| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 |
| 5 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | RIC | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 2 | Windy Hill | H | +8.0 | 6/12 | +16.9 | -9 | +0.7 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 14 | 21. | 20 | 146 | v | SYD | 15. | 19 | 109 | W | 37 | Lake Oval | A | +8.7 | 5/12 | -36.9 | +58 | -2.1 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon Apr 23 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | HAW | 27. | 8 | 170 | L | 68 | Waverley Park | A | +6.7 | 5/12 | +2.0 | +5 | -7.3 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 28 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | WBD | 8. | 19 | 67 | W | 48 | Western Oval | A | -0.6 | 7/12 | -10.2 | +10 | +3.8 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 16. | 26 | 122 | v | GEE | 15. | 16 | 106 | W | 16 | Windy Hill | H | +3.2 | 7/12 | -18.7 | +22 | -0.6 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | STK | 18. | 13 | 121 | W | 19 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +2.6 | 7/12 | +7.2 | -5 | +2.4 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 20. | 24 | 144 | v | NME | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 70 | Windy Hill | H | +5.0 | 4/12 | -15.4 | +20 | +5.0 | +10.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | MEL | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 10 | Waverley Park | A | +10.0 | 4/12 | +1.1 | +9 | +0.1 | +10.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 04 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | CAR | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 41 | Princes Park | A | +10.1 | 5/12 | +27.3 | -17 | -2.4 | +7.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | FIT | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 10 | Windy Hill | H | +7.7 | 5/12 | -4.7 | +12 | -0.2 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 16 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | COL | 23. | 16 | 154 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | A | +7.5 | 5/12 | +25.7 | -18 | -2.4 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | RIC | 15. | 21 | 111 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +5.1 | 6/12 | +11.2 | -6 | -1.0 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 20. | 19 | 139 | v | SYD | 16. | 14 | 110 | W | 29 | Windy Hill | H | +4.1 | 6/12 | -24.3 | +40 | -1.1 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 21. | 6 | 132 | v | WBD | 13. | 19 | 97 | W | 35 | Waverley Park | H | +3.0 | 6/12 | -10.3 | +13 | +2.2 | +5.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 14 | 23. | 13 | 151 | v | HAW | 18. | 8 | 116 | W | 35 | Windy Hill | H | +5.1 | 6/12 | +12.5 | -7 | +4.2 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | GEE | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 1 | Kardinia Park | A | +9.4 | 5/12 | -27.0 | +36 | -3.7 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | STK | 10. | 19 | 79 | W | 23 | Windy Hill | H | +5.6 | 6/12 | +8.5 | -3 | +2.6 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | NME | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 3 | Arden St | A | +8.2 | 5/12 | -12.1 | +20 | -1.7 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | MEL | 15. | 11 | 101 | W | 14 | Windy Hill | H | +6.5 | 4/12 | -5.9 | +12 | +0.2 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | CAR | 17. | 9 | 111 | L | 44 | Waverley Park | H | +6.6 | 4/12 | +18.6 | -12 | -3.2 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 9. | 23 | 77 | v | FIT | 13. | 22 | 100 | L | 23 | Junction Oval | A | +3.4 | 6/12 | -11.2 | +15 | -3.8 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 16. | 6 | 102 | v | COL | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 10 | Windy Hill | H | -0.3 | 6/12 | +15.5 | -16 | +0.6 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| EF | Sat Sep 08 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | STK | 24. | 14 | 158 | L | 67 | Waverley Park | A | +0.3 | 6/12 | +2.0 | -2 | -6.5 | -6.3 | ≡ |