ 8 | +15.2 | -12 | -2.8 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 12 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | STK | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | A | +0.5 | 5/ 8 | -37.5 | +38 | -2.2 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 19 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | SYD | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | A | -1.7 | 5/ 8 | +9.2 | +1 | -1.1 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 26 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | MEL | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 27 | Corio Oval | H | -2.8 | 6/ 8 | -0.6 | -2 | +2.9 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 02 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | FIT | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 21 | Corio Oval | H | +0.1 | 5/ 8 | +7.1 | -7 | -1.4 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 16 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 6. | 15 | 51 | L | 15 | Corio Oval | H | -1.3 | 6/ 8 | +8.5 | -10 | -0.5 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 23 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 45 | Lake Oval | A | -1.8 | 6/ 8 | +3.7 | +7 | -5.2 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 2. | 11 | 23 | v | COL | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 89 | Victoria Park | A | -6.9 | 6/ 8 | +30.1 | -37 | -5.2 | -12.1 | ≡ |