| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 1860 | 1428 | 130.3 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1751 | 1343 | 130.4 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1528 | 1431 | 106.8 |
| 4 | STK | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 1718 | 1263 | 136.0 |
| 5 | RIC | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 1889 | 1536 | 123.0 |
| 6 | HAW | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 1934 | 1869 | 103.5 |
| 7 | COL | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1623 | 1717 | 94.5 |
| 8 | MEL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1434 | 1709 | 83.9 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 1639 | 1954 | 83.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1413 | 1710 | 82.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1643 | 2035 | 80.7 |
| 12 | NME | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1266 | 1703 | 74.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 15 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | GEE | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 46 | Princes Park | H | +14.5 | 4/12 | +13.3 | +1 | +4.5 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 20 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | RIC | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | +19.0 | 3/12 | +33.3 | -14 | -3.2 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Thu Apr 25 | 1. | 11 | 17 | v | ESS | 7. | 8 | 50 | L | 33 | Princes Park | H | +15.8 | 3/12 | +12.0 | +4 | -3.7 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 04 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | HAW | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 23 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +12.1 | 6/12 | -32.6 | +45 | -2.2 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 11 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | WBD | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 72 | Princes Park | H | +10.0 | 6/12 | -23.7 | +34 | +3.8 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 18 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | SYD | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | A | +13.8 | 5/12 | -11.6 | +37 | -2.5 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 25 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | COL | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 34 | Princes Park | H | +11.3 | 5/12 | +14.4 | -3 | +3.7 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 10 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | FIT | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 59 | Princes Park | A | +15.0 | 3/12 | -22.0 | +37 | +2.2 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 20. | 11 | 131 | v | NME | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 56 | Princes Park | H | +17.2 | 3/12 | -10.0 | +27 | +2.9 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | STK | 3. | 10 | 28 | W | 28 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +20.1 | 3/12 | +24.1 | -4 | +3.2 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | MEL | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 42 | Princes Park | H | +23.3 | 1/12 | -15.1 | +38 | +0.4 | +23.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | GEE | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 8 | Kardinia Park | A | +23.6 | 1/12 | +13.3 | +10 | -0.2 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 6 | Princes Park | H | +23.4 | 1/12 | +17.0 | +6 | -0.0 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 20 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | ESS | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 6 | Windy Hill | A | +23.3 | 1/12 | +15.6 | +8 | -1.4 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 27 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | HAW | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 13 | Princes Park | H | +22.0 | 1/12 | -1.0 | +23 | -3.6 | +18.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 03 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | WBD | 16. | 6 | 102 | L | 32 | Western Oval | A | +18.4 | 1/12 | -17.5 | +36 | -6.8 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 10 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | SYD | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 42 | Princes Park | H | +11.6 | 3/12 | -4.8 | +28 | +1.4 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 17 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | COL | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 37 | Victoria Park | A | +12.9 | 4/12 | -4.6 | +18 | +1.9 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 24 | 21. | 17 | 143 | v | FIT | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 52 | Princes Park | H | +14.9 | 4/12 | -18.2 | +33 | +1.9 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 21 | Arden St | A | +16.8 | 4/12 | -20.1 | +37 | -1.6 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 36 | M.C.G. | H | +15.2 | 4/12 | +18.3 | -3 | +3.9 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 28 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | ESS | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +19.1 | 2/12 | +16.1 | +3 | +0.0 | +19.1 | ≡ |