| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 2237 | 1666 | 134.3 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2469 | 2098 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2338 | 1747 | 133.8 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1989 | 1721 | 115.6 |
| 5 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2317 | 2140 | 108.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2277 | 2050 | 111.1 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1930 | 2038 | 94.7 |
| 8 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2043 | 1929 | 105.9 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1997 | 2062 | 96.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1994 | 2369 | 84.2 |
| 11 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1513 | 2323 | 65.1 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1628 | 2589 | 62.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | CAR | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 11 | Princes Park | A | +6.0 | 6/12 | +4.0 | +2 | -1.3 | +4.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | STK | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | H | +4.7 | 7/12 | +27.4 | -23 | +3.1 | +7.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | NME | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 23 | Arden St | A | +7.8 | 5/12 | -36.1 | +44 | -2.1 | +5.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | HAW | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | H | +5.7 | 5/12 | +35.0 | -29 | +4.8 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | GEE | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 52 | Kardinia Park | A | +10.5 | 5/12 | -28.5 | +39 | +1.3 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | WBD | 16. | 16 | 112 | L | 22 | Western Oval | A | +11.8 | 5/12 | -14.6 | +26 | -4.8 | +7.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | H | +7.0 | 6/12 | +24.9 | -18 | -0.7 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | SYD | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 58 | Lake Oval | A | +6.3 | 6/12 | -20.5 | +39 | +1.9 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 12. | 25 | 97 | v | RIC | 16. | 9 | 105 | L | 8 | Junction Oval | H | +8.2 | 6/12 | +8.8 | -1 | -0.7 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | ESS | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 2 | Waverley Park | A | +7.5 | 6/12 | +2.2 | +5 | -0.7 | +6.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 12 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | MEL | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 1 | Junction Oval | H | +6.7 | 6/12 | +6.4 | +0 | +0.1 | +6.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | CAR | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 36 | Waverley Park | H | +6.8 | 6/12 | +14.3 | -8 | -2.8 | +4.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | STK | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 35 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +4.0 | 7/12 | +20.6 | -17 | -1.8 | +2.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | HAW | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 53 | Waverley Park | A | +2.1 | 6/12 | +13.7 | -12 | -4.1 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | NME | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 44 | Junction Oval | H | -2.0 | 7/12 | -41.7 | +40 | +0.4 | -1.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | GEE | 12. | 13 | 85 | L | 16 | Junction Oval | H | -1.6 | 8/12 | -13.3 | +12 | -2.8 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | WBD | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 21 | Waverley Park | H | -4.4 | 8/12 | -1.7 | -3 | +2.4 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | COL | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 44 | Victoria Park | A | -2.0 | 7/12 | +26.8 | -29 | -1.5 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | SYD | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 45 | Junction Oval | H | -3.5 | 8/12 | -24.0 | +33 | +1.2 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | RIC | 20. | 17 | 137 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | A | -2.3 | 8/12 | +18.5 | -21 | -1.6 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | ESS | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 15 | Junction Oval | H | -3.9 | 8/12 | -0.8 | -3 | -1.2 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | MEL | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | A | -5.1 | 8/12 | +2.4 | -8 | -2.4 | -7.5 | ≡ |