| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1869 | 1281 | 145.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1425 | 1133 | 125.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1625 | 1323 | 122.8 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1629 | 1232 | 132.2 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1630 | 1328 | 122.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1406 | 1327 | 106.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1258 | 1417 | 88.8 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1234 | 1310 | 94.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1446 | 1763 | 82.0 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1241 | 1766 | 70.3 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1193 | 1655 | 72.1 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1060 | 1481 | 71.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | SYD | 15. | 12 | 102 | W | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -22.4 | 10/12 | -3.0 | -7 | +3.7 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | CAR | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 44 | Princes Park | A | -18.7 | 10/12 | +7.4 | -26 | -1.8 | -20.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | GEE | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 34 | Kardinia Park | A | -20.5 | 10/12 | +27.0 | -48 | +1.4 | -19.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | STK | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 35 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -19.1 | 10/12 | +19.1 | -38 | +0.3 | -18.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | RIC | 16. | 22 | 118 | L | 75 | M.C.G. | A | -18.8 | 10/12 | +10.5 | -29 | -4.6 | -23.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | NME | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 22 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -23.4 | 10/12 | -6.1 | -17 | -0.5 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 27 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | FIT | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 44 | Princes Park | A | -23.8 | 10/12 | -50.3 | +26 | +1.8 | -22.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | MEL | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 45 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -22.1 | 10/12 | -14.2 | -8 | -3.7 | -25.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 10 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | ESS | 21. | 16 | 142 | L | 91 | Windy Hill | A | -25.8 | 10/12 | +6.8 | -33 | -5.8 | -31.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | COL | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | -31.6 | 11/12 | +34.5 | -66 | +2.9 | -28.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | WBD | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 37 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -28.7 | 11/12 | -26.0 | -3 | -3.4 | -32.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | SYD | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | A | -32.2 | 11/12 | +3.7 | -24 | +3.7 | -28.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | CAR | 11. | 21 | 87 | L | 24 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -28.5 | 11/12 | +8.8 | -37 | +1.3 | -27.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 20 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -27.1 | 11/12 | +17.2 | -44 | +6.4 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | STK | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 63 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -20.7 | 10/12 | +17.1 | -38 | -2.5 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | RIC | 23. | 30 | 168 | L | 114 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -23.2 | 11/12 | +22.6 | -46 | -6.8 | -30.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 3 | 45 | v | NME | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 28 | Arden St | A | -30.0 | 12/12 | -6.0 | -24 | -0.4 | -30.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 17 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -30.4 | 12/12 | -16.8 | -14 | +3.1 | -27.4 | ≡ |