| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 |
| 5 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 17. | 22 | 124 | v | SYD | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 76 | Victoria Park | H | +26.9 | 1/12 | -36.8 | +76 | +0.0 | +26.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 14 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | WBD | 11. | 16 | 82 | W | 20 | Western Oval | A | +26.9 | 2/12 | -9.7 | +37 | -1.7 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 21 | 21. | 23 | 149 | v | GEE | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 70 | Victoria Park | H | +25.2 | 1/12 | -16.6 | +42 | +2.8 | +28.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Wed Apr 25 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | STK | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 70 | Waverley Park | A | +28.1 | 1/12 | +15.7 | +12 | +5.8 | +33.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | NME | 13. | 20 | 98 | W | 11 | Arden St | A | +33.8 | 1/12 | -21.8 | +56 | -4.5 | +29.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | MEL | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 24 | Victoria Park | H | +29.4 | 1/12 | +2.7 | +27 | -0.3 | +29.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | CAR | 16. | 23 | 119 | L | 59 | Princes Park | A | +29.1 | 1/12 | +19.4 | +10 | -6.9 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | FIT | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 35 | Victoria Park | H | +22.2 | 2/12 | -4.7 | +27 | +0.8 | +23.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 04 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | RIC | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 39 | Waverley Park | A | +23.0 | 2/12 | +13.2 | +10 | +2.9 | +25.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | HAW | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 13 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +25.9 | 2/12 | +10.9 | +15 | -0.2 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 16 | 23. | 16 | 154 | v | ESS | 16. | 16 | 112 | W | 42 | Victoria Park | H | +25.7 | 2/12 | +7.5 | +18 | +2.4 | +28.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | SYD | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 22 | Lake Oval | A | +28.1 | 1/12 | -29.0 | +69 | -4.7 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | WBD | 14. | 6 | 90 | W | 5 | Victoria Park | H | +23.4 | 1/12 | -13.5 | +37 | -3.2 | +20.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | STK | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 21 | Victoria Park | H | +20.2 | 1/12 | +13.5 | +7 | +1.4 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | GEE | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 8 | Kardinia Park | A | +21.6 | 1/12 | -31.5 | +53 | -4.5 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | NME | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 5 | Waverley Park | H | +17.1 | 2/12 | -10.2 | +27 | -3.2 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 17. | 24 | 126 | v | MEL | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | A | +13.9 | 3/12 | -1.8 | +16 | +2.3 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 19. | 7 | 121 | v | CAR | 15. | 16 | 106 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | +16.2 | 2/12 | +17.3 | -1 | +1.6 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | FIT | 10. | 19 | 79 | W | 45 | Junction Oval | A | +17.8 | 1/12 | -9.5 | +27 | +1.8 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | RIC | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +19.6 | 1/12 | +13.3 | +6 | -4.7 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | HAW | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 18 | Waverley Park | H | +14.9 | 3/12 | +3.5 | +11 | +0.7 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | ESS | 16. | 6 | 102 | W | 10 | Windy Hill | A | +15.5 | 3/12 | -0.3 | +16 | -0.6 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 15 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | CAR | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 20 | Waverley Park | A | +14.9 | 3/12 | +22.8 | -8 | -1.2 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 22 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | RIC | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | A | +13.7 | 3/12 | +18.7 | -5 | -0.2 | +13.5 | ≡ |