| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1162 | 688 | 168.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1174 | 800 | 146.8 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1070 | 821 | 130.3 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1076 | 884 | 121.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1023 | 962 | 106.3 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 945 | 930 | 101.6 |
| 7 | UNI | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 902 | 901 | 100.1 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 825 | 1282 | 64.4 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 670 | 1130 | 59.3 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 852 | 1301 | 65.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | CAR | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 15 | Princes Park | A | -2.4 | 7/10 | +25.6 | -28 | +4.3 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | RIC | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 5 | East Melbourne | H | +1.9 | 4/10 | -18.6 | +21 | -2.6 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 2. | 9 | 21 | v | STK | 5. | 12 | 42 | L | 21 | Junction Oval | A | -0.6 | 6/10 | +0.6 | -1 | -2.0 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 9 | East Melbourne | A | -2.6 | 7/10 | +14.3 | -17 | +2.6 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | GEE | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 35 | East Melbourne | H | -0.0 | 6/10 | -14.3 | +14 | +2.1 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | MEL | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 19 | East Melbourne | H | +2.0 | 5/10 | -10.9 | +13 | -3.2 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | COL | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 36 | Victoria Park | A | -1.1 | 6/10 | +4.9 | -6 | -3.0 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 2. | 6 | 18 | v | SYD | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 63 | Lake Oval | A | -4.1 | 7/10 | +15.6 | -8 | -5.5 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 8. | 20 | 68 | v | FIT | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 40 | East Melbourne | H | -9.7 | 9/10 | +3.9 | -14 | +5.4 | -4.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | CAR | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 20 | East Melbourne | H | -4.3 | 7/10 | +13.1 | -17 | -0.3 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | RIC | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 31 | Punt Rd | A | -4.6 | 7/10 | -16.0 | +11 | +2.0 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | STK | 4. | 2 | 26 | W | 54 | East Melbourne | H | -2.6 | 6/10 | -17.8 | +15 | +3.9 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 4. | 19 | 43 | v | ESS | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 32 | East Melbourne | H | +1.3 | 6/10 | +6.2 | -5 | -2.7 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | GEE | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 40 | Corio Oval | A | -1.4 | 7/10 | -28.0 | +27 | +1.3 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 14 | 2. | 15 | 27 | v | MEL | 4. | 4 | 28 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | A | -0.1 | 7/10 | +2.2 | -2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 21 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | COL | 5. | 9 | 39 | D | 0 | East Melbourne | H | +0.0 | 6/10 | +7.2 | -7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 28 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | SYD | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 26 | East Melbourne | H | +0.8 | 6/10 | +31.1 | -18 | -0.8 | -0.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 04 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | FIT | 9. | 6 | 60 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | -0.0 | 6/10 | -2.3 | +2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | ≡ |