| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 |
| 5 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 56 | Kardinia Park | A | +26.0 | 2/12 | -17.0 | +43 | +1.3 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 14 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | NME | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +27.3 | 1/12 | -35.5 | +63 | -3.6 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon Apr 23 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | MEL | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +23.7 | 2/12 | +2.8 | +21 | -1.4 | +22.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 28 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | HAW | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 12 | Princes Park | H | +22.3 | 2/12 | +9.2 | +13 | -0.1 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | FIT | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 37 | Waverley Park | H | +22.2 | 2/12 | -5.8 | +28 | +0.9 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | RIC | 18. | 20 | 128 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | A | +23.1 | 2/12 | +12.3 | +11 | -3.7 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 16. | 23 | 119 | v | COL | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 59 | Princes Park | H | +19.4 | 2/12 | +29.1 | -10 | +6.9 | +26.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | SYD | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 79 | Lake Oval | A | +26.3 | 1/12 | -30.6 | +69 | +1.0 | +27.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 04 | 19. | 19 | 133 | v | ESS | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 41 | Princes Park | H | +27.3 | 1/12 | +10.1 | +17 | +2.4 | +29.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | WBD | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 26 | Waverley Park | H | +29.7 | 1/12 | -10.4 | +40 | -1.4 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 16 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 24 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +28.3 | 1/12 | +2.1 | +26 | -5.0 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | GEE | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 47 | Princes Park | H | +23.3 | 2/12 | -25.7 | +49 | -0.2 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | NME | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 8 | Arden St | A | +23.1 | 2/12 | -10.6 | +34 | -4.2 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | HAW | 14. | 24 | 108 | L | 22 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +18.9 | 2/12 | +9.3 | +10 | -3.2 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 14 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | MEL | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 41 | Princes Park | H | +15.7 | 2/12 | +3.2 | +13 | +2.8 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | FIT | 12. | 19 | 91 | L | 11 | Junction Oval | A | +18.6 | 1/12 | -13.0 | +32 | -4.3 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | RIC | 10. | 21 | 81 | W | 26 | Princes Park | H | +14.3 | 2/12 | +18.0 | -4 | +3.0 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | COL | 19. | 7 | 121 | L | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +17.3 | 1/12 | +16.2 | +1 | -1.6 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 20. | 17 | 137 | v | SYD | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 57 | Princes Park | H | +15.7 | 2/12 | -0.3 | +28 | +2.9 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | ESS | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 44 | Waverley Park | A | +18.6 | 2/12 | +6.6 | +12 | +3.2 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | WBD | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 9 | Western Oval | A | +21.8 | 1/12 | -10.8 | +33 | -4.2 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | STK | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 48 | Princes Park | H | +17.6 | 2/12 | +5.6 | +12 | +3.6 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| QF | Sat Sep 08 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | RIC | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | +21.2 | 1/12 | +16.9 | +4 | +1.6 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | COL | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 20 | Waverley Park | H | +22.8 | 1/12 | +14.9 | +8 | +1.2 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 29 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | RIC | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 30 | M.C.G. | A | +24.0 | 1/12 | +18.9 | +5 | -3.5 | +20.5 | ≡ |