| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 2237 | 1666 | 134.3 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2469 | 2098 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2338 | 1747 | 133.8 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1989 | 1721 | 115.6 |
| 5 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2317 | 2140 | 108.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2277 | 2050 | 111.1 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1930 | 2038 | 94.7 |
| 8 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2043 | 1929 | 105.9 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1997 | 2062 | 96.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1994 | 2369 | 84.2 |
| 11 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1513 | 2323 | 65.1 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1628 | 2589 | 62.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 03 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | WBD | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 61 | Western Oval | A | -24.9 | 10/12 | -11.4 | -13 | +7.4 | -17.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | SYD | 7. | 18 | 60 | W | 47 | Windy Hill | H | -17.4 | 8/12 | -28.2 | +23 | +2.4 | -15.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | RIC | 16. | 15 | 111 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | -15.0 | 9/12 | +24.3 | -39 | +5.9 | -9.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 17. | 27 | 129 | v | GEE | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 43 | Windy Hill | H | -9.1 | 8/12 | -25.8 | +17 | +2.6 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Tue Apr 25 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | CAR | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 15 | Waverley Park | H | -6.4 | 8/12 | +6.0 | -12 | -0.3 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | MEL | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | A | -6.7 | 8/12 | +2.7 | -9 | -1.5 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | STK | 10. | 22 | 82 | W | 41 | Windy Hill | H | -8.2 | 8/12 | +31.5 | -40 | +8.1 | -0.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | NME | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 35 | Arden St | A | -0.1 | 8/12 | -35.7 | +36 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | HAW | 14. | 21 | 105 | W | 2 | Windy Hill | H | -0.2 | 8/12 | +21.3 | -21 | +2.3 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | FIT | 15. | 9 | 99 | W | 2 | Waverley Park | H | +2.2 | 7/12 | +7.5 | -5 | +0.7 | +2.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 12 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | COL | 23. | 10 | 148 | L | 55 | Victoria Park | A | +2.9 | 8/12 | +23.5 | -21 | -3.4 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | WBD | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 34 | Windy Hill | H | -0.5 | 8/12 | -5.1 | +5 | -3.9 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | SYD | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 3 | Lake Oval | A | -4.4 | 9/12 | -26.9 | +35 | -3.2 | -7.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | GEE | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 10 | Kardinia Park | A | -7.5 | 9/12 | -15.2 | +8 | -1.8 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | RIC | 17. | 9 | 111 | L | 21 | Windy Hill | H | -9.3 | 9/12 | +6.0 | -15 | -0.6 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | CAR | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -9.9 | 9/12 | +15.7 | -26 | +1.0 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | MEL | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 45 | Windy Hill | H | -8.9 | 9/12 | +4.2 | -13 | +5.8 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | STK | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 7 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -3.1 | 8/12 | +5.7 | -9 | +1.6 | -1.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | NME | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 45 | Windy Hill | H | -1.5 | 7/12 | -36.0 | +35 | +1.0 | -0.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | HAW | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 19 | Waverley Park | A | -0.5 | 7/12 | +15.6 | -16 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | FIT | 14. | 20 | 104 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | A | -0.8 | 7/12 | -3.9 | +3 | +1.2 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | COL | 17. | 10 | 112 | W | 5 | Windy Hill | H | +0.4 | 7/12 | +26.6 | -26 | +3.1 | +3.5 | ≡ |
| EF | Sat Sep 09 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | STK | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 53 | Waverley Park | A | +3.5 | 7/12 | +5.7 | -2 | -5.1 | -1.5 | ≡ |