| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | NME | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 51 | Windy Hill | H | +9.2 | 5/12 | -18.6 | +28 | +2.3 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | COL | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 31 | Victoria Park | A | +11.5 | 4/12 | +20.9 | -9 | +4.0 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | RIC | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 8 | Windy Hill | H | +15.6 | 4/12 | -0.7 | +16 | -0.8 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | WBD | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 2 | Western Oval | A | +14.8 | 4/12 | -19.5 | +34 | -3.2 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | STK | 5. | 8 | 38 | W | 47 | Windy Hill | H | +11.5 | 4/12 | +4.3 | +7 | +4.0 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | CAR | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 22 | Princes Park | A | +15.5 | 4/12 | -5.2 | +21 | -4.3 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | GEE | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 38 | Corio Oval | A | +11.2 | 4/12 | +21.6 | -10 | -2.8 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | MEL | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +8.5 | 4/12 | +19.7 | -11 | +0.5 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | SYD | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | A | +9.0 | 4/12 | +1.6 | +19 | -3.1 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | FIT | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 29 | Brunswick St | A | +5.9 | 5/12 | -7.9 | +14 | +1.5 | +7.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | HAW | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 27 | Windy Hill | H | +7.4 | 4/12 | -36.5 | +44 | -1.7 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | NME | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 18 | Arden St | A | +5.7 | 6/12 | -19.7 | +25 | -0.7 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 07 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | COL | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 23 | Windy Hill | H | +5.0 | 5/12 | +25.7 | -21 | -0.2 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 14 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | RIC | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 5 | Punt Rd | A | +4.7 | 5/12 | -6.3 | +11 | -0.6 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 21 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | WBD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 60 | Windy Hill | H | +4.1 | 6/12 | -27.1 | +31 | +2.9 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 28 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | STK | 2. | 11 | 23 | W | 72 | Junction Oval | A | +7.0 | 5/12 | -19.9 | +27 | +4.5 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 04 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | CAR | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +11.5 | 5/12 | +5.3 | +6 | +0.3 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 11 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | SYD | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 3 | Windy Hill | H | +11.8 | 5/12 | +21.7 | +2 | -0.5 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | GEE | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 47 | M.C.G. | H | +11.3 | 5/12 | +32.8 | -21 | +6.8 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Oct 02 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | MEL | 6. | 6 | 42 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | A | +18.1 | 5/12 | +24.9 | -7 | +0.4 | +18.5 | ≡ |