| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | MEL | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | -24.0 | 8/ 8 | +4.4 | -28 | +1.2 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | FIT | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 31 | Junction Oval | H | -22.8 | 8/ 8 | +13.3 | -36 | +0.5 | -22.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | COL | 18. | 10 | 118 | L | 48 | Junction Oval | H | -22.3 | 8/ 8 | +10.0 | -32 | -1.6 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 7. | 4 | 46 | v | GEE | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 3 | Corio Oval | A | -23.8 | 8/ 8 | -17.2 | -7 | +1.0 | -22.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | ESS | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 15 | Junction Oval | H | -22.9 | 8/ 8 | +7.8 | -31 | +1.6 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | SYD | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 23 | Lake Oval | A | -21.3 | 8/ 8 | -1.0 | -8 | -1.5 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | CAR | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 38 | Junction Oval | H | -22.8 | 8/ 8 | -1.3 | -22 | -1.6 | -24.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | MEL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | H | -24.4 | 8/ 8 | +1.0 | -25 | +2.8 | -21.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 4 | 40 | v | FIT | 14. | 7 | 91 | L | 51 | Brunswick St | A | -21.6 | 8/ 8 | +13.3 | -35 | -1.6 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | COL | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 70 | Victoria Park | A | -23.2 | 8/ 8 | +18.5 | -42 | -2.8 | -26.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | GEE | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | H | -26.0 | 8/ 8 | -3.4 | -23 | -0.2 | -26.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | ESS | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 43 | East Melbourne | A | -26.3 | 8/ 8 | +1.7 | -28 | -1.5 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | SYD | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -27.8 | 8/ 8 | +7.6 | -23 | +2.5 | -25.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | CAR | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 50 | Princes Park | A | -25.2 | 8/ 8 | +6.2 | -31 | -1.9 | -27.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 14 | Brunswick St | A | -27.1 | 8/ 8 | +7.4 | -34 | +2.0 | -25.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | ESS | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 30 | Junction Oval | H | -25.0 | 8/ 8 | +8.5 | -34 | +0.4 | -24.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | GEE | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 60 | Junction Oval | H | -24.7 | 8/ 8 | -8.5 | -16 | +7.6 | -17.1 | ≡ |