| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1485 | 1097 | 135.4 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1499 | 1193 | 125.6 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1530 | 1262 | 121.2 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1316 | 1165 | 113.0 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1373 | 1305 | 105.2 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1551 | 1327 | 116.9 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1253 | 107.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1399 | 1505 | 93.0 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1224 | 1433 | 85.4 |
| 10 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1311 | 1595 | 82.2 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1136 | 1515 | 75.0 |
| 12 | MEL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1230 | 1745 | 70.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 20. | 21 | 141 | v | NME | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 93 | Victoria Park | H | +2.9 | 7/12 | +19.5 | -17 | +11.0 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | MEL | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 49 | M.C.G. | A | +13.8 | 4/12 | +18.0 | -4 | +5.3 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | GEE | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 52 | Victoria Park | H | +19.1 | 2/12 | +14.8 | +4 | +4.8 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | ESS | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 39 | Windy Hill | A | +23.9 | 1/12 | +23.5 | +0 | -3.9 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | RIC | 16. | 20 | 116 | L | 51 | Punt Rd | A | +20.0 | 2/12 | +8.3 | +12 | -6.3 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 02 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 47 | Victoria Park | H | +13.7 | 4/12 | -12.6 | +38 | +0.9 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 09 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | STK | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | +14.6 | 3/12 | -12.2 | +27 | -0.8 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 16 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | CAR | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 14 | Princes Park | A | +13.8 | 3/12 | +0.6 | +13 | +0.1 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | HAW | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 28 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +13.9 | 3/12 | -40.2 | +54 | -2.6 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | WBD | 12. | 5 | 77 | L | 5 | Victoria Park | H | +11.3 | 3/12 | -0.2 | +11 | -1.6 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 14 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | FIT | 21. | 9 | 135 | L | 32 | Victoria Park | H | +9.6 | 4/12 | +1.3 | +8 | -4.0 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 21 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | NME | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 8 | Arden St | A | +5.6 | 5/12 | -0.5 | +6 | +0.2 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 28 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | MEL | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 47 | Victoria Park | H | +5.8 | 5/12 | -17.5 | +23 | +2.4 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 04 | 4. | 7 | 31 | v | GEE | 3. | 11 | 29 | W | 2 | Kardinia Park | A | +8.2 | 3/12 | +23.0 | -15 | +1.7 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 11 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | ESS | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 44 | Victoria Park | H | +9.8 | 3/12 | +18.4 | -9 | +5.3 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 18 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | RIC | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 22 | Victoria Park | H | +15.1 | 2/12 | +2.3 | +13 | +0.9 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 25 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | SYD | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | A | +16.0 | 2/12 | +4.3 | +24 | -2.3 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 01 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | STK | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 7 | Junction Oval | A | +13.7 | 3/12 | -17.9 | +32 | -2.5 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 22. | 20 | 152 | L | 82 | M.C.G. | A | +11.3 | 3/12 | +18.5 | -7 | -7.5 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 22 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | ESS | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +3.8 | 5/12 | +22.7 | -19 | +1.7 | +5.5 | ≡ |