| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 954 | 744 | 128.2 |
| 2 | CAR | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 804 | 762 | 105.5 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 867 | 741 | 117.0 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 835 | 738 | 113.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 831 | 766 | 108.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 947 | 840 | 112.7 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 726 | 940 | 77.2 |
| 8 | STK | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 708 | 1141 | 62.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 2. | 5 | 17 | v | ESS | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 41 | East Melbourne | A | -27.9 | 8/ 8 | -10.9 | -29 | -1.2 | -29.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 1. | 13 | 19 | v | CAR | 5. | 6 | 36 | L | 17 | Lake Oval | H | -29.1 | 8/ 8 | +5.0 | -46 | +2.9 | -26.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | COL | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 26 | Victoria Park | A | -26.2 | 8/ 8 | +19.2 | -57 | +8.3 | -17.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | GEE | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 12 | Corio Oval | A | -17.9 | 7/ 8 | +5.9 | -36 | +4.8 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | MEL | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | H | -13.1 | 7/ 8 | -16.5 | -9 | +3.4 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | STK | 9. | 4 | 58 | W | 42 | Lake Oval | H | -9.7 | 5/ 8 | -11.2 | -11 | +5.3 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | FIT | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 1 | Brunswick St | A | -4.5 | 5/ 8 | +30.4 | -47 | +4.6 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | ESS | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 40 | Lake Oval | H | +0.1 | 3/ 8 | -7.2 | -5 | +4.5 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | CAR | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 24 | Princes Park | A | +4.6 | 3/ 8 | +2.2 | -10 | -1.4 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | COL | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +3.2 | 4/ 8 | +4.2 | -13 | +1.6 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | GEE | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 2 | Lake Oval | H | +4.8 | 2/ 8 | -7.6 | +0 | +0.2 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +4.9 | 3/ 8 | -1.4 | -6 | +1.2 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | STK | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +6.1 | 2/ 8 | -14.1 | +8 | +1.1 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 13 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +7.2 | 2/ 8 | +8.4 | -13 | +0.1 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 20 | 3. | 15 | 33 | v | FIT | 4. | 14 | 38 | L | 5 | Brunswick St | A | +7.3 | 2/ 8 | +8.3 | -13 | +0.8 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 27 | 4. | 3 | 27 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 32 | Lake Oval | H | +8.1 | 1/ 8 | -1.1 | -3 | -2.9 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 03 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | GEE | 3. | 4 | 22 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | A | +5.2 | 4/ 8 | -9.3 | +2 | +2.0 | +7.1 | ≡ |