| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | STK | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | H | +4.4 | 5/ 8 | -24.0 | +28 | -1.2 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | SYD | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +3.2 | 5/ 8 | +6.7 | +8 | -1.4 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | ESS | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +1.7 | 5/ 8 | +5.7 | -4 | +2.7 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | COL | 5. | 16 | 46 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +4.4 | 4/ 8 | +11.6 | -7 | -0.8 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 05 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | H | +3.6 | 4/ 8 | +16.2 | -13 | +0.5 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +4.1 | 4/ 8 | -2.2 | +6 | -0.9 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | GEE | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 2 | Corio Oval | A | +3.2 | 4/ 8 | -16.2 | +19 | -2.1 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | STK | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 3 | Junction Oval | A | +1.0 | 4/ 8 | -24.4 | +25 | -2.8 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | SYD | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | H | -1.8 | 6/ 8 | -1.1 | +11 | -4.3 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | ESS | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 24 | East Melbourne | A | -6.1 | 6/ 8 | +1.2 | -7 | -1.7 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | COL | 9. | 20 | 74 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -7.8 | 7/ 8 | +21.3 | -29 | -0.4 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | FIT | 5. | 7 | 37 | L | 19 | Brunswick St | A | -8.2 | 7/ 8 | +7.9 | -16 | -0.3 | -8.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | CAR | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 62 | Princes Park | A | -8.5 | 7/ 8 | +1.0 | -9 | -5.3 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | GEE | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | H | -13.7 | 7/ 8 | -2.5 | -11 | +4.6 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 49 | Lake Oval | A | -9.1 | 7/ 8 | +6.7 | -4 | -4.5 | -13.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | COL | 7. | 18 | 60 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -13.6 | 7/ 8 | +16.8 | -30 | -0.3 | -13.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | CAR | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 87 | M.C.G. | H | -13.9 | 7/ 8 | +10.7 | -25 | -6.2 | -20.1 | ≡ |