| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1824 | 1348 | 135.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1945 | 1482 | 131.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1908 | 1479 | 129.0 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1647 | 1525 | 108.0 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1624 | 1464 | 110.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1600 | 1580 | 101.3 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1386 | 1488 | 93.1 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1413 | 1675 | 84.4 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1527 | 1698 | 89.9 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1530 | 1689 | 90.6 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1409 | 1722 | 81.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1188 | 1851 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | SYD | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 70 | Princes Park | H | +15.8 | 4/12 | +13.3 | +15 | +5.5 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 11 | Corio Oval | A | +21.4 | 2/12 | +19.4 | +2 | -1.3 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | A | +20.1 | 4/12 | +23.8 | -4 | -3.2 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | NME | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 2 | Princes Park | H | +16.8 | 3/12 | -18.8 | +36 | -3.8 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | STK | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | A | +13.1 | 4/12 | -1.9 | +15 | -1.2 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 27 | Victoria Park | A | +11.9 | 4/12 | +23.6 | -12 | -1.5 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 19. | 12 | 126 | v | WBD | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 62 | Princes Park | H | +10.4 | 5/12 | -7.7 | +18 | +4.4 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | RIC | 14. | 24 | 108 | L | 11 | Punt Rd | A | +14.7 | 4/12 | +10.1 | +5 | -1.6 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 15. | 24 | 114 | v | HAW | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 55 | Princes Park | H | +13.2 | 4/12 | -19.7 | +33 | +2.2 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | ESS | 13. | 18 | 96 | W | 12 | Windy Hill | A | +15.4 | 4/12 | -15.1 | +31 | -1.9 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | FIT | 8. | 19 | 67 | W | 22 | Princes Park | H | +13.5 | 4/12 | -14.0 | +27 | -0.5 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | SYD | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 31 | Lake Oval | A | +13.0 | 4/12 | +11.3 | +14 | -4.5 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | GEE | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 25 | Princes Park | H | +8.5 | 5/12 | +26.7 | -18 | -0.7 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 16. | 24 | 120 | v | MEL | 16. | 8 | 104 | W | 16 | Princes Park | H | +7.8 | 5/12 | +18.0 | -10 | +2.6 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | NME | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 21 | Arden St | A | +10.5 | 5/12 | -35.7 | +46 | -2.5 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | STK | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 10 | Princes Park | H | +7.9 | 5/12 | -5.5 | +13 | -0.3 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | COL | 9. | 17 | 71 | W | 10 | Princes Park | H | +7.6 | 5/12 | +24.9 | -17 | +2.7 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | WBD | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 22 | Western Oval | A | +10.3 | 4/12 | -15.6 | +26 | -0.4 | +9.9 | ≡ |