| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 1564 | 1024 | 152.7 |
| 2 | ESS | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1271 | 1065 | 119.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 1273 | 919 | 138.5 |
| 4 | COL | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1377 | 1083 | 127.1 |
| 5 | FIT | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1292 | 1028 | 125.7 |
| 6 | STK | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 1116 | 1120 | 99.6 |
| 7 | RIC | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 981 | 1131 | 86.7 |
| 8 | SME | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1089 | 1271 | 85.7 |
| 9 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1066 | 1349 | 79.0 |
| 10 | NME | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 1030 | 1370 | 75.2 |
| 11 | FOO | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1132 | 1368 | 82.7 |
| 12 | HAW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 902 | 1365 | 66.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | FIT | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | A | -36.0 | 12/12 | +8.2 | -28 | +1.9 | -34.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | SYD | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 10 | Western Oval | H | -34.1 | 11/12 | +13.4 | -19 | +2.9 | -31.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | ESS | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 48 | Windy Hill | A | -31.1 | 10/12 | +20.2 | -35 | -1.3 | -32.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 6. | 6 | 42 | v | MEL | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 28 | Western Oval | H | -32.4 | 10/12 | -5.7 | -11 | -1.7 | -34.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | HAW | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 16 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -34.1 | 11/12 | -43.6 | +9 | -2.5 | -36.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 06 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 21 | Western Oval | H | -36.7 | 11/12 | +10.4 | -31 | +1.0 | -35.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | NME | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 24 | Western Oval | H | -35.7 | 11/12 | -34.6 | -1 | -2.3 | -38.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | RIC | 9. | 21 | 75 | W | 6 | Punt Rd | A | -38.0 | 11/12 | -6.1 | -16 | +2.2 | -35.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | STK | 18. | 24 | 132 | L | 48 | Junction Oval | A | -35.8 | 11/12 | -9.9 | -10 | -3.8 | -39.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 44 | Western Oval | H | -39.6 | 11/12 | -0.5 | -23 | -2.1 | -41.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | CAR | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 13 | Princes Park | A | -41.7 | 11/12 | -14.0 | -12 | -0.1 | -41.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Aug 01 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | FIT | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 41 | Western Oval | H | -41.8 | 11/12 | +10.8 | -37 | +7.8 | -34.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 08 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | SYD | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 5 | Lake Oval | A | -34.1 | 10/12 | +0.9 | -7 | +0.2 | -33.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 22 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | ESS | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 26 | Western Oval | H | -33.9 | 10/12 | +1.2 | -19 | -0.7 | -34.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 29 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | MEL | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | A | -34.6 | 10/12 | +12.6 | -31 | +2.9 | -31.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Sep 05 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | HAW | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 30 | Western Oval | H | -31.7 | 10/12 | -47.6 | +16 | +1.4 | -30.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 12 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | GEE | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 39 | Corio Oval | A | -30.3 | 10/12 | +19.4 | -34 | -0.5 | -30.8 | ≡ |