| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1162 | 688 | 168.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1174 | 800 | 146.8 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1070 | 821 | 130.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1076 | 884 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1023 | 962 | 106.3 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 945 | 930 | 101.6 |
| 7 | UNI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 902 | 901 | 100.1 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 825 | 1282 | 64.4 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 670 | 1130 | 59.3 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 852 | 1301 | 65.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | GEE | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 9 | Corio Oval | A | +0.7 | 5/10 | -20.4 | +9 | -0.0 | +0.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 7. | 3 | 45 | v | CAR | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 17 | Lake Oval | H | +0.7 | 6/10 | +21.3 | -33 | +5.0 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | MEL | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 64 | Lake Oval | H | +5.7 | 4/10 | -7.1 | +1 | +6.3 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | FIT | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 39 | Brunswick St | A | +12.0 | 3/10 | +9.1 | -9 | +4.8 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | H | +16.8 | 1/10 | +0.9 | +4 | +1.6 | +18.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | RIC | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 13 | Punt Rd | A | +18.4 | 1/10 | -14.9 | +21 | -3.4 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | ESS | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 1 | East Melbourne | A | +15.0 | 1/10 | +7.8 | -5 | +0.6 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | UNI | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 63 | Lake Oval | H | +15.6 | 1/10 | -4.1 | +8 | +5.5 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | STK | 2. | 8 | 20 | W | 77 | Lake Oval | H | +21.1 | 1/10 | -9.4 | +18 | +5.9 | +26.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | GEE | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 80 | Lake Oval | H | +26.9 | 1/10 | -21.1 | +36 | +4.4 | +31.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | CAR | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 24 | Princes Park | A | +31.3 | 1/10 | +13.4 | +6 | -3.0 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | MEL | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +28.3 | 1/10 | +6.2 | +10 | +1.1 | +29.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | FIT | 5. | 14 | 44 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +29.4 | 1/10 | -0.5 | +18 | -3.2 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | A | +26.2 | 1/10 | +11.7 | +3 | -1.4 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | RIC | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 93 | Lake Oval | H | +24.9 | 1/10 | -19.6 | +32 | +6.0 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | ESS | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +30.9 | 1/10 | +16.2 | +3 | +0.1 | +31.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | UNI | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 26 | East Melbourne | A | +31.1 | 1/10 | +0.8 | +18 | +0.8 | +31.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | STK | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 22 | Junction Oval | A | +31.8 | 1/10 | -26.3 | +46 | -2.4 | +29.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | COL | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | H | +29.4 | 1/10 | +11.3 | +6 | +1.5 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 25 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | CAR | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | A | +30.9 | 1/10 | +26.7 | -8 | -1.4 | +29.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 02 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | CAR | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +29.5 | 1/10 | +28.1 | -11 | +1.3 | +30.8 | ≡ |