| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1060 | 681 | 155.7 |
| 2 | SME | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 915 | 773 | 118.4 |
| 3 | STK | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 935 | 796 | 117.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 970 | 879 | 110.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 864 | 1011 | 85.5 |
| 6 | GEE | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 844 | 989 | 85.3 |
| 7 | MEL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 800 | 987 | 81.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 774 | 1046 | 74.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | MEL | 9. | 6 | 60 | L | 19 | Lake Oval | H | -1.3 | 5/ 8 | -40.1 | +27 | -4.6 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | FIT | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 10 | Brunswick St | A | -5.9 | 6/ 8 | +19.1 | -37 | +2.7 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 28 | Lake Oval | H | -3.2 | 6/ 8 | +16.7 | -32 | +6.0 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | ESS | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 3 | East Melbourne | A | +2.8 | 5/ 8 | +1.8 | -11 | +1.4 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | CAR | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 15 | Princes Park | A | +4.2 | 5/ 8 | +21.7 | -30 | +4.5 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 03 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | GEE | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +8.7 | 3/ 8 | -19.6 | +16 | -0.4 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 15 | 7. | 2 | 44 | v | STK | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | A | +8.2 | 3/ 8 | +11.6 | -15 | +2.7 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 22 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | MEL | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +11.0 | 2/ 8 | -23.5 | +23 | -3.5 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 29 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | FIT | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 8 | Lake Oval | H | +7.5 | 2/ 8 | +1.8 | -6 | -0.2 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 06 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | COL | 8. | 9 | 57 | L | 7 | Victoria Park | A | +7.3 | 2/ 8 | +6.4 | -11 | +0.4 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 13 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | ESS | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +7.8 | 2/ 8 | -10.6 | +6 | +0.6 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 20 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | CAR | 4. | 12 | 36 | L | 9 | Lake Oval | H | +8.3 | 3/ 8 | +21.7 | -25 | +1.6 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | GEE | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 8 | Corio Oval | A | +10.0 | 3/ 8 | -6.3 | +4 | +0.4 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | STK | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | H | +10.3 | 3/ 8 | -0.6 | -1 | +2.1 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 17 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | H | +12.4 | 3/ 8 | +22.8 | -22 | +3.9 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | MEL | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 24 | M.C.G. | A | +16.4 | 2/ 8 | -15.3 | +20 | +0.4 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | ESS | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 56 | East Melbourne | A | +16.8 | 2/ 8 | -11.2 | +16 | +4.0 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 07 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | COL | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +20.8 | 1/ 8 | +4.1 | +5 | +2.9 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 21 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | CAR | 6. | 14 | 50 | L | 5 | M.C.G. | A | +23.7 | 1/ 8 | +21.8 | -10 | +0.5 | +24.2 | ≡ |