| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 970 | 678 | 143.1 |
| 2 | COL | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 956 | 659 | 145.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 862 | 740 | 116.5 |
| 4 | STK | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 742 | 805 | 92.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 774 | 784 | 98.7 |
| 6 | RIC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 752 | 857 | 87.7 |
| 7 | GEE | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 716 | 944 | 75.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 547 | 852 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 11 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | ESS | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 12 | Punt Rd | H | -12.9 | 7/ 8 | -15.6 | -1 | +1.3 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 18 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | CAR | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 5 | Princes Park | A | -11.6 | 6/ 8 | +5.4 | -17 | +2.2 | -9.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 25 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | FIT | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 28 | Punt Rd | H | -9.4 | 4/ 8 | -12.1 | +3 | -3.1 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Jun 01 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | COL | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 20 | Victoria Park | A | -12.5 | 7/ 8 | +14.2 | -27 | +0.7 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 08 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | GEE | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 11 | Corio Oval | A | -11.8 | 7/ 8 | -11.6 | -0 | +1.1 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 15 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | STK | 7. | 18 | 60 | L | 17 | Punt Rd | H | -10.7 | 5/ 8 | -13.4 | -1 | -1.6 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 22 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | SYD | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 52 | Lake Oval | A | -12.3 | 6/ 8 | +16.0 | -16 | -3.6 | -15.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 29 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | ESS | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 23 | East Melbourne | A | -15.9 | 6/ 8 | -24.8 | +5 | +1.8 | -14.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 06 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | CAR | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 3 | Punt Rd | H | -14.1 | 6/ 8 | +14.1 | -28 | +2.5 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 13 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | FIT | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 28 | Brunswick St | A | -11.6 | 6/ 8 | -5.6 | -6 | -2.2 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 20 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | COL | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 27 | Punt Rd | H | -13.8 | 6/ 8 | +16.9 | -31 | +0.4 | -13.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 27 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | GEE | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 34 | Punt Rd | H | -13.4 | 6/ 8 | -23.7 | +10 | +2.4 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | STK | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 10 | Junction Oval | A | -11.1 | 6/ 8 | -6.0 | -9 | -0.1 | -11.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | SYD | 7. | 17 | 59 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | H | -11.2 | 6/ 8 | +25.5 | -25 | +2.0 | -9.2 | ≡ |