| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1160 | 739 | 157.0 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1145 | 873 | 131.2 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1205 | 1049 | 114.9 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1154 | 911 | 126.7 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1016 | 936 | 108.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 985 | 996 | 98.9 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 912 | 995 | 91.7 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1094 | 1090 | 100.4 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 863 | 1333 | 64.7 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 812 | 1424 | 57.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | ESS | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 74 | East Melbourne | A | -36.8 | 9/10 | +29.4 | -66 | -0.8 | -37.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | MEL | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | H | -37.6 | 9/10 | +3.4 | -41 | +3.3 | -34.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | RIC | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | -34.3 | 9/10 | -6.1 | -28 | +4.3 | -30.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | STK | 7. | 14 | 56 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | H | -30.0 | 10/10 | -29.4 | -1 | -2.4 | -32.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 27 | Brunswick St | A | -32.4 | 10/10 | +6.7 | -39 | +1.2 | -31.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | SYD | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | H | -31.2 | 10/10 | +19.7 | -39 | +0.7 | -30.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 03 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | -30.5 | 10/10 | -4.0 | -26 | -1.1 | -31.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | GEE | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 37 | Corio Oval | A | -31.5 | 10/10 | +7.2 | -39 | +0.2 | -31.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | CAR | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | -31.4 | 10/10 | +20.8 | -52 | +3.3 | -28.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | ESS | 16. | 24 | 120 | L | 68 | M.C.G. | H | -28.1 | 10/10 | +21.5 | -50 | -1.8 | -29.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | MEL | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 55 | M.C.G. | A | -29.9 | 10/10 | -0.4 | -30 | -2.5 | -32.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | RIC | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 57 | Punt Rd | A | -32.5 | 10/10 | -29.5 | -3 | -5.4 | -37.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | STK | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 52 | Junction Oval | A | -37.9 | 10/10 | -11.2 | -27 | -2.5 | -40.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | FIT | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | H | -40.4 | 10/10 | -2.0 | -38 | +0.2 | -40.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 7. | 5 | 47 | v | SYD | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 38 | Lake Oval | A | -40.2 | 10/10 | +36.2 | -64 | +2.6 | -37.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | COL | 6. | 20 | 56 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | -37.5 | 10/10 | +5.0 | -43 | +3.0 | -34.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | GEE | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 44 | M.C.G. | H | -34.6 | 10/10 | +8.7 | -43 | -0.1 | -34.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | CAR | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 5 | Princes Park | A | -34.6 | 10/10 | +13.6 | -48 | +4.3 | -30.3 | ≡ |