| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.6 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.2 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1316 | 1165 | 113.0 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.9 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1399 | 1505 | 93.0 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.4 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.2 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1136 | 1515 | 75.0 |
| 12 | MEL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | CAR | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 30 | Princes Park | A | -55.8 | 12/12 | -6.0 | -50 | +2.0 | -53.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -53.8 | 12/12 | +38.9 | -93 | +6.8 | -47.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | STK | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 23 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -47.1 | 12/12 | -9.6 | -37 | +6.0 | -41.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | RIC | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 64 | Punt Rd | A | -41.0 | 12/12 | +6.7 | -48 | -1.6 | -42.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | NME | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 38 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -42.6 | 12/12 | -2.1 | -41 | +0.3 | -42.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | WBD | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 11 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -42.4 | 12/12 | -0.6 | -42 | +5.3 | -37.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 09 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | GEE | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 70 | Kardinia Park | A | -37.1 | 12/12 | +14.7 | -52 | -1.8 | -38.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 16 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | SYD | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 33 | Lake Oval | A | -38.9 | 12/12 | -6.8 | -20 | -1.3 | -40.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | COL | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 28 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -40.2 | 12/12 | +13.9 | -54 | +2.6 | -37.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 07 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 1 | Brunswick St | A | -37.6 | 12/12 | +5.8 | -43 | +4.4 | -33.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | MEL | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 34 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -33.2 | 12/12 | -13.7 | -20 | +5.3 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 21 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 17 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -27.8 | 12/12 | +8.3 | -36 | +1.9 | -25.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 28 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | ESS | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 55 | Windy Hill | A | -25.9 | 12/12 | +14.7 | -41 | -1.4 | -27.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 04 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | STK | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 6 | Junction Oval | A | -27.3 | 12/12 | -14.4 | -13 | +0.7 | -26.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 11 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 22 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -26.7 | 12/12 | +3.1 | -30 | +0.8 | -25.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 18 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | NME | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 12 | Arden St | A | -25.9 | 12/12 | -5.8 | -20 | +0.8 | -25.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 25 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 16 | Western Oval | A | -25.1 | 12/12 | +2.6 | -28 | +1.2 | -23.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 01 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | GEE | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 32 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -23.9 | 12/12 | +19.7 | -44 | +1.2 | -22.7 | ≡ |