| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 1265 | 891 | 142.0 |
| 2 | RIC | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1132 | 975 | 116.1 |
| 3 | COL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1066 | 953 | 111.9 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1118 | 1054 | 106.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 957 | 921 | 103.9 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 1096 | 1149 | 95.4 |
| 7 | SME | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 908 | 1073 | 84.6 |
| 8 | STK | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 998 | 1295 | 77.1 |
| 9 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 965 | 1194 | 80.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | SYD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | H | -38.3 | 9/ 9 | +5.4 | -32 | +3.1 | -35.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | A | -35.2 | 9/ 9 | +20.7 | -56 | +6.6 | -28.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | CAR | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 23 | Princes Park | A | -28.6 | 9/ 9 | +18.5 | -47 | +2.4 | -26.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 06 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | MEL | 13. | 12 | 90 | D | 0 | Junction Oval | H | -26.2 | 9/ 9 | -19.8 | -6 | +0.6 | -25.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | GEE | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 44 | Corio Oval | A | -25.6 | 9/ 9 | -1.5 | -24 | -2.0 | -27.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 50 | Victoria Park | A | -27.6 | 9/ 9 | +12.0 | -40 | -1.0 | -28.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | RIC | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 47 | Junction Oval | H | -28.6 | 9/ 9 | +13.8 | -42 | -0.5 | -29.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | ESS | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 41 | East Melbourne | A | -29.1 | 9/ 9 | -11.8 | -17 | +5.8 | -23.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | SYD | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | A | -23.3 | 9/ 9 | +7.2 | -18 | +0.5 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 0. | 18 | 18 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 26 | Junction Oval | H | -22.7 | 9/ 9 | +5.6 | -28 | +0.2 | -22.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | CAR | 22. | 10 | 142 | L | 98 | Junction Oval | H | -22.5 | 9/ 9 | +21.9 | -44 | -5.4 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | MEL | 6. | 20 | 56 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | -27.8 | 9/ 9 | -10.7 | -17 | +1.0 | -26.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | GEE | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | H | -26.8 | 9/ 9 | +3.9 | -31 | +5.0 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 03 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | COL | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 12 | Junction Oval | H | -21.9 | 9/ 9 | +3.7 | -26 | +1.4 | -20.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 48 | Punt Rd | A | -20.5 | 9/ 9 | +10.9 | -31 | -1.7 | -22.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 17 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | ESS | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 2 | Junction Oval | H | -22.2 | 9/ 9 | -13.1 | -9 | +1.1 | -21.1 | ≡ |