| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1824 | 1348 | 135.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1945 | 1482 | 131.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1908 | 1479 | 129.0 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1647 | 1525 | 108.0 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1624 | 1464 | 110.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1600 | 1580 | 101.3 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1386 | 1488 | 93.1 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1413 | 1675 | 84.4 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1527 | 1698 | 89.9 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1530 | 1689 | 90.6 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1409 | 1722 | 81.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1188 | 1851 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | CAR | 18. | 21 | 129 | L | 70 | Princes Park | A | +13.3 | 5/12 | +15.8 | -15 | -5.5 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | COL | 20. | 20 | 140 | L | 55 | Lake Oval | H | +7.7 | 6/12 | +26.2 | -30 | -2.5 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | RIC | 11. | 15 | 81 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | H | +5.3 | 6/12 | +9.1 | -16 | +1.6 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | GEE | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 39 | Corio Oval | A | +6.9 | 6/12 | +14.6 | -20 | -1.9 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 7. | 18 | 60 | v | FIT | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 22 | Brunswick St | A | +4.9 | 6/12 | -24.5 | +17 | -3.9 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | HAW | 13. | 20 | 98 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +1.0 | 6/12 | -29.0 | +18 | -1.5 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 32 | Windy Hill | A | -0.5 | 6/12 | -18.6 | +6 | -3.8 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 14 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | NME | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 44 | Lake Oval | H | -4.3 | 7/12 | -26.8 | +10 | +3.4 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | WBD | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 51 | Western Oval | A | -1.0 | 7/12 | -16.6 | +4 | +4.7 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | STK | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 42 | Lake Oval | H | +3.8 | 6/12 | +2.2 | -10 | +5.2 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | MEL | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +9.0 | 5/12 | +25.6 | -29 | +2.3 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | CAR | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 31 | Lake Oval | H | +11.3 | 5/12 | +13.0 | -14 | +4.5 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | COL | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | A | +15.8 | 4/12 | +18.8 | -15 | -0.8 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | RIC | 16. | 23 | 119 | L | 30 | Punt Rd | A | +15.0 | 4/12 | +4.0 | -1 | -2.9 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | GEE | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 19 | Lake Oval | H | +12.1 | 4/12 | +26.7 | -27 | +0.8 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | FIT | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 22 | Lake Oval | H | +12.8 | 4/12 | -12.2 | +13 | -3.5 | +9.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | HAW | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 27 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +9.3 | 4/12 | -14.1 | +11 | -3.8 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | ESS | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | H | +5.5 | 5/12 | -7.2 | +1 | +0.2 | +5.7 | ≡ |