| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 23 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | ESS | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 37 | Windy Hill | A | +10.4 | 4/12 | +5.2 | +5 | -4.2 | +6.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | WBD | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 68 | Brunswick St | H | +6.2 | 6/12 | +9.6 | -3 | -6.5 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | STK | 16. | 7 | 103 | L | 38 | Brunswick St | H | -0.3 | 7/12 | +6.5 | -7 | -3.1 | -3.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | NME | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 65 | Arden St | A | -3.4 | 7/12 | -23.9 | +21 | +4.4 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 21 | Lake Oval | A | +1.1 | 7/12 | -20.7 | +34 | -1.3 | -0.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | HAW | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 23 | Brunswick St | H | -0.2 | 7/12 | +2.9 | -3 | +2.6 | +2.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 04 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 13. | 22 | 100 | L | 38 | Kardinia Park | A | +2.4 | 6/12 | +12.2 | -10 | -2.8 | -0.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 12. | 4 | 76 | v | MEL | 9. | 20 | 74 | W | 2 | Brunswick St | H | -0.4 | 6/12 | +19.0 | -19 | +2.1 | +1.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | COL | 10. | 14 | 74 | L | 9 | Victoria Park | A | +1.7 | 6/12 | -2.5 | +4 | -1.3 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 6. | 15 | 51 | v | CAR | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 1 | Brunswick St | H | +0.4 | 7/12 | +1.8 | -1 | +0.0 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 07 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | RIC | 10. | 16 | 76 | L | 10 | Punt Rd | A | +0.4 | 7/12 | -9.8 | +10 | -2.0 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 14 | 5. | 19 | 49 | v | ESS | 14. | 18 | 102 | L | 53 | Brunswick St | H | -1.6 | 9/12 | +17.2 | -19 | -3.4 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 21 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | WBD | 10. | 5 | 65 | L | 19 | Western Oval | A | -5.0 | 9/12 | +2.2 | -7 | -1.2 | -6.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 28 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | STK | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 40 | Junction Oval | A | -6.2 | 8/12 | +2.0 | -8 | -3.2 | -9.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 04 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | NME | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 10 | Brunswick St | H | -9.4 | 10/12 | -19.7 | +10 | -2.0 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 11 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | SYD | 22. | 11 | 143 | L | 25 | Brunswick St | H | -11.4 | 10/12 | -17.4 | +18 | -4.3 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 18 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | HAW | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -15.7 | 11/12 | -4.7 | -11 | +1.9 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 25 | 5. | 14 | 44 | v | GEE | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 78 | Brunswick St | H | -13.8 | 11/12 | +19.3 | -33 | -4.5 | -18.3 | ≡ |