| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1121 | 562 | 199.5 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 885 | 625 | 141.6 |
| 3 | FIT | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 914 | 726 | 125.9 |
| 4 | MEL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 800 | 735 | 108.8 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 700 | 704 | 99.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 594 | 770 | 77.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 702 | 914 | 76.8 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 490 | 1170 | 41.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 3. | 7 | 25 | v | COL | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | H | +1.6 | 6/ 8 | +18.2 | -29 | +1.1 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | CAR | 0. | 8 | 8 | W | 53 | Lake Oval | H | +2.7 | 6/ 8 | -29.0 | +20 | +3.3 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 8. | 4 | 52 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 6 | Brunswick St | A | +6.0 | 5/ 8 | +13.7 | -20 | +1.4 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | ESS | 5. | 8 | 38 | L | 3 | East Melbourne | A | +7.4 | 4/ 8 | +29.1 | -34 | +3.1 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | GEE | 5. | 14 | 44 | L | 17 | Corio Oval | A | +10.4 | 4/ 8 | +4.3 | -6 | -1.1 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | STK | 1. | 3 | 9 | W | 34 | Lake Oval | H | +9.3 | 4/ 8 | -41.6 | +39 | -0.5 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 09 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | MEL | 7. | 5 | 47 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | A | +8.8 | 4/ 8 | +2.4 | -6 | +0.5 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 1. | 8 | 14 | v | COL | 4. | 26 | 50 | L | 36 | Victoria Park | A | +9.3 | 4/ 8 | +11.2 | -14 | -2.2 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | CAR | 4. | 7 | 31 | L | 13 | Princes Park | A | +7.1 | 4/ 8 | -23.1 | +18 | -3.1 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 05 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | FIT | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +4.0 | 4/ 8 | +18.7 | -27 | +3.9 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 12 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | ESS | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 7 | Lake Oval | H | +7.8 | 4/ 8 | +16.7 | -21 | +1.4 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 19 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | GEE | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 10 | Lake Oval | H | +9.2 | 4/ 8 | -1.7 | -1 | +1.1 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 26 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | STK | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | A | +10.3 | 3/ 8 | -41.5 | +40 | -2.5 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 02 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | MEL | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 36 | Lake Oval | H | +7.9 | 3/ 8 | -3.5 | -1 | -3.5 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 16 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | COL | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 40 | Victoria Park | A | +4.3 | 4/ 8 | +25.9 | -34 | -0.6 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 23 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 45 | Lake Oval | H | +3.7 | 4/ 8 | -1.8 | -7 | +5.2 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 30 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | FIT | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 4 | Brunswick St | A | +8.8 | 3/ 8 | +5.5 | -9 | +1.3 | +10.1 | ≡ |