| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 1265 | 891 | 142.0 |
| 2 | RIC | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 1132 | 975 | 116.1 |
| 3 | COL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1066 | 953 | 111.9 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1118 | 1054 | 106.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 957 | 921 | 103.9 |
| 6 | MEL | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 1096 | 1149 | 95.4 |
| 7 | SME | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 908 | 1073 | 84.6 |
| 8 | STK | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 998 | 1295 | 77.1 |
| 9 | ESS | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 965 | 1194 | 80.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 07 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +5.4 | 5/ 9 | -38.3 | +32 | -3.1 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 14 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | RIC | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 31 | Lake Oval | H | +2.4 | 5/ 9 | +24.9 | -35 | +0.4 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 21 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | ESS | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 43 | Lake Oval | H | +2.7 | 5/ 9 | -11.2 | +2 | -4.5 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 28 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | MEL | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | A | -1.8 | 5/ 9 | -20.6 | +7 | -0.8 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 10. | 10 | 70 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | H | -2.6 | 5/ 9 | +15.9 | -30 | +3.0 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 11 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | A | +0.5 | 5/ 9 | +12.1 | -24 | +0.1 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | GEE | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +0.5 | 5/ 9 | +0.1 | -12 | +3.3 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | FIT | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | H | +3.8 | 5/ 9 | +7.3 | -15 | +3.3 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | STK | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +7.2 | 4/ 9 | -23.3 | +18 | -0.5 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | RIC | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | A | +6.6 | 4/ 9 | +9.4 | -15 | +1.0 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | ESS | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 18 | East Melbourne | A | +7.6 | 3/ 9 | -17.6 | +13 | -3.1 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 8. | 21 | 69 | v | MEL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | H | +4.5 | 3/ 9 | -9.3 | +2 | +1.4 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 20 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | CAR | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 25 | Princes Park | A | +5.9 | 4/ 9 | +24.0 | -30 | +0.5 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 27 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | COL | 8. | 7 | 55 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | H | +6.4 | 4/ 9 | +3.0 | -9 | -0.6 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 10 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | GEE | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 39 | Corio Oval | A | +5.8 | 4/ 9 | -0.5 | -6 | -3.3 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 17 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | FIT | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 34 | Brunswick St | A | +2.4 | 5/ 9 | +4.9 | -14 | -2.0 | +0.5 | ≡ |