| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 23 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | FIT | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 37 | Windy Hill | H | +5.2 | 5/12 | +10.4 | -5 | +4.2 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | NME | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 17 | Arden St | A | +9.4 | 5/12 | -19.7 | +29 | -1.2 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 12. | 22 | 94 | v | RIC | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 27 | Windy Hill | H | +8.2 | 4/12 | -13.5 | +22 | +0.5 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | STK | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 4 | Junction Oval | A | +8.8 | 5/12 | +9.6 | -1 | +0.5 | +9.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | CAR | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 45 | Princes Park | A | +9.2 | 4/12 | -2.8 | +12 | +3.3 | +12.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | WBD | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +12.5 | 3/12 | +12.9 | -0 | +0.6 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 02 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | SYD | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 58 | Lake Oval | A | +13.2 | 2/12 | -18.4 | +44 | +1.4 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | HAW | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 17 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +14.6 | 3/12 | -2.3 | +17 | -3.4 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | GEE | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 40 | Windy Hill | H | +11.2 | 4/12 | +12.3 | -1 | +4.1 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | MEL | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +15.3 | 2/12 | +17.1 | -2 | +2.0 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 07 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | COL | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 17 | Windy Hill | H | +17.3 | 1/12 | -0.8 | +18 | -0.1 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 14 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | FIT | 5. | 19 | 49 | W | 53 | Brunswick St | A | +17.2 | 1/12 | -1.6 | +19 | +3.4 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 21 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | NME | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 34 | Windy Hill | H | +20.6 | 1/12 | -20.2 | +41 | -0.7 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 28 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | RIC | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 1 | Punt Rd | A | +19.9 | 1/12 | -7.1 | +27 | -2.6 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 04 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | STK | 5. | 17 | 47 | W | 50 | Windy Hill | H | +17.3 | 1/12 | +5.2 | +12 | +3.8 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | CAR | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +21.1 | 1/12 | +7.4 | +14 | -0.5 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 18 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 37 | Western Oval | A | +20.7 | 1/12 | -0.4 | +21 | -5.8 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 25 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 5 | Windy Hill | H | +14.9 | 2/12 | -10.9 | +38 | -3.3 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 08 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | GEE | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +11.6 | 3/12 | +23.8 | -12 | +5.8 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 29 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | CAR | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | H | +17.4 | 1/12 | +10.4 | +7 | +2.5 | +19.9 | ≡ |