| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 |
| 9 | SME | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | SYD | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | A | -3.3 | 6/ 9 | -10.3 | +19 | -1.4 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | RIC | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | -4.7 | 6/ 9 | +11.2 | -16 | +1.9 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | STK | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 10 | Junction Oval | A | -2.8 | 6/ 9 | -17.8 | +15 | -2.5 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | CAR | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 32 | Princes Park | A | -5.3 | 7/ 9 | +15.0 | -20 | -1.2 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 05 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | H | -6.5 | 7/ 9 | -0.5 | -6 | +1.2 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | ESS | 12. | 21 | 93 | L | 51 | Windy Hill | A | -5.3 | 8/ 9 | -1.2 | -4 | -4.7 | -10.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | COL | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | H | -10.0 | 8/ 9 | +17.1 | -27 | +3.5 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | FIT | 5. | 19 | 49 | L | 16 | Brunswick St | A | -6.5 | 7/ 9 | +3.1 | -10 | -0.6 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | SYD | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | H | -7.1 | 7/ 9 | -7.7 | +13 | +1.5 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | RIC | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 3 | Punt Rd | A | -5.6 | 7/ 9 | +1.2 | -7 | +0.4 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | STK | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -5.2 | 7/ 9 | -15.6 | +10 | +0.2 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 10. | 4 | 64 | v | CAR | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | -5.0 | 7/ 9 | +8.3 | -13 | +1.6 | -3.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | GEE | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 26 | Corio Oval | A | -3.4 | 7/ 9 | +0.6 | -4 | -2.2 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | ESS | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | -5.6 | 8/ 9 | +0.8 | -6 | -1.0 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 29 | Victoria Park | A | -6.6 | 8/ 9 | +11.7 | -18 | -1.1 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 16 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | FIT | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 8 | Princes Park | H | -7.6 | 8/ 9 | +2.3 | -10 | +0.2 | -7.4 | ≡ |