| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 1980 | 1407 | 140.7 |
| 2 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1849 | 1477 | 125.2 |
| 3 | FOO | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1917 | 1628 | 117.8 |
| 4 | MEL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1700 | 1622 | 104.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1921 | 1659 | 115.8 |
| 6 | CAR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1724 | 1688 | 102.1 |
| 7 | SME | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1627 | 1528 | 106.5 |
| 8 | FIT | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1589 | 1339 | 118.7 |
| 9 | NME | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1536 | 1685 | 91.2 |
| 10 | GEE | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1505 | 2124 | 70.9 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1332 | 1902 | 70.0 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1487 | 2108 | 70.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 22 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | HAW | 7. | 19 | 61 | W | 63 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +23.5 | 1/12 | -14.6 | +38 | +2.5 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +26.0 | 1/12 | +12.4 | +14 | +0.2 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | NME | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 10 | Arden St | A | +26.2 | 1/12 | +10.8 | +15 | -0.5 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | STK | 13. | 7 | 85 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +25.7 | 1/12 | -41.7 | +67 | -4.8 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 2. | 16 | 28 | v | RIC | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 66 | Victoria Park | H | +20.8 | 2/12 | +3.9 | +17 | -8.3 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | WBD | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 3 | Western Oval | A | +12.5 | 5/12 | +17.1 | -5 | +0.2 | +12.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | GEE | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 64 | Kardinia Park | A | +12.7 | 6/12 | -41.3 | +54 | +1.0 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 10 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | CAR | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 56 | Victoria Park | H | +13.7 | 4/12 | +10.7 | +3 | +5.3 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 16. | 22 | 118 | L | 42 | Windy Hill | A | +19.0 | 3/12 | +30.5 | -12 | -3.0 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | SYD | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +16.0 | 3/12 | +21.5 | +6 | +3.5 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | MEL | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 22 | Punt Rd | A | +19.4 | 2/12 | -9.1 | +28 | -5.0 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 15. | 23 | 113 | v | HAW | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 33 | Victoria Park | H | +14.4 | 4/12 | -22.3 | +37 | -0.4 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | A | +14.0 | 4/12 | +8.2 | +6 | -0.1 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | NME | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 51 | Victoria Park | H | +13.9 | 3/12 | -5.1 | +19 | +3.2 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 15. | 24 | 114 | v | STK | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 45 | Victoria Park | H | +17.1 | 2/12 | -29.8 | +47 | -0.2 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | RIC | 18. | 9 | 117 | L | 30 | Punt Rd | A | +16.9 | 2/12 | +10.4 | +6 | -3.6 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | WBD | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 62 | Victoria Park | H | +13.3 | 4/12 | +11.8 | +1 | +6.1 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 17. | 26 | 128 | v | GEE | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 75 | Victoria Park | H | +19.3 | 2/12 | -35.7 | +55 | +2.0 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 31 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | CAR | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 5 | Princes Park | A | +21.3 | 2/12 | -2.2 | +24 | -2.9 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | ESS | 14. | 16 | 100 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +18.5 | 2/12 | +22.0 | -4 | +0.4 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 21 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | ESS | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | A | +18.8 | 2/12 | +21.6 | -3 | -1.6 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 28 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | MEL | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | A | +17.2 | 3/12 | +10.3 | +7 | -2.0 | +15.2 | ≡ |