| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 853 | 597 | 142.9 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1085 | 582 | 186.4 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 917 | 579 | 158.4 |
| 4 | FIT | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 877 | 666 | 131.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 716 | 610 | 117.4 |
| 6 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 727 | 730 | 99.6 |
| 7 | CAR | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 476 | 1013 | 47.0 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 414 | 1288 | 32.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 04 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | A | -5.1 | 6/ 8 | -43.0 | +26 | -1.8 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Thu May 09 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | MEL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | A | -6.9 | 6/ 8 | +4.8 | -24 | +2.8 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 9. | 4 | 58 | v | COL | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | H | -4.2 | 6/ 8 | +18.4 | -35 | +4.6 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | CAR | 4. | 3 | 27 | L | 2 | Princes Park | A | +0.4 | 6/ 8 | -20.6 | +9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | FIT | 6. | 5 | 41 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | H | -0.7 | 6/ 8 | +21.7 | -34 | +1.8 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | ESS | 3. | 23 | 41 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +1.1 | 5/ 8 | +13.3 | -24 | +1.8 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 03 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | GEE | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 43 | Corio Oval | A | +3.0 | 5/ 8 | +13.8 | -23 | -2.0 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | STK | 1. | 1 | 7 | W | 49 | Lake Oval | H | +0.9 | 5/ 8 | -40.2 | +29 | +2.0 | +2.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | MEL | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +2.9 | 5/ 8 | +0.8 | -10 | -0.6 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | COL | 5. | 1 | 31 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | A | +2.3 | 5/ 8 | +13.2 | -23 | +4.3 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 3. | 2 | 20 | W | 50 | Lake Oval | H | +6.6 | 5/ 8 | -19.2 | +14 | +3.6 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 14 | Brunswick St | A | +10.2 | 3/ 8 | +7.8 | -10 | +2.4 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 8. | 3 | 51 | v | ESS | 6. | 16 | 52 | L | 1 | East Melbourne | A | +12.6 | 3/ 8 | +22.8 | -22 | +2.1 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | GEE | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +14.7 | 2/ 8 | +14.3 | -12 | +0.8 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 1. | 3 | 9 | v | ESS | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 60 | Lake Oval | H | +15.5 | 2/ 8 | +22.1 | -19 | -4.1 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | GEE | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 24 | Corio Oval | A | +11.3 | 3/ 8 | +12.7 | -13 | -1.1 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | CAR | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 13 | Princes Park | A | +10.3 | 3/ 8 | -26.6 | +25 | -1.2 | +9.1 | ≡ |