| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1546 | 1079 | 143.3 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1518 | 1229 | 123.5 |
| 3 | FOO | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1309 | 959 | 136.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1529 | 1177 | 129.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1409 | 1310 | 107.6 |
| 6 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1208 | 1421 | 85.0 |
| 7 | NME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1388 | 1287 | 107.8 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1385 | 1323 | 104.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1065 | 1561 | 68.2 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1220 | 1501 | 81.3 |
| 11 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1137 | 1420 | 80.1 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 974 | 1421 | 68.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | SYD | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +20.3 | 2/12 | +1.1 | +31 | +1.0 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | NME | 18. | 10 | 118 | L | 43 | Arden St | A | +21.3 | 2/12 | +1.4 | +20 | -6.3 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | GEE | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 25 | Victoria Park | H | +15.0 | 2/12 | +23.1 | -8 | -1.7 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | CAR | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 8 | Princes Park | A | +13.3 | 2/12 | +8.8 | +4 | +0.4 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | HAW | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 70 | Victoria Park | H | +13.6 | 2/12 | -29.8 | +43 | +2.7 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +16.3 | 2/12 | -8.9 | +25 | -0.2 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | WBD | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 1 | Western Oval | A | +16.1 | 2/12 | +3.2 | +13 | -1.2 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | STK | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 75 | Victoria Park | H | +14.9 | 2/12 | -26.8 | +42 | +3.3 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 20 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | MEL | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | A | +18.2 | 2/12 | -3.6 | +22 | -0.7 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | ESS | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 28 | Windy Hill | A | +17.5 | 2/12 | +12.6 | +5 | -3.3 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | FIT | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 1 | Victoria Park | H | +14.2 | 3/12 | -6.9 | +21 | -2.2 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | SYD | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 38 | Lake Oval | A | +12.0 | 3/12 | +11.6 | +12 | +2.6 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | NME | 8. | 17 | 65 | W | 29 | Victoria Park | H | +14.6 | 3/12 | +4.6 | +10 | +1.9 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 01 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | GEE | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 20 | Kardinia Park | A | +16.5 | 2/12 | +22.3 | -6 | +2.6 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 08 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | +19.1 | 2/12 | +5.5 | +14 | +0.3 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 15 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | HAW | 11. | 6 | 72 | W | 16 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +19.4 | 1/12 | -22.4 | +42 | -2.6 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | RIC | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 14 | Punt Rd | A | +16.8 | 2/12 | -14.7 | +32 | -1.8 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | WBD | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | +15.1 | 3/12 | +15.4 | -0 | +1.9 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 12 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | GEE | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +17.0 | 3/12 | +18.1 | -1 | +3.1 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 26 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | GEE | 8. | 17 | 65 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +20.1 | 1/12 | +17.5 | +3 | +0.9 | +21.1 | ≡ |