| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1838 | 1340 | 137.2 |
| 2 | MEL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1682 | 1347 | 124.9 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1775 | 1500 | 118.3 |
| 4 | FOO | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1499 | 1453 | 103.2 |
| 5 | RIC | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1895 | 1509 | 125.6 |
| 6 | CAR | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1769 | 1564 | 113.1 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1529 | 1355 | 112.8 |
| 8 | NME | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1328 | 1589 | 83.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1558 | 1737 | 89.7 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1512 | 1826 | 82.8 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1280 | 1690 | 75.7 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1124 | 1879 | 59.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 17 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | MEL | 12. | 5 | 77 | W | 19 | M.C.G. | A | +23.2 | 2/12 | +11.6 | +12 | +0.7 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 26 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | HAW | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 23 | Windy Hill | H | +23.9 | 1/12 | -28.2 | +52 | -2.9 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | COL | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | H | +21.0 | 2/12 | +15.2 | +6 | +0.9 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 20. | 20 | 140 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 62 | Lake Oval | A | +21.9 | 2/12 | +2.4 | +32 | +3.0 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | D | 0 | Windy Hill | H | +25.0 | 2/12 | +8.4 | +17 | -1.7 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 19. | 7 | 121 | v | CAR | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 28 | Princes Park | A | +23.3 | 2/12 | +15.8 | +7 | +2.1 | +25.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 16 | Windy Hill | H | +25.4 | 1/12 | -1.6 | +27 | -4.3 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 16 | Brunswick St | A | +21.1 | 1/12 | +20.4 | +1 | -1.7 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 12 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | NME | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 54 | Windy Hill | H | +19.4 | 2/12 | -20.2 | +40 | +1.4 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 19 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | WBD | 4. | 14 | 38 | W | 82 | Windy Hill | H | +20.8 | 2/12 | -1.1 | +22 | +6.0 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 17. | 22 | 124 | v | STK | 11. | 6 | 72 | W | 52 | Junction Oval | A | +26.8 | 1/12 | -44.5 | +71 | -1.9 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | MEL | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 26 | Windy Hill | H | +24.9 | 1/12 | +13.1 | +12 | +1.4 | +26.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | HAW | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 56 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +26.3 | 1/12 | -24.6 | +51 | +0.5 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | COL | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 22 | Victoria Park | A | +26.8 | 1/12 | +17.8 | +9 | +1.3 | +28.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 11. | 21 | 87 | v | SYD | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 28 | Windy Hill | H | +28.1 | 1/12 | -7.0 | +47 | -1.9 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | RIC | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 3 | Punt Rd | A | +26.2 | 1/12 | +21.7 | +4 | -0.1 | +26.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | CAR | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 34 | Windy Hill | H | +26.1 | 1/12 | +23.6 | +2 | +3.2 | +29.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | GEE | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 8 | Kardinia Park | A | +29.2 | 1/12 | -7.2 | +36 | -2.8 | +26.4 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Sep 04 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 18 | Windy Hill | H | +26.4 | 1/12 | -4.8 | +31 | -1.3 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 18 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | MEL | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 36 | M.C.G. | H | +25.1 | 1/12 | +19.9 | +5 | +3.1 | +28.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 02 | 7. | 27 | 69 | v | MEL | 10. | 9 | 69 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | A | +28.1 | 1/12 | +23.2 | +5 | -0.5 | +27.6 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Oct 09 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | MEL | 13. | 11 | 89 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | A | +27.6 | 1/12 | +23.7 | +4 | -4.3 | +23.3 | ≡ |