| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1208 | 918 | 131.6 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1131 | 971 | 116.5 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1224 | 1092 | 112.1 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 1057 | 102.5 |
| 5 | GEE | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1116 | 1041 | 107.2 |
| 6 | COL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 1089 | 1134 | 96.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1134 | 1228 | 92.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1043 | 1252 | 83.3 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1045 | 1380 | 75.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | STK | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | A | -14.9 | 9/ 9 | -0.8 | -14 | +1.2 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | COL | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | H | -13.7 | 8/ 9 | +9.8 | -24 | +2.3 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 14. | 25 | 109 | v | CAR | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 33 | Princes Park | A | -11.5 | 8/ 9 | -5.5 | -6 | +3.9 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | SYD | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | -7.6 | 6/ 9 | +7.5 | -3 | +1.0 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | GEE | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 10 | Corio Oval | A | -6.6 | 7/ 9 | -2.8 | -4 | -0.6 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 09 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | RIC | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | H | -7.2 | 6/ 9 | -16.3 | +9 | -1.3 | -8.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | FIT | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 46 | Brunswick St | A | -8.5 | 7/ 9 | +10.9 | -19 | -2.7 | -11.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -11.2 | 8/ 9 | +22.6 | -34 | +0.5 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 28 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | STK | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -10.7 | 7/ 9 | -12.5 | +2 | +1.0 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | A | -9.7 | 9/ 9 | -8.1 | -2 | -2.1 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | H | -11.8 | 9/ 9 | +0.8 | -13 | +0.6 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SYD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 47 | Lake Oval | A | -11.3 | 9/ 9 | +15.1 | -14 | -3.3 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | GEE | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | H | -14.5 | 8/ 9 | +5.1 | -20 | +0.3 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 23 | 9. | 21 | 75 | v | RIC | 17. | 19 | 121 | L | 46 | Punt Rd | A | -14.3 | 8/ 9 | -3.4 | -11 | -3.5 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | FIT | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 43 | M.C.G. | H | -17.8 | 8/ 9 | +5.4 | -23 | -2.0 | -19.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 06 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | ESS | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 14 | Windy Hill | A | -19.8 | 8/ 9 | +15.8 | -36 | +5.0 | -14.8 | ≡ |