| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1137 | 788 | 144.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1256 | 977 | 128.6 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1158 | 984 | 117.7 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1149 | 1081 | 106.3 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1264 | 1016 | 124.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1110 | 1100 | 100.9 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1034 | 1090 | 94.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1072 | 1148 | 93.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 816 | 1143 | 71.4 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 907 | 1576 | 57.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | STK | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | H | +23.4 | 1/10 | +0.2 | +11 | -0.2 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | CAR | 8. | 13 | 61 | D | 0 | Princes Park | A | +23.2 | 1/10 | +16.1 | -5 | +0.5 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | RIC | 9. | 2 | 56 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +23.7 | 1/10 | -21.9 | +34 | -3.3 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | ESS | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 47 | East Melbourne | A | +20.4 | 1/10 | +4.6 | +4 | +4.3 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | GEE | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +24.7 | 1/10 | +7.4 | +5 | +0.9 | +25.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | MEL | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 24 | Lake Oval | H | +25.6 | 1/10 | -5.9 | +20 | +0.4 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | FIT | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 33 | Lake Oval | H | +26.0 | 1/10 | +4.7 | +9 | -4.2 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 09 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | UNI | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +21.8 | 1/10 | -32.9 | +43 | -2.2 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 14 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | COL | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 24 | Lake Oval | H | +19.6 | 1/10 | +6.0 | +2 | +2.2 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 21 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 27 | Junction Oval | A | +21.9 | 1/10 | -1.4 | +11 | +1.6 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 28 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | CAR | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 47 | Lake Oval | H | +23.4 | 1/10 | +9.5 | +2 | +4.5 | +27.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 05 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | RIC | 3. | 17 | 35 | W | 24 | Punt Rd | A | +27.9 | 1/10 | -3.4 | +19 | +0.5 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | ESS | 7. | 20 | 62 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | H | +28.4 | 1/10 | -1.8 | +18 | -3.8 | +24.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | GEE | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +24.6 | 1/10 | +9.5 | +3 | +1.3 | +25.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 5. | 18 | 48 | v | MEL | 2. | 7 | 19 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | A | +25.9 | 1/10 | -18.3 | +32 | -0.3 | +25.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 3 | Brunswick St | A | +25.5 | 1/10 | +15.2 | -2 | -0.1 | +25.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | UNI | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 50 | Lake Oval | H | +25.4 | 1/10 | -34.2 | +48 | +0.2 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | COL | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 2 | Victoria Park | A | +25.7 | 1/10 | +1.9 | +12 | -1.0 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 06 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | STK | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +24.7 | 1/10 | +2.2 | +11 | -4.4 | +20.3 | ≡ |