| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 853 | 597 | 142.9 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1085 | 582 | 186.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 917 | 579 | 158.4 |
| 4 | FIT | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 877 | 666 | 131.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 716 | 610 | 117.4 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 727 | 730 | 99.6 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 476 | 1013 | 47.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 414 | 1288 | 32.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 04 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | GEE | 2. | 11 | 23 | L | 2 | Corio Oval | A | +4.1 | 5/ 8 | +13.1 | -9 | +0.7 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Thu May 09 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | SYD | 5. | 10 | 40 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +4.8 | 5/ 8 | -6.9 | +24 | -2.8 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | STK | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | H | +2.0 | 5/ 8 | -40.8 | +43 | -0.6 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 22 | Victoria Park | A | +1.4 | 5/ 8 | +13.8 | -12 | -1.0 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | ESS | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 26 | East Melbourne | A | +0.5 | 5/ 8 | +11.8 | -11 | -1.5 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | -1.0 | 6/ 8 | -19.8 | +19 | -0.4 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 03 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 5. | 6 | 36 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | -1.4 | 6/ 8 | +18.4 | -20 | +2.0 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 7. | 4 | 46 | v | GEE | 9. | 5 | 59 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +0.6 | 6/ 8 | +15.8 | -15 | +0.2 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | SYD | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | A | +0.8 | 6/ 8 | +2.9 | +10 | +0.6 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | STK | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | A | +1.4 | 6/ 8 | -47.1 | +49 | -3.9 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | COL | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | H | -2.4 | 6/ 8 | +8.9 | -11 | +1.2 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | H | -1.2 | 6/ 8 | +26.5 | -28 | +3.7 | +2.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | CAR | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 6 | Princes Park | A | +2.5 | 6/ 8 | -26.5 | +29 | -2.3 | +0.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | FIT | 2. | 11 | 23 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | H | +0.2 | 6/ 8 | +4.8 | -5 | +1.1 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 16 | Victoria Park | A | +1.3 | 6/ 8 | +7.4 | -6 | -1.0 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | STK | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 102 | Lake Oval | H | +0.3 | 6/ 8 | -41.0 | +41 | +6.1 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | FIT | 4. | 13 | 37 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | A | +6.3 | 5/ 8 | +10.0 | -4 | -0.9 | +5.4 | ≡ |