| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1942 | 1197 | 162.2 |
| 2 | NME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1595 | 1293 | 123.4 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1485 | 1205 | 123.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1562 | 1256 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1452 | 1314 | 110.5 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1506 | 1476 | 102.0 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1586 | 1437 | 110.4 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1528 | 1637 | 93.3 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1553 | 86.3 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1475 | 1608 | 91.7 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1438 | 1904 | 75.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | 49.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | FIT | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 6 | Brunswick St | A | +7.3 | 7/12 | -2.8 | +10 | -0.4 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 29. | 7 | 181 | v | SYD | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 105 | Windy Hill | H | +6.9 | 7/12 | -13.1 | +32 | +7.3 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | GEE | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 55 | Kardinia Park | A | +14.2 | 4/12 | +18.0 | -4 | +5.9 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 21. | 9 | 135 | v | WBD | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 71 | Windy Hill | H | +20.1 | 1/12 | -9.1 | +29 | +4.2 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 17. | 8 | 110 | v | RIC | 10. | 18 | 78 | W | 32 | Punt Rd | A | +24.2 | 1/12 | +8.2 | +16 | +1.6 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | NME | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 15 | Arden St | A | +25.8 | 1/12 | +9.2 | +17 | -3.2 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | STK | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 64 | Windy Hill | H | +22.7 | 1/12 | -12.2 | +35 | +2.9 | +25.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 10 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | CAR | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 5 | Princes Park | A | +25.6 | 1/12 | +6.9 | +19 | -1.4 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 22. | 15 | 147 | v | HAW | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 86 | Windy Hill | H | +24.2 | 1/12 | -49.6 | +74 | +1.2 | +25.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +25.4 | 1/12 | +15.6 | +10 | -0.1 | +25.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | COL | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 42 | Windy Hill | H | +25.4 | 1/12 | +7.6 | +18 | +2.4 | +27.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | FIT | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 28 | Windy Hill | H | +27.8 | 1/12 | -0.4 | +28 | -0.0 | +27.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 22. | 17 | 149 | v | SYD | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 92 | Lake Oval | A | +27.8 | 1/12 | -16.6 | +56 | +3.6 | +31.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | GEE | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 17 | Windy Hill | H | +31.3 | 1/12 | +17.3 | +14 | +0.3 | +31.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | WBD | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 2 | Western Oval | A | +31.6 | 1/12 | -12.5 | +44 | -4.2 | +27.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | RIC | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 57 | Windy Hill | H | +27.4 | 1/12 | +6.9 | +20 | +3.7 | +31.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | NME | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 8 | Windy Hill | H | +31.1 | 1/12 | +19.9 | +11 | -0.3 | +30.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 21. | 10 | 136 | v | STK | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 81 | Junction Oval | A | +30.7 | 1/12 | -15.6 | +46 | +3.5 | +34.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | NME | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +34.2 | 1/12 | +16.2 | +18 | -1.5 | +32.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 23 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | NME | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | +32.7 | 1/12 | +19.3 | +13 | +2.5 | +35.2 | ≡ |