| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1353 | 924 | 146.4 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 1272 | 888 | 143.2 |
| 3 | CAR | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1189 | 924 | 128.7 |
| 4 | COL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 1085 | 966 | 112.3 |
| 5 | SME | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 1099 | 1012 | 108.6 |
| 6 | ESS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1022 | 1164 | 87.8 |
| 7 | GEE | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 1098 | 1301 | 84.4 |
| 8 | MEL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 940 | 1266 | 74.2 |
| 9 | STK | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 819 | 1432 | 57.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +25.7 | 2/ 9 | -53.7 | +67 | -7.9 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | FIT | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 30 | Lake Oval | H | +17.7 | 2/ 9 | +11.3 | -6 | -2.5 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | ESS | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 8 | East Melbourne | A | +15.3 | 3/ 9 | -4.5 | +8 | +0.0 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Wed May 26 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | CAR | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 19 | Lake Oval | H | +15.3 | 3/ 9 | +14.1 | -11 | +3.0 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 5. | 4 | 34 | v | RIC | 9. | 7 | 61 | L | 27 | Punt Rd | A | +18.3 | 1/ 9 | +14.4 | -8 | -1.9 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 12 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | STK | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 35 | Junction Oval | A | +16.4 | 2/ 9 | -21.4 | +26 | +0.9 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 16. | 23 | 119 | v | GEE | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 73 | Lake Oval | H | +17.3 | 1/ 9 | -15.4 | +21 | +5.2 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +22.6 | 1/ 9 | +15.2 | -5 | +0.1 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | MEL | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 44 | Lake Oval | H | +22.6 | 1/ 9 | -31.0 | +42 | +0.2 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | FIT | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 5 | Brunswick St | A | +22.9 | 1/ 9 | +17.9 | -7 | +0.2 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | ESS | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +23.1 | 1/ 9 | -0.6 | +12 | +0.1 | +23.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 31 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | CAR | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 27 | Princes Park | A | +23.2 | 1/ 9 | +6.7 | +4 | -3.1 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | RIC | 14. | 8 | 92 | L | 31 | Lake Oval | H | +20.1 | 1/ 9 | +16.4 | -8 | -2.3 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | STK | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 51 | Lake Oval | H | +17.8 | 3/ 9 | -34.9 | +41 | +1.0 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 8. | 25 | 73 | v | GEE | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 3 | Corio Oval | A | +18.8 | 2/ 9 | -16.4 | +23 | -2.6 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | COL | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | +16.2 | 4/ 9 | +8.1 | -4 | -1.3 | +14.9 | ≡ |