| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1532 | 1109 | 138.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1470 | 1104 | 133.2 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1499 | 1151 | 130.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1328 | 1042 | 127.4 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1382 | 1142 | 121.0 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1408 | 1189 | 118.4 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1146 | 1301 | 88.1 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1231 | 1411 | 87.2 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1143 | 1346 | 84.9 |
| 10 | CAR | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1190 | 1318 | 90.3 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1125 | 1654 | 68.0 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1019 | 1706 | 59.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | STK | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +22.8 | 2/12 | +21.8 | +1 | +0.5 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 25 | 15. | 21 | 111 | v | RIC | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 36 | Punt Rd | A | +23.3 | 2/12 | -27.5 | +51 | -1.5 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 02 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | NME | 19. | 7 | 121 | L | 14 | Windy Hill | H | +21.8 | 3/12 | -7.3 | +29 | -4.3 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 09 | 14. | 7 | 91 | v | GEE | 8. | 21 | 69 | W | 22 | Kardinia Park | A | +17.5 | 5/12 | +17.6 | -0 | +2.2 | +19.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 16 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | MEL | 10. | 25 | 85 | L | 32 | Windy Hill | H | +19.7 | 3/12 | +25.2 | -6 | -2.6 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | COL | 11. | 3 | 69 | W | 4 | Windy Hill | H | +17.1 | 3/12 | -1.5 | +19 | -1.5 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 30 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | SYD | 11. | 18 | 84 | W | 12 | Lake Oval | A | +15.6 | 3/12 | -17.7 | +45 | -3.3 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 06 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | HAW | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 14 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +12.3 | 4/12 | +14.6 | -2 | -1.2 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 13 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | WBD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | H | +11.1 | 4/12 | -11.4 | +22 | -0.7 | +10.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | CAR | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | H | +10.4 | 6/12 | -11.9 | +22 | -1.6 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | FIT | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 19 | Brunswick St | A | +8.7 | 6/12 | -33.0 | +42 | -2.3 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | STK | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 33 | Junction Oval | A | +6.5 | 6/12 | +16.5 | -10 | +4.3 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 13. | 28 | 106 | v | RIC | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 62 | Windy Hill | H | +10.8 | 6/12 | -18.7 | +29 | +3.3 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | NME | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 29 | Arden St | A | +14.0 | 4/12 | -8.2 | +22 | +0.7 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | GEE | 6. | 7 | 43 | D | 0 | Windy Hill | H | +14.7 | 3/12 | +13.3 | +1 | -0.1 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | MEL | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +14.6 | 3/12 | +32.7 | -18 | +2.0 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | COL | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +16.6 | 2/12 | +15.1 | +1 | -0.4 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 22 | 28. | 16 | 184 | v | SYD | 2. | 7 | 19 | W | 165 | Windy Hill | H | +16.1 | 2/12 | -14.6 | +43 | +12.2 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | A | +28.4 | 1/12 | +12.2 | +16 | -3.5 | +24.8 | ≡ |