| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2245 | 1690 | 132.8 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2323 | 2035 | 114.2 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2041 | 1748 | 116.8 |
| 4 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2251 | 2166 | 103.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1958 | 2023 | 96.8 |
| 6 | MEL | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2319 | 2333 | 99.4 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2192 | 2224 | 98.6 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2223 | 2364 | 94.0 |
| 9 | STK | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2056 | 2282 | 90.1 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1987 | 2253 | 88.2 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2005 | 2161 | 92.8 |
| 12 | COL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2033 | 2354 | 86.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 03 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | WBD | 16. | 16 | 112 | W | 1 | Western Oval | A | -10.4 | 10/12 | -4.9 | -6 | +0.7 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 10 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | CAR | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 12 | Windy Hill | H | -9.8 | 10/12 | +26.9 | -37 | +2.5 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon Apr 19 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | MEL | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 35 | Windy Hill | H | -7.3 | 8/12 | -7.4 | +0 | -3.5 | -10.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 24 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | SYD | 22. | 11 | 143 | L | 34 | Lake Oval | A | -10.8 | 9/12 | -22.5 | +24 | -5.8 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 01 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | HAW | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 19 | Windy Hill | H | -16.6 | 11/12 | +31.5 | -48 | +2.9 | -13.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 08 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | RIC | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 55 | Waverley Park | A | -13.7 | 11/12 | +0.5 | -14 | -4.1 | -17.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 15 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | STK | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 28 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -17.7 | 12/12 | +1.8 | -20 | +4.8 | -13.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 22 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 10 | Windy Hill | H | -13.0 | 11/12 | -6.9 | -6 | +1.6 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 29 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | NME | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 4 | Arden St | A | -11.4 | 10/12 | +10.1 | -21 | +1.7 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 05 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | COL | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 9 | Windy Hill | H | -9.6 | 11/12 | -7.9 | -2 | +1.1 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 14 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | FIT | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 10 | Waverley Park | H | -8.6 | 10/12 | -15.8 | +7 | -1.7 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 19 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | WBD | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 10 | Windy Hill | H | -10.3 | 11/12 | +1.3 | -12 | +2.2 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 26 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | CAR | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 17 | Princes Park | A | -8.1 | 9/12 | +9.1 | -17 | +0.0 | -8.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 03 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | SYD | 12. | 6 | 78 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | H | -8.1 | 11/12 | -7.1 | +11 | +0.4 | -7.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 10 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | MEL | 15. | 14 | 104 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | A | -7.7 | 9/12 | -9.8 | +2 | +1.3 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 17 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | HAW | 15. | 17 | 107 | W | 16 | Princes Park | A | -6.4 | 9/12 | +20.6 | -27 | +4.3 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 24 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | RIC | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 43 | Windy Hill | H | -2.1 | 6/12 | +0.0 | -2 | -4.1 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 31 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | STK | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 38 | Waverley Park | H | -6.2 | 9/12 | -3.2 | -3 | -3.5 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 07 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | GEE | 18. | 8 | 116 | W | 6 | Kardinia Park | A | -9.7 | 10/12 | -2.4 | -7 | +1.3 | -8.4 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 14 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | NME | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 26 | Windy Hill | H | -8.4 | 10/12 | +15.5 | -24 | -0.2 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 21 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | COL | 20. | 20 | 140 | L | 51 | Victoria Park | A | -8.6 | 10/12 | -18.1 | +10 | -6.1 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 28 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | FIT | 15. | 20 | 110 | L | 32 | Junction Oval | A | -14.6 | 11/12 | -3.0 | -12 | -2.0 | -16.7 | ≡ |