| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 1833 | 1368 | 134.0 |
| 2 | ESS | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1876 | 1528 | 122.8 |
| 3 | FIT | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1736 | 1370 | 126.7 |
| 4 | RIC | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1726 | 1582 | 109.1 |
| 5 | COL | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1738 | 1546 | 112.4 |
| 6 | MEL | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1742 | 1488 | 117.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1761 | 1705 | 103.3 |
| 8 | SME | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1602 | 1652 | 97.0 |
| 9 | FOO | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1646 | 1713 | 96.1 |
| 10 | NME | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1390 | 1789 | 77.7 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1456 | 1907 | 76.4 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1221 | 2079 | 58.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 19 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | GEE | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 45 | Kardinia Park | A | -29.6 | 11/12 | -29.8 | +0 | -4.5 | -34.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | COL | 19. | 20 | 134 | L | 47 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -34.2 | 12/12 | +20.1 | -54 | +0.7 | -33.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 03 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | WBD | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 52 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -33.4 | 12/12 | +19.8 | -53 | +0.1 | -33.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 10 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | STK | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 7 | Junction Oval | A | -33.3 | 12/12 | -23.6 | -10 | +1.7 | -31.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 17 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | RIC | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 38 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -31.6 | 12/12 | -2.3 | -29 | +6.7 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 24 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | MEL | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 15 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -24.9 | 11/12 | +13.4 | -38 | +2.3 | -22.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 31 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | SYD | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | A | -22.6 | 10/12 | +6.3 | -17 | +0.5 | -22.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 07 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | NME | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 4 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -22.1 | 10/12 | -13.6 | -8 | +1.2 | -20.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 14 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | FIT | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 49 | Brunswick St | A | -20.8 | 10/12 | +10.4 | -31 | -1.8 | -22.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 21 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 18. | 20 | 128 | L | 83 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -22.6 | 11/12 | +17.8 | -40 | -4.3 | -26.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 28 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | CAR | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 63 | Princes Park | A | -26.9 | 11/12 | +21.3 | -48 | -1.5 | -28.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 05 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 16. | 21 | 117 | L | 34 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -28.4 | 11/12 | -13.8 | -15 | -1.9 | -30.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 12 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | COL | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 20 | Victoria Park | A | -30.3 | 11/12 | +14.1 | -44 | +2.4 | -27.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 19 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | WBD | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 29 | Western Oval | A | -27.9 | 11/12 | -0.1 | -28 | -0.1 | -28.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 26 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | STK | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 45 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -28.0 | 11/12 | -38.6 | +11 | +3.4 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 02 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | RIC | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 41 | Punt Rd | A | -24.5 | 11/12 | +8.4 | -33 | -0.8 | -25.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | MEL | 13. | 21 | 99 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | -25.3 | 11/12 | +2.6 | -28 | +2.2 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | SYD | 19. | 14 | 128 | L | 45 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -23.2 | 11/12 | +9.8 | -21 | -2.4 | -25.6 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 30 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | NME | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 4 | Arden St | A | -25.6 | 11/12 | -15.8 | -10 | +0.6 | -25.0 | ≡ |