| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | GEE | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 8 | Corio Oval | A | -36.0 | 11/12 | +4.7 | -25 | +3.3 | -32.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 6. | 3 | 39 | v | FIT | 8. | 16 | 64 | L | 25 | Arden St | H | -32.7 | 10/12 | +6.3 | -23 | -0.2 | -32.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | A | -32.9 | 11/12 | +10.5 | -15 | -0.6 | -33.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 5. | 17 | 47 | v | ESS | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 41 | Arden St | H | -33.5 | 11/12 | +21.5 | -39 | -0.2 | -33.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | MEL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | A | -33.7 | 10/12 | -4.0 | -14 | -0.6 | -34.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | HAW | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 4 | Arden St | H | -34.3 | 10/12 | -41.1 | +7 | -0.3 | -34.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | WBD | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 24 | Western Oval | A | -34.6 | 10/12 | -35.7 | +1 | +2.3 | -32.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | STK | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 5 | Arden St | H | -32.3 | 10/12 | -9.7 | -7 | +0.2 | -32.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | CAR | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 28 | Princes Park | A | -32.2 | 10/12 | -14.7 | -1 | -2.7 | -34.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | RIC | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 18 | Arden St | H | -34.8 | 10/12 | -9.6 | -9 | -0.9 | -35.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 11. | 4 | 70 | v | COL | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 43 | Victoria Park | A | -35.7 | 10/12 | +1.6 | -21 | -2.2 | -37.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | GEE | 22. | 22 | 154 | L | 95 | Arden St | H | -37.9 | 10/12 | +20.8 | -43 | -5.2 | -43.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | FIT | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 46 | Brunswick St | A | -43.1 | 11/12 | +3.1 | -30 | -1.6 | -44.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | SYD | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 22 | Arden St | H | -44.7 | 11/12 | +0.7 | -17 | +3.9 | -40.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 58 | Windy Hill | A | -40.8 | 11/12 | +1.9 | -27 | -3.1 | -43.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 27 | Arden St | H | -43.9 | 11/12 | +9.7 | -38 | +6.5 | -37.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | HAW | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -37.4 | 11/12 | -49.0 | +12 | -3.7 | -41.1 | ≡ |