| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1035 | 150.6 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1483 | 1102 | 134.6 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1594 | 1208 | 132.0 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1434 | 1178 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1548 | 1169 | 132.4 |
| 6 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1373 | 1431 | 95.9 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1178 | 1564 | 75.3 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1198 | 1237 | 96.8 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1335 | 1558 | 85.7 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1131 | 1325 | 85.4 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1085 | 1476 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1087 | 1722 | 63.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 16. | 19 | 115 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 50 | M.C.G. | H | +27.2 | 2/12 | -6.9 | +34 | +1.6 | +28.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 07 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | SYD | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 30 | Lake Oval | A | +28.8 | 2/12 | +13.1 | +28 | -5.8 | +23.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 14 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +23.0 | 3/12 | -16.8 | +40 | -0.6 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 21 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | ESS | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 18 | Windy Hill | A | +22.5 | 2/12 | +7.1 | +15 | +0.3 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 28 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | GEE | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +22.7 | 3/12 | +23.6 | -1 | -2.6 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 04 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | HAW | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 32 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +20.1 | 3/12 | -35.2 | +55 | -2.3 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 15. | 21 | 111 | v | NME | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 84 | M.C.G. | H | +17.8 | 3/12 | -13.2 | +31 | +5.3 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | STK | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 50 | Junction Oval | A | +23.1 | 3/12 | -18.2 | +41 | +0.9 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | WBD | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 22 | M.C.G. | H | +24.0 | 3/12 | -17.4 | +41 | -1.9 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 15 | Princes Park | A | +22.0 | 3/12 | +10.9 | +11 | +0.4 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +22.4 | 2/12 | +26.8 | -4 | -0.3 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | RIC | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 31 | Punt Rd | A | +22.1 | 2/12 | +12.4 | +10 | -4.1 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 20. | 20 | 140 | v | SYD | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 69 | M.C.G. | H | +18.1 | 3/12 | +15.4 | +15 | +5.4 | +23.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | FIT | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 12 | Brunswick St | A | +23.5 | 2/12 | -11.5 | +35 | -4.7 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 20. | 20 | 140 | v | ESS | 8. | 2 | 50 | W | 90 | M.C.G. | H | +18.8 | 3/12 | -1.8 | +21 | +6.9 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 27 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | GEE | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 25 | Corio Oval | A | +25.8 | 2/12 | +24.5 | +1 | -2.6 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 03 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | HAW | 3. | 15 | 33 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | H | +23.1 | 3/12 | -30.3 | +53 | -1.3 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 10 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | WBD | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 7 | Western Oval | A | +21.8 | 3/12 | -10.7 | +32 | -2.5 | +19.2 | ≡ |