| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | ESS | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | H | +3.5 | 7/12 | +4.2 | -1 | +1.3 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | GEE | 20. | 6 | 126 | L | 72 | Corio Oval | A | +4.7 | 6/12 | +15.8 | -11 | -6.1 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | HAW | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 4 | Junction Oval | H | -1.4 | 7/12 | -15.4 | +14 | -1.0 | -2.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | SYD | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | A | -2.4 | 7/12 | -4.0 | +14 | -3.5 | -5.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | NME | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 45 | Junction Oval | H | -5.8 | 8/12 | -56.8 | +51 | -0.6 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | A | -6.4 | 8/12 | +21.8 | -28 | +0.5 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | CAR | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 31 | Junction Oval | H | -5.9 | 8/12 | +27.9 | -34 | +0.3 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | WBD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | H | -5.6 | 7/12 | -8.8 | +3 | -2.8 | -8.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 04 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | MEL | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | A | -8.4 | 10/12 | +0.3 | -9 | +3.6 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 32 | Brunswick St | A | -4.9 | 8/12 | -17.9 | +13 | +1.9 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | RIC | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 37 | Junction Oval | H | -3.0 | 8/12 | +17.3 | -20 | -1.7 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | ESS | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 45 | Windy Hill | A | -4.6 | 7/12 | -0.1 | -5 | -4.0 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | GEE | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 48 | Junction Oval | H | -8.7 | 9/12 | +25.6 | -34 | -1.4 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | HAW | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -10.1 | 10/12 | -10.0 | -0 | +0.2 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | SYD | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | H | -9.9 | 9/12 | +7.5 | -5 | -0.3 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 29 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | NME | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 31 | Arden St | A | -10.1 | 9/12 | -49.6 | +39 | -0.8 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 05 | 21. | 16 | 142 | v | COL | 20. | 8 | 128 | W | 14 | Junction Oval | H | -11.0 | 9/12 | +20.2 | -31 | +4.5 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 12 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | CAR | 10. | 6 | 66 | L | 18 | Princes Park | A | -6.5 | 9/12 | +14.4 | -21 | +0.3 | -6.2 | ≡ |