| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1122 | 865 | 129.7 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1113 | 1017 | 109.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1177 | 858 | 137.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1122 | 874 | 128.4 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1114 | 928 | 120.0 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 1139 | 944 | 120.7 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1243 | 1052 | 118.2 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1084 | 1077 | 100.7 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 922 | 1505 | 61.3 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 813 | 1729 | 47.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 25 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | UNI | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 54 | M.C.G. | A | +15.5 | 2/10 | -37.2 | +41 | +1.3 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | GEE | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +16.8 | 2/10 | +12.0 | -7 | +1.8 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | FIT | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 8 | Brunswick St | A | +18.6 | 2/10 | +22.7 | -16 | +2.4 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 8. | 4 | 52 | v | CAR | 7. | 10 | 52 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | H | +21.1 | 1/10 | +3.6 | +5 | -0.5 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +20.5 | 1/10 | +7.5 | +1 | +1.0 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 2 | East Melbourne | A | +21.5 | 1/10 | -0.9 | +10 | -0.8 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | RIC | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 18 | Punt Rd | A | +20.7 | 1/10 | -1.7 | +10 | +0.8 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 08 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | COL | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +21.4 | 1/10 | +10.8 | -1 | -0.2 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | MEL | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | A | +21.3 | 2/10 | -24.3 | +34 | +0.1 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 20 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | UNI | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | H | +21.4 | 1/10 | -46.0 | +55 | -4.0 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 27 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | GEE | 9. | 20 | 74 | L | 29 | Corio Oval | A | +17.4 | 2/10 | +4.5 | +1 | -3.0 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 04 | 10. | 4 | 64 | v | FIT | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 10 | Lake Oval | H | +14.4 | 2/10 | +20.2 | -18 | +2.8 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 11 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | CAR | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 20 | Princes Park | A | +17.2 | 2/10 | +5.3 | -0 | -2.0 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 18 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | STK | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | A | +15.2 | 2/10 | +9.3 | -6 | -1.6 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 25 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | ESS | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 72 | Lake Oval | H | +13.6 | 3/10 | +4.4 | -3 | -6.9 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 01 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | RIC | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +6.7 | 7/10 | -2.4 | -3 | +1.7 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | COL | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | A | +8.4 | 6/10 | +13.7 | -17 | +3.8 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | MEL | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 43 | Lake Oval | H | +12.2 | 4/10 | -31.2 | +31 | +1.2 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 05 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | GEE | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +13.4 | 2/10 | +18.3 | -17 | +2.4 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 19 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | CAR | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | H | +15.7 | 2/10 | +14.4 | -11 | +3.0 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 26 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | CAR | 6. | 9 | 45 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +18.7 | 1/10 | +11.4 | -5 | -0.1 | +18.6 | ≡ |