| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1122 | 865 | 129.7 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1113 | 1017 | 109.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1177 | 858 | 137.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1122 | 874 | 128.4 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1114 | 928 | 120.0 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 1139 | 944 | 120.7 |
| 7 | STK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1243 | 1052 | 118.2 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1084 | 1077 | 100.7 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 922 | 1505 | 61.3 |
| 10 | UNI | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 813 | 1729 | 47.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 25 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | SYD | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 54 | M.C.G. | H | -37.2 | 10/10 | +15.5 | -41 | -1.3 | -38.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 36 | East Melbourne | A | -38.5 | 10/10 | -2.4 | -36 | +0.0 | -38.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | CAR | 13. | 24 | 102 | L | 70 | M.C.G. | H | -38.5 | 10/10 | +0.5 | -39 | -3.1 | -41.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | GEE | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | -41.6 | 10/10 | +8.8 | -50 | +3.4 | -38.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | COL | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 72 | Victoria Park | A | -38.1 | 10/10 | +12.8 | -51 | -2.1 | -40.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | RIC | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 74 | M.C.G. | H | -40.2 | 10/10 | -5.6 | -35 | -3.9 | -44.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | MEL | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 47 | M.C.G. | A | -44.2 | 10/10 | -24.8 | -19 | -2.8 | -46.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 08 | 3. | 6 | 24 | v | FIT | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 84 | M.C.G. | H | -46.9 | 10/10 | +20.6 | -68 | -1.6 | -48.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | STK | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 34 | Junction Oval | A | -48.6 | 10/10 | +11.5 | -60 | +2.6 | -46.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 20 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | SYD | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | A | -46.0 | 10/10 | +21.4 | -55 | +4.0 | -41.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 27 | 3. | 8 | 26 | v | ESS | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 79 | M.C.G. | H | -41.9 | 10/10 | +0.9 | -43 | -3.6 | -45.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 04 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 11. | 21 | 87 | L | 31 | Princes Park | A | -45.6 | 10/10 | +7.5 | -53 | +2.2 | -43.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | GEE | 8. | 17 | 65 | L | 44 | Corio Oval | A | -43.4 | 10/10 | +9.1 | -52 | +0.8 | -42.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 18 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | COL | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 80 | M.C.G. | H | -42.5 | 10/10 | +5.6 | -48 | -3.2 | -45.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 25 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 23 | Punt Rd | A | -45.7 | 10/10 | -0.1 | -46 | +2.3 | -43.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 01 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | MEL | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | H | -43.4 | 10/10 | -30.4 | -13 | -1.4 | -44.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 6. | 2 | 38 | v | FIT | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 89 | Brunswick St | A | -44.8 | 10/10 | +11.1 | -56 | -3.3 | -48.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | STK | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 41 | M.C.G. | H | -48.1 | 10/10 | +6.3 | -54 | +1.3 | -46.8 | ≡ |