| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 19. | 21 | 135 | v | NME | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 52 | Arden St | A | -6.3 | 8/12 | -49.3 | +31 | +2.1 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | WBD | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 20 | Lake Oval | H | -4.2 | 8/12 | -16.2 | +0 | -2.0 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 21 | Victoria Park | A | -6.2 | 8/12 | +25.0 | -43 | +2.2 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | STK | 16. | 10 | 106 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | -4.0 | 8/12 | -2.4 | -14 | +3.5 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | HAW | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 3 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -0.5 | 6/12 | -13.7 | +1 | +0.2 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 08 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 49 | Lake Oval | H | -0.3 | 6/12 | +24.6 | -37 | -1.2 | -1.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | FIT | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 13 | Brunswick St | A | -1.5 | 6/12 | -14.6 | +1 | +1.2 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | RIC | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 27 | Punt Rd | A | -0.3 | 6/12 | +18.0 | -30 | +0.3 | +0.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 04 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | ESS | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 10 | Lake Oval | H | +0.0 | 6/12 | -6.5 | -6 | +1.6 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | CAR | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +1.6 | 5/12 | +31.0 | -41 | +3.6 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | MEL | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +5.2 | 5/12 | -2.5 | -4 | +5.5 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | NME | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 28 | Lake Oval | H | +10.7 | 5/12 | -55.1 | +54 | -2.6 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | WBD | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 27 | Western Oval | A | +8.2 | 5/12 | -6.0 | +2 | -2.9 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 6. | 23 | 59 | v | COL | 8. | 13 | 61 | L | 2 | Lake Oval | H | +5.2 | 5/12 | +17.9 | -25 | +2.3 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 22 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | STK | 6. | 18 | 54 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | A | +7.5 | 6/12 | -9.9 | +5 | +0.3 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 29 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | HAW | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 31 | Lake Oval | H | +7.8 | 5/12 | -17.5 | +13 | +1.8 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 05 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | GEE | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 49 | Corio Oval | A | +9.5 | 5/12 | +22.5 | -25 | -2.4 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 12 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 30 | Lake Oval | H | +7.1 | 6/12 | -12.0 | +7 | -3.7 | +3.4 | ≡ |