| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1188 | 875 | 135.8 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1120 | 968 | 115.7 |
| 3 | SME | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1061 | 989 | 107.3 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1128 | 1085 | 104.0 |
| 5 | COL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.1 |
| 6 | STK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 947 | 959 | 98.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1000 | 1191 | 84.0 |
| 8 | RIC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 906 | 1139 | 79.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 980 | 1219 | 80.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 5. | 22 | 52 | v | MEL | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 28 | Corio Oval | H | -12.8 | 9/ 9 | -8.2 | -5 | -2.3 | -15.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | FIT | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 10 | Corio Oval | H | -15.1 | 9/ 9 | +5.8 | -21 | +3.1 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 16. | 23 | 119 | L | 47 | Victoria Park | A | -12.1 | 9/ 9 | +9.3 | -21 | -2.6 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | A | -14.6 | 9/ 9 | -4.1 | +2 | -1.6 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | STK | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 12 | Corio Oval | H | -16.2 | 9/ 9 | -1.2 | -15 | +2.7 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | RIC | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 6 | Corio Oval | H | -13.5 | 9/ 9 | -7.9 | -6 | -0.0 | -13.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | ESS | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 43 | Windy Hill | A | -13.5 | 9/ 9 | +10.8 | -24 | -1.9 | -15.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | CAR | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 5 | Princes Park | A | -15.4 | 9/ 9 | -3.1 | -12 | +1.7 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | MEL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | A | -13.7 | 9/ 9 | -5.3 | -8 | +2.7 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | FIT | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | A | -10.9 | 8/ 9 | +6.3 | -17 | +2.2 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | COL | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 46 | Corio Oval | H | -8.7 | 8/ 9 | +7.1 | -16 | +6.2 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 7 | Corio Oval | H | -2.5 | 6/ 9 | +11.5 | -2 | -0.5 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | STK | 9. | 17 | 71 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | A | -3.0 | 6/ 9 | +3.2 | -6 | +2.2 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | RIC | 10. | 19 | 79 | W | 12 | Punt Rd | A | -0.8 | 5/ 9 | -9.6 | +9 | +0.3 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | ESS | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 2 | Corio Oval | H | -0.5 | 4/ 9 | +16.0 | -17 | +1.5 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | CAR | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 65 | Corio Oval | H | +1.0 | 5/ 9 | -3.2 | +4 | +6.1 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 22 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | FIT | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | A | +7.1 | 3/ 9 | +4.9 | +2 | -3.7 | +3.3 | ≡ |