| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1167 | 729 | 160.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 993 | 812 | 122.3 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1080 | 884 | 122.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1113 | 963 | 115.6 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1008 | 952 | 105.9 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 994 | 979 | 101.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 937 | 913 | 102.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 952 | 1048 | 90.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 802 | 1347 | 59.5 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 692 | 1111 | 62.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 46 | Lake Oval | A | -25.4 | 9/10 | +26.3 | -40 | -0.6 | -26.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | MEL | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 77 | Punt Rd | H | -26.0 | 10/10 | -5.1 | -21 | +9.8 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | UNI | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 21 | East Melbourne | A | -16.2 | 9/10 | -4.5 | -12 | -0.9 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | FIT | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 29 | Punt Rd | H | -17.2 | 9/10 | +4.2 | -21 | +5.0 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | GEE | 5. | 16 | 46 | L | 17 | Corio Oval | A | -12.1 | 7/10 | -12.2 | +0 | -1.7 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | STK | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 13 | Junction Oval | A | -13.8 | 8/10 | -26.9 | +13 | -0.0 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 8 | Punt Rd | H | -13.8 | 8/10 | +20.1 | -34 | +2.6 | -11.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | CAR | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 9 | Punt Rd | H | -11.2 | 8/10 | +23.8 | -35 | +2.6 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | ESS | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 22 | Punt Rd | H | -8.6 | 8/10 | +13.4 | -22 | +0.0 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | SYD | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 4 | Punt Rd | H | -8.6 | 8/10 | +15.8 | -12 | +0.8 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | MEL | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 53 | M.C.G. | A | -7.8 | 8/10 | -23.3 | +15 | +3.8 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | UNI | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 26 | Punt Rd | H | -4.0 | 7/10 | +2.4 | -6 | -2.0 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | FIT | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | A | -6.0 | 7/10 | -9.6 | +4 | +0.6 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | GEE | 6. | 6 | 42 | D | 0 | Punt Rd | H | -5.3 | 7/10 | -2.0 | -3 | +0.3 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | STK | 1. | 10 | 16 | W | 38 | Punt Rd | H | -5.0 | 7/10 | -24.5 | +20 | +1.8 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | COL | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 27 | Victoria Park | A | -3.2 | 6/10 | +3.3 | -7 | -2.0 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 17 | Princes Park | A | -5.2 | 7/10 | +21.9 | -27 | +1.0 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | ESS | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 1 | East Melbourne | A | -4.2 | 8/10 | +4.9 | -9 | +1.0 | -3.2 | ≡ |