| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1122 | 865 | 129.7 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1113 | 1017 | 109.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1177 | 858 | 137.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1122 | 874 | 128.4 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1114 | 928 | 120.0 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 1139 | 944 | 120.7 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1243 | 1052 | 118.2 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1084 | 1077 | 100.7 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 922 | 1505 | 61.3 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 813 | 1729 | 47.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 25 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | ESS | 8. | 13 | 61 | D | 0 | Corio Oval | H | +13.8 | 3/10 | -4.2 | +18 | -1.8 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | SYD | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | A | +12.0 | 3/10 | +16.8 | +7 | -1.8 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | MEL | 9. | 4 | 58 | W | 16 | Corio Oval | H | +10.2 | 3/10 | -19.5 | +30 | -1.4 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | UNI | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +8.8 | 4/10 | -41.6 | +50 | -3.4 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | RIC | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 24 | Punt Rd | A | +5.4 | 5/10 | -9.5 | +15 | -3.9 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | FIT | 6. | 4 | 40 | L | 8 | Corio Oval | H | +1.5 | 6/10 | +20.0 | -18 | +1.1 | +2.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | CAR | 3. | 16 | 34 | W | 31 | Corio Oval | H | +2.5 | 6/10 | +7.2 | -5 | +3.6 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 08 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | STK | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | A | +6.1 | 5/10 | +9.4 | -3 | -2.1 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 35 | Corio Oval | H | +4.0 | 6/10 | +10.9 | -7 | +4.2 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 20 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | ESS | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 26 | East Melbourne | A | +8.2 | 4/10 | -2.8 | +11 | -3.7 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 27 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | SYD | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 29 | Corio Oval | H | +4.5 | 6/10 | +17.4 | -1 | +3.0 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 04 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | MEL | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | A | +7.5 | 4/10 | -22.1 | +30 | +1.6 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 11 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | UNI | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 44 | Corio Oval | H | +9.1 | 3/10 | -43.4 | +52 | -0.8 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 18 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | RIC | 3. | 12 | 30 | W | 60 | Corio Oval | H | +8.3 | 4/10 | +5.6 | +3 | +5.7 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 25 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | FIT | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 26 | Brunswick St | A | +14.0 | 1/10 | +14.0 | +0 | +2.6 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 01 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | CAR | 4. | 12 | 36 | L | 2 | Princes Park | A | +16.6 | 1/10 | +10.5 | +6 | -0.8 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | STK | 5. | 15 | 45 | W | 16 | Corio Oval | H | +15.8 | 1/10 | +7.0 | +9 | +0.7 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | COL | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | A | +16.5 | 1/10 | +9.8 | +7 | +1.7 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 05 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | SYD | 5. | 14 | 44 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +18.3 | 1/10 | +13.4 | +17 | -2.4 | +15.9 | ≡ |