| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1630 | 1225 | 133.1 |
| 2 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1423 | 1095 | 130.0 |
| 3 | NME | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1355 | 1361 | 99.6 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1504 | 1239 | 121.4 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1503 | 1310 | 114.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1471 | 1364 | 107.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1312 | 1301 | 100.8 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1382 | 1391 | 99.4 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1177 | 1337 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1209 | 1482 | 81.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1174 | 1604 | 73.2 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1149 | 1580 | 72.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 19 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | MEL | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | A | +15.9 | 4/12 | -15.3 | +31 | +0.7 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | FIT | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 46 | Victoria Park | H | +16.6 | 3/12 | -16.1 | +33 | +1.3 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | STK | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 6 | Junction Oval | A | +17.9 | 2/12 | -25.1 | +43 | -3.7 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | ESS | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 13 | Victoria Park | H | +14.2 | 4/12 | +14.6 | -0 | +1.3 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | SYD | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 52 | Lake Oval | A | +15.6 | 2/12 | +3.1 | +24 | +2.8 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 13. | 17 | 95 | L | 33 | Kardinia Park | A | +18.3 | 2/12 | +21.5 | -3 | -3.0 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | RIC | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | H | +15.3 | 3/12 | -10.1 | +25 | -4.8 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | CAR | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | H | +10.5 | 4/12 | +3.6 | +7 | +0.2 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 12 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | NME | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 19 | Arden St | A | +10.7 | 4/12 | -2.9 | +14 | -3.3 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | HAW | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 4 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +7.4 | 4/12 | -6.2 | +14 | -1.0 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | WBD | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 10 | Victoria Park | H | +6.5 | 4/12 | +14.8 | -8 | +1.8 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | MEL | 5. | 16 | 46 | W | 8 | Victoria Park | H | +8.3 | 4/12 | -0.3 | +9 | -0.1 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | FIT | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 32 | Brunswick St | A | +8.3 | 4/12 | -21.4 | +30 | -6.2 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | STK | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 28 | Victoria Park | H | +2.1 | 6/12 | -24.1 | +26 | +0.2 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 19 | Windy Hill | A | +2.3 | 6/12 | +8.8 | -7 | -1.2 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | SYD | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 2 | Victoria Park | H | +1.0 | 7/12 | -1.3 | +14 | -1.6 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 22 | Victoria Park | H | -0.6 | 8/12 | +20.7 | -21 | -0.1 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | RIC | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 53 | Punt Rd | A | -0.7 | 8/12 | +1.3 | -2 | -5.1 | -5.8 | ≡ |