| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1243 | 766 | 162.3 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1111 | 700 | 158.7 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1150 | 901 | 127.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 916 | 118.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1074 | 857 | 125.3 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 924 | 977 | 94.6 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 772 | 1093 | 70.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 794 | 1082 | 73.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 647 | 1506 | 43.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 9. | 4 | 58 | v | STK | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 28 | Junction Oval | A | -0.5 | 4/ 9 | -4.5 | +8 | -3.6 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | SYD | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | H | -4.1 | 6/ 9 | +20.8 | -9 | -4.2 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | RIC | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 31 | M.C.G. | H | -8.3 | 7/ 9 | -6.4 | +2 | -3.3 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | CAR | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 89 | Princes Park | A | -11.6 | 7/ 9 | +12.9 | -21 | -6.8 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | COL | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 61 | Victoria Park | A | -18.4 | 7/ 9 | +16.9 | -31 | -3.0 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 14 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | FIT | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | H | -21.4 | 7/ 9 | +5.7 | -23 | -1.3 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 21 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -22.7 | 8/ 9 | -23.1 | +4 | -2.4 | -25.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 28 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | ESS | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 69 | East Melbourne | A | -25.1 | 9/ 9 | -18.9 | -2 | -6.7 | -31.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 12 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | STK | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | H | -31.8 | 9/ 9 | -5.8 | -22 | +1.2 | -30.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 19 | 2. | 15 | 27 | v | SYD | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 67 | Lake Oval | A | -30.5 | 9/ 9 | +22.6 | -37 | -3.0 | -33.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 26 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | RIC | 9. | 18 | 72 | L | 24 | Punt Rd | A | -33.5 | 9/ 9 | +3.8 | -33 | +0.9 | -32.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 16 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | CAR | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 60 | M.C.G. | H | -32.6 | 9/ 9 | +10.3 | -39 | -2.1 | -34.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 23 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | COL | 20. | 25 | 145 | L | 109 | M.C.G. | H | -34.7 | 9/ 9 | +21.3 | -52 | -5.7 | -40.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 30 | 2. | 5 | 17 | v | FIT | 21. | 16 | 142 | L | 125 | Brunswick St | A | -40.4 | 9/ 9 | +0.6 | -37 | -8.8 | -49.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 06 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | GEE | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 45 | Corio Oval | A | -49.2 | 9/ 9 | -22.6 | -23 | -2.2 | -51.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 13 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | ESS | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | H | -51.4 | 9/ 9 | -4.6 | -43 | +0.9 | -50.5 | ≡ |