| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1243 | 766 | 162.3 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1111 | 700 | 158.7 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1150 | 901 | 127.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 916 | 118.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1074 | 857 | 125.3 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 924 | 977 | 94.6 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 772 | 1093 | 70.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 794 | 1082 | 73.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 647 | 1506 | 43.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | MEL | 9. | 4 | 58 | W | 28 | Junction Oval | H | -4.5 | 6/ 9 | -0.5 | -8 | +3.6 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 5. | 18 | 48 | v | COL | 5. | 15 | 45 | W | 3 | Victoria Park | A | -0.9 | 4/ 9 | +21.3 | -22 | +2.5 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | SYD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 36 | Junction Oval | H | +1.6 | 4/ 9 | +25.0 | -11 | -2.5 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | ESS | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 15 | East Melbourne | A | -0.9 | 5/ 9 | -23.9 | +23 | -0.8 | -1.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 0. | 18 | 18 | W | 28 | Corio Oval | A | -1.7 | 5/ 9 | -20.4 | +19 | +0.9 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 09 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | CAR | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | H | -0.7 | 5/ 9 | +19.7 | -20 | -0.2 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 14 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | RIC | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -0.9 | 5/ 9 | -5.3 | +4 | -1.3 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 21 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | FIT | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 45 | Brunswick St | A | -2.2 | 5/ 9 | +7.0 | -9 | -3.6 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 12 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | MEL | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 10 | M.C.G. | A | -5.8 | 6/ 9 | -31.8 | +22 | -1.2 | -7.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 19 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | COL | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 52 | Junction Oval | H | -7.0 | 6/ 9 | +18.4 | -25 | -2.7 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 26 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | SYD | 29. | 15 | 189 | L | 171 | Lake Oval | A | -9.7 | 7/ 9 | +25.6 | -23 | -14.8 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 09 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | ESS | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | H | -24.5 | 8/ 9 | -4.3 | -20 | +3.2 | -21.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 16 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | GEE | 10. | 17 | 77 | W | 13 | Junction Oval | H | -21.2 | 7/ 9 | -23.5 | +2 | +1.1 | -20.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 23 | 9. | 4 | 58 | v | CAR | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -20.2 | 7/ 9 | +12.4 | -33 | +1.7 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 30 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | RIC | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 59 | Punt Rd | A | -18.5 | 7/ 9 | +8.2 | -27 | -3.2 | -21.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 06 | 3. | 14 | 32 | v | FIT | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 20 | Junction Oval | H | -21.7 | 7/ 9 | +9.4 | -31 | +1.1 | -20.6 | ≡ |