| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1824 | 1348 | 135.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1945 | 1482 | 131.2 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1908 | 1479 | 129.0 |
| 4 | RIC | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1647 | 1525 | 108.0 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1624 | 1464 | 110.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1600 | 1580 | 101.3 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1386 | 1488 | 93.1 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1413 | 1675 | 84.4 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1527 | 1698 | 89.9 |
| 10 | ESS | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1530 | 1689 | 90.6 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1409 | 1722 | 81.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1188 | 1851 | 64.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 24 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | WBD | 9. | 17 | 71 | L | 4 | Western Oval | A | -18.1 | 10/12 | -13.2 | -5 | +0.1 | -18.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 01 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | MEL | 25. | 20 | 170 | L | 85 | Windy Hill | H | -18.0 | 10/12 | +19.0 | -37 | -4.8 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 08 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | GEE | 14. | 20 | 104 | W | 17 | Windy Hill | H | -22.8 | 11/12 | +20.7 | -44 | +6.0 | -16.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 15 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | HAW | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 28 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -16.8 | 9/12 | -21.0 | +4 | +2.4 | -14.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 22 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | RIC | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 52 | Windy Hill | H | -14.4 | 9/12 | +7.1 | -21 | -3.1 | -17.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 29 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | FIT | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 9 | Brunswick St | A | -17.4 | 9/12 | -20.5 | +3 | -1.2 | -18.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 05 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | SYD | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 32 | Windy Hill | H | -18.6 | 9/12 | -0.5 | -6 | +3.8 | -14.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 12 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | COL | 19. | 14 | 128 | L | 39 | Windy Hill | H | -14.8 | 9/12 | +20.8 | -36 | -0.3 | -15.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 19 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | STK | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 17 | Junction Oval | A | -15.2 | 8/12 | +2.3 | -17 | +0.0 | -15.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | CAR | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 12 | Windy Hill | H | -15.1 | 9/12 | +15.4 | -31 | +1.9 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 11. | 22 | 88 | v | NME | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 11 | Arden St | A | -13.3 | 8/12 | -28.5 | +15 | -0.4 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | WBD | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 10 | Windy Hill | H | -13.7 | 9/12 | -19.0 | +5 | -1.5 | -15.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | MEL | 11. | 13 | 79 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | -15.2 | 9/12 | +19.9 | -35 | +1.9 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 13. | 22 | 100 | L | 34 | Corio Oval | A | -13.3 | 9/12 | +27.4 | -41 | +0.7 | -12.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | HAW | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 13 | Windy Hill | H | -12.6 | 9/12 | -17.8 | +5 | -1.8 | -14.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 07 | 12. | 19 | 91 | v | RIC | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 2 | Punt Rd | A | -14.5 | 9/12 | +7.4 | -22 | +2.0 | -12.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | FIT | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 49 | Windy Hill | H | -12.5 | 9/12 | -8.7 | -4 | +5.3 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | SYD | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 3 | Lake Oval | A | -7.2 | 8/12 | +5.5 | -1 | -0.2 | -7.4 | ≡ |