| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1243 | 766 | 162.3 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1111 | 700 | 158.7 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1150 | 901 | 127.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 916 | 118.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1074 | 857 | 125.3 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 924 | 977 | 94.6 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 772 | 1093 | 70.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 794 | 1082 | 73.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 647 | 1506 | 43.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | H | -7.5 | 7/ 9 | -21.8 | +14 | +0.6 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | GEE | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 15 | Corio Oval | A | -6.9 | 7/ 9 | -16.3 | +9 | +0.6 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | MEL | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 31 | M.C.G. | A | -6.4 | 6/ 9 | -8.3 | -2 | +3.3 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | COL | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 20 | Punt Rd | H | -3.1 | 6/ 9 | +16.9 | -20 | -0.0 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 26 | Brunswick St | A | -3.1 | 6/ 9 | +3.2 | -6 | -2.0 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 7. | 20 | 62 | v | SYD | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 20 | Punt Rd | H | -5.0 | 6/ 9 | +24.7 | -18 | -0.2 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 14 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | STK | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | A | -5.3 | 6/ 9 | -0.9 | -4 | +1.3 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 28 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | CAR | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 26 | Princes Park | A | -3.9 | 5/ 9 | +19.7 | -24 | +5.0 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 12 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | ESS | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 5 | East Melbourne | A | +1.0 | 5/ 9 | -12.3 | +13 | -0.8 | +0.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 19 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | GEE | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 55 | Punt Rd | H | +0.2 | 5/ 9 | -19.0 | +19 | +3.6 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 26 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | MEL | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 24 | Punt Rd | H | +3.8 | 5/ 9 | -33.5 | +33 | -0.9 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 09 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 13 | Victoria Park | A | +2.8 | 5/ 9 | +21.9 | -19 | +0.6 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 16 | 6. | 21 | 57 | v | FIT | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 26 | Punt Rd | H | +3.4 | 5/ 9 | +6.3 | -3 | +2.9 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 23 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | SYD | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 5 | Lake Oval | A | +6.3 | 4/ 9 | +42.5 | -24 | +1.9 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 30 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | STK | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 59 | Punt Rd | H | +8.2 | 4/ 9 | -18.5 | +27 | +3.2 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 13 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | CAR | 7. | 19 | 61 | L | 19 | Punt Rd | H | +11.5 | 3/ 9 | +8.3 | +3 | -2.2 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 20 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | SYD | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +9.2 | 4/ 9 | +30.8 | -10 | +2.4 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 04 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +11.6 | 3/ 9 | +29.9 | -18 | +4.7 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 11 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | A | +16.3 | 3/ 9 | +25.2 | -9 | -1.6 | +14.7 | ≡ |