| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 954 | 744 | 128.2 |
| 2 | CAR | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 804 | 762 | 105.5 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 867 | 741 | 117.0 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 835 | 738 | 113.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 831 | 766 | 108.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 947 | 840 | 112.7 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 726 | 940 | 77.2 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 708 | 1141 | 62.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | MEL | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 46 | Junction Oval | H | -10.4 | 5/ 8 | -18.9 | +8 | +3.8 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | FIT | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 50 | Brunswick St | A | -6.7 | 5/ 8 | +30.3 | -37 | -1.3 | -8.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 5. | 3 | 33 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 36 | Junction Oval | H | -8.0 | 5/ 8 | -10.2 | +2 | -3.8 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | CAR | 6. | 4 | 40 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -11.8 | 6/ 8 | +6.2 | -18 | +0.9 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | GEE | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 15 | Corio Oval | A | -10.9 | 5/ 8 | +1.2 | -12 | -0.3 | -11.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 9. | 4 | 58 | v | SYD | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 42 | Lake Oval | A | -11.2 | 7/ 8 | -9.7 | +11 | -5.3 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | COL | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | H | -16.4 | 8/ 8 | +10.6 | -27 | +4.2 | -12.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 4. | 2 | 26 | v | MEL | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 65 | M.C.G. | A | -12.2 | 8/ 8 | -10.1 | -2 | -6.3 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | FIT | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 47 | Junction Oval | H | -18.5 | 8/ 8 | +23.7 | -42 | +8.9 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 6. | 3 | 39 | v | ESS | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 5 | East Melbourne | A | -9.6 | 8/ 8 | -7.1 | -2 | -0.3 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 4. | 1 | 25 | v | CAR | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 36 | Princes Park | A | -9.9 | 8/ 8 | +2.4 | -12 | -2.4 | -12.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | GEE | 7. | 16 | 58 | L | 23 | Junction Oval | H | -12.2 | 8/ 8 | -7.7 | -4 | -1.9 | -14.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | SYD | 10. | 5 | 65 | L | 19 | Junction Oval | H | -14.1 | 8/ 8 | +6.1 | -8 | -1.1 | -15.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 13 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 50 | Victoria Park | A | -15.2 | 8/ 8 | +3.3 | -18 | -3.2 | -18.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 20 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | MEL | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 72 | M.C.G. | A | -18.3 | 8/ 8 | +0.2 | -19 | -5.3 | -23.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 27 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | COL | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 61 | Junction Oval | H | -23.7 | 8/ 8 | +7.4 | -31 | -3.0 | -26.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 03 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 58 | Princes Park | A | -26.7 | 8/ 8 | +2.1 | -29 | -2.9 | -29.6 | ≡ |