| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1243 | 766 | 162.3 |
| 2 | SME | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1111 | 700 | 158.7 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1150 | 901 | 127.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1083 | 916 | 118.2 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1074 | 857 | 125.3 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 924 | 977 | 94.6 |
| 7 | STK | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 772 | 1093 | 70.6 |
| 8 | GEE | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 794 | 1082 | 73.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 647 | 1506 | 43.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 03 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | COL | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +20.9 | 2/ 9 | +21.2 | -12 | -0.1 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 10 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | MEL | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +20.8 | 2/ 9 | -4.1 | +9 | +4.2 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 17 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 36 | Junction Oval | A | +25.0 | 1/ 9 | +1.6 | +11 | +2.5 | +27.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 24 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | FIT | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +27.5 | 1/ 9 | +2.2 | +13 | -1.0 | +26.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | ESS | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 20 | East Melbourne | A | +26.4 | 1/ 9 | -23.1 | +38 | -1.8 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | RIC | 7. | 20 | 62 | W | 20 | Punt Rd | A | +24.7 | 1/ 9 | -5.0 | +18 | +0.2 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 21 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | CAR | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +24.9 | 1/ 9 | +21.0 | -8 | +1.3 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 28 | 5. | 22 | 52 | v | GEE | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | +26.2 | 1/ 9 | -20.6 | +35 | -1.7 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 12 | 3. | 18 | 36 | v | COL | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | A | +24.5 | 1/ 9 | +16.5 | -4 | -1.9 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 19 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | MEL | 2. | 15 | 27 | W | 67 | Lake Oval | H | +22.6 | 1/ 9 | -30.5 | +37 | +3.0 | +25.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 26 | 29. | 15 | 189 | v | STK | 2. | 6 | 18 | W | 171 | Lake Oval | H | +25.6 | 1/ 9 | -9.7 | +23 | +14.8 | +40.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 09 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | FIT | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 47 | Brunswick St | A | +40.4 | 1/ 9 | +9.0 | +19 | +2.8 | +43.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 16 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | ESS | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | H | +43.1 | 1/ 9 | -7.5 | +39 | -0.7 | +42.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 23 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | RIC | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +42.5 | 1/ 9 | +6.3 | +24 | -1.9 | +40.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 06 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | CAR | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 4 | Princes Park | A | +40.5 | 1/ 9 | +5.6 | +23 | -2.7 | +37.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 13 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | GEE | 6. | 14 | 50 | L | 24 | Corio Oval | A | +37.9 | 1/ 9 | -20.4 | +46 | -7.0 | +30.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 20 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 14 | M.C.G. | A | +30.8 | 1/ 9 | +9.2 | +10 | -2.4 | +28.5 | ≡ |