| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1063 | 667 | 159.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 985 | 574 | 171.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 865 | 636 | 136.0 |
| 4 | GEE | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 981 | 813 | 120.7 |
| 5 | STK | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 635 | 831 | 76.4 |
| 6 | ESS | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 691 | 879 | 78.6 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 593 | 925 | 64.1 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 595 | 1083 | 54.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | MEL | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | H | +0.8 | 5/ 8 | +2.0 | -13 | +2.0 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | COL | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 68 | Victoria Park | A | +2.8 | 4/ 8 | +25.6 | -35 | -3.3 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | FIT | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 67 | Brunswick St | A | -0.5 | 5/ 8 | +18.2 | -31 | -3.6 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | GEE | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -4.1 | 6/ 8 | +2.2 | -18 | +0.8 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | CAR | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 33 | Lake Oval | H | -3.3 | 6/ 8 | +0.4 | -16 | -1.7 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 7 | East Melbourne | A | -5.0 | 6/ 8 | +3.1 | -20 | +2.7 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | STK | 6. | 11 | 47 | L | 9 | Lake Oval | H | -2.3 | 5/ 8 | -36.6 | +22 | -3.1 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 3. | 17 | 35 | v | MEL | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | -5.4 | 6/ 8 | -8.8 | -9 | +0.2 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 4. | 11 | 35 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 7 | Lake Oval | H | -5.3 | 5/ 8 | +24.9 | -42 | +3.5 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 04 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | H | -1.8 | 5/ 8 | +19.5 | -33 | +1.7 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 12 | 30 | v | GEE | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 37 | Corio Oval | A | -0.0 | 4/ 8 | -5.3 | -7 | -3.0 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | CAR | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 30 | Princes Park | A | -3.1 | 5/ 8 | +6.7 | -22 | -0.8 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | ESS | 7. | 17 | 59 | L | 22 | Lake Oval | H | -3.9 | 5/ 8 | -8.6 | -7 | -1.5 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | STK | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 49 | Junction Oval | A | -5.3 | 5/ 8 | -16.3 | -1 | -4.8 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 15 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | GEE | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 30 | Lake Oval | H | -10.1 | 6/ 8 | +0.5 | -23 | -0.7 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 22 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | FIT | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 60 | Brunswick St | A | -10.9 | 7/ 8 | +16.1 | -39 | -2.1 | -13.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 29 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | ESS | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 57 | East Melbourne | A | -13.0 | 7/ 8 | -12.8 | -12 | -4.5 | -17.5 | ≡ |