| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1171 | 763 | 153.5 |
| 2 | FIT | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1058 | 690 | 153.3 |
| 3 | COL | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1232 | 878 | 140.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 959 | 833 | 115.1 |
| 5 | SME | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 965 | 966 | 99.9 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 796 | 904 | 88.1 |
| 7 | GEE | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 775 | 1206 | 64.3 |
| 8 | MEL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 681 | 1397 | 48.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | ESS | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 7 | East Melbourne | A | -8.8 | 5/ 8 | +6.7 | -27 | +3.4 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | COL | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | H | -5.3 | 5/ 8 | +28.6 | -46 | +6.6 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | STK | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +1.3 | 5/ 8 | -28.5 | +18 | -0.5 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | MEL | 5. | 9 | 39 | L | 5 | M.C.G. | A | +0.8 | 5/ 8 | -14.7 | +4 | -0.9 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | CAR | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 4 | Princes Park | A | -0.1 | 5/ 8 | +20.9 | -33 | +2.9 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | GEE | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 30 | Corio Oval | A | +2.8 | 4/ 8 | -16.0 | +7 | -3.7 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 16 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | FIT | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 22 | Lake Oval | H | -0.9 | 5/ 8 | +8.1 | -21 | -0.1 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 30 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 33 | Lake Oval | H | -1.0 | 5/ 8 | +10.5 | -23 | -1.0 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | COL | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 60 | Victoria Park | A | -1.9 | 5/ 8 | +18.5 | -32 | -2.8 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | STK | 4. | 11 | 35 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | A | -4.7 | 5/ 8 | -14.6 | -2 | -0.5 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | MEL | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 56 | Lake Oval | H | -5.2 | 5/ 8 | -27.7 | +11 | +4.5 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 7. | 3 | 45 | W | 39 | Lake Oval | H | -0.6 | 5/ 8 | +17.6 | -30 | +6.9 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | GEE | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 63 | Lake Oval | H | +6.3 | 5/ 8 | -15.9 | +10 | +5.3 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 18 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | FIT | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 47 | Brunswick St | A | +11.6 | 4/ 8 | +13.8 | -14 | -3.3 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +8.3 | 5/ 8 | -25.4 | +22 | -0.1 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 01 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | ESS | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 35 | East Melbourne | A | +8.2 | 4/ 8 | +7.9 | -12 | +4.7 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | CAR | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 47 | Lake Oval | H | +12.9 | 4/ 8 | +17.7 | -17 | -3.0 | +9.9 | ≡ |