| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1162 | 688 | 168.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1174 | 800 | 146.8 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1070 | 821 | 130.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1076 | 884 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1023 | 962 | 106.3 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 945 | 930 | 101.6 |
| 7 | UNI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 902 | 901 | 100.1 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 825 | 1282 | 64.4 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 670 | 1130 | 59.3 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 852 | 1301 | 65.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 11 | Punt Rd | A | -7.7 | 8/10 | -18.6 | +11 | +0.0 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | ESS | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -7.7 | 8/10 | +18.4 | -26 | +0.6 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | SYD | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 64 | Lake Oval | A | -7.1 | 8/10 | +5.7 | -1 | -6.3 | -13.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | STK | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | -13.4 | 8/10 | +2.6 | -16 | +2.7 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | H | -10.7 | 8/10 | +10.2 | -21 | -0.2 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | UNI | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 19 | East Melbourne | A | -10.9 | 8/10 | +2.0 | -13 | +3.2 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | GEE | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 79 | M.C.G. | H | -7.7 | 8/10 | -15.2 | +8 | +7.1 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | FIT | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 13 | Brunswick St | A | -0.6 | 6/10 | +5.8 | -6 | +1.9 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | COL | 10. | 5 | 65 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +1.4 | 6/10 | +7.7 | -6 | +0.6 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | RIC | 2. | 3 | 15 | W | 67 | M.C.G. | H | +2.0 | 5/10 | -10.5 | +13 | +5.4 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | ESS | 5. | 10 | 40 | L | 10 | East Melbourne | A | +7.5 | 4/10 | +4.6 | +3 | -1.3 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | SYD | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | +6.2 | 4/10 | +28.3 | -10 | -1.1 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | STK | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | A | +5.1 | 5/10 | -21.7 | +27 | +1.1 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | CAR | 10. | 21 | 81 | L | 51 | Princes Park | A | +6.2 | 5/10 | +17.5 | -11 | -4.0 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | UNI | 2. | 15 | 27 | W | 1 | M.C.G. | H | +2.2 | 5/10 | -0.1 | +2 | -0.1 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | GEE | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 23 | Corio Oval | A | +2.1 | 5/10 | -29.3 | +31 | -0.8 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +1.3 | 5/10 | +0.6 | +1 | +2.9 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | A | +4.2 | 5/10 | +7.5 | -3 | -3.9 | +0.3 | ≡ |