| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 970 | 678 | 143.1 |
| 2 | COL | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 956 | 659 | 145.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 862 | 740 | 116.5 |
| 4 | STK | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 742 | 805 | 92.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 774 | 784 | 98.7 |
| 6 | RIC | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 752 | 857 | 87.7 |
| 7 | GEE | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 716 | 944 | 75.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 547 | 852 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 11 | 4. | 16 | 40 | v | FIT | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 6 | Junction Oval | H | -8.0 | 4/ 8 | -8.7 | +4 | +0.2 | -7.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 18 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | ESS | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 7 | East Melbourne | A | -7.8 | 4/ 8 | -16.9 | +9 | -1.6 | -9.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 25 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | CAR | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 26 | Princes Park | A | -9.4 | 5/ 8 | +3.2 | -9 | -1.7 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Mon Jun 03 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | SYD | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 5 | Junction Oval | H | -11.1 | 6/ 8 | +17.4 | -13 | +1.8 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 08 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | COL | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 60 | Victoria Park | A | -9.3 | 5/ 8 | +13.5 | -19 | -4.1 | -13.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 15 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | RIC | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 17 | Punt Rd | A | -13.4 | 7/ 8 | -10.7 | +1 | +1.6 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 22 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 64 | Junction Oval | H | -11.8 | 5/ 8 | -17.4 | +9 | +5.5 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 29 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | FIT | 7. | 6 | 48 | L | 25 | Brunswick St | A | -6.3 | 4/ 8 | -6.9 | +4 | -2.9 | -9.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 06 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | ESS | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | H | -9.2 | 5/ 8 | -26.5 | +17 | -0.9 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 13 | 4. | 20 | 44 | v | CAR | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 27 | Junction Oval | H | -10.1 | 5/ 8 | +11.6 | -18 | +4.5 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 20 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | SYD | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 50 | Lake Oval | A | -5.6 | 5/ 8 | +20.6 | -11 | -3.9 | -9.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 27 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 13 | Junction Oval | H | -9.5 | 5/ 8 | +16.6 | -23 | +3.6 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | RIC | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | H | -6.0 | 5/ 8 | -11.1 | +9 | +0.1 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | GEE | 10. | 27 | 87 | L | 45 | Corio Oval | A | -5.8 | 5/ 8 | -19.6 | +17 | -6.2 | -12.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 17 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | COL | 7. | 16 | 58 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | -12.1 | 6/ 8 | +14.1 | -23 | +1.4 | -10.7 | ≡ |