| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | STK | 10. | 6 | 66 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | A | +3.1 | 5/10 | -23.3 | +26 | -3.5 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | MEL | 7. | 12 | 54 | D | 0 | Corio Oval | H | -0.4 | 5/10 | -27.6 | +27 | -2.7 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | COL | 8. | 17 | 65 | W | 3 | Victoria Park | A | -3.1 | 5/10 | +11.6 | -15 | +1.8 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 13 | Corio Oval | H | -1.4 | 5/10 | -3.1 | +2 | +1.1 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | FIT | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 33 | Brunswick St | A | -0.2 | 5/10 | -1.0 | +1 | -3.4 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 17 | Corio Oval | H | -3.6 | 6/10 | +23.4 | -27 | +1.0 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 11 | Corio Oval | H | -2.6 | 6/10 | +16.4 | -19 | +3.0 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +0.4 | 5/10 | +22.1 | -10 | -0.3 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | UNI | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 12 | Corio Oval | H | +0.1 | 5/10 | -14.7 | +15 | -0.3 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | STK | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 15 | Corio Oval | H | -0.2 | 5/10 | -27.8 | +28 | -1.3 | -1.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | MEL | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | -1.5 | 6/10 | -17.3 | +16 | -2.8 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 8. | 5 | 53 | L | 10 | Corio Oval | H | -4.3 | 7/10 | +2.9 | -7 | -0.3 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 20 | Punt Rd | A | -4.5 | 7/10 | -4.0 | -0 | -2.0 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | FIT | 6. | 3 | 39 | W | 35 | Corio Oval | H | -6.5 | 7/10 | +6.2 | -13 | +4.8 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | ESS | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 26 | East Melbourne | A | -1.7 | 6/10 | +14.9 | -17 | -0.9 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | CAR | 11. | 5 | 71 | L | 20 | Princes Park | A | -2.7 | 6/10 | +24.1 | -27 | +0.7 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | SYD | 10. | 3 | 63 | W | 9 | Corio Oval | H | -2.0 | 6/10 | +26.6 | -17 | +2.6 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | UNI | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 61 | M.C.G. | A | +0.6 | 6/10 | -34.4 | +35 | +2.6 | +3.2 | ≡ |