| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 12. | 27 | 99 | v | GEE | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 27 | Corio Oval | A | +15.6 | 4/12 | -3.1 | +19 | +0.8 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | SYD | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 32 | Princes Park | H | +16.4 | 2/12 | -23.9 | +52 | -2.0 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | COL | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | +14.4 | 3/12 | +9.0 | +5 | -4.2 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | MEL | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 26 | Princes Park | H | +10.1 | 4/12 | +21.1 | -11 | -1.5 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | STK | 6. | 18 | 54 | W | 31 | Junction Oval | A | +8.6 | 5/12 | +14.4 | -6 | +3.7 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | FIT | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 14 | Princes Park | H | +12.3 | 2/12 | -12.6 | +25 | -1.1 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | WBD | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 10 | Western Oval | A | +11.2 | 3/12 | -7.2 | +18 | -2.8 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | ESS | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 23 | Windy Hill | A | +8.4 | 4/12 | -5.2 | +14 | -3.7 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | NME | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 4 | Princes Park | H | +4.7 | 4/12 | -12.8 | +18 | -2.2 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | HAW | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 7 | Princes Park | H | +2.6 | 5/12 | -20.9 | +23 | -3.0 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 9. | 22 | 76 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 11 | Punt Rd | A | -0.5 | 8/12 | +12.9 | -13 | +2.4 | +2.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 11. | 24 | 90 | v | GEE | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 1 | Princes Park | H | +2.0 | 7/12 | +4.8 | -3 | +0.2 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | SYD | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +2.1 | 6/12 | -17.1 | +31 | -4.6 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | COL | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 15 | Princes Park | H | -2.5 | 8/12 | +1.6 | -4 | +1.9 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 20. | 13 | 133 | v | MEL | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | A | -0.6 | 7/12 | +22.1 | -23 | +6.0 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 6. | 16 | 52 | W | 40 | Princes Park | H | +5.4 | 4/12 | -5.4 | +11 | +2.9 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | FIT | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 69 | Brunswick St | A | +8.3 | 3/12 | +2.3 | +6 | +6.3 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | WBD | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 22 | Princes Park | H | +14.6 | 3/12 | +6.4 | +8 | +1.4 | +16.0 | ≡ |