| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1869 | 1281 | 145.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1425 | 1133 | 125.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1625 | 1323 | 122.8 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1629 | 1232 | 132.2 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1630 | 1328 | 122.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1406 | 1327 | 106.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1258 | 1417 | 88.8 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1234 | 1310 | 94.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1446 | 1763 | 82.0 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1241 | 1766 | 70.3 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1193 | 1655 | 72.1 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1060 | 1481 | 71.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | RIC | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | A | +13.3 | 5/12 | +16.7 | -3 | -3.2 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | STK | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 3 | Windy Hill | H | +10.1 | 5/12 | +23.9 | -14 | +1.1 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | COL | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 22 | Windy Hill | H | +11.2 | 5/12 | +35.4 | -24 | +0.2 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | SYD | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 39 | Lake Oval | A | +11.4 | 4/12 | -3.1 | +26 | -6.5 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | GEE | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 11 | Windy Hill | H | +4.9 | 6/12 | +26.1 | -21 | +1.0 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 48 | Western Oval | A | +5.9 | 6/12 | -23.4 | +29 | +1.9 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 27 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 26 | Windy Hill | H | +7.8 | 6/12 | -13.8 | +22 | +0.4 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 03 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | NME | 12. | 16 | 88 | D | 0 | Arden St | A | +8.2 | 6/12 | -6.3 | +14 | -1.4 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 10 | 21. | 16 | 142 | v | HAW | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 91 | Windy Hill | H | +6.8 | 7/12 | -25.8 | +33 | +5.8 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 26 | Princes Park | A | +12.6 | 5/12 | -49.1 | +62 | -3.6 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | CAR | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +9.0 | 6/12 | +13.4 | -4 | -0.5 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | RIC | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 21 | Windy Hill | H | +8.6 | 6/12 | +29.8 | -21 | +4.2 | +12.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | STK | 18. | 6 | 114 | L | 23 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +12.8 | 5/12 | +14.2 | -1 | -2.2 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | COL | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 9 | Victoria Park | A | +10.6 | 5/12 | +24.1 | -13 | +2.2 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | SYD | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 41 | Windy Hill | H | +12.9 | 4/12 | -5.5 | +30 | +1.1 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 4. | 10 | 34 | v | GEE | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 39 | Kardinia Park | A | +13.9 | 4/12 | +8.9 | +5 | -4.4 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | WBD | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 2 | Windy Hill | H | +9.5 | 5/12 | -21.6 | +31 | -2.9 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | MEL | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +6.6 | 5/12 | -11.1 | +18 | -2.2 | +4.5 | ≡ |