| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1731 | 1213 | 142.7 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1534 | 1404 | 109.3 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1477 | 1215 | 121.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1598 | 1422 | 112.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1533 | 1351 | 113.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1331 | 1490 | 89.3 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1592 | 1412 | 112.7 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1428 | 1515 | 94.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1515 | 1465 | 103.4 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1320 | 1681 | 78.5 |
| 11 | RIC | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1309 | 1771 | 73.9 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | HAW | 17. | 18 | 120 | W | 11 | Brunswick St | H | +10.6 | 3/12 | +7.7 | +3 | +0.8 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | SYD | 13. | 21 | 99 | L | 16 | Lake Oval | A | +11.4 | 2/12 | -7.5 | +31 | -4.7 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | MEL | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 13 | Brunswick St | H | +6.8 | 5/12 | +17.4 | -11 | +2.4 | +9.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | GEE | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 10 | Kardinia Park | A | +9.1 | 3/12 | -22.9 | +32 | -4.2 | +4.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | NME | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 3 | Arden St | A | +4.9 | 4/12 | +4.0 | +1 | -0.4 | +4.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | ESS | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 19 | Brunswick St | H | +4.5 | 5/12 | +5.1 | -1 | -1.8 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 9. | 26 | 80 | v | STK | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 7 | Junction Oval | A | +2.7 | 6/12 | -0.3 | +3 | -1.0 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 13 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | COL | 3. | 12 | 30 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | H | +1.7 | 7/12 | +2.6 | -1 | +1.1 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 10. | 21 | 81 | v | RIC | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 5 | Punt Rd | A | +2.8 | 5/12 | -13.6 | +16 | -2.1 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 04 | 21. | 13 | 139 | v | CAR | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 66 | Brunswick St | H | +0.6 | 7/12 | +8.7 | -8 | +7.4 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 11 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | WBD | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 20 | Western Oval | A | +8.0 | 3/12 | -20.0 | +28 | -0.8 | +7.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | HAW | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +7.2 | 4/12 | +5.1 | +2 | +0.4 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | SYD | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 30 | Brunswick St | H | +7.6 | 3/12 | +7.0 | +13 | +1.7 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 01 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | MEL | 11. | 11 | 77 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | A | +9.4 | 3/12 | +26.2 | -17 | +1.7 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 08 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | GEE | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 34 | Brunswick St | H | +11.0 | 3/12 | -12.5 | +24 | +1.0 | +12.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 15 | 10. | 23 | 83 | v | NME | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 30 | Brunswick St | H | +12.1 | 3/12 | -7.8 | +20 | +1.0 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | ESS | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 20 | Windy Hill | A | +13.1 | 3/12 | +7.7 | +5 | -2.5 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | STK | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 42 | Brunswick St | H | +10.6 | 4/12 | -7.0 | +18 | +2.4 | +13.0 | ≡ |