| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | CAR | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 29 | Princes Park | A | -20.1 | 8/ 9 | +15.6 | -36 | +0.7 | -19.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 22 | Junction Oval | H | -19.4 | 8/ 9 | -14.2 | -5 | +2.7 | -16.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | MEL | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 40 | M.C.G. | A | -16.7 | 7/ 9 | -35.6 | +19 | -5.9 | -22.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Wed May 26 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | ESS | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -22.6 | 8/ 9 | -7.5 | -15 | +0.6 | -22.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 07 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | A | -22.0 | 8/ 9 | +15.0 | -37 | +0.6 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 12 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 35 | Junction Oval | H | -21.4 | 8/ 9 | +16.4 | -26 | -0.9 | -22.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | RIC | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 75 | Punt Rd | A | -22.3 | 9/ 9 | +14.3 | -37 | -3.8 | -26.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | FIT | 14. | 18 | 102 | L | 74 | Junction Oval | H | -26.1 | 9/ 9 | +12.2 | -38 | -3.6 | -29.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | H | -29.7 | 8/ 9 | +3.1 | -33 | +0.9 | -28.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 51 | Corio Oval | A | -28.8 | 8/ 9 | -15.9 | -13 | -3.8 | -32.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 19 | East Melbourne | A | -32.6 | 9/ 9 | -0.7 | -32 | +5.1 | -27.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 07 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | MEL | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 62 | Junction Oval | H | -27.5 | 9/ 9 | -26.7 | -1 | -6.1 | -33.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | COL | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 58 | Junction Oval | H | -33.7 | 9/ 9 | +11.5 | -45 | -1.3 | -34.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 3. | 14 | 32 | v | SYD | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 51 | Lake Oval | A | -34.9 | 9/ 9 | +17.8 | -41 | -1.0 | -36.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | RIC | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 35 | Junction Oval | H | -36.0 | 9/ 9 | +21.8 | -58 | +2.3 | -33.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 11. | 3 | 69 | v | FIT | 22. | 17 | 149 | L | 80 | Brunswick St | A | -33.7 | 9/ 9 | +18.8 | -52 | -2.8 | -36.4 | ≡ |