| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2383 | 1735 | 137.3 |
| 2 | CAR | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2360 | 1827 | 129.2 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2096 | 1821 | 115.1 |
| 4 | RIC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2269 | 1999 | 113.5 |
| 5 | COL | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 1983 | 2112 | 93.9 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1982 | 1954 | 101.4 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1968 | 2076 | 94.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2222 | 2451 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2079 | 2142 | 97.1 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2092 | 2234 | 93.6 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1735 | 2218 | 78.2 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1798 | 2398 | 75.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 05 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | SYD | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 36 | Victoria Park | H | +4.3 | 6/12 | -17.3 | +34 | +0.2 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 12 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | CAR | 27. | 10 | 172 | L | 93 | Princes Park | A | +4.5 | 5/12 | +7.2 | -3 | -9.0 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 19 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | FIT | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 2 | Junction Oval | A | -4.5 | 7/12 | -27.3 | +23 | -2.1 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 26 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | GEE | 14. | 15 | 99 | W | 13 | Victoria Park | H | -6.6 | 7/12 | -8.7 | +2 | +1.1 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 03 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | WBD | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 11 | Waverley Park | A | -5.5 | 7/12 | +10.9 | -16 | +0.5 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 10 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | RIC | 22. | 14 | 146 | L | 50 | Victoria Park | H | -5.0 | 7/12 | +12.4 | -17 | -3.3 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 17 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | NME | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 9 | Waverley Park | H | -8.2 | 8/12 | +15.1 | -23 | +3.2 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 24 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | ESS | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 26 | Windy Hill | A | -5.0 | 7/12 | +4.6 | -10 | +3.6 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 31 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | STK | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | H | -1.4 | 6/12 | -8.9 | +7 | +0.2 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 07 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | HAW | 19. | 24 | 138 | L | 49 | Princes Park | A | -1.3 | 6/12 | +31.3 | -33 | -1.6 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 16 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | MEL | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | A | -2.9 | 6/12 | -16.6 | +14 | -3.6 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 21 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | SYD | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 8 | Waverley Park | A | -6.5 | 7/12 | -11.7 | +17 | -0.9 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 28 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | CAR | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 16 | Victoria Park | H | -7.4 | 7/12 | +22.7 | -30 | +1.4 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 05 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | GEE | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 31 | Kardinia Park | A | -6.0 | 7/12 | -19.6 | +14 | -4.5 | -10.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 12 | 16. | 19 | 115 | v | FIT | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 42 | Victoria Park | H | -10.5 | 9/12 | -10.3 | -0 | +4.2 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 19 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | WBD | 16. | 7 | 103 | W | 7 | Victoria Park | H | -6.3 | 7/12 | -2.1 | -4 | +1.1 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 26 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | RIC | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 46 | M.C.G. | A | -5.1 | 7/12 | +15.4 | -21 | -2.5 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 02 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | NME | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 52 | Arden St | A | -7.7 | 7/12 | +18.1 | -26 | -2.6 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 09 | 20. | 18 | 138 | v | ESS | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 39 | Victoria Park | H | -10.3 | 9/12 | -22.3 | +12 | +2.7 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 16 | 24. | 12 | 156 | v | STK | 20. | 17 | 137 | W | 19 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -7.6 | 8/12 | +13.1 | -21 | +4.0 | -3.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 23 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | HAW | 3. | 9 | 27 | W | 30 | Victoria Park | H | -3.6 | 8/12 | +26.4 | -30 | +6.0 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 30 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | MEL | 15. | 7 | 97 | W | 1 | Victoria Park | H | +2.4 | 6/12 | -5.0 | +7 | -0.6 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| EF | Sat Sep 06 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | RIC | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 4 | Waverley Park | A | +1.7 | 5/12 | +14.8 | -13 | +0.9 | +2.6 | ≡ |