| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1918 | 1117 | 171.7 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1589 | 1161 | 136.9 |
| 3 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1703 | 1399 | 121.7 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1493 | 1146 | 130.3 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1228 | 1164 | 105.5 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1349 | 1405 | 96.0 |
| 7 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1175 | 1082 | 108.6 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1338 | 1578 | 84.8 |
| 9 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1268 | 1464 | 86.6 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1170 | 1522 | 76.9 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1340 | 1827 | 73.3 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1070 | 1776 | 60.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | SYD | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 22 | M.C.G. | H | +13.5 | 4/12 | -15.8 | +41 | -1.9 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | GEE | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 59 | Corio Oval | A | +11.5 | 4/12 | +2.6 | +9 | -6.8 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | FIT | 12. | 4 | 76 | W | 31 | M.C.G. | H | +4.7 | 6/12 | -3.4 | +8 | +2.3 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | NME | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 58 | Arden St | A | +7.0 | 5/12 | -30.2 | +37 | +2.1 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | WBD | 10. | 15 | 75 | D | 0 | Western Oval | A | +9.1 | 4/12 | +3.1 | +6 | -0.6 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 03 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | STK | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +8.5 | 4/12 | +4.0 | +4 | -0.2 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 15 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | COL | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 24 | Victoria Park | A | +8.2 | 4/12 | +29.6 | -21 | -0.3 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 22 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | CAR | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | H | +8.0 | 4/12 | +18.7 | -11 | -2.4 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 29 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | ESS | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | A | +5.6 | 5/12 | +1.9 | +4 | +0.2 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +5.8 | 5/12 | +18.3 | -13 | +1.6 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 13 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | HAW | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 10 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +7.3 | 5/12 | -24.8 | +32 | -2.2 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 20 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | +5.1 | 4/12 | -2.5 | +20 | -3.3 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 27 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | GEE | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +1.9 | 6/12 | -0.1 | +2 | +0.0 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 03 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | FIT | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 36 | Brunswick St | A | +1.9 | 6/12 | -24.1 | +26 | +1.0 | +2.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | NME | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 57 | M.C.G. | H | +2.9 | 6/12 | -31.1 | +34 | +2.3 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | WBD | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 41 | M.C.G. | H | +5.2 | 5/12 | -7.6 | +13 | +2.8 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 17 | Junction Oval | A | +8.0 | 5/12 | +15.4 | -7 | -1.0 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | COL | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 56 | M.C.G. | H | +7.0 | 5/12 | +33.9 | -27 | -2.9 | +4.1 | ≡ |