| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1035 | 150.6 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1483 | 1102 | 134.6 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1594 | 1208 | 132.0 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1434 | 1178 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1548 | 1169 | 132.4 |
| 6 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1373 | 1431 | 95.9 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1178 | 1564 | 75.3 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1198 | 1237 | 96.8 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1335 | 1558 | 85.7 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1131 | 1325 | 85.4 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1085 | 1476 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1087 | 1722 | 63.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 1 | Princes Park | A | +12.3 | 4/12 | +7.8 | -8 | +0.8 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 07 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | MEL | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 30 | Lake Oval | H | +13.1 | 4/12 | +28.8 | -28 | +5.8 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 14 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | STK | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | A | +18.9 | 4/12 | -17.5 | +24 | -3.2 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 21 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | COL | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 39 | Lake Oval | H | +15.7 | 4/12 | +27.0 | -23 | -1.6 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 28 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | WBD | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 6 | Western Oval | A | +14.1 | 4/12 | -29.8 | +32 | -3.8 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 06 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | NME | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 34 | Lake Oval | H | +10.3 | 4/12 | -10.7 | +9 | +2.5 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 11 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 36 | Lake Oval | H | +12.8 | 4/12 | +2.9 | -2 | -3.4 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 18 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FIT | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | A | +9.4 | 4/12 | -19.1 | +16 | -3.1 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 25 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | ESS | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | A | +6.3 | 6/12 | +3.9 | -10 | +2.5 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 02 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | HAW | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 56 | Lake Oval | H | +8.7 | 5/12 | -35.1 | +32 | +2.4 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 6 | Corio Oval | A | +11.2 | 4/12 | +20.6 | -21 | +1.5 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | CAR | 8. | 21 | 69 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | H | +12.7 | 5/12 | +16.9 | -16 | +2.7 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | MEL | 20. | 20 | 140 | L | 69 | M.C.G. | A | +15.4 | 5/12 | +18.1 | -15 | -5.4 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | STK | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 41 | Lake Oval | H | +10.0 | 6/12 | -23.5 | +22 | +1.9 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 79 | Victoria Park | A | +11.9 | 5/12 | +30.1 | -30 | -4.9 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 27 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | WBD | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | H | +7.1 | 6/12 | -15.3 | +10 | -0.6 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 03 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | NME | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 18 | Arden St | A | +6.4 | 6/12 | -28.3 | +23 | -0.5 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 10 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | GEE | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 10 | Lake Oval | H | +5.9 | 6/12 | +21.8 | -28 | +1.8 | +7.7 | ≡ |