| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1122 | 865 | 129.7 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1113 | 1017 | 109.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1177 | 858 | 137.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1122 | 874 | 128.4 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1114 | 928 | 120.0 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 1139 | 944 | 120.7 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1243 | 1052 | 118.2 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1084 | 1077 | 100.7 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 922 | 1505 | 61.3 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 813 | 1729 | 47.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 25 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | FIT | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 56 | Brunswick St | A | -18.2 | 9/10 | +19.4 | -38 | -1.8 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | H | -20.0 | 9/10 | +8.8 | -29 | +0.5 | -19.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 9. | 4 | 58 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 16 | Corio Oval | A | -19.5 | 9/10 | +10.2 | -30 | +1.4 | -18.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | STK | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 60 | Junction Oval | A | -18.2 | 9/10 | +3.6 | -22 | -3.8 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | ESS | 5. | 24 | 54 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | H | -22.0 | 9/10 | -0.5 | -21 | +0.4 | -21.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 58 | Princes Park | A | -21.5 | 9/10 | +3.9 | -25 | -3.3 | -24.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | UNI | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 47 | M.C.G. | H | -24.8 | 9/10 | -44.2 | +19 | +2.8 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 08 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 42 | Punt Rd | A | -22.0 | 9/10 | -2.4 | -20 | -2.2 | -24.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | SYD | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | H | -24.3 | 9/10 | +21.3 | -34 | -0.1 | -24.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 20 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | FIT | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -24.4 | 9/10 | +21.3 | -46 | +2.6 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 27 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 30 | Victoria Park | A | -21.8 | 9/10 | +6.0 | -28 | -0.2 | -22.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 04 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | GEE | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | H | -22.1 | 9/10 | +7.5 | -30 | -1.6 | -23.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 11 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | STK | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 52 | M.C.G. | H | -23.7 | 9/10 | +7.1 | -31 | -2.1 | -25.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 18 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | ESS | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 58 | East Melbourne | A | -25.8 | 9/10 | +1.3 | -27 | -3.1 | -28.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 25 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | CAR | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 53 | M.C.G. | H | -28.9 | 9/10 | +9.0 | -38 | -1.5 | -30.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 01 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | UNI | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | A | -30.4 | 9/10 | -43.4 | +13 | +1.4 | -29.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | RIC | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 47 | M.C.G. | H | -29.0 | 9/10 | -4.1 | -25 | -2.2 | -31.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | SYD | 10. | 18 | 78 | L | 43 | Lake Oval | A | -31.2 | 9/10 | +12.2 | -31 | -1.2 | -32.4 | ≡ |