| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.6 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | NME | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 69 | Princes Park | H | -1.3 | 7/12 | -1.8 | +1 | +6.8 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | HAW | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 27 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +5.6 | 6/12 | -12.0 | +18 | -4.5 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 17. | 4 | 106 | v | FIT | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 57 | Princes Park | H | +1.1 | 7/12 | -21.0 | +22 | +3.5 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | STK | 7. | 22 | 64 | W | 35 | Junction Oval | A | +4.6 | 7/12 | -32.3 | +37 | -0.2 | +4.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | COL | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 25 | Princes Park | H | +4.4 | 6/12 | +3.3 | +1 | -2.6 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | SYD | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 8 | Princes Park | H | +1.8 | 7/12 | -0.5 | +14 | -2.2 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 15 | Kardinia Park | A | -0.4 | 8/12 | +11.4 | -12 | -0.3 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | MEL | 20. | 15 | 135 | L | 65 | M.C.G. | A | -0.7 | 8/12 | +17.0 | -18 | -4.7 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 11 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | ESS | 11. | 20 | 86 | L | 58 | Princes Park | H | -5.5 | 9/12 | +5.7 | -11 | -4.7 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | WBD | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 38 | Princes Park | H | -10.1 | 11/12 | +16.7 | -27 | -1.1 | -11.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | RIC | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 47 | Punt Rd | A | -11.3 | 11/12 | -1.7 | -10 | -3.7 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | NME | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 17 | Arden St | A | -15.0 | 11/12 | -13.2 | -2 | +1.9 | -13.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | HAW | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 16 | Princes Park | H | -13.1 | 9/12 | -4.2 | -9 | +2.5 | -10.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 14 | Brunswick St | A | -10.6 | 10/12 | -9.5 | -1 | +1.5 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 11. | 21 | 87 | v | STK | 3. | 13 | 31 | W | 56 | Princes Park | H | -9.1 | 9/12 | -42.8 | +34 | +2.2 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | -6.9 | 8/12 | +15.8 | -23 | -1.4 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | SYD | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 31 | Lake Oval | A | -8.3 | 8/12 | -1.0 | +5 | +2.6 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 6 | Princes Park | H | -5.7 | 9/12 | +17.3 | -23 | +2.9 | -2.8 | ≡ |