| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1594 | 1183 | 134.7 |
| 2 | COL | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1528 | 1058 | 144.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1233 | 1170 | 105.4 |
| 4 | CAR | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 1473 | 1310 | 112.4 |
| 5 | SME | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1411 | 1337 | 105.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 1420 | 1379 | 103.0 |
| 7 | NME | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1352 | 1396 | 96.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1579 | 1390 | 113.6 |
| 9 | RIC | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1281 | 1384 | 92.6 |
| 10 | FOO | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1052 | 1364 | 77.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1030 | 1480 | 69.6 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1071 | 1573 | 68.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 19 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | NME | 8. | 19 | 67 | W | 23 | Arden St | A | +8.3 | 5/12 | -11.7 | +20 | +0.3 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 26 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 5 | Princes Park | H | +8.6 | 6/12 | -1.3 | +22 | -2.7 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 03 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | FIT | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 20 | Princes Park | H | +5.9 | 6/12 | +3.0 | +3 | -2.3 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 10 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | ESS | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 7 | Windy Hill | A | +3.6 | 8/12 | +10.9 | -7 | +1.4 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 17 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 50 | Victoria Park | A | +5.1 | 4/12 | +20.2 | -15 | -3.5 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | +1.6 | 6/12 | -21.6 | +23 | -0.2 | +1.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 09 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | GEE | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +1.4 | 5/12 | +24.2 | -23 | +5.0 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 14 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | HAW | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 37 | Euroa | H | +6.3 | 5/12 | -21.9 | +28 | +0.9 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | RIC | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 6 | Punt Rd | A | +7.2 | 5/12 | +1.2 | +6 | -0.0 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 28 | 15. | 22 | 112 | v | WBD | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 55 | Princes Park | H | +7.2 | 5/12 | -6.7 | +14 | +4.1 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 05 | 9. | 24 | 78 | v | HAW | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 37 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +11.3 | 3/12 | -21.0 | +32 | +0.5 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | MEL | 6. | 14 | 50 | D | 0 | Princes Park | H | +11.8 | 3/12 | -4.5 | +16 | -1.6 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 5. | 23 | 53 | v | NME | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 15 | Princes Park | H | +10.2 | 4/12 | -7.4 | +18 | -0.3 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | SYD | 10. | 16 | 76 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | A | +9.9 | 4/12 | +11.7 | +10 | -1.0 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | FIT | 5. | 15 | 45 | L | 1 | Brunswick St | A | +8.9 | 5/12 | +9.3 | -0 | -0.1 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | ESS | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 1 | Princes Park | H | +8.8 | 5/12 | +4.8 | +4 | -0.5 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | +8.3 | 4/12 | +19.8 | -11 | +3.2 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 36 | Junction Oval | A | +11.6 | 4/12 | -30.9 | +43 | -0.7 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 30 | 3. | 14 | 32 | v | GEE | 10. | 17 | 77 | L | 45 | Kardinia Park | A | +10.9 | 4/12 | +21.5 | -11 | -3.4 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 06 | 8. | 20 | 68 | v | FIT | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | A | +7.5 | 4/12 | +1.9 | +6 | -0.7 | +6.8 | ≡ |