| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1746 | 1237 | 141.1 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1764 | 1383 | 127.5 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1702 | 1488 | 114.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1730 | 1327 | 130.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1534 | 1453 | 105.6 |
| 6 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1760 | 1559 | 112.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1520 | 1555 | 97.7 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1463 | 1717 | 85.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1380 | 1706 | 80.9 |
| 10 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1511 | 1842 | 82.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| 12 | ESS | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1392 | 1806 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | D | 0 | Arden St | A | -18.9 | 10/12 | -3.6 | -15 | +1.5 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | COL | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 25 | Brunswick St | H | -17.3 | 9/12 | +13.3 | -31 | +5.6 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 21. | 17 | 143 | v | STK | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 84 | Junction Oval | A | -11.8 | 8/12 | -23.6 | +12 | +7.2 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | MEL | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 3 | Brunswick St | H | -4.6 | 7/12 | -11.5 | +7 | -0.4 | -4.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 2. | 7 | 19 | v | GEE | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 104 | Corio Oval | A | -4.9 | 7/12 | +24.3 | -29 | -7.5 | -12.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 19. | 11 | 125 | v | ESS | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 32 | Brunswick St | H | -12.4 | 9/12 | -9.6 | -3 | +3.5 | -8.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 10 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | RIC | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 8 | Brunswick St | H | -8.9 | 7/12 | +22.2 | -31 | +2.3 | -6.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 17 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | HAW | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 11 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -6.6 | 7/12 | -18.5 | +12 | -0.1 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 24 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | SYD | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 19 | Brunswick St | H | -6.7 | 8/12 | +15.4 | -10 | +2.9 | -3.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 01 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | CAR | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 43 | Brunswick St | H | -3.8 | 7/12 | +17.2 | -21 | -2.2 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 08 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | WBD | 15. | 6 | 96 | L | 34 | Western Oval | A | -6.0 | 8/12 | +1.8 | -8 | -2.6 | -8.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 15 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | NME | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 43 | Brunswick St | H | -8.6 | 8/12 | -5.7 | -3 | +4.6 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 7. | 21 | 63 | W | 1 | Victoria Park | A | -4.0 | 7/12 | +8.1 | -12 | +1.3 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 19. | 10 | 124 | v | STK | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 79 | Brunswick St | H | -2.7 | 6/12 | -13.9 | +11 | +6.8 | +4.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | MEL | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +4.1 | 6/12 | -14.8 | +19 | -0.2 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | GEE | 11. | 20 | 86 | W | 12 | Brunswick St | H | +3.9 | 6/12 | +32.4 | -28 | +4.0 | +7.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | ESS | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 8 | Windy Hill | A | +7.9 | 5/12 | -23.2 | +31 | -3.9 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | RIC | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 48 | Punt Rd | A | +4.0 | 6/12 | +23.7 | -20 | -2.8 | +1.2 | ≡ |