| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1806 | 1524 | 118.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1854 | 1367 | 135.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1877 | 1504 | 124.8 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1755 | 1477 | 118.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1884 | 1498 | 125.8 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1673 | 1550 | 107.9 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1845 | 1919 | 96.1 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1565 | 1840 | 85.1 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1391 | 1720 | 80.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1462 | 1690 | 86.5 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1274 | 1679 | 75.9 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1367 | 1985 | 68.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 14. | 24 | 108 | v | MEL | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | H | +30.8 | 2/12 | -0.6 | +19 | +0.2 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | STK | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 18 | Junction Oval | A | +30.9 | 2/12 | +9.8 | +9 | +0.9 | +31.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | WBD | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 40 | Lake Oval | H | +31.8 | 2/12 | -27.4 | +47 | -0.7 | +31.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | NME | 7. | 18 | 60 | W | 69 | Arden St | A | +31.1 | 2/12 | -35.4 | +55 | +1.4 | +32.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 15. | 21 | 111 | v | ESS | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | H | +32.5 | 2/12 | -16.0 | +37 | -0.5 | +32.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | HAW | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 63 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +32.1 | 1/12 | -18.6 | +39 | +2.4 | +34.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 40 | Lake Oval | H | +34.5 | 1/12 | -23.0 | +46 | -0.6 | +34.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 16. | 21 | 117 | v | GEE | 15. | 14 | 104 | W | 13 | Lake Oval | H | +34.0 | 1/12 | -8.1 | +30 | -1.7 | +32.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 21 | Punt Rd | A | +32.3 | 1/12 | +14.1 | +6 | -2.7 | +29.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | COL | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 11 | Victoria Park | A | +29.6 | 1/12 | +27.6 | -10 | +2.1 | +31.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | CAR | 14. | 16 | 100 | W | 7 | Lake Oval | H | +31.7 | 1/12 | +20.7 | -1 | +0.8 | +32.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | MEL | 22. | 16 | 148 | L | 52 | M.C.G. | A | +32.5 | 1/12 | +10.9 | +10 | -6.2 | +26.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | STK | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | H | +26.3 | 1/12 | +0.6 | +14 | +0.0 | +26.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 12. | 21 | 93 | v | WBD | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 12 | Western Oval | A | +26.3 | 1/12 | -17.3 | +32 | -2.0 | +24.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 15 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | NME | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | +24.4 | 1/12 | -22.5 | +35 | -3.4 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 22 | 11. | 30 | 96 | v | ESS | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 8 | Windy Hill | A | +21.0 | 2/12 | -21.1 | +30 | -2.2 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 29 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | HAW | 15. | 11 | 101 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | +18.8 | 2/12 | -13.2 | +20 | -1.5 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 05 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 1 | Brunswick St | A | +17.3 | 4/12 | -30.6 | +36 | -3.5 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 19 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | COL | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +13.8 | 5/12 | +21.1 | -19 | +0.6 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 26 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | MEL | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 26 | M.C.G. | H | +14.4 | 3/12 | +14.4 | -12 | +3.8 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 03 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | COL | 11. | 23 | 89 | L | 11 | M.C.G. | A | +18.2 | 3/12 | +20.5 | -14 | +0.3 | +18.6 | ≡ |