| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | FIT | 11. | 4 | 70 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | -30.3 | 10/10 | -5.3 | -25 | +2.7 | -27.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | GEE | 7. | 12 | 54 | D | 0 | Corio Oval | A | -27.6 | 10/10 | -0.4 | -27 | +2.7 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 0. | 9 | 9 | v | ESS | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -24.9 | 10/10 | +13.6 | -38 | +0.0 | -24.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | SYD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 26 | Lake Oval | A | -24.8 | 10/10 | +21.8 | -35 | +0.9 | -24.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | STK | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -24.0 | 9/10 | -27.2 | +3 | +3.5 | -20.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | COL | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | A | -20.5 | 9/10 | +3.0 | -23 | +1.7 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | RIC | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -18.7 | 9/10 | -4.8 | -14 | -0.7 | -19.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | UNI | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | A | -19.4 | 9/10 | -11.0 | -8 | +3.6 | -15.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 9. | 2 | 56 | v | CAR | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -15.8 | 9/10 | +15.6 | -31 | -0.2 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Thu Jun 22 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | FIT | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 28 | Brunswick St | A | -16.0 | 9/10 | -1.4 | -15 | -1.3 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | GEE | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -17.3 | 9/10 | -1.5 | -16 | +2.8 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | ESS | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 8 | East Melbourne | A | -14.5 | 8/10 | +18.0 | -33 | +2.5 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | SYD | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | -12.1 | 8/10 | +27.3 | -27 | +1.4 | -10.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | A | -10.6 | 8/10 | -23.3 | +13 | +2.5 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | COL | 6. | 16 | 52 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | H | -8.1 | 8/10 | +4.8 | -13 | -0.9 | -9.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | RIC | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 9 | Punt Rd | A | -9.0 | 8/10 | -5.8 | -3 | +1.2 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | UNI | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 62 | M.C.G. | H | -7.8 | 8/10 | -30.5 | +23 | +3.9 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 8 | Princes Park | A | -3.9 | 8/10 | +20.7 | -25 | +1.7 | -2.2 | ≡ |