| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1886 | 1438 | 131.2 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1678 | 1280 | 131.1 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1887 | 1408 | 134.0 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1529 | 1430 | 106.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1656 | 1259 | 131.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1619 | 1614 | 100.3 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1358 | 1402 | 96.9 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1521 | 1481 | 102.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 1358 | 1502 | 90.4 |
| 10 | COL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1452 | 1629 | 89.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1268 | 1914 | 66.2 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1210 | 2065 | 58.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 27 | Junction Oval | A | +18.0 | 1/12 | +1.1 | +29 | -5.6 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | HAW | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 56 | Princes Park | H | +12.5 | 3/12 | +3.9 | +9 | +4.7 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | MEL | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 15 | Punt Rd | A | +17.2 | 1/12 | -10.5 | +28 | -1.3 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | ESS | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 2 | Princes Park | H | +15.9 | 2/12 | +12.1 | +4 | -0.2 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | RIC | 14. | 8 | 92 | W | 16 | Princes Park | H | +15.7 | 2/12 | +24.5 | -9 | +2.5 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 13. | 25 | 103 | v | GEE | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 63 | Kardinia Park | A | +18.2 | 2/12 | -32.9 | +46 | +1.7 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | STK | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 55 | Junction Oval | A | +19.9 | 1/12 | -12.1 | +32 | +2.3 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | COL | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 31 | Princes Park | H | +22.2 | 2/12 | -5.5 | +28 | +0.3 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | NME | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 29 | Arden St | A | +22.5 | 2/12 | -13.2 | +36 | -6.5 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | FIT | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 30 | Princes Park | H | +16.1 | 2/12 | +10.4 | +6 | +2.4 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 15 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | WBD | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 3 | Western Oval | A | +18.5 | 2/12 | -3.0 | +21 | -2.4 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 22 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | SYD | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 14 | Princes Park | H | +16.1 | 3/12 | +3.6 | +24 | -1.0 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 29 | 13. | 28 | 106 | v | HAW | 10. | 2 | 62 | W | 44 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +15.0 | 3/12 | -28.8 | +44 | +0.0 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 05 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | MEL | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 16 | Princes Park | H | +15.0 | 3/12 | +1.8 | +13 | -2.9 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 12 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | ESS | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 59 | Windy Hill | A | +12.1 | 4/12 | +24.1 | -12 | +7.1 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | RIC | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 18 | Punt Rd | A | +19.2 | 2/12 | +16.9 | +2 | -2.0 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 23. | 28 | 166 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 106 | Princes Park | H | +17.2 | 3/12 | -38.4 | +50 | +5.6 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | WBD | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 1 | Princes Park | H | +22.7 | 2/12 | +2.7 | +20 | -2.1 | +20.6 | ≡ |