| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1806 | 1524 | 118.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1854 | 1367 | 135.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1877 | 1504 | 124.8 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1755 | 1477 | 118.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1884 | 1498 | 125.8 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1673 | 1550 | 107.9 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1845 | 1919 | 96.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1565 | 1840 | 85.1 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1391 | 1720 | 80.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1462 | 1690 | 86.5 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1274 | 1679 | 75.9 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1367 | 1985 | 68.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 20. | 24 | 144 | v | WBD | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 75 | Corio Oval | H | +0.5 | 6/12 | -22.6 | +23 | +5.2 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | NME | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 6 | Arden St | A | +5.6 | 6/12 | -39.7 | +45 | -3.9 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 70 | Corio Oval | H | +1.7 | 7/12 | +2.9 | -1 | +7.1 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | STK | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 43 | Junction Oval | A | +8.8 | 4/12 | +6.7 | +2 | -4.5 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | FIT | 17. | 19 | 121 | L | 6 | Brunswick St | A | +4.3 | 6/12 | -22.6 | +27 | -3.3 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | RIC | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 40 | Corio Oval | H | +1.0 | 6/12 | +12.4 | -11 | -2.9 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | HAW | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 43 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -1.8 | 7/12 | -21.0 | +19 | -6.2 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | SYD | 16. | 21 | 117 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | -8.1 | 7/12 | +34.0 | -30 | +1.7 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 26. | 18 | 174 | v | ESS | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 77 | Corio Oval | H | -6.4 | 7/12 | -7.8 | +1 | +7.6 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | CAR | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | +1.2 | 7/12 | +21.1 | -20 | +0.4 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | COL | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 18 | Corio Oval | H | +1.6 | 6/12 | +25.5 | -24 | +4.2 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 10. | 22 | 82 | v | WBD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 11 | Western Oval | A | +5.8 | 6/12 | -18.4 | +24 | -3.5 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | NME | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 42 | Corio Oval | H | +2.3 | 6/12 | -26.1 | +28 | +1.4 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | MEL | 14. | 16 | 100 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | A | +3.6 | 6/12 | +12.2 | -9 | +1.4 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 15 | 18. | 22 | 130 | v | STK | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 63 | Corio Oval | H | +5.0 | 6/12 | +0.5 | +5 | +5.8 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 22 | 20. | 21 | 141 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 97 | Corio Oval | H | +10.8 | 5/12 | -19.9 | +31 | +6.6 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 29 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | RIC | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 26 | Punt Rd | A | +17.5 | 4/12 | +5.4 | +12 | +1.4 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 21. | 22 | 148 | v | HAW | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 79 | Corio Oval | H | +18.9 | 2/12 | -11.7 | +31 | +4.8 | +23.7 | ≡ |