| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +22.1 | 2/12 | +4.2 | +18 | +1.1 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | CAR | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 11 | Princes Park | A | +23.2 | 2/12 | -11.9 | +35 | -4.6 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | NME | 14. | 5 | 89 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +18.6 | 2/12 | -22.6 | +41 | -1.1 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 5 | Victoria Park | A | +17.5 | 3/12 | +19.2 | -2 | -0.3 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 19. | 8 | 122 | v | RIC | 12. | 17 | 89 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | +17.2 | 3/12 | -2.1 | +19 | +1.4 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | WBD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 59 | Western Oval | A | +18.6 | 3/12 | -14.5 | +33 | +2.6 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | SYD | 8. | 17 | 65 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +21.2 | 2/12 | -4.2 | +37 | -1.4 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | A | +19.7 | 2/12 | +8.5 | +11 | -0.5 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 21. | 28 | 154 | v | HAW | 1. | 7 | 13 | W | 141 | M.C.G. | H | +19.2 | 3/12 | -27.6 | +47 | +9.4 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | GEE | 8. | 19 | 67 | L | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +28.6 | 1/12 | +21.9 | +7 | -2.1 | +26.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | FIT | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | H | +26.5 | 1/12 | -9.4 | +36 | +0.3 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | STK | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 89 | Junction Oval | A | +26.8 | 1/12 | -5.4 | +32 | +5.7 | +32.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 07 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | CAR | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | H | +32.5 | 1/12 | +4.0 | +29 | +0.3 | +32.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 14 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | NME | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 3 | Arden St | A | +32.9 | 1/12 | -20.2 | +53 | -5.0 | +27.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 21 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 50 | M.C.G. | H | +27.8 | 2/12 | +28.0 | -0 | -5.0 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 28 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | RIC | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 26 | Punt Rd | A | +22.9 | 3/12 | -5.1 | +28 | -0.2 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 04 | 20. | 20 | 140 | v | WBD | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 72 | M.C.G. | H | +22.7 | 3/12 | -30.9 | +54 | +1.8 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 11 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | HAW | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 43 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +24.5 | 3/12 | -32.7 | +57 | -1.4 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 25 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +23.1 | 3/12 | +29.9 | -7 | +1.8 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 02 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +24.9 | 3/12 | +18.1 | +7 | -0.4 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 09 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | COL | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 57 | M.C.G. | H | +24.5 | 3/12 | +28.1 | -4 | +6.1 | +30.6 | ≡ |