| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 27 | Princes Park | A | -14.0 | 7/ 8 | +12.1 | -26 | -0.1 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | FIT | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -14.0 | 7/ 8 | +14.3 | -28 | +0.8 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 34 | East Melbourne | A | -13.2 | 6/ 8 | +5.4 | -19 | -1.5 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | H | -14.7 | 6/ 8 | +0.8 | -4 | +0.9 | -13.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | GEE | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | -13.9 | 6/ 8 | -18.4 | +4 | -2.3 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | STK | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 49 | Junction Oval | A | -16.2 | 7/ 8 | -22.8 | +7 | -5.6 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 44 | Victoria Park | A | -21.8 | 8/ 8 | +20.2 | -42 | -0.2 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 45 | M.C.G. | H | -22.0 | 8/ 8 | +13.5 | -36 | -0.9 | -23.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | FIT | 11. | 25 | 91 | L | 52 | Brunswick St | A | -23.0 | 8/ 8 | +6.2 | -29 | -2.3 | -25.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | ESS | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 66 | M.C.G. | H | -25.2 | 8/ 8 | +16.3 | -42 | -2.4 | -27.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 4. | 3 | 27 | v | SYD | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 56 | Lake Oval | A | -27.7 | 8/ 8 | -5.2 | -11 | -4.5 | -32.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 6. | 21 | 57 | L | 11 | Corio Oval | A | -32.2 | 8/ 8 | -15.3 | -17 | +0.6 | -31.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 11 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -31.6 | 8/ 8 | -14.9 | -17 | -1.6 | -33.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | COL | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 63 | M.C.G. | H | -33.3 | 8/ 8 | +18.9 | -52 | -1.1 | -34.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 2. | 1 | 13 | v | FIT | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 107 | M.C.G. | H | -34.3 | 8/ 8 | +17.0 | -51 | -5.6 | -39.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | STK | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 39 | Junction Oval | A | -39.9 | 8/ 8 | -7.9 | -32 | -0.7 | -40.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | COL | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 56 | M.C.G. | H | -40.6 | 8/ 8 | +18.1 | -59 | +0.3 | -40.3 | ≡ |