| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1111 | 635 | 175.0 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 884 | 653 | 135.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1005 | 789 | 127.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 976 | 853 | 114.4 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 816 | 975 | 83.7 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 747 | 946 | 79.0 |
| 7 | STK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 690 | 1076 | 64.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 736 | 1038 | 70.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 23 | Corio Oval | A | +5.0 | 4/ 8 | -12.7 | +6 | +1.7 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | MEL | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +6.7 | 3/ 8 | +3.2 | -8 | +1.4 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | CAR | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | +8.2 | 3/ 8 | -0.2 | -4 | -0.6 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | ESS | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 56 | East Melbourne | A | +7.5 | 3/ 8 | +3.0 | -7 | -4.9 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | COL | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 59 | Victoria Park | A | +2.7 | 5/ 8 | +12.4 | -22 | -3.7 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | STK | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 23 | Lake Oval | H | -1.0 | 5/ 8 | -21.3 | +8 | +1.5 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | FIT | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 26 | Brunswick St | A | +0.4 | 5/ 8 | +15.5 | -27 | +0.1 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jul 01 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | GEE | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +0.5 | 5/ 8 | -14.1 | +3 | -1.7 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 08 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | A | -1.1 | 5/ 8 | -1.8 | -11 | +4.3 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | CAR | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 3 | Princes Park | A | +3.2 | 3/ 8 | +0.9 | -10 | +1.3 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 22 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | ESS | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +4.5 | 3/ 8 | +2.8 | -10 | +1.1 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 29 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | COL | 4. | 5 | 29 | L | 8 | Lake Oval | H | +5.6 | 3/ 8 | +21.7 | -28 | +2.0 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 05 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | STK | 5. | 11 | 41 | L | 2 | Junction Oval | A | +7.6 | 3/ 8 | -27.8 | +23 | -2.5 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 19 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | FIT | 7. | 8 | 50 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | H | +5.1 | 4/ 8 | +9.0 | -16 | +1.6 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 26 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | MEL | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 49 | Lake Oval | H | +6.7 | 4/ 8 | -9.1 | +4 | +4.5 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 02 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 43 | Princes Park | A | +11.2 | 2/ 8 | +7.2 | -8 | -3.5 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 09 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | COL | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 78 | Victoria Park | A | +7.7 | 4/ 8 | +17.0 | -21 | -5.7 | +2.0 | ≡ |