| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 1207 | 677 | 178.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1143 | 814 | 140.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1150 | 810 | 142.0 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1064 | 855 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 951 | 837 | 113.6 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1025 | 1026 | 99.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 989 | 1003 | 98.6 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 931 | 1021 | 91.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 699 | 1454 | 48.1 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 721 | 1383 | 52.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | SYD | 14. | 18 | 102 | L | 62 | Lake Oval | A | +0.8 | 7/10 | +10.9 | +2 | -6.4 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | STK | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 26 | M.C.G. | H | -5.6 | 7/10 | -19.7 | +14 | +1.2 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | RIC | 6. | 17 | 53 | L | 12 | Punt Rd | A | -4.4 | 7/10 | -4.3 | -0 | -1.2 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | CAR | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -5.6 | 8/10 | +17.9 | -24 | +0.3 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 44 | East Melbourne | A | -5.3 | 8/10 | +21.7 | -27 | -1.7 | -7.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 5. | 12 | 42 | v | FIT | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | H | -7.0 | 7/10 | +2.4 | -9 | -2.5 | -9.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 05 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | COL | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 26 | Victoria Park | A | -9.5 | 8/10 | +1.3 | -11 | -1.5 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | MEL | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 28 | M.C.G. | H | -11.0 | 8/10 | -19.4 | +8 | -3.6 | -14.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 12 | Corio Oval | A | -14.7 | 8/10 | +0.1 | -15 | +0.3 | -14.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | SYD | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -14.4 | 8/10 | +24.0 | -26 | -1.2 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | STK | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 60 | Junction Oval | A | -15.5 | 8/10 | -26.6 | +11 | -7.1 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | RIC | 6. | 10 | 46 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -22.7 | 10/10 | -4.2 | -18 | -0.2 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 2. | 10 | 22 | v | CAR | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 44 | Princes Park | A | -22.8 | 10/10 | +14.5 | -37 | -0.7 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -23.5 | 10/10 | +14.9 | -38 | +0.0 | -23.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 29 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | FIT | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 37 | Brunswick St | A | -23.4 | 9/10 | +1.4 | -25 | -1.2 | -24.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 0. | 9 | 9 | v | COL | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 89 | M.C.G. | H | -24.7 | 9/10 | +5.7 | -30 | -5.9 | -30.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 4. | 5 | 29 | v | MEL | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 62 | M.C.G. | A | -30.5 | 9/10 | -7.8 | -23 | -3.9 | -34.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 7. | 4 | 46 | v | GEE | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 61 | M.C.G. | H | -34.4 | 9/10 | +0.6 | -35 | -2.6 | -37.0 | ≡ |