| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 744 | 476 | 156.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 931 | 467 | 199.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 704 | 523 | 134.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 772 | 525 | 147.0 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 679 | 565 | 120.2 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 617 | 546 | 113.0 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 415 | 692 | 60.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 323 | 1391 | 23.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | CAR | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 55 | Lake Oval | H | -3.2 | 5/ 8 | -23.2 | +8 | +4.7 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 20 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | FIT | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +1.5 | 5/ 8 | +18.9 | -29 | +2.5 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Wed May 24 | 0. | 9 | 9 | v | ESS | 1. | 9 | 15 | L | 6 | East Melbourne | A | +4.0 | 6/ 8 | +17.3 | -25 | +1.9 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | COL | 3. | 11 | 29 | L | 7 | Lake Oval | H | +6.0 | 5/ 8 | +15.3 | -21 | +1.4 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | STK | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 37 | Junction Oval | A | +7.4 | 5/ 8 | -46.3 | +42 | -0.5 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | GEE | 3. | 1 | 19 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +6.9 | 6/ 8 | +14.9 | -20 | +3.6 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | MEL | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +10.5 | 5/ 8 | +7.2 | -9 | +0.2 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 0. | 5 | 5 | v | CAR | 3. | 6 | 24 | L | 19 | Princes Park | A | +10.7 | 4/ 8 | -25.2 | +24 | -4.3 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | FIT | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 33 | Brunswick St | A | +6.4 | 5/ 8 | +14.9 | -20 | -1.3 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | ESS | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +5.2 | 5/ 8 | +14.6 | -21 | +0.5 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | COL | 5. | 9 | 39 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +5.7 | 5/ 8 | +12.3 | -19 | +1.6 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | STK | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 33 | Lake Oval | H | +7.3 | 5/ 8 | -45.2 | +40 | -0.7 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | GEE | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 27 | Corio Oval | A | +6.5 | 5/ 8 | +15.2 | -21 | -0.6 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 12 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | MEL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | H | +5.9 | 5/ 8 | +4.1 | -10 | +1.7 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | GEE | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 3 | Corio Oval | A | +7.6 | 5/ 8 | +21.4 | -26 | +2.9 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | STK | 1. | 6 | 12 | W | 70 | Junction Oval | A | +10.5 | 4/ 8 | -54.6 | +53 | +1.7 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | ESS | 2. | 1 | 13 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | H | +12.2 | 4/ 8 | +16.4 | -16 | +3.1 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 16 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | FIT | 3. | 9 | 27 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +15.3 | 2/ 8 | +12.3 | -9 | +0.8 | +16.1 | ≡ |