| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | SME | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 1840 | 1396 | 131.8 |
| 2 | COL | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1902 | 1477 | 128.8 |
| 3 | NME | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 1696 | 1526 | 111.1 |
| 4 | CAR | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 1718 | 1607 | 106.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 1717 | 1576 | 108.9 |
| 6 | FIT | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 1730 | 1452 | 119.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 1802 | 1742 | 103.4 |
| 8 | ESS | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1837 | 1614 | 113.8 |
| 9 | MEL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1683 | 1699 | 99.1 |
| 10 | HAW | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 1665 | 1944 | 85.6 |
| 11 | GEE | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1415 | 2180 | 64.9 |
| 12 | STK | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 1305 | 2097 | 62.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 22. | 18 | 150 | v | HAW | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 71 | Windy Hill | H | +26.0 | 2/12 | -35.1 | +61 | +1.0 | +27.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 8. | 16 | 64 | D | 0 | Brunswick St | A | +27.0 | 1/12 | +16.8 | +10 | -1.0 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 22. | 18 | 150 | v | CAR | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 100 | Windy Hill | H | +26.0 | 1/12 | +8.9 | +17 | +8.3 | +34.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 23. | 18 | 156 | v | STK | 14. | 17 | 101 | W | 55 | Junction Oval | A | +34.3 | 1/12 | -15.6 | +50 | +0.5 | +34.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 11. | 21 | 87 | W | 1 | Windy Hill | H | +34.8 | 1/12 | -4.2 | +39 | -3.8 | +31.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | RIC | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 12 | Punt Rd | A | +31.0 | 1/12 | +17.9 | +13 | -2.5 | +28.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 02 | 14. | 28 | 112 | v | GEE | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 48 | Windy Hill | H | +28.5 | 1/12 | -35.6 | +64 | -1.6 | +26.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | WBD | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 31 | Western Oval | A | +26.9 | 1/12 | +6.6 | +20 | -5.1 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 16 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | NME | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 30 | Windy Hill | H | +21.7 | 1/12 | +8.2 | +14 | -4.4 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 23 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | SYD | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 46 | Junction Oval | A | +17.4 | 1/12 | +15.6 | +14 | -6.0 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | MEL | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 14 | Windy Hill | H | +11.4 | 5/12 | -6.5 | +18 | -3.2 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | HAW | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 53 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +8.2 | 6/12 | -28.5 | +37 | -9.0 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | FIT | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 24 | Windy Hill | H | -0.8 | 8/12 | +18.2 | -19 | -0.5 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | CAR | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 3 | Princes Park | A | -1.3 | 8/12 | +5.7 | -7 | +1.0 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | STK | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 99 | Windy Hill | H | -0.3 | 8/12 | -25.6 | +25 | +7.4 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | COL | 16. | 8 | 104 | L | 29 | Victoria Park | A | +7.1 | 6/12 | +14.4 | -7 | -2.2 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 14. | 22 | 106 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 33 | Windy Hill | H | +4.9 | 7/12 | +5.6 | -1 | +3.4 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | GEE | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 18 | Kardinia Park | A | +8.3 | 5/12 | -43.5 | +52 | -3.4 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 25 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | WBD | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 40 | Windy Hill | H | +4.9 | 7/12 | +7.8 | -3 | +4.3 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Sep 01 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | NME | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 6 | Arden St | A | +9.2 | 5/12 | +5.3 | +4 | -1.0 | +8.2 | ≡ |