| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1167 | 729 | 160.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 993 | 812 | 122.3 |
| 3 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1080 | 884 | 122.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1113 | 963 | 115.6 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1008 | 952 | 105.9 |
| 6 | UNI | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 994 | 979 | 101.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 937 | 913 | 102.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 952 | 1048 | 90.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 802 | 1347 | 59.5 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 692 | 1111 | 62.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | RIC | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 46 | Lake Oval | H | +26.3 | 1/10 | -25.4 | +40 | +0.6 | +27.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | COL | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | A | +27.0 | 1/10 | +11.7 | +3 | -4.4 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | ESS | 11. | 7 | 73 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +22.5 | 1/10 | +11.1 | -1 | -0.5 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | CAR | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 17 | Princes Park | A | +22.0 | 1/10 | +21.6 | -12 | -0.5 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | UNI | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 2 | Lake Oval | H | +21.4 | 2/10 | -3.1 | +13 | -1.1 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | GEE | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 36 | Corio Oval | A | +20.4 | 2/10 | -10.5 | +19 | -5.5 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 35 | Lake Oval | H | +14.9 | 3/10 | -19.6 | +23 | +1.2 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 20 | Junction Oval | A | +16.1 | 3/10 | -26.1 | +30 | -1.0 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | FIT | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 17 | Brunswick St | A | +15.1 | 3/10 | -6.7 | +10 | +0.7 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 4 | Punt Rd | A | +15.8 | 2/10 | -8.6 | +12 | -0.8 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | COL | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 62 | Lake Oval | H | +15.0 | 2/10 | +9.7 | -7 | +6.9 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | ESS | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 11 | East Melbourne | A | +21.9 | 2/10 | +10.0 | -0 | -1.1 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | CAR | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +20.8 | 2/10 | +28.4 | -20 | +0.7 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | UNI | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 43 | East Melbourne | A | +21.4 | 2/10 | +6.2 | +3 | +4.0 | +25.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 52 | Lake Oval | H | +25.4 | 1/10 | -2.4 | +16 | +3.6 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +29.0 | 1/10 | -20.4 | +37 | -3.3 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | H | +25.7 | 1/10 | -27.2 | +41 | -2.9 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | FIT | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 23 | Lake Oval | H | +22.8 | 1/10 | -2.9 | +14 | +0.9 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 17 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | CAR | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +23.7 | 1/10 | +15.2 | -3 | +1.5 | +25.3 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 24 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +25.3 | 1/10 | +12.8 | +0 | -1.1 | +24.1 | ≡ |