| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | STK | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 47 | M.C.G. | H | -13.1 | 8/12 | -20.9 | +8 | +3.9 | -9.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | COL | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | -9.2 | 7/12 | -3.2 | -6 | -1.1 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | -10.3 | 7/12 | -11.0 | +1 | +4.5 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | WBD | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 28 | Western Oval | A | -5.7 | 7/12 | -32.4 | +11 | +1.7 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | NME | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -4.0 | 7/12 | -33.7 | +14 | +0.6 | -3.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | RIC | 9. | 16 | 70 | D | 0 | Punt Rd | A | -3.4 | 7/12 | -2.0 | -1 | +0.1 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -3.2 | 7/12 | +9.5 | -13 | +5.1 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | SYD | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 46 | Lake Oval | A | +1.8 | 5/12 | +8.4 | +5 | +4.1 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | GEE | 15. | 9 | 99 | L | 24 | Corio Oval | A | +5.9 | 3/12 | +11.7 | -6 | -1.8 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | ESS | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +4.1 | 4/12 | +8.8 | -5 | +2.2 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | HAW | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 56 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +6.3 | 4/12 | -50.2 | +40 | +1.6 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | STK | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +7.8 | 3/12 | -6.3 | +14 | +0.5 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +8.3 | 3/12 | +12.1 | -4 | -0.9 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | CAR | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 77 | Princes Park | A | +7.4 | 3/12 | -17.3 | +25 | +5.2 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | WBD | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +12.6 | 2/12 | -34.6 | +31 | -2.9 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | NME | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 27 | Arden St | A | +9.7 | 3/12 | -43.9 | +38 | -6.5 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | RIC | 2. | 12 | 24 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | H | +3.2 | 5/12 | -8.8 | +12 | +2.7 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 26 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | GEE | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | +5.9 | 3/12 | +20.0 | -14 | +2.9 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 03 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | COL | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | A | +8.8 | 3/12 | +13.5 | -5 | -3.2 | +5.6 | ≡ |