| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2333 | 1709 | 136.5 |
| 2 | CAR | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2146 | 1911 | 112.3 |
| 3 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1926 | 1532 | 125.7 |
| 4 | SME | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1914 | 1828 | 104.7 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 1949 | 1903 | 102.4 |
| 6 | RIC | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2029 | 1998 | 101.6 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1728 | 1894 | 91.2 |
| 8 | HAW | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2264 | 1986 | 114.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1774 | 2155 | 82.3 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1705 | 2043 | 83.5 |
| 11 | ESS | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1734 | 2128 | 81.5 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1574 | 1989 | 79.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 04 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | CAR | 21. | 19 | 145 | L | 49 | Princes Park | A | +2.6 | 6/12 | +21.2 | -19 | -3.0 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 11 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | WBD | 14. | 22 | 106 | L | 32 | Windy Hill | H | -0.5 | 7/12 | -15.4 | +15 | -4.7 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 18 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | SYD | 12. | 17 | 89 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | A | -5.1 | 7/12 | -20.2 | +27 | -1.6 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 25 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | HAW | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 40 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.8 | 8/12 | +2.2 | -9 | +4.9 | -1.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 02 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | GEE | 14. | 4 | 88 | L | 20 | Windy Hill | H | -1.9 | 6/12 | +16.0 | -18 | -0.2 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 09 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | MEL | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 15 | M.C.G. | A | -2.1 | 6/12 | -13.6 | +11 | -2.6 | -4.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 16 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | NME | 9. | 22 | 76 | L | 16 | Waverley Park | H | -4.7 | 8/12 | -17.0 | +12 | -2.8 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 23 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | FIT | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 3 | Junction Oval | A | -7.6 | 8/12 | -23.3 | +16 | -1.3 | -8.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 30 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | COL | 11. | 21 | 87 | W | 6 | Windy Hill | H | -8.8 | 9/12 | +25.2 | -34 | +4.0 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 06 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | RIC | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 7 | Windy Hill | H | -4.8 | 8/12 | +2.1 | -7 | -0.0 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 15 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | STK | 8. | 21 | 69 | L | 12 | Waverley Park | A | -4.8 | 8/12 | +11.2 | -16 | +0.4 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 20 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | CAR | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 5 | Windy Hill | H | -4.4 | 8/12 | +9.8 | -14 | +0.9 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 27 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | WBD | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 16 | Western Oval | A | -3.5 | 8/12 | -8.8 | +5 | -2.1 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 04 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | SYD | 11. | 5 | 71 | L | 31 | Waverley Park | H | -5.6 | 8/12 | +8.2 | -2 | -2.9 | -8.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 11 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | HAW | 21. | 4 | 130 | L | 68 | Windy Hill | H | -8.5 | 9/12 | +8.4 | -17 | -5.1 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 18 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | GEE | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 41 | Kardinia Park | A | -13.7 | 10/12 | +6.4 | -20 | -2.1 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 25 | 18. | 17 | 125 | v | MEL | 12. | 17 | 89 | W | 36 | Windy Hill | H | -15.7 | 9/12 | -20.4 | +5 | +3.1 | -12.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 01 | 16. | 22 | 118 | v | NME | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 27 | Arden St | A | -12.6 | 10/12 | -22.4 | +10 | +1.7 | -10.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 08 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | FIT | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 6 | Windy Hill | H | -10.9 | 9/12 | -10.8 | -0 | -0.6 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 15 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 24. | 16 | 160 | L | 81 | Victoria Park | A | -11.5 | 9/12 | +22.9 | -34 | -4.7 | -16.1 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 22 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | RIC | 23. | 13 | 151 | L | 74 | M.C.G. | A | -16.1 | 10/12 | +1.6 | -18 | -5.6 | -21.8 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 29 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | STK | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 44 | Windy Hill | H | -21.8 | 11/12 | +17.5 | -39 | -0.5 | -22.2 | ≡ |