| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1827 | 1574 | 116.1 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1897 | 1468 | 129.2 |
| 3 | FOO | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1723 | 1386 | 124.3 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1942 | 1652 | 117.6 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1776 | 1676 | 106.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1747 | 1563 | 111.8 |
| 7 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1801 | 1760 | 102.3 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1474 | 1606 | 91.8 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1384 | 1852 | 74.7 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1543 | 1742 | 88.6 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1414 | 1717 | 82.4 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1353 | 1885 | 71.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 23 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | GEE | 17. | 13 | 115 | W | 17 | Corio Oval | A | +22.6 | 3/12 | +29.2 | -7 | +2.4 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | HAW | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | +25.0 | 2/12 | -16.3 | +41 | -6.0 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | FIT | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 33 | Brunswick St | A | +19.0 | 3/12 | -9.9 | +29 | +0.4 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 23. | 15 | 153 | v | SYD | 15. | 11 | 101 | W | 52 | M.C.G. | H | +19.4 | 3/12 | -4.8 | +36 | +1.6 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | WBD | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +21.0 | 2/12 | -12.3 | +33 | -3.7 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | CAR | 14. | 18 | 102 | W | 5 | Princes Park | A | +17.2 | 3/12 | +14.0 | +3 | +0.2 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | COL | 15. | 11 | 101 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +17.4 | 3/12 | +23.7 | -6 | +2.0 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 11 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | NME | 14. | 8 | 92 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +19.4 | 3/12 | -33.6 | +53 | -2.3 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | STK | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | A | +17.1 | 3/12 | -8.2 | +25 | -0.9 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | RIC | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 21 | Punt Rd | A | +16.2 | 4/12 | +11.5 | +5 | -2.6 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | ESS | 13. | 7 | 85 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | H | +13.6 | 5/12 | -5.7 | +19 | -2.5 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | GEE | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +11.1 | 4/12 | +20.5 | -9 | -0.9 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | HAW | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 1 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +10.2 | 4/12 | -16.1 | +26 | -2.5 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | FIT | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +7.7 | 6/12 | -6.2 | +14 | -1.1 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | SYD | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 29 | Lake Oval | A | +6.6 | 6/12 | -17.1 | +36 | -0.7 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | WBD | 19. | 17 | 131 | L | 40 | Western Oval | A | +5.9 | 6/12 | +16.4 | -10 | -3.0 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | CAR | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +3.0 | 6/12 | +11.1 | -8 | +2.5 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | COL | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 9 | Victoria Park | A | +5.5 | 6/12 | +15.4 | -10 | +0.1 | +5.6 | ≡ |