| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1137 | 788 | 144.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1256 | 977 | 128.6 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1158 | 984 | 117.7 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1149 | 1081 | 106.3 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1264 | 1016 | 124.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1110 | 1100 | 100.9 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1034 | 1090 | 94.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1072 | 1148 | 93.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 816 | 1143 | 71.4 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 907 | 1576 | 57.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | COL | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | H | -0.6 | 7/10 | -4.6 | +4 | -2.7 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | UNI | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | A | -3.3 | 8/10 | -34.4 | +31 | -0.4 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | CAR | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 26 | Princes Park | A | -3.7 | 8/10 | +15.6 | -19 | -0.7 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | H | -4.4 | 8/10 | +3.8 | -8 | -1.4 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | STK | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 5 | Junction Oval | A | -5.8 | 8/10 | -2.2 | -4 | -0.1 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | SYD | 6. | 16 | 52 | L | 24 | Lake Oval | A | -5.9 | 8/10 | +25.6 | -20 | -0.4 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | H | -6.4 | 8/10 | +8.2 | -15 | -1.7 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 09 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | RIC | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 12 | Punt Rd | A | -8.1 | 8/10 | -12.2 | +4 | -1.6 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 14 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | ESS | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 41 | East Melbourne | A | -9.7 | 8/10 | -0.2 | -10 | -3.1 | -12.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 21 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | COL | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 48 | Victoria Park | A | -12.9 | 9/10 | +3.8 | -17 | -3.1 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 28 | 7. | 20 | 62 | v | UNI | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | H | -16.0 | 9/10 | -32.4 | +16 | -0.7 | -16.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 05 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | CAR | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | -16.7 | 9/10 | +4.9 | -22 | +3.5 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | FIT | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 58 | Brunswick St | A | -13.3 | 9/10 | +9.8 | -23 | -3.5 | -16.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | STK | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | H | -16.8 | 9/10 | +3.5 | -20 | -1.6 | -18.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 2. | 7 | 19 | v | SYD | 5. | 18 | 48 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -18.3 | 9/10 | +25.9 | -32 | +0.3 | -18.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 4. | 2 | 26 | v | GEE | 4. | 23 | 47 | L | 21 | Corio Oval | A | -18.0 | 9/10 | +9.8 | -28 | +0.7 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | RIC | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 11 | Punt Rd | H | -17.3 | 9/10 | -8.3 | -9 | +2.0 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 6. | 16 | 52 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | H | -15.3 | 9/10 | -3.8 | -12 | +0.2 | -15.2 | ≡ |