| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2558 | 1979 | 129.3 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2398 | 1728 | 138.8 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2168 | 1729 | 125.4 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 2037 | 104.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 1899 | 1746 | 108.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1858 | 1989 | 93.4 |
| 7 | CAR | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2053 | 1941 | 105.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2110 | 2162 | 97.6 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1947 | 2327 | 83.7 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1790 | 2018 | 88.7 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1770 | 2481 | 71.3 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1840 | 2385 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 06 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | ESS | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 17 | Victoria Park | H | +21.7 | 2/12 | +4.6 | +17 | -0.0 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 13 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | HAW | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 23 | Princes Park | A | +21.7 | 2/12 | +11.0 | +11 | +1.2 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 20 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | WBD | 14. | 15 | 99 | W | 13 | Victoria Park | H | +22.9 | 1/12 | -13.7 | +37 | -2.4 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Thu Apr 25 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | FIT | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 9 | Junction Oval | A | +20.6 | 1/12 | -19.7 | +40 | -4.9 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 04 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | CAR | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 18 | Victoria Park | H | +15.7 | 2/12 | +5.9 | +10 | +0.8 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 11 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | MEL | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 10 | Waverley Park | H | +16.5 | 2/12 | -12.2 | +29 | -1.9 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 18 | 11. | 22 | 88 | v | STK | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 6 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +14.6 | 3/12 | -3.5 | +18 | -1.2 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 25 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | GEE | 18. | 13 | 121 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +13.4 | 3/12 | -13.1 | +26 | -6.7 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 01 | 21. | 17 | 143 | v | RIC | 9. | 20 | 74 | W | 69 | M.C.G. | A | +6.7 | 4/12 | +17.7 | -11 | +8.0 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | NME | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 19 | Victoria Park | H | +14.7 | 1/12 | +13.4 | +1 | +1.8 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 15 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 31 | Lake Oval | A | +16.4 | 1/12 | -20.6 | +49 | -1.8 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 22 | 19. | 9 | 123 | v | ESS | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 33 | Windy Hill | A | +14.6 | 2/12 | +2.3 | +12 | +2.1 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | HAW | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +16.7 | 2/12 | +15.2 | +1 | +0.5 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 24. | 14 | 158 | v | FIT | 19. | 13 | 127 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | H | +17.2 | 4/12 | -26.6 | +44 | -1.3 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 13 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | WBD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 8 | Western Oval | A | +15.9 | 4/12 | -12.4 | +28 | -2.0 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 13. | 4 | 82 | v | CAR | 18. | 10 | 118 | L | 36 | Waverley Park | A | +13.8 | 4/12 | +11.8 | +2 | -3.8 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | MEL | 15. | 21 | 111 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +10.0 | 5/12 | -21.8 | +32 | -2.8 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 03 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | STK | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +7.3 | 5/12 | -4.7 | +12 | -1.8 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | GEE | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 23 | Kardinia Park | A | +5.5 | 5/12 | -8.5 | +14 | +0.9 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | RIC | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 27 | Victoria Park | H | +6.4 | 4/12 | +29.3 | -23 | -0.4 | +6.0 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | NME | 25. | 15 | 165 | L | 91 | Arden St | A | +6.0 | 4/12 | +15.7 | -10 | -8.1 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 31 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | SYD | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 7 | Waverley Park | H | -2.2 | 7/12 | +1.1 | +9 | -1.6 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| EF | Sat Sep 07 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | WBD | 6. | 19 | 55 | W | 69 | Waverley Park | H | -3.7 | 8/12 | +6.9 | -11 | +8.0 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | HAW | 21. | 12 | 138 | L | 50 | M.C.G. | A | +4.2 | 5/12 | +10.5 | -6 | -4.4 | -0.1 | ≡ |