| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2558 | 1979 | 129.3 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2398 | 1728 | 138.8 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2168 | 1729 | 125.4 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 2037 | 104.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 1899 | 1746 | 108.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1858 | 1989 | 93.4 |
| 7 | CAR | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2053 | 1941 | 105.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2110 | 2162 | 97.6 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1947 | 2327 | 83.7 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1790 | 2018 | 88.7 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1770 | 2481 | 71.3 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1840 | 2385 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 06 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | STK | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 40 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -9.3 | 9/12 | +4.6 | -14 | -2.6 | -11.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 13 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | RIC | 15. | 26 | 116 | L | 49 | Junction Oval | H | -11.9 | 10/12 | +13.3 | -25 | -2.4 | -14.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 20 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | NME | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 67 | Arden St | A | -14.3 | 10/12 | -1.9 | -12 | -5.5 | -19.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Thu Apr 25 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | COL | 17. | 9 | 111 | W | 9 | Junction Oval | H | -19.7 | 11/12 | +20.6 | -40 | +4.9 | -14.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 04 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | SYD | 14. | 16 | 100 | D | 0 | Lake Oval | A | -14.8 | 10/12 | -26.3 | +24 | -2.4 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 11 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | HAW | 13. | 16 | 94 | W | 30 | Junction Oval | H | -17.1 | 10/12 | +9.9 | -27 | +5.7 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 18 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | WBD | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 27 | Waverley Park | A | -11.4 | 10/12 | +1.5 | -13 | -1.4 | -12.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 25 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | ESS | 14. | 15 | 99 | W | 8 | Junction Oval | H | -12.8 | 9/12 | +0.8 | -14 | +2.2 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 01 | 7. | 10 | 52 | v | CAR | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 59 | Waverley Park | H | -10.7 | 10/12 | +2.2 | -13 | -4.6 | -15.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | MEL | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 31 | M.C.G. | A | -15.3 | 10/12 | -19.1 | +4 | -3.5 | -18.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 17 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | GEE | 10. | 15 | 75 | L | 2 | Kardinia Park | A | -18.8 | 11/12 | -9.7 | -9 | +0.7 | -18.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 22 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | STK | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 5 | Junction Oval | H | -18.1 | 11/12 | -10.1 | -8 | +1.3 | -16.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | RIC | 29. | 21 | 195 | L | 129 | Waverley Park | A | -16.8 | 10/12 | +13.5 | -30 | -9.9 | -26.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | COL | 24. | 14 | 158 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | A | -26.6 | 12/12 | +17.2 | -44 | +1.3 | -25.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 13 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | NME | 10. | 8 | 68 | L | 13 | Waverley Park | H | -25.4 | 12/12 | +26.7 | -52 | +3.9 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | SYD | 19. | 19 | 133 | L | 60 | Junction Oval | H | -21.4 | 12/12 | -17.7 | +8 | -6.8 | -28.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | HAW | 13. | 28 | 106 | L | 48 | Princes Park | A | -28.3 | 12/12 | +22.9 | -51 | +0.3 | -28.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 03 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | WBD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 23 | Junction Oval | H | -28.0 | 12/12 | -6.3 | -22 | -0.1 | -28.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | ESS | 24. | 15 | 159 | L | 98 | Windy Hill | A | -28.1 | 12/12 | -14.3 | -14 | -8.4 | -36.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | CAR | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 41 | Princes Park | A | -36.5 | 12/12 | +4.7 | -41 | +0.0 | -36.5 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | MEL | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 33 | Junction Oval | H | -36.5 | 12/12 | -25.2 | -11 | -2.2 | -38.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 31 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | GEE | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 12 | Junction Oval | H | -38.7 | 12/12 | -2.3 | -36 | +2.4 | -36.2 | ≡ |