| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1572 | 1038 | 151.4 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1627 | 1153 | 141.1 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1613 | 1289 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1589 | 1281 | 124.0 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1161 | 1054 | 110.2 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1416 | 1428 | 99.2 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1393 | 1406 | 99.1 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1286 | 1403 | 91.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1323 | 1484 | 89.2 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1380 | 1605 | 86.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1145 | 1395 | 82.1 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1000 | 1969 | 50.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 02 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | HAW | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 1 | Western Oval | H | -16.1 | 10/12 | -18.2 | +2 | -0.1 | -16.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 09 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | SYD | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | A | -16.2 | 10/12 | -4.2 | -0 | +2.0 | -14.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 16 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | RIC | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 42 | Western Oval | H | -14.2 | 10/12 | +23.6 | -38 | -0.4 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 23 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | FIT | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 9 | Brunswick St | A | -14.6 | 11/12 | -10.1 | -5 | +1.4 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 30 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | -13.3 | 10/12 | +7.2 | -20 | +0.4 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 27 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | CAR | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 3 | Western Oval | H | -12.8 | 9/12 | +32.1 | -45 | +4.2 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 13 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | NME | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 43 | Western Oval | H | -8.6 | 9/12 | -53.8 | +45 | -0.2 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 20 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 25 | Junction Oval | A | -8.8 | 10/12 | -5.6 | -3 | +2.8 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 04 | 4. | 16 | 40 | v | COL | 6. | 8 | 44 | L | 4 | Western Oval | H | -6.0 | 7/12 | +22.8 | -29 | +2.5 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 11 | 3. | 5 | 23 | v | GEE | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 29 | Corio Oval | A | -3.5 | 7/12 | +27.0 | -31 | +0.2 | -3.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 18 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | ESS | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 27 | Western Oval | H | -3.4 | 9/12 | -2.8 | -1 | -2.6 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 25 | 6. | 19 | 55 | v | HAW | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.0 | 8/12 | -7.8 | +2 | +0.0 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 01 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | SYD | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 27 | Western Oval | H | -6.0 | 7/12 | +8.2 | -2 | +2.9 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 08 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | RIC | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 24 | Punt Rd | A | -3.1 | 7/12 | +18.4 | -21 | +4.5 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 22 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | FIT | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 30 | Western Oval | H | +1.5 | 7/12 | -12.4 | +14 | +1.6 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 34 | Western Oval | H | +3.1 | 7/12 | -1.1 | +4 | +3.0 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 05 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | CAR | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 4 | Princes Park | A | +6.1 | 6/12 | +15.8 | -10 | +1.4 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 12 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | NME | 3. | 16 | 34 | W | 9 | Arden St | A | +7.4 | 5/12 | -48.7 | +56 | -4.7 | +2.7 | ≡ |