| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1137 | 788 | 144.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1256 | 977 | 128.6 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1158 | 984 | 117.7 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1149 | 1081 | 106.3 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1264 | 1016 | 124.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1110 | 1100 | 100.9 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1034 | 1090 | 94.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1072 | 1148 | 93.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 816 | 1143 | 71.4 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 907 | 1576 | 57.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | SYD | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 9 | Lake Oval | A | +0.2 | 6/10 | +23.4 | -11 | +0.2 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | FIT | 3. | 16 | 34 | W | 33 | Junction Oval | H | +0.4 | 6/10 | +4.8 | -4 | +3.7 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | UNI | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +4.2 | 5/10 | -34.0 | +38 | -3.0 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | RIC | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 14 | Punt Rd | A | +1.2 | 7/10 | -18.6 | +20 | -3.4 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | MEL | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 5 | Junction Oval | H | -2.2 | 7/10 | -5.8 | +4 | +0.1 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | CAR | 4. | 13 | 37 | L | 13 | Princes Park | A | -2.1 | 7/10 | +11.2 | -13 | +0.0 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | COL | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 35 | Victoria Park | A | -2.0 | 6/10 | +3.9 | -6 | -2.9 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 09 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | ESS | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | H | -5.0 | 7/10 | +1.4 | -6 | +1.6 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 14 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 7 | Junction Oval | H | -3.3 | 7/10 | +8.4 | -12 | +1.9 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 21 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 27 | Junction Oval | H | -1.4 | 7/10 | +21.9 | -11 | -1.6 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 28 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 14 | Brunswick St | A | -3.0 | 7/10 | +12.7 | -16 | +0.2 | -2.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 05 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | UNI | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 72 | Junction Oval | H | -2.8 | 7/10 | -31.6 | +29 | +4.3 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 26 | Junction Oval | H | +1.5 | 6/10 | -3.9 | +5 | +2.1 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | MEL | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 36 | M.C.G. | A | +3.5 | 5/10 | -16.8 | +20 | +1.6 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 11. | 3 | 69 | W | 1 | Junction Oval | H | +5.1 | 5/10 | +0.9 | +4 | -0.3 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | H | +4.8 | 5/10 | +7.4 | -3 | +4.1 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | ESS | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 12 | East Melbourne | A | +8.9 | 4/10 | -3.8 | +13 | -0.1 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | GEE | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 68 | Corio Oval | A | +8.8 | 4/10 | +10.7 | -2 | -6.6 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 06 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | SYD | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | +2.2 | 5/10 | +24.7 | -11 | +4.4 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 20 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | H | +6.5 | 4/10 | +19.7 | -13 | +3.8 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 27 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | FIT | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +10.3 | 4/10 | +15.9 | -6 | -0.7 | +9.6 | ≡ |