| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.6 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.2 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1316 | 1165 | 113.0 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.9 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1399 | 1505 | 93.0 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.4 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.2 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1136 | 1515 | 75.0 |
| 12 | MEL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | ESS | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 10 | Windy Hill | A | +16.6 | 4/12 | +40.3 | -24 | +1.4 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 49 | M.C.G. | H | +18.0 | 2/12 | +13.8 | +4 | -5.3 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | H | +12.7 | 4/12 | +11.2 | +1 | -2.5 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 14. | 7 | 91 | v | STK | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | A | +10.1 | 4/12 | -15.6 | +26 | -3.3 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | SYD | 15. | 6 | 96 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | A | +6.8 | 6/12 | -18.1 | +37 | -5.5 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | CAR | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | +1.3 | 6/12 | -1.4 | +3 | +1.7 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 11 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | RIC | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +3.1 | 6/12 | +12.6 | -10 | -0.4 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 16 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | NME | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 45 | Arden St | A | +2.6 | 6/12 | +2.5 | +0 | -4.5 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | WBD | 23. | 14 | 152 | L | 103 | M.C.G. | H | -1.9 | 8/12 | -11.4 | +10 | -11.3 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 07 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | H | -13.1 | 10/12 | +16.7 | -30 | -0.5 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | HAW | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 34 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -13.7 | 10/12 | -33.2 | +20 | -5.3 | -19.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 21 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | ESS | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -19.0 | 11/12 | +16.2 | -35 | +1.5 | -17.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 28 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | COL | 18. | 21 | 129 | L | 47 | Victoria Park | A | -17.5 | 10/12 | +5.8 | -23 | -2.4 | -19.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 04 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 8. | 21 | 69 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | A | -19.9 | 11/12 | +3.3 | -23 | -0.1 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 11 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | STK | 9. | 6 | 60 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -20.0 | 11/12 | -15.1 | -5 | -0.7 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 18 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | SYD | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | -20.7 | 11/12 | +3.6 | -12 | -0.7 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 25 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | CAR | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 45 | Princes Park | A | -21.3 | 11/12 | +2.2 | -24 | -2.1 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 01 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | RIC | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 29 | Punt Rd | A | -23.5 | 11/12 | +5.2 | -29 | -0.0 | -23.5 | ≡ |