| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 744 | 476 | 156.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 931 | 467 | 199.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 704 | 523 | 134.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 772 | 525 | 147.0 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 679 | 565 | 120.2 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 617 | 546 | 113.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 415 | 692 | 60.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 323 | 1391 | 23.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 13 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | STK | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 93 | M.C.G. | H | -5.0 | 6/ 8 | -48.4 | +43 | +5.0 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 20 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | COL | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 27 | Victoria Park | A | -0.0 | 6/ 8 | +19.7 | -20 | +4.7 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Wed May 24 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | CAR | 3. | 1 | 19 | W | 26 | Princes Park | A | +4.7 | 5/ 8 | -25.5 | +30 | -0.4 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | GEE | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | H | +4.2 | 6/ 8 | +16.2 | -12 | +1.7 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | FIT | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +5.9 | 6/ 8 | +14.3 | -8 | +1.9 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 1. | 10 | 16 | v | ESS | 4. | 6 | 30 | L | 14 | East Melbourne | A | +7.9 | 5/ 8 | +14.7 | -7 | -0.7 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | SYD | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +7.2 | 6/ 8 | +10.5 | +9 | -0.2 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | STK | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 17 | Junction Oval | A | +7.0 | 6/ 8 | -43.0 | +50 | -3.3 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 1. | 7 | 13 | v | COL | 3. | 3 | 21 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | H | +3.7 | 6/ 8 | +8.9 | -5 | -0.3 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | CAR | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | H | +3.4 | 6/ 8 | -20.4 | +24 | +0.8 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | GEE | 5. | 6 | 36 | L | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +4.2 | 6/ 8 | +18.0 | -14 | -0.0 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | FIT | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 8 | Brunswick St | A | +4.2 | 6/ 8 | +12.1 | -8 | -0.0 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | ESS | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +4.2 | 6/ 8 | +16.5 | -12 | -0.1 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 12 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | SYD | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 7 | Lake Oval | A | +4.1 | 6/ 8 | +5.9 | +10 | -1.7 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | H | +2.4 | 6/ 8 | +13.5 | -11 | -0.9 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 0. | 2 | 2 | v | FIT | 5. | 10 | 40 | L | 38 | Brunswick St | A | +1.5 | 6/ 8 | +7.4 | -6 | -3.2 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 2. | 4 | 16 | v | CAR | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 25 | Princes Park | A | -1.7 | 6/ 8 | -13.9 | +12 | -3.7 | -5.4 | ≡ |