| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1940 | 1410 | 137.6 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 1895 | 1561 | 121.4 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1958 | 1383 | 141.6 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1572 | 1339 | 117.4 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1708 | 1545 | 110.6 |
| 6 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1601 | 1582 | 101.2 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1488 | 1649 | 90.2 |
| 8 | ESS | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1526 | 1703 | 89.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1683 | 1747 | 96.3 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1460 | 1805 | 80.9 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1272 | 1731 | 73.5 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1208 | 1856 | 65.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 24. | 15 | 159 | v | MEL | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 60 | M.C.G. | A | -13.6 | 9/12 | -6.6 | -7 | +6.7 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | STK | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 3 | Windy Hill | H | -6.9 | 8/12 | -6.2 | -1 | +0.4 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | COL | 21. | 17 | 143 | L | 60 | Victoria Park | A | -6.6 | 8/12 | +16.8 | -23 | -3.7 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 16. | 5 | 101 | v | WBD | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 51 | Western Oval | A | -10.2 | 9/12 | -12.9 | +3 | +4.8 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 20 | 98 | v | HAW | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 12 | Windy Hill | H | -5.4 | 8/12 | -34.8 | +29 | -1.7 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 03 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 2 | Windy Hill | H | -7.1 | 8/12 | +15.9 | -23 | +2.1 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 4. | 12 | 36 | v | GEE | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 74 | Corio Oval | A | -5.0 | 7/12 | +18.0 | -23 | -5.1 | -10.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 15 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | FIT | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 42 | Windy Hill | H | -10.1 | 9/12 | -9.6 | -1 | -4.1 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | SYD | 13. | 22 | 100 | L | 39 | Lake Oval | A | -14.3 | 9/12 | +41.1 | -43 | +0.4 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | CAR | 22. | 8 | 140 | L | 62 | Windy Hill | H | -13.8 | 9/12 | +18.0 | -32 | -3.0 | -16.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | NME | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 1 | Arden St | A | -16.9 | 9/12 | -40.0 | +23 | -2.2 | -19.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | MEL | 12. | 21 | 93 | L | 19 | Windy Hill | H | -19.1 | 10/12 | -5.0 | -14 | -0.5 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 11. | 3 | 69 | v | STK | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 24 | Junction Oval | A | -19.6 | 9/12 | +3.7 | -23 | -0.1 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 17 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | COL | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 7 | Windy Hill | H | -19.6 | 10/12 | +14.7 | -34 | +2.7 | -16.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 15. | 25 | 115 | v | WBD | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 33 | Windy Hill | H | -16.9 | 9/12 | -18.2 | +1 | +3.2 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | HAW | 8. | 26 | 74 | L | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -13.7 | 9/12 | -25.8 | +12 | -2.0 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | RIC | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 28 | Punt Rd | A | -15.7 | 9/12 | +15.1 | -31 | +0.3 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 14. | 23 | 107 | v | GEE | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 28 | Windy Hill | H | -15.5 | 9/12 | -6.5 | -9 | +3.7 | -11.8 | ≡ |