| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | WBD | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 66 | Corio Oval | H | +33.3 | 1/12 | -16.3 | +50 | +1.6 | +34.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | STK | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 5 | Junction Oval | A | +34.9 | 1/12 | +3.1 | +32 | -2.7 | +32.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 4 | Corio Oval | H | +32.2 | 1/12 | -7.3 | +40 | -3.6 | +28.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | NME | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 8 | Arden St | A | +28.7 | 1/12 | -21.5 | +50 | -4.2 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | COL | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 7 | Corio Oval | H | +24.5 | 1/12 | +19.6 | +5 | -1.2 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 10 | Punt Rd | A | +23.3 | 1/12 | -3.4 | +27 | -1.7 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | ESS | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 38 | Corio Oval | H | +21.6 | 1/12 | +11.2 | +10 | +2.8 | +24.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 18. | 10 | 118 | v | HAW | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 46 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +24.4 | 1/12 | -28.3 | +53 | -0.7 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | FIT | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 15 | Brunswick St | A | +23.7 | 2/12 | -9.7 | +33 | -1.8 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | MEL | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 14 | Corio Oval | H | +21.9 | 3/12 | +28.6 | -7 | +2.1 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | SYD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 11 | Lake Oval | A | +23.9 | 2/12 | +4.1 | +32 | -4.3 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | WBD | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 51 | Western Oval | A | +19.7 | 3/12 | -19.0 | +39 | +1.2 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 07 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | STK | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 52 | Corio Oval | H | +20.9 | 3/12 | -11.1 | +32 | +2.0 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 14 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | CAR | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 7 | Princes Park | A | +22.9 | 3/12 | +3.6 | +19 | -2.6 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 21 | 15. | 22 | 112 | v | NME | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 64 | Corio Oval | H | +20.3 | 3/12 | -15.2 | +35 | +2.9 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 28 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | COL | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 33 | Victoria Park | A | +23.1 | 2/12 | +32.9 | -10 | +4.3 | +27.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 04 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | RIC | 8. | 18 | 66 | W | 64 | Corio Oval | H | +27.4 | 2/12 | -4.9 | +32 | +3.2 | +30.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 11 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | FIT | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 55 | Corio Oval | H | +30.6 | 1/12 | -2.5 | +33 | +2.2 | +32.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 47 | M.C.G. | A | +32.8 | 1/12 | +11.3 | +21 | -6.8 | +25.9 | ≡ |