| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 |
| 9 | SME | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 17 | Punt Rd | H | +9.8 | 2/ 9 | +7.1 | +3 | +1.4 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | MEL | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +11.2 | 2/ 9 | -4.7 | +16 | -1.9 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | GEE | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 2 | Corio Oval | A | +9.3 | 2/ 9 | -1.8 | +11 | -1.3 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 05 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 10 | Punt Rd | H | +8.0 | 2/ 9 | -3.3 | +11 | -2.1 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | FIT | 9. | 18 | 72 | L | 21 | Brunswick St | A | +5.9 | 3/ 9 | +3.6 | +2 | -2.3 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | SYD | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | A | +3.6 | 4/ 9 | -1.6 | +17 | -1.2 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | CAR | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 17 | Punt Rd | H | +2.3 | 4/ 9 | +5.5 | -3 | -1.4 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | STK | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 25 | Punt Rd | H | +1.0 | 5/ 9 | -13.7 | +15 | +1.0 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | COL | 6. | 14 | 50 | L | 19 | Victoria Park | A | +2.0 | 5/ 9 | +13.3 | -11 | -0.8 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | MEL | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 3 | Punt Rd | H | +1.2 | 5/ 9 | -5.6 | +7 | -0.4 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | GEE | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 10 | Punt Rd | H | +0.8 | 5/ 9 | +1.7 | -1 | +1.1 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | ESS | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 37 | Windy Hill | A | +1.9 | 4/ 9 | -3.4 | +5 | -4.2 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | FIT | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 8 | Punt Rd | H | -2.3 | 6/ 9 | +5.2 | -8 | +1.6 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | SYD | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 22 | Punt Rd | H | -0.8 | 6/ 9 | -3.2 | +14 | +0.8 | +0.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | CAR | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 44 | Princes Park | A | +0.0 | 5/ 9 | +9.1 | -9 | -3.5 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 16 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | STK | 7. | 22 | 64 | L | 27 | Junction Oval | A | -3.5 | 5/ 9 | -5.7 | +2 | -2.9 | -6.4 | ≡ |