| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1188 | 875 | 135.8 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1120 | 968 | 115.7 |
| 3 | SME | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1061 | 989 | 107.3 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1128 | 1085 | 104.0 |
| 5 | COL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.1 |
| 6 | STK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 947 | 959 | 98.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1000 | 1191 | 84.0 |
| 8 | RIC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 906 | 1139 | 79.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 980 | 1219 | 80.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 43 | Windy Hill | A | -4.6 | 5/ 9 | +7.4 | -12 | -3.1 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | CAR | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 44 | Princes Park | A | -7.7 | 7/ 9 | +6.1 | -14 | +5.8 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | COL | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 21 | Junction Oval | H | -1.9 | 5/ 9 | +12.9 | -15 | +3.6 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | RIC | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | A | +1.6 | 4/ 9 | -5.6 | +7 | -0.2 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 02 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | MEL | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | H | +1.4 | 4/ 9 | -3.1 | +4 | -2.6 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | GEE | 7. | 16 | 58 | L | 12 | Corio Oval | A | -1.2 | 5/ 9 | -16.2 | +15 | -2.7 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | FIT | 9. | 20 | 74 | L | 36 | Junction Oval | H | -3.9 | 7/ 9 | +6.1 | -10 | -2.6 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | SYD | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 11 | Junction Oval | H | -6.5 | 7/ 9 | +4.5 | +1 | +1.0 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | ESS | 1. | 12 | 18 | W | 17 | Junction Oval | H | -5.5 | 7/ 9 | +12.7 | -18 | +3.5 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | CAR | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -2.0 | 5/ 9 | -3.3 | +1 | +0.8 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | COL | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | A | -1.2 | 5/ 9 | +6.7 | -8 | -0.4 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 3. | 7 | 25 | W | 35 | Junction Oval | H | -1.6 | 5/ 9 | -12.8 | +11 | +2.4 | +0.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | MEL | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | A | +0.7 | 5/ 9 | -10.1 | +11 | +2.4 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | GEE | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 16 | Junction Oval | H | +3.2 | 4/ 9 | -3.0 | +6 | -2.2 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | FIT | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 28 | Brunswick St | A | +0.9 | 4/ 9 | +9.0 | -8 | -2.0 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | SYD | 8. | 20 | 68 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | A | -1.0 | 6/ 9 | +12.9 | -2 | -1.8 | -2.8 | ≡ |