| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1485 | 1137 | 130.6 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1354 | 1056 | 128.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1680 | 1136 | 147.9 |
| 4 | STK | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1501 | 1071 | 140.1 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1470 | 1069 | 137.5 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1275 | 1234 | 103.3 |
| 7 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1059 | 1244 | 85.1 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1365 | 1427 | 95.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1126 | 1283 | 87.8 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1279 | 1687 | 75.8 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1202 | 1722 | 69.8 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 986 | 1716 | 57.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 20 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | HAW | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +19.3 | 2/12 | -7.6 | +27 | -0.2 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | GEE | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 59 | Windy Hill | H | +19.1 | 2/12 | +24.0 | -5 | +6.4 | +25.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | MEL | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 5 | Windy Hill | H | +25.5 | 1/12 | +9.1 | +16 | -1.1 | +24.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | CAR | 9. | 13 | 67 | L | 6 | Princes Park | A | +24.4 | 1/12 | +9.6 | +15 | -2.1 | +22.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | FIT | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 61 | Brunswick St | A | +22.3 | 1/12 | -17.8 | +40 | +2.1 | +24.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | WBD | 6. | 18 | 54 | W | 40 | Windy Hill | H | +24.4 | 1/12 | -1.6 | +26 | +1.4 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | COL | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 16 | Victoria Park | A | +25.8 | 1/12 | +2.4 | +23 | -0.7 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | RIC | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 42 | Windy Hill | H | +25.0 | 1/12 | -14.8 | +40 | +0.2 | +25.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 4. | 16 | 40 | v | STK | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 16 | Windy Hill | H | +25.3 | 1/12 | +2.8 | +22 | -3.9 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 06 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | NME | 5. | 5 | 35 | W | 28 | Arden St | A | +21.4 | 1/12 | -16.2 | +38 | -1.0 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 20 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 46 | Lake Oval | A | +20.4 | 1/12 | -14.6 | +47 | -0.1 | +20.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | HAW | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 31 | Windy Hill | H | +20.3 | 1/12 | +9.4 | +11 | +2.0 | +22.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 03 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 37 | Kardinia Park | A | +22.4 | 2/12 | +8.1 | +14 | -5.1 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 10 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 19. | 8 | 122 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +17.2 | 2/12 | +20.1 | -3 | -4.8 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 17 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +12.4 | 5/12 | +3.1 | +9 | -1.5 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 24 | 16. | 21 | 117 | v | FIT | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 81 | Windy Hill | H | +10.9 | 5/12 | -34.6 | +45 | +3.6 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 31 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | WBD | 4. | 4 | 28 | W | 56 | Western Oval | A | +14.4 | 5/12 | -2.5 | +17 | +3.9 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 07 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | COL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 27 | Windy Hill | H | +18.3 | 5/12 | -7.3 | +26 | +0.1 | +18.5 | ≡ |