| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1604 | 1074 | 149.3 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1605 | 1105 | 145.2 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1720 | 1175 | 146.4 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1303 | 1048 | 124.3 |
| 5 | SME | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1408 | 1184 | 118.9 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1234 | 106.5 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1376 | 1495 | 92.0 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1363 | 1583 | 86.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1081 | 1427 | 75.8 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1164 | 1665 | 69.9 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1094 | 1648 | 66.4 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1102 | 1496 | 73.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 01 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | COL | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 39 | Brunswick St | H | +15.0 | 4/12 | +17.2 | -2 | -3.7 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 08 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | RIC | 18. | 8 | 116 | L | 58 | Punt Rd | A | +11.4 | 5/12 | -8.5 | +20 | -7.8 | +3.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 15 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 1 | Brunswick St | H | +3.6 | 6/12 | -21.9 | +26 | -2.5 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 22 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | STK | 9. | 8 | 62 | L | 11 | Junction Oval | A | +1.1 | 6/12 | +3.5 | -2 | -0.9 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 29 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | CAR | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | H | +0.3 | 6/12 | -4.7 | +5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 05 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | NME | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 4 | Arden St | A | +0.8 | 5/12 | -17.5 | +18 | -1.4 | -0.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 07 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | HAW | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | H | -0.7 | 6/12 | -33.0 | +32 | -4.7 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 19 | 9. | 5 | 59 | v | SYD | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 34 | Lake Oval | A | -5.4 | 9/12 | -2.8 | +9 | -4.3 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 26 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | H | -9.7 | 9/12 | +23.7 | -33 | +1.8 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 03 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | ESS | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 29 | Brunswick St | H | -7.9 | 9/12 | +5.9 | -14 | -1.5 | -9.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | MEL | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | A | -9.4 | 9/12 | +26.5 | -36 | -0.3 | -9.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | COL | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 42 | Victoria Park | A | -9.7 | 9/12 | +25.0 | -35 | -0.7 | -10.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Aug 07 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | RIC | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 15 | Brunswick St | H | -10.4 | 8/12 | -7.5 | -3 | -1.2 | -11.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 14 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | WBD | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 42 | Western Oval | A | -11.7 | 8/12 | -24.1 | +12 | +3.0 | -8.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 21 | 18. | 18 | 126 | v | STK | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 62 | Brunswick St | H | -8.7 | 8/12 | -14.3 | +6 | +5.6 | -3.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 28 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | CAR | 18. | 18 | 126 | L | 22 | Princes Park | A | -3.1 | 7/12 | +3.8 | -7 | -1.5 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Sep 04 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | NME | 13. | 7 | 85 | W | 35 | Brunswick St | H | -4.6 | 7/12 | -19.2 | +15 | +2.0 | -2.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 11 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | GEE | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 55 | Corio Oval | A | -2.5 | 7/12 | +30.6 | -33 | -2.2 | -4.7 | ≡ |