| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1608 | 1300 | 123.7 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1528 | 1235 | 123.7 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1551 | 1283 | 120.9 |
| 4 | NME | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1228 | 1324 | 92.7 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1519 | 1365 | 111.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1419 | 1298 | 109.3 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1158 | 1260 | 91.9 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1340 | 1454 | 92.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1450 | 1634 | 88.7 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1425 | 1611 | 88.5 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1401 | 1440 | 97.3 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1192 | 1615 | 73.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 12 | 23. | 21 | 159 | v | NME | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 120 | Arden St | A | -16.0 | 12/12 | -4.4 | -12 | +13.2 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 19 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | SYD | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 9 | Brunswick St | H | -2.9 | 7/12 | -9.8 | +19 | -1.0 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 26 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | COL | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 5 | Victoria Park | A | -3.9 | 8/12 | +7.5 | -11 | +0.6 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 03 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | RIC | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 57 | Brunswick St | H | -3.2 | 9/12 | +4.1 | -7 | +6.4 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 10 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | WBD | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 56 | Brunswick St | H | +3.2 | 6/12 | -2.1 | +5 | +5.1 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 17 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | CAR | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 19 | Princes Park | A | +8.3 | 4/12 | -9.3 | +18 | +0.1 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 24 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | HAW | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 24 | Brunswick St | H | +8.4 | 4/12 | +12.8 | -4 | +2.8 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 31 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | STK | 12. | 17 | 89 | L | 39 | Junction Oval | A | +11.3 | 2/12 | -1.5 | +13 | -5.2 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 07 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | GEE | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 15 | Brunswick St | H | +6.1 | 4/12 | -20.0 | +26 | -1.1 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 14 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | ESS | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 51 | Windy Hill | A | +5.0 | 4/12 | +0.4 | +5 | -5.6 | -0.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | MEL | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 41 | Brunswick St | H | -0.6 | 5/12 | +20.6 | -21 | +6.2 | +5.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | NME | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 31 | Brunswick St | H | +5.6 | 5/12 | -0.2 | +6 | +2.5 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 11. | 22 | 88 | v | SYD | 19. | 6 | 120 | L | 32 | Lake Oval | A | +8.2 | 3/12 | -10.6 | +31 | -6.3 | +1.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | COL | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 48 | Brunswick St | H | +1.9 | 6/12 | +16.5 | -15 | +6.3 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 19. | 18 | 132 | v | RIC | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 64 | Punt Rd | A | +8.1 | 4/12 | -13.6 | +22 | +4.2 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 5. | 11 | 41 | v | WBD | 20. | 11 | 131 | L | 90 | Western Oval | A | +12.4 | 3/12 | -4.0 | +16 | -10.6 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | CAR | 13. | 18 | 96 | W | 5 | Brunswick St | H | +1.7 | 7/12 | -5.2 | +7 | -0.2 | +1.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | HAW | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 4 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +1.5 | 7/12 | +5.7 | -4 | +0.0 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 30 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | NME | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | +1.6 | 8/12 | +3.4 | -2 | -0.2 | +1.3 | ≡ |