| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | SYD | 19. | 21 | 135 | L | 52 | Arden St | H | -49.3 | 12/12 | -6.3 | -31 | -2.1 | -51.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | RIC | 30. | 19 | 199 | L | 168 | Punt Rd | A | -51.4 | 12/12 | +13.3 | -65 | -10.3 | -61.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | FIT | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 40 | Arden St | H | -61.7 | 12/12 | -8.8 | -53 | +1.3 | -60.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | ESS | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 22 | Windy Hill | A | -60.4 | 12/12 | -2.1 | -58 | +3.6 | -56.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | STK | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 45 | Junction Oval | A | -56.8 | 12/12 | -5.8 | -51 | +0.6 | -56.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | MEL | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 39 | Arden St | H | -56.2 | 12/12 | +6.8 | -63 | +2.4 | -53.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | WBD | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 43 | Western Oval | A | -53.8 | 12/12 | -8.6 | -45 | +0.2 | -53.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 22. | 22 | 154 | L | 90 | Victoria Park | A | -53.6 | 12/12 | +21.3 | -75 | -1.5 | -55.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 04 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | CAR | 20. | 10 | 130 | L | 80 | Arden St | H | -55.1 | 12/12 | +31.7 | -87 | +0.7 | -54.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | HAW | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 72 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -54.4 | 12/12 | -6.0 | -48 | -2.4 | -56.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | GEE | 19. | 17 | 131 | L | 67 | Arden St | H | -56.8 | 12/12 | +26.9 | -84 | +1.7 | -55.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | SYD | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 28 | Lake Oval | A | -55.1 | 12/12 | +10.7 | -54 | +2.6 | -52.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | RIC | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 39 | Arden St | H | -52.5 | 12/12 | +21.9 | -74 | +3.5 | -49.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 21. | 12 | 138 | L | 78 | Brunswick St | A | -49.0 | 12/12 | -17.0 | -32 | -4.6 | -53.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 22 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | ESS | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 22 | Arden St | H | -53.6 | 12/12 | +8.2 | -62 | +4.0 | -49.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 29 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | STK | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 31 | Arden St | H | -49.6 | 12/12 | -10.1 | -39 | +0.8 | -48.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 05 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | MEL | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 44 | M.C.G. | A | -48.8 | 12/12 | -4.1 | -45 | +0.1 | -48.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 12 | 3. | 16 | 34 | v | WBD | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 9 | Arden St | H | -48.7 | 12/12 | +7.4 | -56 | +4.7 | -44.0 | ≡ |