| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1063 | 667 | 159.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 985 | 574 | 171.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 865 | 636 | 136.0 |
| 4 | GEE | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 981 | 813 | 120.7 |
| 5 | STK | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 635 | 831 | 76.4 |
| 6 | ESS | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 691 | 879 | 78.6 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 593 | 925 | 64.1 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 595 | 1083 | 54.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | GEE | 9. | 18 | 72 | L | 52 | Junction Oval | H | -41.0 | 8/ 8 | -8.0 | -33 | -1.9 | -42.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | ESS | 4. | 6 | 30 | D | 0 | Junction Oval | H | -42.9 | 8/ 8 | +8.3 | -51 | +5.1 | -37.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | COL | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 80 | Victoria Park | A | -37.8 | 8/ 8 | +28.9 | -67 | -1.3 | -39.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 1. | 4 | 10 | v | CAR | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 78 | Princes Park | A | -39.1 | 8/ 8 | -3.8 | -35 | -4.3 | -43.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | FIT | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 67 | Brunswick St | A | -43.4 | 8/ 8 | +24.4 | -68 | +0.1 | -43.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | MEL | 2. | 15 | 27 | W | 30 | Junction Oval | H | -43.3 | 8/ 8 | -6.5 | -37 | +6.7 | -36.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | SYD | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | A | -36.6 | 8/ 8 | -2.3 | -22 | +3.1 | -33.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 16 | Corio Oval | A | -33.5 | 8/ 8 | -4.3 | -29 | +4.5 | -29.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | ESS | 4. | 8 | 32 | L | 3 | East Melbourne | A | -29.0 | 8/ 8 | +1.7 | -31 | +2.8 | -26.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 04 | 2. | 4 | 16 | v | COL | 5. | 11 | 41 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | H | -26.2 | 8/ 8 | +21.3 | -48 | +2.3 | -23.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 11 | 4. | 3 | 27 | v | CAR | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 35 | Junction Oval | H | -23.9 | 8/ 8 | +6.2 | -30 | -0.5 | -24.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | H | -24.4 | 8/ 8 | +15.9 | -40 | +4.3 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | MEL | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | A | -20.1 | 8/ 8 | -10.7 | -9 | +3.8 | -16.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | SYD | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 49 | Junction Oval | H | -16.3 | 8/ 8 | -5.3 | +1 | +4.8 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 15 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | COL | 3. | 12 | 30 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | A | -11.5 | 8/ 8 | +21.3 | -33 | +2.1 | -9.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 22 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | MEL | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 23 | Junction Oval | H | -9.4 | 6/ 8 | -13.4 | +4 | +1.9 | -7.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 29 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | CAR | 4. | 7 | 31 | L | 3 | Junction Oval | H | -7.5 | 5/ 8 | +4.9 | -12 | +0.9 | -6.5 | ≡ |