| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1060 | 681 | 155.7 |
| 2 | SME | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 915 | 773 | 118.4 |
| 3 | STK | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 935 | 796 | 117.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 970 | 879 | 110.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 864 | 1011 | 85.5 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 844 | 989 | 85.3 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 800 | 987 | 81.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 774 | 1046 | 74.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | SYD | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 19 | Lake Oval | A | -40.1 | 8/ 8 | -1.3 | -27 | +4.6 | -35.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | ESS | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | H | -35.5 | 8/ 8 | +8.8 | -44 | +3.7 | -31.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | CAR | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | H | -31.8 | 8/ 8 | +18.2 | -50 | +1.1 | -30.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | A | -30.7 | 8/ 8 | +10.7 | -41 | +5.3 | -25.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | GEE | 9. | 5 | 59 | L | 8 | Corio Oval | A | -25.4 | 8/ 8 | -19.9 | -5 | -0.3 | -25.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | STK | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 57 | M.C.G. | H | -25.6 | 8/ 8 | +9.3 | -35 | -2.2 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 15 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | FIT | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | H | -27.8 | 8/ 8 | +6.9 | -35 | +4.3 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 22 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | SYD | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -23.5 | 8/ 8 | +11.0 | -23 | +3.5 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 29 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | ESS | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 15 | East Melbourne | A | -20.1 | 8/ 8 | -9.7 | -10 | -0.5 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 06 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -20.6 | 8/ 8 | +18.0 | -39 | +2.3 | -18.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 13 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | COL | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 79 | M.C.G. | H | -18.3 | 8/ 8 | +6.0 | -24 | -5.5 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 20 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | GEE | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | -23.8 | 8/ 8 | -2.7 | -21 | +3.6 | -20.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | STK | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 17 | Junction Oval | A | -20.2 | 8/ 8 | +3.5 | -24 | +4.1 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 6. | 19 | 55 | v | FIT | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 16 | Brunswick St | A | -16.1 | 8/ 8 | -10.7 | -5 | +2.1 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 17 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 15 | East Melbourne | A | -14.0 | 8/ 8 | -12.5 | -1 | -1.4 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | SYD | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | H | -15.3 | 8/ 8 | +16.4 | -20 | -0.4 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 26 | Princes Park | A | -15.7 | 8/ 8 | +18.9 | -35 | +0.9 | -14.9 | ≡ |