| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1824 | 1348 | 135.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1945 | 1482 | 131.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1908 | 1479 | 129.0 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1647 | 1525 | 108.0 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1624 | 1464 | 110.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1600 | 1580 | 101.3 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1386 | 1488 | 93.1 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1413 | 1675 | 84.4 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1527 | 1698 | 89.9 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1530 | 1689 | 90.6 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1409 | 1722 | 81.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1188 | 1851 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | MEL | 14. | 8 | 92 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | A | +9.7 | 6/12 | +17.1 | -7 | -1.9 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | WBD | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 34 | Punt Rd | H | +7.9 | 5/12 | -13.3 | +21 | +1.3 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | SYD | 11. | 15 | 81 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | A | +9.1 | 5/12 | +5.3 | +16 | -1.6 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | FIT | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 28 | Punt Rd | H | +7.6 | 5/12 | -24.9 | +32 | -0.4 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 52 | Windy Hill | A | +7.1 | 5/12 | -14.4 | +21 | +3.1 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | GEE | 12. | 6 | 78 | W | 31 | Punt Rd | H | +10.2 | 5/12 | +22.2 | -12 | +4.3 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | HAW | 9. | 6 | 60 | L | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +14.5 | 4/12 | -27.5 | +42 | -4.4 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 14. | 24 | 108 | v | CAR | 13. | 19 | 97 | W | 11 | Punt Rd | H | +10.1 | 5/12 | +14.7 | -5 | +1.6 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | NME | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 11 | Arden St | A | +11.6 | 5/12 | -30.1 | +42 | -5.3 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | COL | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 13 | Punt Rd | H | +6.4 | 5/12 | +19.5 | -13 | +0.0 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | STK | 16. | 6 | 102 | L | 29 | Junction Oval | A | +6.4 | 6/12 | -3.0 | +9 | -3.8 | +2.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | MEL | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 14 | Punt Rd | H | +2.5 | 6/12 | +23.4 | -21 | +3.5 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | WBD | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 3 | Western Oval | A | +6.0 | 6/12 | -17.5 | +23 | -2.0 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 16. | 23 | 119 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 30 | Punt Rd | H | +4.0 | 6/12 | +15.0 | +1 | +2.9 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | A | +6.9 | 6/12 | -11.7 | +19 | +0.5 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | ESS | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 2 | Punt Rd | H | +7.4 | 6/12 | -14.5 | +22 | -2.0 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | GEE | 14. | 6 | 90 | L | 31 | Corio Oval | A | +5.4 | 6/12 | +24.1 | -19 | -1.2 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | HAW | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | H | +4.2 | 6/12 | -10.3 | +14 | -0.9 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | COL | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +3.2 | 6/12 | +23.8 | -21 | -3.0 | +0.2 | ≡ |