| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1838 | 1340 | 137.2 |
| 2 | MEL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1682 | 1347 | 124.9 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1775 | 1500 | 118.3 |
| 4 | FOO | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1499 | 1453 | 103.2 |
| 5 | RIC | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1895 | 1509 | 125.6 |
| 6 | CAR | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1769 | 1564 | 113.1 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1529 | 1355 | 112.8 |
| 8 | NME | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1328 | 1589 | 83.6 |
| 9 | GEE | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1558 | 1737 | 89.7 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1512 | 1826 | 82.8 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1280 | 1690 | 75.7 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1124 | 1879 | 59.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 17 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | GEE | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 22 | Brunswick St | H | +18.8 | 3/12 | +4.3 | +14 | +0.8 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | CAR | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 20 | Princes Park | A | +19.5 | 3/12 | +22.2 | -3 | +2.3 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | MEL | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | A | +21.8 | 1/12 | +7.7 | +14 | +2.4 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | STK | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 84 | Brunswick St | H | +24.2 | 1/12 | -45.0 | +69 | +1.5 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | HAW | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 62 | Brunswick St | H | +25.7 | 1/12 | -24.7 | +50 | +1.2 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 7 | Western Oval | A | +26.8 | 1/12 | -5.2 | +32 | -3.9 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | NME | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | H | +22.9 | 2/12 | -26.7 | +50 | -2.6 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | ESS | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 16 | Brunswick St | H | +20.4 | 2/12 | +21.1 | -1 | +1.7 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 12 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | SYD | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 35 | Lake Oval | A | +22.0 | 1/12 | -1.9 | +36 | -0.1 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 19 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | COL | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 17 | Victoria Park | A | +21.9 | 1/12 | +11.2 | +11 | -2.8 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 39 | Brunswick St | H | +19.2 | 2/12 | +9.0 | +10 | +2.9 | +22.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | GEE | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 16 | Kardinia Park | A | +22.0 | 2/12 | +3.2 | +19 | -3.5 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 29 | Brunswick St | H | +18.6 | 3/12 | +7.1 | +11 | -4.0 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 36 | Brunswick St | H | +14.5 | 4/12 | +16.7 | -2 | -3.4 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 31 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | STK | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | A | +11.1 | 6/12 | -53.0 | +64 | -7.2 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 4. | 16 | 40 | v | HAW | 6. | 7 | 43 | L | 3 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +3.9 | 6/12 | -25.6 | +30 | -3.3 | +0.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | WBD | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 18 | Brunswick St | H | +0.7 | 6/12 | -8.6 | +9 | -2.7 | -2.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | NME | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 14 | Arden St | A | -2.1 | 6/12 | -15.6 | +14 | -2.8 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Sep 04 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | ESS | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 18 | Windy Hill | A | -4.8 | 8/12 | +26.4 | -31 | +1.3 | -3.5 | ≡ |