| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | UNI | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 62 | Lake Oval | H | +10.9 | 2/10 | +0.8 | -2 | +6.4 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | CAR | 10. | 6 | 66 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | +17.3 | 2/10 | +22.7 | -17 | +1.7 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | STK | 2. | 5 | 17 | W | 56 | Junction Oval | A | +19.0 | 2/10 | -20.9 | +28 | +2.8 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | MEL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 26 | Lake Oval | H | +21.8 | 1/10 | -24.8 | +35 | -0.9 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | COL | 5. | 10 | 40 | L | 6 | Lake Oval | H | +21.0 | 2/10 | +1.7 | +7 | -1.3 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | RIC | 8. | 14 | 62 | L | 8 | Punt Rd | A | +19.6 | 3/10 | -7.1 | +15 | -2.3 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | FIT | 3. | 5 | 23 | W | 48 | Brunswick St | A | +17.4 | 2/10 | +4.8 | +1 | +4.7 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | GEE | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +22.1 | 1/10 | +0.4 | +10 | +0.3 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +22.4 | 2/10 | +22.8 | -12 | +1.5 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | UNI | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | A | +24.0 | 1/10 | -14.4 | +26 | +1.2 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | CAR | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | H | +25.1 | 1/10 | +17.5 | -4 | +1.9 | +27.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | STK | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 37 | Lake Oval | H | +27.1 | 1/10 | -19.5 | +35 | +0.2 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | MEL | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +27.3 | 1/10 | -12.1 | +27 | -1.4 | +25.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 1 | Victoria Park | A | +25.9 | 1/10 | +3.9 | +10 | -0.9 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 8. | 25 | 73 | v | RIC | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 36 | Lake Oval | H | +25.0 | 1/10 | -3.9 | +17 | +1.9 | +26.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | FIT | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | H | +26.9 | 1/10 | +2.6 | +12 | -0.3 | +26.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 10. | 3 | 63 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 9 | Corio Oval | A | +26.6 | 1/10 | -2.0 | +17 | -2.6 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | ESS | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 5 | East Melbourne | A | +24.0 | 1/10 | +23.5 | -11 | +0.6 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | COL | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 30 | M.C.G. | A | +24.7 | 1/10 | +13.9 | -1 | -2.9 | +21.8 | ≡ |