| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1188 | 875 | 135.8 |
| 2 | FIT | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1120 | 968 | 115.7 |
| 3 | SME | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1061 | 989 | 107.3 |
| 4 | GEE | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1128 | 1085 | 104.0 |
| 5 | COL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 1138 | 1043 | 109.1 |
| 6 | STK | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 | 947 | 959 | 98.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 1000 | 1191 | 84.0 |
| 8 | RIC | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 906 | 1139 | 79.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 980 | 1219 | 80.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 05 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | COL | 16. | 5 | 101 | L | 22 | Lake Oval | H | -6.8 | 7/ 9 | +16.0 | -35 | +1.3 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 12 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 2 | Brunswick St | A | -5.5 | 6/ 9 | +8.1 | -26 | +2.4 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 19 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | ESS | 6. | 13 | 49 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | -3.1 | 6/ 9 | +12.4 | -27 | +1.7 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 26 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | MEL | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | A | -1.4 | 6/ 9 | -5.8 | -8 | -2.7 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Mon Jun 04 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | GEE | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | H | -4.1 | 7/ 9 | -14.6 | -2 | +1.6 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 09 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | CAR | 5. | 19 | 49 | W | 2 | Princes Park | A | -2.6 | 7/ 9 | -2.2 | -12 | +1.4 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 23 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 51 | Lake Oval | H | -1.1 | 5/ 9 | -7.8 | -5 | +5.6 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 07 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | STK | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 11 | Junction Oval | A | +4.5 | 4/ 9 | -6.5 | -1 | -1.0 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 14 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | COL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | A | +3.5 | 4/ 9 | +15.3 | -24 | +4.5 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 21 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +8.0 | 3/ 9 | +7.9 | -12 | +1.6 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 28 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | ESS | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 17 | Windy Hill | A | +9.6 | 2/ 9 | +13.3 | -16 | -0.1 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 04 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | MEL | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 26 | Lake Oval | H | +9.5 | 2/ 9 | -8.0 | +5 | +2.1 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 7 | Corio Oval | A | +11.5 | 2/ 9 | -2.5 | +2 | +0.5 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 25 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | CAR | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +12.0 | 2/ 9 | -7.9 | +8 | -2.9 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 08 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | RIC | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 45 | Punt Rd | A | +9.1 | 3/ 9 | -9.9 | +7 | +3.8 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 15 | 8. | 20 | 68 | v | STK | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | H | +12.9 | 2/ 9 | -1.0 | +2 | +1.8 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 29 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | ESS | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +14.7 | 1/ 9 | +14.6 | -12 | +2.9 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 06 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | FIT | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +17.6 | 1/ 9 | +8.6 | -3 | -0.9 | +16.7 | ≡ |