| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1125 | 664 | 169.4 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1160 | 814 | 142.5 |
| 3 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 955 | 942 | 101.4 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 966 | 996 | 97.0 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 975 | 962 | 101.4 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1032 | 1075 | 96.0 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 932 | 852 | 109.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 927 | 1065 | 87.0 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 940 | 1275 | 73.7 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 803 | 1170 | 68.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | MEL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 11 | Punt Rd | H | -36.0 | 9/10 | -10.7 | +9 | +0.2 | -35.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 12. | 4 | 76 | v | UNI | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 18 | East Melbourne | A | -35.8 | 9/10 | -43.9 | +8 | -2.6 | -38.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | FIT | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 25 | Punt Rd | H | -38.4 | 9/10 | -6.3 | +2 | -2.7 | -41.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 37 | East Melbourne | A | -41.1 | 9/10 | -0.9 | -6 | -3.1 | -44.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | GEE | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 6 | Punt Rd | H | -44.2 | 10/10 | -8.4 | -2 | +0.8 | -43.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | A | -43.4 | 10/10 | -3.9 | -5 | -1.0 | -44.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | SYD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 14 | Punt Rd | H | -44.3 | 10/10 | +10.8 | -9 | -0.5 | -44.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 2. | 15 | 27 | v | CAR | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 88 | Princes Park | A | -44.8 | 10/10 | +23.5 | -34 | -5.4 | -50.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 3. | 15 | 33 | v | STK | 9. | 5 | 59 | L | 26 | Junction Oval | A | -50.2 | 10/10 | +9.8 | -26 | -0.0 | -50.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 1. | 6 | 12 | v | MEL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 70 | M.C.G. | A | -50.2 | 10/10 | -14.1 | -2 | -6.8 | -57.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | UNI | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 9 | Punt Rd | H | -57.0 | 10/10 | -35.5 | -21 | +3.0 | -53.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | FIT | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 1 | Brunswick St | A | -53.9 | 10/10 | -5.6 | -14 | +1.5 | -52.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 7. | 3 | 45 | v | ESS | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 23 | Punt Rd | H | -52.4 | 10/10 | +6.4 | -25 | +0.2 | -52.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | GEE | 6. | 17 | 53 | L | 15 | Corio Oval | A | -52.2 | 10/10 | -15.7 | -3 | -1.2 | -53.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | COL | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | H | -53.5 | 10/10 | -3.1 | -16 | +2.1 | -51.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | SYD | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 92 | Lake Oval | A | -51.3 | 10/10 | +8.3 | -14 | -7.8 | -59.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 4. | 17 | 41 | v | CAR | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 7 | Punt Rd | H | -59.2 | 10/10 | +19.6 | -45 | +3.8 | -55.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 63 | Punt Rd | H | -55.4 | 10/10 | +2.9 | -24 | +8.7 | -46.7 | ≡ |