| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | COL | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | H | -28.4 | 12/12 | +16.6 | -57 | +4.5 | -23.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | CAR | 15. | 19 | 109 | L | 32 | Princes Park | A | -23.9 | 12/12 | +16.4 | -52 | +2.0 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 11 | Windy Hill | A | -21.9 | 12/12 | -6.4 | -28 | +1.7 | -20.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 22. | 13 | 145 | v | HAW | 16. | 10 | 106 | W | 39 | Lake Oval | H | -20.2 | 12/12 | -9.3 | -23 | +6.2 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | GEE | 12. | 21 | 93 | L | 21 | Corio Oval | A | -14.0 | 11/12 | -2.9 | -23 | +0.2 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | NME | 16. | 8 | 104 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | H | -13.8 | 11/12 | -4.4 | -21 | +2.2 | -11.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 9 | Punt Rd | A | -11.6 | 11/12 | +15.0 | -39 | +3.0 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | STK | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 5 | Lake Oval | H | -8.6 | 9/12 | +5.2 | -26 | +3.1 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | FIT | 10. | 30 | 90 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | A | -5.5 | 9/12 | -6.0 | -12 | -0.1 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | WBD | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 59 | Western Oval | A | -5.7 | 9/12 | +1.5 | -19 | -4.0 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | MEL | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 52 | Lake Oval | H | -9.7 | 10/12 | +16.1 | -38 | -1.4 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 4. | 18 | 42 | v | COL | 19. | 14 | 128 | L | 86 | Victoria Park | A | -11.1 | 10/12 | +2.4 | -26 | -6.0 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | CAR | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | H | -17.1 | 11/12 | +2.1 | -31 | +4.6 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | ESS | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 2 | Lake Oval | H | -12.5 | 11/12 | -2.3 | -22 | +2.4 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | HAW | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -10.1 | 11/12 | -7.7 | -14 | +0.8 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | GEE | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 4 | Lake Oval | H | -9.3 | 11/12 | +5.9 | -27 | +3.1 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 16. | 23 | 119 | v | NME | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 66 | Arden St | A | -6.1 | 9/12 | -24.6 | +6 | +6.0 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | RIC | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 47 | Lake Oval | H | -0.2 | 7/12 | +16.6 | -29 | -1.8 | -2.0 | ≡ |