| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2129 | 1651 | 129.0 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2260 | 1875 | 120.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 2092 | 1745 | 119.9 |
| 4 | RIC | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 2060 | 1653 | 124.6 |
| 5 | HAW | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 2025 | 2050 | 98.8 |
| 6 | ESS | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1941 | 1893 | 102.5 |
| 7 | STK | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1803 | 1747 | 103.2 |
| 8 | NME | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1859 | 2125 | 87.5 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1803 | 2186 | 82.5 |
| 10 | FIT | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1745 | 2118 | 82.4 |
| 11 | FOO | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 1778 | 2079 | 85.5 |
| 12 | MEL | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1838 | 2211 | 83.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 07 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | RIC | 15. | 21 | 111 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | A | +22.0 | 1/12 | +17.8 | +4 | -3.3 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 12 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | GEE | 14. | 7 | 91 | D | 0 | Windy Hill | H | +18.6 | 4/12 | +5.4 | +13 | -1.3 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 19 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | HAW | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 13 | Windy Hill | H | +17.3 | 4/12 | -5.0 | +22 | -3.5 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Fri Apr 25 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | MEL | 10. | 19 | 79 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +13.8 | 4/12 | -24.8 | +39 | -2.1 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 03 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | NME | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 30 | Windy Hill | H | +11.7 | 6/12 | -13.4 | +25 | +0.5 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 10 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | FIT | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 25 | Princes Park | A | +12.2 | 6/12 | -29.3 | +42 | -1.7 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 17 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | STK | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 26 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +10.6 | 5/12 | +8.5 | +2 | -2.8 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 24 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | WBD | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | H | +7.7 | 6/12 | -19.6 | +27 | -1.2 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 31 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | CAR | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 58 | Princes Park | A | +6.5 | 6/12 | +17.5 | -11 | -4.7 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 14 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | SYD | 15. | 13 | 103 | W | 20 | Lake Oval | A | +1.8 | 6/12 | -6.1 | +20 | +0.0 | +1.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | COL | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 11 | Windy Hill | H | +1.8 | 6/12 | +23.1 | -21 | +1.0 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | RIC | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | +2.8 | 7/12 | +6.9 | -4 | +1.3 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 05 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 20 | Kardinia Park | A | +4.2 | 6/12 | +13.4 | -9 | +2.9 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 12 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | HAW | 17. | 19 | 121 | L | 7 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +7.1 | 6/12 | -1.5 | +9 | -1.6 | +5.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 19 | 13. | 21 | 99 | v | MEL | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 5 | Windy Hill | H | +5.5 | 5/12 | -13.8 | +19 | -1.4 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 26 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | NME | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 27 | Arden St | A | +4.1 | 6/12 | -23.0 | +27 | -5.4 | -1.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 09 | 19. | 18 | 132 | v | FIT | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 37 | Windy Hill | H | -1.3 | 7/12 | -13.6 | +12 | +2.5 | +1.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 16 | 19. | 25 | 139 | v | STK | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 63 | Windy Hill | H | +1.2 | 5/12 | -0.5 | +2 | +6.1 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 23 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | WBD | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 12 | Western Oval | A | +7.3 | 5/12 | -12.1 | +19 | -3.1 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 30 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | CAR | 20. | 9 | 129 | L | 11 | Windy Hill | H | +4.1 | 5/12 | +13.8 | -10 | -0.1 | +4.0 | ≡ |