| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1940 | 1410 | 137.6 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 1895 | 1561 | 121.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1958 | 1383 | 141.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1572 | 1339 | 117.4 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1708 | 1545 | 110.6 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1601 | 1582 | 101.2 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1488 | 1649 | 90.2 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1526 | 1703 | 89.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1683 | 1747 | 96.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1460 | 1805 | 80.9 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1272 | 1731 | 73.5 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1208 | 1856 | 65.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | COL | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 2 | Victoria Park | A | +38.5 | 1/12 | +18.0 | +9 | -1.1 | +37.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | WBD | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +37.5 | 1/12 | -15.7 | +41 | -2.7 | +34.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | NME | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 45 | Arden St | A | +34.8 | 1/12 | -34.8 | +58 | -1.3 | +33.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | CAR | 14. | 6 | 90 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | H | +33.5 | 1/12 | +17.5 | +4 | +0.3 | +33.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | GEE | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +33.8 | 1/12 | +18.3 | +4 | +1.0 | +34.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 23. | 14 | 152 | v | FIT | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 81 | Lake Oval | H | +34.9 | 1/12 | -2.4 | +25 | +5.6 | +40.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | RIC | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 46 | Punt Rd | A | +40.4 | 1/12 | +13.8 | +15 | +3.1 | +43.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | HAW | 9. | 23 | 77 | W | 39 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +43.6 | 1/12 | -32.2 | +64 | -2.5 | +41.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | ESS | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 39 | Lake Oval | H | +41.1 | 1/12 | -14.3 | +43 | -0.4 | +40.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | STK | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 25 | Lake Oval | H | +40.6 | 1/12 | -1.0 | +30 | -0.5 | +40.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | MEL | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 44 | M.C.G. | A | +40.2 | 1/12 | -3.8 | +32 | +1.2 | +41.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | COL | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 53 | Lake Oval | H | +41.4 | 1/12 | +19.1 | +10 | +4.3 | +45.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 36 | Western Oval | A | +45.7 | 1/12 | -20.1 | +54 | -1.8 | +43.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 17 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | NME | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | H | +43.9 | 1/12 | -43.4 | +75 | -6.6 | +37.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | CAR | 16. | 26 | 122 | L | 41 | Princes Park | A | +37.3 | 1/12 | +27.1 | -2 | -3.9 | +33.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 21. | 12 | 138 | v | GEE | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 76 | Lake Oval | H | +33.3 | 1/12 | +4.4 | +17 | +5.9 | +39.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | FIT | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 1 | Brunswick St | A | +39.2 | 1/12 | -12.8 | +40 | -3.9 | +35.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 14. | 23 | 107 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 44 | Lake Oval | H | +35.3 | 1/12 | +14.8 | +9 | +3.5 | +38.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 21 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | COL | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | H | +38.9 | 1/12 | +14.2 | +13 | +0.8 | +39.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 05 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +39.7 | 1/12 | +16.4 | +11 | -3.1 | +36.6 | ≡ |