| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 |
| 8 | GEE | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 |
| 9 | FOO | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 18 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | SYD | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 64 | Princes Park | H | +12.7 | 5/12 | -17.5 | +42 | +2.2 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | FIT | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 1 | Brunswick St | A | +14.9 | 4/12 | +7.5 | +7 | -0.8 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 21. | 27 | 153 | v | HAW | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 105 | Princes Park | H | +14.1 | 4/12 | -28.9 | +43 | +6.2 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 7. | 22 | 64 | v | ESS | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 19 | Windy Hill | A | +20.3 | 2/12 | +27.4 | -7 | +2.6 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | COL | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 30 | Princes Park | H | +22.9 | 2/12 | +14.8 | +8 | +2.2 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | GEE | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 39 | Princes Park | H | +25.1 | 2/12 | +1.6 | +23 | +1.6 | +26.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | STK | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 33 | Junction Oval | A | +26.6 | 1/12 | -32.0 | +59 | -2.6 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | NME | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 30 | Princes Park | H | +24.1 | 1/12 | -1.0 | +25 | +0.5 | +24.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 13 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | RIC | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 15 | Punt Rd | A | +24.6 | 1/12 | +20.6 | +4 | +1.1 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 18 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | MEL | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 8 | Princes Park | H | +25.7 | 1/12 | +6.9 | +19 | -2.7 | +23.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | WBD | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 5 | Western Oval | A | +23.0 | 1/12 | -15.0 | +38 | -4.3 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | SYD | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 33 | Lake Oval | A | +18.7 | 2/12 | -10.5 | +41 | -0.8 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | FIT | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 5 | Princes Park | H | +17.9 | 2/12 | -0.6 | +18 | -1.3 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | HAW | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 18 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +16.5 | 4/12 | -37.4 | +54 | -3.6 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | ESS | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 31 | Princes Park | H | +12.9 | 4/12 | +5.6 | +7 | -3.8 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | COL | 7. | 16 | 58 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +9.1 | 6/12 | +20.5 | -11 | +0.8 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | GEE | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 43 | Kardinia Park | A | +9.9 | 6/12 | +13.4 | -3 | +4.6 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | STK | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | +14.6 | 2/12 | -23.6 | +38 | -1.7 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 27 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | NME | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 56 | Arden St | A | +12.9 | 3/12 | +7.1 | +6 | -6.2 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | NME | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +6.7 | 4/12 | +13.3 | -7 | +1.9 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 24 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | ESS | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 73 | M.C.G. | A | +8.6 | 4/12 | +27.2 | -19 | -5.4 | +3.1 | ≡ |