| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 23 | 5. | 8 | 38 | v | STK | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 25 | Victoria Park | H | -12.8 | 9/12 | +12.5 | -25 | +0.0 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | HAW | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 12 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -12.8 | 10/12 | +12.6 | -25 | +1.3 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | SYD | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 44 | Lake Oval | A | -11.4 | 9/12 | -17.6 | +18 | +2.6 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | MEL | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 32 | Victoria Park | H | -8.9 | 9/12 | +28.9 | -38 | +0.6 | -8.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | GEE | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 12 | Kardinia Park | A | -8.3 | 9/12 | +10.6 | -19 | +3.1 | -5.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | CAR | 10. | 4 | 64 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | -5.2 | 8/12 | -6.1 | +1 | +1.5 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 02 | 4. | 4 | 28 | v | WBD | 9. | 9 | 63 | L | 35 | Western Oval | A | -3.7 | 8/12 | +12.3 | -16 | -1.9 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | NME | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 57 | Arden St | A | -5.6 | 9/12 | -31.9 | +26 | +3.1 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | H | -2.5 | 9/12 | +1.7 | -4 | +1.3 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | RIC | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 12 | Victoria Park | H | -1.2 | 8/12 | -9.4 | +8 | +0.4 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 07 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | ESS | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 17 | Windy Hill | A | -0.8 | 8/12 | +17.3 | -18 | +0.1 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 14 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | STK | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 23 | Junction Oval | A | -0.7 | 7/12 | +2.4 | -3 | -2.0 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 21 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | HAW | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 39 | Victoria Park | H | -2.7 | 7/12 | -3.0 | +0 | +3.9 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 28 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | SYD | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 4 | Victoria Park | H | +1.2 | 7/12 | -22.2 | +35 | -3.1 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 04 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 14. | 8 | 92 | L | 15 | M.C.G. | A | -2.0 | 7/12 | +13.7 | -16 | +0.1 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 11 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | GEE | 12. | 23 | 95 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | H | -1.9 | 7/12 | +17.5 | -19 | -2.3 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 18 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | CAR | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 42 | Princes Park | A | -4.2 | 7/12 | +7.9 | -12 | -3.0 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 25 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | WBD | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 29 | Victoria Park | H | -7.1 | 9/12 | +5.4 | -13 | +4.2 | -3.0 | ≡ |