| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2560 | 1959 | 130.7 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2618 | 1959 | 133.6 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2124 | 1803 | 117.8 |
| 4 | RIC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2370 | 2085 | 113.7 |
| 5 | SME | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2148 | 1942 | 110.6 |
| 6 | CAR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2081 | 1859 | 111.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2170 | 2141 | 101.4 |
| 8 | GEE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1930 | 2333 | 82.7 |
| 9 | ESS | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2085 | 2518 | 82.8 |
| 10 | FIT | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2072 | 2474 | 83.8 |
| 11 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2117 | 2492 | 85.0 |
| 12 | STK | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1966 | 2676 | 73.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 02 | 17. | 21 | 123 | v | GEE | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 78 | Kardinia Park | A | +25.2 | 1/12 | +3.9 | +21 | +5.7 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 09 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | FIT | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 32 | Princes Park | H | +30.9 | 1/12 | -5.1 | +36 | -0.4 | +30.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 16 | 24. | 26 | 170 | v | STK | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 107 | Princes Park | H | +30.5 | 1/12 | -16.1 | +47 | +6.0 | +36.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | HAW | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 13 | Princes Park | A | +36.5 | 1/12 | +10.9 | +26 | -3.9 | +32.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 30 | 21. | 8 | 134 | v | SYD | 16. | 11 | 107 | W | 27 | Princes Park | H | +32.7 | 1/12 | +6.0 | +39 | -1.2 | +31.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 07 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | COL | 22. | 20 | 152 | L | 102 | Waverley Park | A | +31.5 | 1/12 | -0.9 | +32 | -13.4 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 14 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | MEL | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +18.1 | 2/12 | -16.5 | +35 | -1.5 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 21 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | NME | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 3 | Princes Park | H | +16.6 | 2/12 | +15.5 | +1 | +0.2 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 28 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | ESS | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 19 | Windy Hill | A | +16.8 | 2/12 | -22.3 | +39 | -5.8 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 04 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | RIC | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 20 | Princes Park | H | +11.0 | 4/12 | +6.2 | +5 | -2.5 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 11 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | WBD | 8. | 19 | 67 | W | 49 | Waverley Park | H | +8.5 | 6/12 | -1.8 | +10 | +3.9 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 18 | 3. | 13 | 31 | v | GEE | 2. | 12 | 24 | W | 7 | Princes Park | H | +12.4 | 5/12 | -9.2 | +22 | -1.5 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 25 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | FIT | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | A | +10.9 | 5/12 | -29.6 | +41 | -4.8 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 02 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | HAW | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 14 | Princes Park | H | +6.2 | 6/12 | +28.4 | -22 | +3.6 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 09 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | STK | 17. | 12 | 114 | W | 8 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +9.8 | 5/12 | -19.3 | +29 | -2.1 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 16 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | SYD | 12. | 4 | 76 | W | 9 | Lake Oval | A | +7.7 | 5/12 | +8.3 | +11 | -0.2 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 32 | Princes Park | H | +7.4 | 5/12 | +18.5 | -11 | -2.1 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 30 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | MEL | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 67 | Waverley Park | H | +5.4 | 5/12 | -14.1 | +19 | +4.8 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 06 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | NME | 8. | 15 | 63 | L | 20 | Arden St | A | +10.1 | 5/12 | +10.4 | -0 | -2.0 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 13 | 22. | 14 | 146 | v | ESS | 16. | 15 | 111 | W | 35 | Princes Park | H | +8.1 | 5/12 | -13.1 | +21 | +1.4 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 20 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | RIC | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +9.5 | 6/12 | +9.7 | -0 | -0.3 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 27 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | WBD | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 18 | Western Oval | A | +9.2 | 6/12 | +0.4 | +9 | -2.7 | +6.6 | ≡ |