| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 1. | 8 | 14 | v | FIT | 8. | 20 | 68 | L | 54 | Brunswick St | A | -24.1 | 8/ 8 | +12.6 | -37 | -1.7 | -25.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | CAR | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 65 | Junction Oval | H | -25.8 | 8/ 8 | +12.2 | -38 | -2.7 | -28.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | SYD | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | -28.5 | 8/ 8 | +1.3 | -18 | +0.5 | -28.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | ESS | 1. | 7 | 13 | W | 31 | Junction Oval | H | -28.0 | 8/ 8 | +6.9 | -35 | +6.6 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | COL | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 58 | Junction Oval | H | -21.4 | 8/ 8 | +22.7 | -44 | -1.4 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | MEL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 49 | Junction Oval | H | -22.8 | 8/ 8 | -16.2 | -7 | +5.6 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | GEE | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 4 | Corio Oval | A | -17.3 | 7/ 8 | -12.3 | -5 | +0.1 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | FIT | 3. | 7 | 25 | L | 5 | Junction Oval | H | -17.2 | 7/ 8 | +8.2 | -25 | +2.0 | -15.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | CAR | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 24 | Princes Park | A | -15.1 | 7/ 8 | +14.5 | -30 | +0.6 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | SYD | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 7 | Junction Oval | H | -14.6 | 6/ 8 | -4.7 | +2 | +0.5 | -14.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | ESS | 4. | 11 | 35 | L | 2 | East Melbourne | A | -14.1 | 6/ 8 | +18.8 | -33 | +3.1 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 62 | Victoria Park | A | -11.0 | 6/ 8 | +11.7 | -23 | -3.9 | -14.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | -14.9 | 6/ 8 | -31.6 | +17 | +1.6 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 21 | 81 | v | GEE | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 50 | Junction Oval | H | -13.3 | 6/ 8 | -21.2 | +8 | +4.2 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | -9.1 | 6/ 8 | +20.0 | -29 | +1.2 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 39 | Junction Oval | H | -7.9 | 6/ 8 | -39.9 | +32 | +0.7 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 13 | Junction Oval | H | -7.2 | 6/ 8 | +23.3 | -31 | +1.8 | -5.4 | ≡ |