| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1827 | 1574 | 116.1 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1897 | 1468 | 129.2 |
| 3 | FOO | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1723 | 1386 | 124.3 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1942 | 1652 | 117.6 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1776 | 1676 | 106.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1747 | 1563 | 111.8 |
| 7 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1801 | 1760 | 102.3 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1474 | 1606 | 91.8 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1384 | 1852 | 74.7 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1543 | 1742 | 88.6 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1414 | 1717 | 82.4 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1353 | 1885 | 71.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 23 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | WBD | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 29 | Lake Oval | H | -1.8 | 7/12 | -19.4 | +6 | +2.3 | +0.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | NME | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 20 | Arden St | A | +0.5 | 6/12 | -39.8 | +28 | -4.8 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | STK | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 23 | Lake Oval | H | -4.3 | 7/12 | +1.5 | -18 | -0.5 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | MEL | 23. | 15 | 153 | L | 52 | M.C.G. | A | -4.8 | 7/12 | +19.4 | -36 | -1.6 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | ESS | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 20 | Windy Hill | A | -6.4 | 7/12 | -7.0 | -11 | -0.9 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | HAW | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 26 | Lake Oval | H | -7.3 | 8/12 | -9.9 | -9 | -1.7 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 19. | 32 | 146 | L | 76 | Corio Oval | A | -8.9 | 10/12 | +19.8 | -41 | -3.5 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 13 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | RIC | 20. | 15 | 135 | L | 73 | Lake Oval | H | -12.5 | 10/12 | +9.0 | -33 | -4.0 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | FIT | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 52 | Brunswick St | A | -16.4 | 11/12 | -8.5 | -20 | -3.2 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | CAR | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 36 | Lake Oval | H | -19.6 | 11/12 | +16.6 | -48 | +1.2 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | COL | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 12 | Victoria Park | A | -18.4 | 11/12 | +17.5 | -48 | +3.6 | -14.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | WBD | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 63 | Western Oval | A | -14.8 | 10/12 | +6.9 | -34 | -2.9 | -17.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | NME | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | H | -17.7 | 11/12 | -25.7 | -4 | +0.3 | -17.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | STK | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 18 | Junction Oval | A | -17.4 | 11/12 | -8.0 | -21 | +0.3 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | MEL | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 29 | Lake Oval | H | -17.1 | 10/12 | +6.6 | -36 | +0.7 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | -16.4 | 10/12 | -2.2 | -26 | +3.1 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | HAW | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 43 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -13.3 | 10/12 | -22.5 | -3 | -4.0 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | GEE | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 22 | Lake Oval | H | -17.3 | 10/12 | +26.2 | -56 | +3.4 | -14.0 | ≡ |