| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 20 | Brunswick St | A | +10.4 | 5/ 9 | +13.6 | -3 | +2.3 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | CAR | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 29 | Punt Rd | H | +12.7 | 4/ 9 | +14.9 | -2 | +3.1 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | GEE | 10. | 4 | 64 | W | 9 | Corio Oval | A | +15.9 | 2/ 9 | -16.9 | +33 | -2.4 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Wed May 26 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | COL | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 7 | Punt Rd | H | +13.5 | 5/ 9 | +15.9 | -2 | +0.9 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | SYD | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 27 | Punt Rd | H | +14.4 | 4/ 9 | +18.3 | +8 | +1.9 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 12 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | MEL | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +16.3 | 3/ 9 | -23.8 | +40 | -2.0 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | STK | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 75 | Punt Rd | H | +14.3 | 3/ 9 | -22.3 | +37 | +3.8 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | ESS | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | H | +18.1 | 2/ 9 | +0.4 | +18 | +0.2 | +18.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 18 | Punt Rd | H | +18.4 | 2/ 9 | +15.8 | +3 | -2.1 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | CAR | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 33 | Princes Park | A | +16.3 | 3/ 9 | +2.2 | +14 | -4.7 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 2 | Victoria Park | A | +11.6 | 4/ 9 | +12.7 | -1 | +0.3 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | GEE | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 68 | Punt Rd | H | +11.9 | 4/ 9 | -11.3 | +23 | +4.5 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | SYD | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 31 | Lake Oval | A | +16.4 | 3/ 9 | +20.1 | +8 | +2.3 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | MEL | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 74 | Punt Rd | H | +18.7 | 1/ 9 | -23.7 | +42 | +3.2 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 35 | Junction Oval | A | +21.8 | 1/ 9 | -36.0 | +58 | -2.3 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | ESS | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 63 | East Melbourne | A | +19.6 | 2/ 9 | -8.7 | +28 | +3.5 | +23.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | CAR | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +23.0 | 1/ 9 | +22.4 | +1 | -2.4 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 02 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +20.7 | 2/ 9 | +16.0 | +5 | +1.2 | +21.9 | ≡ |