| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1168 | 703 | 166.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1108 | 770 | 143.9 |
| 3 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1143 | 765 | 149.4 |
| 4 | MEL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1058 | 1066 | 99.2 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 926 | 872 | 106.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 906 | 1164 | 77.8 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 779 | 1026 | 75.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 750 | 1067 | 70.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 862 | 1267 | 68.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 4. | 13 | 37 | v | STK | 8. | 16 | 64 | L | 27 | Junction Oval | A | +5.3 | 7/ 9 | +10.6 | -17 | -1.0 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +4.4 | 7/ 9 | +14.6 | -22 | +0.9 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | RIC | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 2 | Punt Rd | A | +5.3 | 7/ 9 | -7.4 | +1 | -0.3 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | FIT | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +5.0 | 6/ 9 | +25.0 | -32 | +4.8 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | ESS | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 9 | East Melbourne | A | +9.8 | 3/ 9 | +7.4 | -10 | +1.9 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | MEL | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +11.7 | 3/ 9 | -14.8 | +14 | -3.5 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | GEE | 13. | 5 | 83 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | +8.1 | 4/ 9 | -0.3 | -4 | +2.2 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | COL | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +10.3 | 4/ 9 | +20.2 | -22 | +0.7 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | STK | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | +11.0 | 4/ 9 | -0.6 | -0 | +1.8 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | CAR | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 10 | Princes Park | A | +12.8 | 4/ 9 | +17.2 | -16 | +0.6 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | RIC | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 19 | Lake Oval | H | +13.5 | 4/ 9 | -6.3 | +8 | +1.1 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | FIT | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 6 | Brunswick St | A | +14.6 | 4/ 9 | +17.7 | -15 | +0.9 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | ESS | 6. | 4 | 40 | W | 57 | Lake Oval | H | +15.5 | 4/ 9 | -7.9 | +11 | +4.6 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | MEL | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +20.1 | 3/ 9 | +1.1 | +7 | +0.0 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 14 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | GEE | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 22 | Corio Oval | A | +20.1 | 3/ 9 | -8.9 | +17 | +0.5 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 21 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | COL | 7. | 9 | 51 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | H | +20.6 | 4/ 9 | +28.8 | -20 | +0.2 | +20.8 | ≡ |