| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 14 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | CAR | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 28 | Windy Hill | H | +20.2 | 3/12 | -10.3 | +31 | -0.3 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 21 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | FIT | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 22 | Brunswick St | A | +20.0 | 3/12 | -6.0 | +26 | -4.8 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 28 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | NME | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 42 | Arden St | A | +15.2 | 5/12 | -23.0 | +38 | +0.4 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 05 | 18. | 9 | 117 | v | STK | 9. | 23 | 77 | W | 40 | Windy Hill | H | +15.6 | 4/12 | -49.5 | +65 | -2.5 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 12 | 6. | 22 | 58 | v | RIC | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +13.0 | 5/12 | +2.9 | +10 | -0.4 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 19 | 11. | 20 | 86 | v | SYD | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | A | +12.6 | 3/12 | -5.9 | +31 | -4.3 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | GEE | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 50 | Kardinia Park | A | +8.4 | 5/12 | +15.7 | -7 | -4.3 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 04 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | WBD | 14. | 23 | 107 | L | 24 | Windy Hill | H | +4.1 | 5/12 | +8.3 | -4 | -2.0 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 09 | 4. | 15 | 39 | v | MEL | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 68 | M.C.G. | A | +2.1 | 6/12 | +23.8 | -22 | -4.6 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 23 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | HAW | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 21 | Windy Hill | H | -2.5 | 6/12 | -6.6 | +4 | +1.7 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | COL | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 54 | Victoria Park | A | -0.8 | 6/12 | +12.8 | -14 | -4.0 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | CAR | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 40 | Princes Park | A | -4.9 | 7/12 | +3.2 | -8 | -3.2 | -8.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | -8.0 | 7/12 | -8.2 | +0 | +0.9 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | NME | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 31 | Windy Hill | H | -7.2 | 8/12 | -29.8 | +23 | +0.8 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 7. | 7 | 49 | v | STK | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 2 | Junction Oval | A | -6.3 | 7/12 | -10.4 | +4 | -0.2 | -6.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 12 | Punt Rd | A | -6.5 | 7/12 | -8.1 | +2 | -1.4 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | SYD | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 18 | Windy Hill | H | -7.9 | 8/12 | +2.7 | +1 | +1.7 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | GEE | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 28 | Windy Hill | H | -6.2 | 8/12 | +12.9 | -19 | +4.7 | -1.5 | ≡ |