| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1567 | 1129 | 138.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1447 | 1223 | 118.3 |
| 3 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1321 | 1132 | 116.7 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1341 | 1348 | 99.5 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1390 | 1366 | 101.8 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1263 | 1275 | 99.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1506 | 1604 | 93.9 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1404 | 1477 | 95.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1318 | 1394 | 94.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1349 | 1519 | 88.8 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1355 | 1611 | 84.1 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1368 | 1551 | 88.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 20 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | HAW | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 36 | Princes Park | H | +9.4 | 5/12 | -9.9 | +19 | -5.5 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | SYD | 6. | 16 | 52 | W | 24 | Lake Oval | A | +3.9 | 5/12 | -8.7 | +25 | -0.1 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | WBD | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 13 | Western Oval | A | +3.8 | 5/12 | +13.2 | -9 | -0.4 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | GEE | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 13 | Princes Park | H | +3.5 | 5/12 | +8.3 | -5 | +1.8 | +5.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 16. | 22 | 118 | v | RIC | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 24 | Princes Park | H | +5.2 | 5/12 | -13.2 | +18 | +0.6 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | FIT | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 14 | Brunswick St | A | +5.8 | 4/12 | -6.5 | +12 | +0.2 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | ESS | 7. | 20 | 62 | W | 25 | Princes Park | H | +6.0 | 4/12 | +3.4 | +3 | +2.2 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 28 | Princes Park | H | +8.2 | 2/12 | +18.7 | -10 | -1.8 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | NME | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 7 | Arden St | A | +6.5 | 3/12 | -11.6 | +18 | -1.1 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | COL | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | A | +5.4 | 5/12 | +0.3 | +5 | -4.2 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 37 | Princes Park | H | +1.1 | 6/12 | -10.1 | +11 | +2.6 | +3.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | HAW | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 9 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +3.7 | 4/12 | +0.9 | +3 | +0.6 | +4.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | SYD | 10. | 5 | 65 | W | 16 | Princes Park | H | +4.3 | 3/12 | -1.8 | +18 | -0.2 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +4.1 | 3/12 | +2.5 | +2 | +2.5 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | GEE | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 42 | Kardinia Park | A | +6.7 | 3/12 | -6.8 | +13 | -5.5 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | RIC | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 24 | Punt Rd | A | +1.1 | 5/12 | -9.5 | +11 | -3.5 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | FIT | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 38 | Princes Park | H | -2.3 | 6/12 | -16.0 | +14 | +2.4 | +0.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | ESS | 17. | 21 | 123 | L | 61 | Windy Hill | A | +0.1 | 6/12 | +6.3 | -6 | -5.5 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 31 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | HAW | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | -5.4 | 8/12 | +8.7 | -14 | -0.9 | -6.3 | ≡ |