| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 |
| 4 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | GEE | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 42 | Kardinia Park | A | +27.3 | 2/12 | -18.3 | +46 | -0.4 | +27.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 22. | 23 | 155 | v | ESS | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 67 | Victoria Park | H | +27.0 | 2/12 | -15.9 | +43 | +2.4 | +29.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | SYD | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 17 | Lake Oval | A | +29.4 | 2/12 | +6.7 | +35 | -5.2 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | HAW | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 2 | Victoria Park | H | +24.2 | 3/12 | +29.0 | -5 | +0.3 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | NME | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 9 | Arden St | A | +24.5 | 3/12 | +27.0 | -3 | -0.6 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 22. | 16 | 148 | v | FIT | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 52 | Junction Oval | A | +23.8 | 3/12 | -12.8 | +37 | +1.5 | +25.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | CAR | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | H | +25.4 | 2/12 | -5.8 | +31 | -4.8 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | WBD | 14. | 5 | 89 | W | 4 | Western Oval | A | +20.6 | 3/12 | -19.4 | +40 | -3.6 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | RIC | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +17.0 | 4/12 | +1.3 | +16 | +0.0 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 05 | 18. | 23 | 131 | v | STK | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 34 | Waverley Park | A | +17.0 | 3/12 | -16.9 | +34 | +0.0 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 17 | 17. | 25 | 127 | v | MEL | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 60 | Victoria Park | H | +17.0 | 3/12 | -33.3 | +50 | +1.0 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | GEE | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 40 | Waverley Park | H | +18.0 | 3/12 | -8.2 | +26 | -6.6 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | ESS | 12. | 26 | 98 | W | 7 | Windy Hill | A | +11.4 | 4/12 | -1.2 | +13 | -0.6 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | HAW | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 10 | Waverley Park | A | +10.8 | 4/12 | +23.7 | -13 | +2.3 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | SYD | 12. | 22 | 94 | W | 20 | Victoria Park | H | +13.1 | 3/12 | +20.1 | +5 | +1.5 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | NME | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | H | +14.6 | 4/12 | +2.4 | +12 | -5.4 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | FIT | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 30 | Waverley Park | H | +9.2 | 4/12 | -3.3 | +12 | +1.8 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | CAR | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 41 | Princes Park | A | +10.9 | 5/12 | +21.1 | -10 | -3.1 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | WBD | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | H | +7.8 | 5/12 | +3.6 | +4 | +1.2 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 19. | 9 | 123 | v | RIC | 16. | 13 | 109 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | A | +9.0 | 5/12 | +0.5 | +8 | +0.6 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 22. | 15 | 147 | v | STK | 15. | 17 | 107 | W | 40 | Victoria Park | H | +9.6 | 5/12 | -3.7 | +13 | +2.7 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 24. | 12 | 156 | v | MEL | 19. | 11 | 125 | W | 31 | M.C.G. | A | +12.2 | 3/12 | -37.0 | +49 | -1.8 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| QF | Sat Sep 09 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | HAW | 23. | 16 | 154 | L | 56 | M.C.G. | A | +10.4 | 3/12 | +8.0 | +2 | -5.8 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | CAR | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | +4.6 | 4/12 | +22.9 | -18 | +3.3 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 23 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | NME | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 12 | Waverley Park | A | +7.9 | 4/12 | +12.3 | -4 | -0.8 | +7.1 | ≡ |