| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1869 | 1281 | 145.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1425 | 1133 | 125.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1625 | 1323 | 122.8 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1629 | 1232 | 132.2 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1630 | 1328 | 122.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1406 | 1327 | 106.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1258 | 1417 | 88.8 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1234 | 1310 | 94.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1446 | 1763 | 82.0 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1241 | 1766 | 70.3 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1193 | 1655 | 72.1 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1060 | 1481 | 71.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | GEE | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 1 | Kardinia Park | A | +33.1 | 1/12 | +27.2 | +6 | -0.7 | +32.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | NME | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 63 | Victoria Park | H | +32.4 | 1/12 | -0.6 | +33 | +3.0 | +35.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | ESS | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 22 | Windy Hill | A | +35.4 | 1/12 | +11.2 | +24 | -0.2 | +35.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | WBD | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 58 | Victoria Park | H | +35.2 | 1/12 | -24.9 | +60 | -0.2 | +35.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 25 | 103 | v | SYD | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 46 | Victoria Park | H | +35.0 | 1/12 | +3.5 | +44 | +0.2 | +35.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | CAR | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 6 | Princes Park | A | +35.3 | 1/12 | +14.6 | +21 | -2.7 | +32.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 27 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | STK | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 18 | Victoria Park | H | +32.6 | 1/12 | +13.4 | +19 | -0.1 | +32.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 03 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | RIC | 13. | 5 | 83 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +32.5 | 1/12 | +23.7 | +9 | -0.2 | +32.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 10 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | FIT | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 101 | Victoria Park | H | +32.3 | 1/12 | -46.9 | +79 | +2.2 | +34.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | HAW | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 37 | Victoria Park | H | +34.5 | 1/12 | -31.6 | +66 | -2.9 | +31.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | MEL | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +31.6 | 1/12 | -10.4 | +42 | -0.9 | +30.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | GEE | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 37 | Victoria Park | H | +30.7 | 1/12 | +10.7 | +20 | -5.7 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | NME | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 19 | Arden St | A | +25.0 | 2/12 | -3.1 | +28 | -0.9 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 9 | Victoria Park | H | +24.1 | 2/12 | +10.6 | +13 | -2.2 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | WBD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 6 | Western Oval | A | +21.8 | 2/12 | -28.3 | +50 | -5.6 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | SYD | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 74 | Lake Oval | A | +16.2 | 3/12 | -6.6 | +35 | +3.9 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 25 | Victoria Park | H | +20.1 | 2/12 | +6.7 | +13 | +1.2 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | STK | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 47 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +21.3 | 2/12 | +15.0 | +6 | -5.3 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 02 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 30 | M.C.G. | A | +16.0 | 4/12 | +17.5 | -2 | -2.8 | +13.1 | ≡ |