| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1803 | 1308 | 137.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1526 | 1096 | 139.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1644 | 1473 | 111.6 |
| 4 | SME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1531 | 1297 | 118.0 |
| 5 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1825 | 1306 | 139.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1488 | 1444 | 103.0 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1229 | 1188 | 103.5 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1535 | 1581 | 97.1 |
| 9 | MEL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1281 | 1675 | 76.5 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1361 | 1786 | 76.2 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1263 | 1753 | 72.0 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1034 | 1613 | 64.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 30 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | HAW | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +19.3 | 4/12 | -11.5 | +31 | -0.6 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 07 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | H | +18.7 | 4/12 | +25.1 | -6 | -0.5 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 14 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | ESS | 15. | 20 | 110 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | A | +18.2 | 3/12 | +1.2 | +17 | -0.8 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 21 | 14. | 22 | 106 | v | FIT | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +17.4 | 3/12 | -19.6 | +37 | -0.6 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 28 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | CAR | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 20 | Princes Park | A | +16.8 | 4/12 | +18.0 | -1 | -1.9 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 04 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | WBD | 9. | 21 | 75 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +14.9 | 4/12 | +3.9 | +11 | +0.5 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 18 | 16. | 5 | 101 | v | MEL | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 18 | Victoria Park | H | +15.4 | 4/12 | -19.1 | +35 | -1.7 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 25 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | STK | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 17 | Junction Oval | A | +13.8 | 5/12 | -22.8 | +37 | -2.0 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 02 | 19. | 12 | 126 | v | NME | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 39 | Victoria Park | H | +11.8 | 5/12 | -28.4 | +40 | -0.1 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 09 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | RIC | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | H | +11.7 | 5/12 | +26.5 | -15 | +2.7 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 16 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | SYD | 5. | 17 | 47 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | A | +14.4 | 5/12 | +14.5 | +12 | -0.9 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 23 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | HAW | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | H | +13.5 | 5/12 | -21.1 | +35 | -1.1 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 30 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 25 | Corio Oval | A | +12.4 | 5/12 | +20.6 | -8 | -1.7 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 06 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | ESS | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +10.8 | 5/12 | -4.9 | +16 | +1.6 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 13 | 12. | 26 | 98 | v | FIT | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 19 | Brunswick St | A | +12.4 | 5/12 | -20.7 | +33 | -1.4 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 20 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 17. | 23 | 125 | L | 46 | Victoria Park | H | +11.0 | 5/12 | +21.2 | -10 | -3.6 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 27 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | WBD | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 5 | Western Oval | A | +7.4 | 5/12 | +3.0 | +4 | +0.1 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 03 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | MEL | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +7.5 | 5/12 | -18.9 | +26 | -0.3 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | SYD | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 26 | M.C.G. | H | +7.1 | 5/12 | +20.4 | -1 | +2.7 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 24 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | CAR | 23. | 19 | 157 | L | 75 | M.C.G. | A | +9.8 | 5/12 | +25.9 | -16 | -5.9 | +3.9 | ≡ |