| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | COL | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 29 | Victoria Park | A | +1.3 | 6/10 | +10.1 | -9 | -2.0 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 3. | 11 | 29 | v | ESS | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 47 | Punt Rd | H | -0.7 | 6/10 | +9.9 | -11 | -3.6 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | UNI | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 12 | Punt Rd | H | -4.3 | 6/10 | -4.4 | +0 | +1.2 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 13 | Corio Oval | A | -3.1 | 6/10 | -1.4 | -2 | -1.1 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | CAR | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 50 | Princes Park | A | -4.3 | 7/10 | +17.7 | -22 | -2.8 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | SYD | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 8 | Punt Rd | H | -7.1 | 8/10 | +19.6 | -15 | +2.3 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | MEL | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | A | -4.8 | 7/10 | -18.7 | +14 | +0.7 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | STK | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | A | -4.1 | 7/10 | -25.7 | +22 | -0.6 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 2 | Punt Rd | H | -4.6 | 7/10 | -1.3 | -3 | +0.1 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Thu Jun 22 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | COL | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 20 | Punt Rd | H | -4.5 | 7/10 | +3.3 | -8 | -1.2 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | ESS | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 10 | East Melbourne | A | -5.7 | 7/10 | +19.5 | -25 | +1.5 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | UNI | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | -4.2 | 6/10 | -22.7 | +18 | +0.2 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | H | -4.0 | 6/10 | -4.5 | +0 | +2.0 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | CAR | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 35 | Punt Rd | H | -2.1 | 6/10 | +15.2 | -17 | -1.8 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | SYD | 8. | 25 | 73 | L | 36 | Lake Oval | A | -3.9 | 7/10 | +25.0 | -17 | -1.9 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | MEL | 9. | 6 | 60 | L | 9 | Punt Rd | H | -5.8 | 7/10 | -9.0 | +3 | -1.2 | -7.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 17. | 21 | 123 | v | STK | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 87 | Punt Rd | H | -7.0 | 7/10 | -40.6 | +34 | +5.3 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | FIT | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 23 | Brunswick St | A | -1.7 | 7/10 | +2.9 | -5 | -1.8 | -3.5 | ≡ |