| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 744 | 476 | 156.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 931 | 467 | 199.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 704 | 523 | 134.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 772 | 525 | 147.0 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 679 | 565 | 120.2 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 617 | 546 | 113.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 415 | 692 | 60.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 323 | 1391 | 23.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 13 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | MEL | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 93 | M.C.G. | A | -48.4 | 8/ 8 | -5.0 | -43 | -5.0 | -53.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 20 | 3. | 2 | 20 | v | ESS | 8. | 18 | 66 | L | 46 | Junction Oval | H | -53.4 | 8/ 8 | +20.0 | -73 | +2.7 | -50.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Wed May 24 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | COL | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 69 | Victoria Park | A | -50.6 | 8/ 8 | +15.0 | -66 | -0.3 | -51.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | FIT | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 23 | Brunswick St | A | -51.0 | 8/ 8 | +19.0 | -70 | +4.7 | -46.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 37 | Junction Oval | H | -46.3 | 8/ 8 | +7.4 | -42 | +0.5 | -45.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | CAR | 4. | 7 | 31 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -45.8 | 8/ 8 | -24.2 | -22 | +2.0 | -43.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | GEE | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 47 | Junction Oval | H | -43.8 | 8/ 8 | +11.3 | -55 | +0.8 | -43.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | MEL | 5. | 7 | 37 | L | 17 | Junction Oval | H | -43.0 | 8/ 8 | +7.0 | -50 | +3.3 | -39.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 1. | 0 | 6 | v | ESS | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 79 | East Melbourne | A | -39.7 | 8/ 8 | +11.9 | -52 | -2.7 | -42.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 1. | 5 | 11 | v | COL | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 83 | Junction Oval | H | -42.5 | 8/ 8 | +9.2 | -52 | -3.1 | -45.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | FIT | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 54 | Junction Oval | H | -45.6 | 8/ 8 | +12.5 | -58 | +0.4 | -45.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | SYD | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 33 | Lake Oval | A | -45.2 | 8/ 8 | +7.3 | -40 | +0.7 | -44.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 1. | 2 | 8 | v | CAR | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 39 | Princes Park | A | -44.4 | 8/ 8 | -19.2 | -25 | -1.4 | -45.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 12 | 0. | 2 | 2 | v | GEE | 16. | 23 | 119 | L | 117 | Corio Oval | A | -45.8 | 8/ 8 | +15.8 | -62 | -5.5 | -51.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | ESS | 16. | 24 | 120 | L | 98 | East Melbourne | A | -51.4 | 8/ 8 | +13.8 | -65 | -3.3 | -54.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 1. | 6 | 12 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 70 | Junction Oval | H | -54.6 | 8/ 8 | +10.5 | -53 | -1.7 | -56.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 0. | 1 | 1 | v | GEE | 23. | 24 | 162 | L | 161 | Corio Oval | A | -56.3 | 8/ 8 | +19.1 | -75 | -8.6 | -64.9 | ≡ |