| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 883 | 531 | 166.3 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 859 | 550 | 156.2 |
| 3 | GEE | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 799 | 559 | 142.9 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 756 | 617 | 122.5 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 809 | 716 | 113.0 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 550 | 673 | 81.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 473 | 750 | 63.1 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 439 | 1172 | 37.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 1 | Junction Oval | H | -59.9 | 8/ 8 | +5.1 | -65 | +6.6 | -53.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | SYD | 6. | 21 | 57 | L | 32 | Lake Oval | A | -53.3 | 8/ 8 | +1.4 | -43 | +1.1 | -52.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Aug 18 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | GEE | 7. | 16 | 58 | L | 40 | Junction Oval | H | -52.2 | 8/ 8 | +24.4 | -77 | +3.7 | -48.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Thu May 24 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | CAR | 3. | 9 | 27 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -48.6 | 8/ 8 | -9.7 | -39 | +3.0 | -45.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 26 | 2. | 7 | 19 | v | COL | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 46 | Victoria Park | A | -45.6 | 8/ 8 | +5.7 | -51 | +0.5 | -45.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | ESS | 3. | 11 | 29 | L | 11 | Junction Oval | H | -45.0 | 8/ 8 | +17.1 | -62 | +5.1 | -39.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 09 | 2. | 5 | 17 | v | FIT | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 99 | Brunswick St | A | -39.9 | 8/ 8 | +19.5 | -59 | -4.0 | -43.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | MEL | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 79 | M.C.G. | A | -43.9 | 8/ 8 | -4.2 | -40 | -3.9 | -47.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 30 | 1. | 5 | 11 | v | SYD | 5. | 22 | 52 | L | 41 | Junction Oval | H | -47.8 | 8/ 8 | +10.8 | -47 | +0.6 | -47.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 07 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | GEE | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 58 | Corio Oval | A | -47.3 | 8/ 8 | +12.5 | -60 | +0.2 | -47.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | CAR | 7. | 7 | 49 | L | 21 | Princes Park | A | -47.1 | 8/ 8 | -9.6 | -37 | +1.6 | -45.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | COL | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | H | -45.4 | 8/ 8 | +3.8 | -49 | +2.4 | -43.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | ESS | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 92 | East Melbourne | A | -43.0 | 8/ 8 | +4.7 | -48 | -4.4 | -47.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | FIT | 10. | 22 | 82 | L | 33 | Junction Oval | H | -47.4 | 8/ 8 | +17.1 | -65 | +3.2 | -44.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 25 | 0. | 9 | 9 | v | COL | 8. | 20 | 68 | L | 59 | Victoria Park | A | -44.3 | 8/ 8 | +9.1 | -53 | -0.6 | -44.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 01 | 2. | 3 | 15 | v | MEL | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 71 | Junction Oval | H | -44.8 | 8/ 8 | +5.4 | -50 | -2.1 | -46.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 08 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | GEE | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 18 | Junction Oval | H | -46.9 | 8/ 8 | +14.2 | -61 | +4.3 | -42.6 | ≡ |