| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1940 | 1410 | 137.6 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 1895 | 1561 | 121.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1958 | 1383 | 141.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1572 | 1339 | 117.4 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1708 | 1545 | 110.6 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1601 | 1582 | 101.2 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1488 | 1649 | 90.2 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1526 | 1703 | 89.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1683 | 1747 | 96.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1460 | 1805 | 80.9 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1272 | 1731 | 73.5 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1208 | 1856 | 65.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | SYD | 15. | 16 | 106 | W | 2 | Victoria Park | H | +18.0 | 3/12 | +38.5 | -9 | +1.1 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon May 06 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | FIT | 14. | 9 | 93 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | +19.0 | 3/12 | -3.6 | +23 | -2.3 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 21. | 17 | 143 | v | ESS | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 60 | Victoria Park | H | +16.8 | 4/12 | -6.6 | +23 | +3.7 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | GEE | 14. | 17 | 101 | W | 14 | Corio Oval | A | +20.4 | 2/12 | +19.6 | +1 | +1.3 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | MEL | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | A | +21.7 | 2/12 | -10.3 | +32 | -0.3 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 23. | 11 | 149 | v | WBD | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 51 | Victoria Park | H | +21.4 | 2/12 | -19.3 | +41 | +1.0 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | STK | 16. | 15 | 111 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +22.5 | 2/12 | -1.2 | +24 | -0.5 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 16. | 30 | 126 | v | NME | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 80 | Victoria Park | H | +22.0 | 3/12 | -38.9 | +61 | +1.9 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | CAR | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 29 | Princes Park | A | +23.9 | 2/12 | +14.1 | +10 | -3.9 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 4 | 82 | v | RIC | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 2 | Punt Rd | A | +20.0 | 2/12 | +8.3 | +12 | -1.0 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | HAW | 12. | 3 | 75 | W | 47 | Victoria Park | H | +19.0 | 4/12 | -27.1 | +46 | +0.1 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | SYD | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 53 | Lake Oval | A | +19.1 | 3/12 | +41.4 | -10 | -4.3 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | FIT | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +14.9 | 3/12 | -9.9 | +25 | -0.2 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 17 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | ESS | 16. | 10 | 106 | W | 7 | Windy Hill | A | +14.7 | 3/12 | -19.6 | +34 | -2.7 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 22. | 13 | 145 | v | GEE | 16. | 15 | 111 | W | 34 | Victoria Park | H | +12.0 | 4/12 | +7.4 | +5 | +2.9 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | MEL | 10. | 19 | 79 | D | 0 | Victoria Park | H | +14.9 | 3/12 | +0.5 | +14 | -1.4 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | WBD | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 33 | Western Oval | A | +13.5 | 4/12 | -23.4 | +37 | -0.4 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 9. | 18 | 72 | v | STK | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +13.1 | 4/12 | +9.8 | +3 | +1.2 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 21 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | SYD | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | A | +14.2 | 4/12 | +38.9 | -13 | -0.8 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 28 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | H | +13.4 | 4/12 | +15.3 | -2 | +3.0 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 05 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | SYD | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | +16.4 | 3/12 | +39.7 | -11 | +3.1 | +19.5 | ≡ |