| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | CAR | 4. | 6 | 30 | W | 38 | Lake Oval | H | +10.0 | 2/12 | -5.9 | +4 | +3.4 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | WBD | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 10 | Western Oval | A | +13.4 | 2/12 | -34.1 | +19 | -2.9 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | NME | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +10.5 | 2/12 | -32.9 | +15 | +0.6 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | RIC | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | A | +11.0 | 3/12 | -4.9 | +4 | -0.9 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | H | +10.1 | 3/12 | -21.4 | +20 | +1.2 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 39 | Victoria Park | A | +11.4 | 2/12 | -0.4 | -0 | -3.9 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | ESS | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 8 | Windy Hill | A | +7.5 | 4/12 | +12.3 | -17 | +0.9 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | MEL | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 46 | Lake Oval | H | +8.4 | 3/12 | +1.8 | -5 | -4.1 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | HAW | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 67 | Lake Oval | H | +4.3 | 4/12 | -40.1 | +16 | +5.1 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 10 | 28 | v | GEE | 18. | 13 | 121 | L | 93 | Corio Oval | A | +9.4 | 2/12 | +13.5 | -16 | -7.7 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | FIT | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 37 | Lake Oval | H | +1.7 | 5/12 | +9.1 | -19 | -1.8 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | CAR | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 11 | Princes Park | A | -0.1 | 6/12 | -13.8 | +2 | +0.9 | +0.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | WBD | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +0.9 | 5/12 | -34.1 | +7 | -0.2 | +0.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | NME | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 22 | Arden St | A | +0.7 | 6/12 | -44.7 | +17 | -3.9 | -3.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 18 | Lake Oval | H | -3.3 | 6/12 | -8.9 | -6 | -1.2 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | STK | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 13 | Junction Oval | A | -4.4 | 6/12 | -6.4 | -10 | -0.3 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 4. | 6 | 30 | v | COL | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 65 | Lake Oval | H | -4.7 | 6/12 | +9.3 | -26 | -3.9 | -8.6 | ≡ |