| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1208 | 918 | 131.6 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1131 | 971 | 116.5 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1224 | 1092 | 112.1 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 1057 | 102.5 |
| 5 | GEE | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1116 | 1041 | 107.2 |
| 6 | COL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1089 | 1134 | 96.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1134 | 1228 | 92.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1043 | 1252 | 83.3 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1045 | 1380 | 75.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | RIC | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | H | +2.7 | 5/ 9 | -16.6 | +19 | +0.3 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | FIT | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 23 | Brunswick St | A | +3.0 | 5/ 9 | +9.2 | -6 | -1.7 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 20 | Corio Oval | H | +1.3 | 5/ 9 | +14.4 | -13 | -0.7 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | STK | 13. | 24 | 102 | L | 26 | Junction Oval | A | +0.6 | 5/ 9 | -7.8 | +8 | -3.4 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | MEL | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 10 | Corio Oval | H | -2.8 | 5/ 9 | -6.6 | +4 | +0.6 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | COL | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 6 | Victoria Park | A | -2.2 | 5/ 9 | +5.6 | -8 | +1.4 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | CAR | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 15 | Corio Oval | H | -0.8 | 5/ 9 | -10.0 | +9 | +0.6 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 7. | 3 | 45 | v | SYD | 7. | 6 | 48 | L | 3 | Lake Oval | A | -0.2 | 5/ 9 | +9.0 | +3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 05 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 10. | 20 | 80 | L | 18 | Punt Rd | A | -0.8 | 4/ 9 | -10.7 | +10 | -2.8 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 3 | Corio Oval | H | -3.6 | 5/ 9 | +3.5 | -7 | +1.0 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | ESS | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 12 | Windy Hill | A | -2.6 | 5/ 9 | +18.2 | -21 | +0.9 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | STK | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 75 | Corio Oval | H | -1.7 | 5/ 9 | -8.3 | +7 | +6.8 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | MEL | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +5.1 | 3/ 9 | -14.5 | +20 | -0.3 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 23 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 37 | Corio Oval | H | +4.9 | 3/ 9 | -1.2 | +6 | +3.1 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | CAR | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 7 | Princes Park | A | +8.0 | 3/ 9 | -7.7 | +16 | -2.3 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 06 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | SYD | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 1 | Corio Oval | H | +5.7 | 4/ 9 | +21.5 | -4 | +0.3 | +6.0 | ≡ |