| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2558 | 1979 | 129.3 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2398 | 1728 | 138.8 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2168 | 1729 | 125.4 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 2037 | 104.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 1899 | 1746 | 108.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1858 | 1989 | 93.4 |
| 7 | CAR | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2053 | 1941 | 105.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2110 | 2162 | 97.6 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1947 | 2327 | 83.7 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1790 | 2018 | 88.7 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1770 | 2481 | 71.3 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1840 | 2385 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 06 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | COL | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | +4.6 | 5/12 | +21.7 | -17 | +0.0 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 15 | 21. | 24 | 150 | v | SYD | 10. | 18 | 78 | W | 72 | Windy Hill | H | +4.6 | 6/12 | -18.0 | +35 | +3.7 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 20 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | STK | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 5 | Waverley Park | H | +8.4 | 5/12 | +6.9 | +1 | +0.4 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 27 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | HAW | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 26 | Princes Park | A | +8.7 | 5/12 | +12.3 | -4 | -2.2 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 04 | 12. | 26 | 98 | v | GEE | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 24 | Windy Hill | H | +6.5 | 5/12 | -18.4 | +25 | -0.1 | +6.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 11 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | WBD | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 50 | Western Oval | A | +6.4 | 5/12 | -4.6 | +11 | -6.1 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 18 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | RIC | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 10 | Windy Hill | H | +0.3 | 7/12 | +15.0 | -15 | +0.5 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 25 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | FIT | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | A | +0.8 | 7/12 | -12.8 | +14 | -2.2 | -1.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 01 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | NME | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 30 | Arden St | A | -1.4 | 7/12 | +18.4 | -20 | +5.0 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | CAR | 16. | 7 | 103 | L | 35 | Windy Hill | H | +3.6 | 7/12 | +6.8 | -3 | -3.2 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 15 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | MEL | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 35 | Waverley Park | A | +0.4 | 7/12 | -15.6 | +16 | +1.9 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 22 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | COL | 19. | 9 | 123 | L | 33 | Windy Hill | H | +2.3 | 7/12 | +14.6 | -12 | -2.1 | +0.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | SYD | 11. | 16 | 82 | W | 14 | Lake Oval | A | +0.2 | 6/12 | -24.9 | +37 | -2.3 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | HAW | 23. | 17 | 155 | L | 80 | Windy Hill | H | -2.1 | 6/12 | +14.8 | -17 | -6.3 | -8.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 13 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | STK | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 41 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -8.4 | 6/12 | -11.3 | +3 | -4.4 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | GEE | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 16 | Kardinia Park | A | -12.8 | 9/12 | -11.3 | -1 | +1.7 | -11.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 29 | Windy Hill | H | -11.0 | 9/12 | -9.0 | -2 | -2.7 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 03 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | RIC | 20. | 15 | 135 | L | 47 | M.C.G. | A | -13.7 | 10/12 | +27.1 | -41 | -0.6 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 24. | 15 | 159 | v | FIT | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 98 | Windy Hill | H | -14.3 | 10/12 | -28.1 | +14 | +8.4 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | NME | 16. | 12 | 108 | L | 10 | Windy Hill | H | -5.9 | 8/12 | +17.0 | -23 | +1.3 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | CAR | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 6 | Waverley Park | A | -4.6 | 8/12 | +4.7 | -9 | +1.5 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 31 | 20. | 17 | 137 | v | MEL | 15. | 13 | 103 | W | 34 | Windy Hill | H | -3.1 | 9/12 | -23.0 | +20 | +1.4 | -1.7 | ≡ |