| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1167 | 729 | 160.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 993 | 812 | 122.3 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1080 | 884 | 122.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1113 | 963 | 115.6 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1008 | 952 | 105.9 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 994 | 979 | 101.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 937 | 913 | 102.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 952 | 1048 | 90.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 802 | 1347 | 59.5 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 692 | 1111 | 62.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | GEE | 13. | 21 | 99 | L | 57 | M.C.G. | H | +3.4 | 5/10 | -24.9 | +28 | -8.5 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | RIC | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 77 | Punt Rd | A | -5.1 | 7/10 | -26.0 | +21 | -9.8 | -14.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | CAR | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -14.9 | 7/10 | +22.0 | -37 | +0.4 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | STK | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | A | -14.5 | 8/10 | -31.3 | +17 | -1.4 | -15.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | COL | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 48 | Victoria Park | A | -15.9 | 9/10 | +18.0 | -34 | -1.4 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | ESS | 16. | 21 | 117 | L | 50 | M.C.G. | H | -17.3 | 9/10 | +9.5 | -27 | -2.3 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | SYD | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 35 | Lake Oval | A | -19.6 | 9/10 | +14.9 | -23 | -1.2 | -20.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | FIT | 8. | 18 | 66 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | -20.9 | 9/10 | -6.9 | -14 | -0.2 | -21.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | UNI | 7. | 7 | 49 | L | 14 | East Melbourne | A | -21.1 | 9/10 | +1.6 | -23 | +0.9 | -20.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 8. | 3 | 51 | v | GEE | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 49 | Corio Oval | A | -20.2 | 9/10 | -1.6 | -19 | -3.0 | -23.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | RIC | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 53 | M.C.G. | H | -23.3 | 10/10 | -7.8 | -15 | -3.8 | -27.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | CAR | 13. | 22 | 100 | L | 65 | Princes Park | A | -27.0 | 10/10 | +27.3 | -54 | -1.1 | -28.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | STK | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | -28.1 | 10/10 | -21.9 | -6 | +1.9 | -26.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | COL | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | H | -26.2 | 10/10 | +4.4 | -31 | +1.3 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 13 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 4. | 18 | 42 | W | 12 | East Melbourne | A | -24.9 | 10/10 | +8.6 | -34 | +4.5 | -20.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | SYD | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | H | -20.4 | 9/10 | +29.0 | -37 | +3.3 | -17.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 2. | 11 | 23 | v | FIT | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 65 | Brunswick St | A | -17.0 | 9/10 | -8.6 | -8 | -5.7 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | UNI | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | -22.7 | 9/10 | +1.9 | -25 | +3.6 | -19.1 | ≡ |