| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1824 | 1348 | 135.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1945 | 1482 | 131.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1908 | 1479 | 129.0 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1647 | 1525 | 108.0 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1624 | 1464 | 110.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1600 | 1580 | 101.3 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1386 | 1488 | 93.1 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1413 | 1675 | 84.4 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1527 | 1698 | 89.9 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1530 | 1689 | 90.6 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1409 | 1722 | 81.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1188 | 1851 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | GEE | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +25.0 | 1/12 | +20.5 | +4 | +1.1 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 20. | 20 | 140 | v | SYD | 11. | 19 | 85 | W | 55 | Lake Oval | A | +26.2 | 1/12 | +7.7 | +30 | +2.5 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | NME | 3. | 16 | 34 | W | 34 | Arden St | A | +28.6 | 1/12 | -20.3 | +49 | -1.5 | +27.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | WBD | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 33 | Victoria Park | H | +27.1 | 1/12 | -14.0 | +41 | -0.8 | +26.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | MEL | 13. | 23 | 101 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | A | +26.3 | 1/12 | +24.3 | +2 | -2.7 | +23.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | CAR | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 27 | Victoria Park | H | +23.6 | 2/12 | +11.9 | +12 | +1.5 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | STK | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 18 | Junction Oval | A | +25.2 | 2/12 | -0.8 | +26 | -4.4 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | ESS | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 39 | Windy Hill | A | +20.8 | 2/12 | -14.8 | +36 | +0.3 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | FIT | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +21.1 | 2/12 | -15.6 | +37 | -1.6 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | RIC | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 13 | Punt Rd | A | +19.5 | 3/12 | +6.4 | +13 | -0.0 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 13. | 23 | 101 | v | HAW | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 52 | Victoria Park | H | +19.5 | 3/12 | -21.2 | +41 | +1.1 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | GEE | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 23 | Corio Oval | A | +20.6 | 3/12 | +24.8 | -4 | -1.9 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | SYD | 15. | 14 | 104 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +18.8 | 3/12 | +15.8 | +15 | +0.8 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 24. | 20 | 164 | v | NME | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 113 | Victoria Park | H | +19.6 | 2/12 | -29.3 | +49 | +6.4 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 19. | 12 | 126 | v | WBD | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 52 | Western Oval | A | +26.0 | 2/12 | -16.2 | +42 | +1.0 | +27.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 21. | 16 | 142 | v | MEL | 22. | 21 | 153 | L | 11 | Victoria Park | H | +27.0 | 1/12 | +17.5 | +9 | -2.0 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | CAR | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 10 | Princes Park | A | +24.9 | 1/12 | +7.6 | +17 | -2.7 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | STK | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 38 | Victoria Park | H | +22.2 | 2/12 | -0.1 | +22 | +1.6 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | RIC | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | H | +23.8 | 2/12 | +3.2 | +21 | +3.0 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 18 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | MEL | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 55 | M.C.G. | H | +26.8 | 1/12 | +16.6 | +10 | +4.5 | +31.3 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 25 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | GEE | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | A | +31.3 | 1/12 | +24.7 | +7 | -3.9 | +27.4 | ≡ |