| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1167 | 729 | 160.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 993 | 812 | 122.3 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1080 | 884 | 122.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1113 | 963 | 115.6 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1008 | 952 | 105.9 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 994 | 979 | 101.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 937 | 913 | 102.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 952 | 1048 | 90.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 802 | 1347 | 59.5 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 692 | 1111 | 62.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | UNI | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | H | -25.6 | 10/10 | +0.1 | -26 | +0.4 | -25.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | FIT | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 63 | Brunswick St | A | -25.2 | 9/10 | +4.6 | -30 | -3.3 | -28.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | COL | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 73 | Victoria Park | A | -28.5 | 10/10 | +16.2 | -45 | -2.8 | -31.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | MEL | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 3 | Junction Oval | H | -31.3 | 10/10 | -14.5 | -17 | +1.4 | -30.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 12 | East Melbourne | A | -30.0 | 10/10 | +12.5 | -43 | +3.1 | -26.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | RIC | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 13 | Junction Oval | H | -26.9 | 10/10 | -13.8 | -13 | +0.0 | -26.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 14 | Junction Oval | H | -26.9 | 10/10 | -5.0 | -22 | +0.8 | -26.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | SYD | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 20 | Junction Oval | H | -26.1 | 10/10 | +16.1 | -30 | +1.0 | -25.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | CAR | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 33 | Princes Park | A | -25.1 | 10/10 | +21.2 | -46 | +1.3 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | UNI | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 9 | East Melbourne | A | -23.8 | 10/10 | +0.7 | -24 | +1.5 | -22.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | FIT | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 28 | Junction Oval | H | -22.2 | 9/10 | -7.2 | -15 | -1.3 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 10 | Junction Oval | H | -23.5 | 9/10 | +2.8 | -26 | +1.6 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | MEL | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | -21.9 | 9/10 | -28.1 | +6 | -1.9 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | ESS | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 39 | Junction Oval | H | -23.8 | 9/10 | +7.9 | -32 | -0.7 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 1. | 10 | 16 | v | RIC | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 38 | Punt Rd | A | -24.5 | 9/10 | -5.0 | -20 | -1.8 | -26.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | GEE | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 29 | Corio Oval | A | -26.4 | 10/10 | -6.0 | -20 | -0.9 | -27.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | SYD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | A | -27.2 | 10/10 | +25.7 | -41 | +2.9 | -24.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | CAR | 2. | 12 | 24 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | H | -24.3 | 10/10 | +20.9 | -45 | +5.7 | -18.6 | ≡ |