| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | FIT | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1137 | 788 | 144.3 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1256 | 977 | 128.6 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1158 | 984 | 117.7 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1149 | 1081 | 106.3 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1264 | 1016 | 124.4 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1110 | 1100 | 100.9 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1034 | 1090 | 94.9 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1072 | 1148 | 93.4 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 816 | 1143 | 71.4 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 907 | 1576 | 57.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 5. | 7 | 37 | v | FIT | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 42 | Brunswick St | A | -34.0 | 10/10 | +4.4 | -38 | -0.4 | -34.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | H | -34.4 | 10/10 | -3.3 | -31 | +0.4 | -34.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | H | -34.0 | 10/10 | +4.2 | -38 | +3.0 | -30.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | GEE | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 47 | Corio Oval | A | -30.9 | 10/10 | +6.4 | -37 | -1.0 | -31.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 24 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | -31.9 | 10/10 | +14.2 | -46 | +3.0 | -28.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 2. | 8 | 20 | v | COL | 7. | 12 | 54 | L | 34 | M.C.G. | H | -28.9 | 10/10 | +3.8 | -33 | -0.1 | -29.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 07 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | ESS | 14. | 22 | 106 | L | 65 | East Melbourne | A | -29.0 | 10/10 | -2.4 | -27 | -3.8 | -32.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 09 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | SYD | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -32.9 | 10/10 | +21.8 | -43 | +2.2 | -30.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 14 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | RIC | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 43 | M.C.G. | H | -30.7 | 10/10 | -10.6 | -20 | -2.3 | -33.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 21 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | FIT | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 40 | M.C.G. | H | -33.0 | 10/10 | +13.3 | -46 | +0.6 | -32.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 28 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | MEL | 7. | 20 | 62 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | -32.4 | 10/10 | -16.0 | -16 | +0.7 | -31.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 05 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | STK | 18. | 20 | 128 | L | 72 | Junction Oval | A | -31.6 | 10/10 | -2.8 | -29 | -4.3 | -35.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | GEE | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 84 | M.C.G. | H | -35.9 | 10/10 | +5.2 | -41 | -4.3 | -40.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | CAR | 9. | 22 | 76 | L | 50 | Princes Park | A | -40.2 | 10/10 | -0.1 | -40 | -1.0 | -41.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | COL | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | -41.2 | 10/10 | +11.0 | -52 | +3.5 | -37.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | ESS | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | -37.7 | 10/10 | -0.3 | -37 | +3.5 | -34.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | SYD | 17. | 9 | 111 | L | 50 | Lake Oval | A | -34.2 | 10/10 | +25.4 | -48 | -0.2 | -34.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | RIC | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 42 | Punt Rd | A | -34.4 | 10/10 | -10.3 | -24 | -1.8 | -36.2 | ≡ |