| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1125 | 664 | 169.4 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1160 | 814 | 142.5 |
| 3 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 955 | 942 | 101.4 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 966 | 996 | 97.0 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 975 | 962 | 101.4 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1032 | 1075 | 96.0 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 932 | 852 | 109.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 927 | 1065 | 87.0 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 940 | 1275 | 73.7 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 803 | 1170 | 68.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 9 | Brunswick St | A | +8.1 | 3/10 | -10.1 | +6 | +0.3 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | GEE | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 19 | Lake Oval | H | +8.4 | 2/10 | -2.5 | -1 | +2.0 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 4. | 2 | 26 | v | STK | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 29 | Lake Oval | H | +10.4 | 2/10 | +1.7 | -3 | -2.6 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 12. | 3 | 75 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +7.8 | 2/10 | -6.6 | +2 | -0.4 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 12. | 4 | 76 | v | UNI | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +7.4 | 2/10 | -39.2 | +1 | +1.0 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | CAR | 8. | 5 | 53 | L | 2 | Lake Oval | H | +8.4 | 2/10 | +21.9 | -25 | +2.3 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 08 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 14 | Punt Rd | A | +10.8 | 2/10 | -44.3 | +9 | +0.5 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 14 | East Melbourne | A | +11.2 | 2/10 | +0.9 | -2 | -1.2 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +10.0 | 2/10 | -4.7 | +3 | +1.8 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 2. | 19 | 31 | v | FIT | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +11.8 | 2/10 | -4.6 | +4 | +0.9 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 9. | 4 | 58 | W | 8 | Corio Oval | A | +12.7 | 2/10 | -14.1 | +15 | -0.7 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | STK | 5. | 4 | 34 | L | 5 | Junction Oval | A | +12.0 | 2/10 | +9.6 | -10 | +0.5 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | MEL | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 34 | Lake Oval | H | +12.5 | 2/10 | -5.9 | +6 | -4.0 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | UNI | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 2 | East Melbourne | A | +8.4 | 2/10 | -37.5 | -0 | -0.2 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | CAR | 8. | 19 | 67 | L | 26 | Princes Park | A | +8.2 | 2/10 | +22.9 | -27 | +0.1 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | RIC | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 92 | Lake Oval | H | +8.3 | 2/10 | -51.3 | +14 | +7.8 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | ESS | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +16.1 | 2/10 | +10.8 | -7 | +1.3 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 3. | 4 | 22 | v | COL | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 66 | Victoria Park | A | +17.4 | 1/10 | -1.0 | +6 | -7.2 | +10.2 | ≡ |