| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2560 | 1959 | 130.7 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2618 | 1959 | 133.6 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2124 | 1803 | 117.8 |
| 4 | RIC | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2370 | 2085 | 113.7 |
| 5 | SME | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 2148 | 1942 | 110.6 |
| 6 | CAR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2081 | 1859 | 111.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2170 | 2141 | 101.4 |
| 8 | GEE | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 1930 | 2333 | 82.7 |
| 9 | ESS | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 2085 | 2518 | 82.8 |
| 10 | FIT | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2072 | 2474 | 83.8 |
| 11 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2117 | 2492 | 85.0 |
| 12 | STK | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1966 | 2676 | 73.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 02 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | WBD | 18. | 11 | 119 | W | 11 | Victoria Park | H | -14.6 | 12/12 | -3.0 | -12 | +2.3 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 09 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | NME | 16. | 6 | 102 | L | 9 | Arden St | A | -12.3 | 11/12 | +19.3 | -32 | +2.3 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 16 | 24. | 22 | 166 | v | ESS | 16. | 19 | 115 | W | 51 | Victoria Park | H | -10.1 | 9/12 | -16.5 | +6 | +4.5 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Mon Apr 25 | 17. | 24 | 126 | v | RIC | 14. | 16 | 100 | W | 26 | M.C.G. | A | -5.6 | 8/12 | -1.0 | -5 | +3.1 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 30 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | GEE | 15. | 19 | 109 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | H | -2.6 | 6/12 | -1.5 | -1 | +1.6 | -0.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 07 | 22. | 20 | 152 | v | CAR | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 102 | Waverley Park | H | -0.9 | 5/12 | +31.5 | -32 | +13.4 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 14 | 15. | 23 | 113 | v | FIT | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 33 | Junction Oval | A | +12.5 | 3/12 | -16.2 | +29 | +0.4 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 21 | 19. | 21 | 135 | v | STK | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 57 | Victoria Park | H | +12.9 | 4/12 | -19.4 | +32 | +2.5 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 28 | 22. | 10 | 142 | v | HAW | 16. | 12 | 108 | W | 34 | Princes Park | A | +15.4 | 3/12 | +30.9 | -15 | +4.9 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 04 | 15. | 20 | 110 | v | SYD | 20. | 16 | 136 | L | 26 | Victoria Park | H | +20.3 | 2/12 | +6.2 | +26 | -5.2 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 13 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | MEL | 11. | 20 | 86 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +15.1 | 3/12 | -8.6 | +24 | +0.9 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 18 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | WBD | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 33 | Western Oval | A | +16.1 | 2/12 | -5.7 | +22 | +1.1 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 25 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | NME | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 41 | Victoria Park | H | +17.2 | 2/12 | +15.9 | +1 | +4.0 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 02 | 22. | 9 | 141 | v | RIC | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 63 | Victoria Park | H | +21.2 | 2/12 | +9.0 | +12 | +5.1 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 09 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | ESS | 14. | 19 | 103 | W | 11 | Windy Hill | A | +26.2 | 1/12 | -16.2 | +42 | -3.1 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 16 | 12. | 25 | 97 | v | GEE | 16. | 6 | 102 | L | 5 | Waverley Park | A | +23.1 | 2/12 | -17.3 | +40 | -4.5 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 23 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | CAR | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 32 | Princes Park | A | +18.5 | 2/12 | +7.4 | +11 | +2.1 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 30 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | FIT | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 33 | Victoria Park | H | +20.6 | 2/12 | -27.0 | +48 | -1.5 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 06 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | STK | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 26 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +19.2 | 2/12 | -24.9 | +44 | -1.8 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 13 | 13. | 21 | 99 | v | HAW | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | H | +17.4 | 3/12 | +27.7 | -10 | +0.4 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 20 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | SYD | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | A | +17.8 | 3/12 | +23.0 | +7 | +2.5 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 27 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | MEL | 14. | 17 | 101 | W | 14 | Waverley Park | H | +20.3 | 3/12 | -14.9 | +35 | -2.1 | +18.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | HAW | 16. | 14 | 110 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +18.2 | 3/12 | +25.4 | -7 | +0.9 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 24 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | NME | 9. | 22 | 76 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +19.1 | 2/12 | +19.6 | -0 | +0.0 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 01 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | NME | 21. | 25 | 151 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | A | +19.2 | 2/12 | +19.5 | -0 | -2.7 | +16.5 | ≡ |