| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 25. | 11 | 161 | v | NME | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 72 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -13.7 | 10/12 | -5.2 | -8 | +8.1 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | STK | 12. | 25 | 97 | L | 42 | Junction Oval | A | -5.7 | 8/12 | +12.4 | -18 | -2.4 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | RIC | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 27 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -8.1 | 10/12 | +6.9 | -15 | -1.2 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | SYD | 22. | 13 | 145 | L | 39 | Lake Oval | A | -9.3 | 10/12 | -20.2 | +23 | -6.2 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | ESS | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 17 | Windy Hill | A | -15.5 | 12/12 | -9.8 | -6 | -1.1 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | MEL | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -16.6 | 12/12 | +22.8 | -39 | +4.5 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | FIT | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 27 | Brunswick St | A | -12.1 | 12/12 | -11.5 | -1 | -2.6 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | WBD | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 45 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -14.7 | 12/12 | -4.4 | -10 | -3.5 | -18.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 44 | Corio Oval | A | -18.2 | 12/12 | -1.7 | -16 | -2.8 | -20.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | CAR | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 7 | Princes Park | A | -20.9 | 12/12 | +2.6 | -23 | +3.0 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | COL | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 24 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -17.9 | 12/12 | +2.0 | -20 | -0.4 | -18.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | NME | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 7 | Arden St | A | -18.3 | 12/12 | -12.3 | -6 | -0.1 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | STK | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 56 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -18.4 | 12/12 | +1.5 | -20 | +7.6 | -10.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | RIC | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 8 | Punt Rd | A | -10.8 | 10/12 | +11.9 | -23 | +3.1 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -7.7 | 10/12 | -10.1 | +14 | -0.8 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | ESS | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 36 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -8.6 | 10/12 | -4.0 | -5 | -3.1 | -11.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | MEL | 26. | 20 | 176 | L | 114 | M.C.G. | A | -11.7 | 11/12 | +16.1 | -28 | -8.6 | -20.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 56 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -20.3 | 11/12 | -4.0 | -16 | +7.2 | -13.1 | ≡ |