| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1121 | 562 | 199.5 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 885 | 625 | 141.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 914 | 726 | 125.9 |
| 4 | MEL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 800 | 735 | 108.8 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 700 | 704 | 99.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 594 | 770 | 77.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 702 | 914 | 76.8 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 490 | 1170 | 41.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | MEL | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 54 | M.C.G. | A | -48.8 | 8/ 8 | +5.1 | -54 | -0.0 | -48.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 14. | 20 | 104 | L | 68 | Junction Oval | H | -48.8 | 8/ 8 | +13.0 | -62 | -0.6 | -49.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 2. | 13 | 25 | v | CAR | 4. | 9 | 33 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | H | -49.4 | 8/ 8 | -32.3 | -17 | +0.9 | -48.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | GEE | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 44 | Corio Oval | A | -48.5 | 8/ 8 | +5.2 | -54 | +1.0 | -47.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | COL | 5. | 12 | 42 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | H | -47.5 | 8/ 8 | +18.6 | -66 | +5.9 | -41.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 1. | 3 | 9 | v | SYD | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 34 | Lake Oval | A | -41.6 | 8/ 8 | +9.3 | -39 | +0.5 | -41.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 09 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | ESS | 10. | 4 | 64 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | H | -41.1 | 8/ 8 | +23.9 | -65 | +4.1 | -37.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 31 | Junction Oval | H | -37.0 | 8/ 8 | +2.0 | -39 | +0.8 | -36.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 2. | 7 | 19 | v | FIT | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 61 | Brunswick St | A | -36.2 | 8/ 8 | +18.0 | -54 | -0.7 | -36.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 05 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 23 | Princes Park | A | -36.9 | 8/ 8 | -20.0 | -17 | -0.6 | -37.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 12 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | GEE | 7. | 7 | 49 | L | 16 | Junction Oval | H | -37.5 | 8/ 8 | +0.5 | -38 | +2.2 | -35.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 19 | 1. | 4 | 10 | v | COL | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 117 | Victoria Park | A | -35.3 | 8/ 8 | +20.0 | -55 | -6.2 | -41.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 26 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | SYD | 5. | 7 | 37 | L | 15 | Junction Oval | H | -41.5 | 8/ 8 | +10.3 | -40 | +2.5 | -39.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 02 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | ESS | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 62 | East Melbourne | A | -39.0 | 8/ 8 | +10.8 | -50 | -1.2 | -40.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 16 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | ESS | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 49 | Junction Oval | H | -40.2 | 8/ 8 | +12.0 | -52 | +0.3 | -39.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 23 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | CAR | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 23 | Princes Park | A | -39.9 | 8/ 8 | -11.7 | -28 | +0.5 | -39.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | MEL | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 44 | M.C.G. | A | -39.4 | 8/ 8 | +1.3 | -41 | -0.3 | -39.7 | ≡ |