| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1827 | 1574 | 116.1 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1897 | 1468 | 129.2 |
| 3 | FOO | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1723 | 1386 | 124.3 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1942 | 1652 | 117.6 |
| 5 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1776 | 1676 | 106.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1747 | 1563 | 111.8 |
| 7 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1801 | 1760 | 102.3 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1474 | 1606 | 91.8 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1384 | 1852 | 74.7 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1543 | 1742 | 88.6 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1414 | 1717 | 82.4 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1353 | 1885 | 71.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 23 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | SYD | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 29 | Lake Oval | A | -19.4 | 11/12 | -1.8 | -6 | -2.3 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | FIT | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 30 | Western Oval | H | -21.8 | 11/12 | -5.3 | -16 | +4.6 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | HAW | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -17.1 | 11/12 | -10.2 | -7 | +1.5 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 7 | Western Oval | H | -15.6 | 11/12 | +24.1 | -40 | +3.3 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | MEL | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | A | -12.3 | 10/12 | +21.0 | -33 | +3.7 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | STK | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 66 | Western Oval | H | -8.6 | 9/12 | +0.7 | -9 | +7.5 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | NME | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 2 | Arden St | A | -1.1 | 6/12 | -37.0 | +36 | -3.4 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 13 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | CAR | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 27 | Princes Park | A | -4.5 | 6/12 | +15.7 | -20 | -0.7 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | COL | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 22 | Western Oval | H | -5.2 | 6/12 | +21.2 | -26 | +4.8 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | ESS | 14. | 16 | 100 | W | 11 | Windy Hill | A | -0.3 | 6/12 | -5.1 | +5 | +0.6 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | RIC | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 52 | Western Oval | H | +0.3 | 6/12 | +14.1 | -14 | +6.6 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 19. | 19 | 133 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 63 | Western Oval | H | +6.9 | 6/12 | -14.8 | +34 | +2.9 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | FIT | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 43 | Brunswick St | A | +9.8 | 5/12 | -3.2 | +13 | +3.0 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | HAW | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 85 | Western Oval | H | +12.8 | 2/12 | -13.6 | +26 | +5.9 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 23 | Corio Oval | A | +18.7 | 2/12 | +19.3 | -1 | -2.2 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | MEL | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 40 | Western Oval | H | +16.4 | 2/12 | +5.9 | +10 | +3.0 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | STK | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 38 | Junction Oval | A | +19.4 | 2/12 | -10.4 | +30 | -6.8 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | NME | 11. | 18 | 84 | W | 35 | Western Oval | H | +12.6 | 3/12 | -20.5 | +33 | +0.2 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 03 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | COL | 18. | 9 | 117 | L | 41 | M.C.G. | A | +12.8 | 3/12 | +15.3 | -3 | -3.8 | +9.0 | ≡ |