| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1746 | 1237 | 141.1 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1764 | 1383 | 127.5 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1702 | 1488 | 114.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1730 | 1327 | 130.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1534 | 1453 | 105.6 |
| 6 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1760 | 1559 | 112.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1520 | 1555 | 97.7 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1463 | 1717 | 85.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1380 | 1706 | 80.9 |
| 10 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1511 | 1842 | 82.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| 12 | ESS | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1392 | 1806 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 12. | 17 | 89 | v | COL | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 10 | Victoria Park | A | +24.0 | 2/12 | +11.0 | +13 | -2.3 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | MEL | 11. | 6 | 72 | W | 18 | Corio Oval | H | +21.7 | 2/12 | -17.8 | +40 | -2.1 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | CAR | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 37 | Princes Park | A | +19.6 | 3/12 | +21.1 | -2 | +3.9 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | NME | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 44 | Corio Oval | H | +23.4 | 1/12 | -12.5 | +36 | +0.8 | +24.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | FIT | 2. | 7 | 19 | W | 104 | Corio Oval | H | +24.3 | 1/12 | -4.9 | +29 | +7.5 | +31.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 03 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | RIC | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 17 | Punt Rd | A | +31.7 | 1/12 | +19.3 | +12 | -2.9 | +28.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 10 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | SYD | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 23 | Corio Oval | H | +28.8 | 1/12 | +13.7 | +27 | -0.4 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 17 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 58 | Windy Hill | A | +28.4 | 1/12 | -14.7 | +43 | +1.5 | +29.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 24 | 18. | 25 | 133 | v | HAW | 3. | 6 | 24 | W | 109 | Corio Oval | H | +29.9 | 1/12 | -18.4 | +48 | +6.1 | +35.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 01 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | WBD | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 25 | Corio Oval | H | +35.9 | 1/12 | +0.8 | +35 | -1.0 | +34.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 08 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | STK | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 25 | Junction Oval | A | +34.9 | 1/12 | -21.4 | +56 | -8.1 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 18 | 96 | v | COL | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 35 | Corio Oval | H | +26.8 | 1/12 | +9.9 | +17 | +1.8 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | MEL | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | A | +28.6 | 1/12 | -17.0 | +46 | -1.1 | +27.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | CAR | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 73 | Corio Oval | H | +27.5 | 1/12 | +11.7 | +16 | +5.7 | +33.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | NME | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 39 | Arden St | A | +33.3 | 1/12 | -14.6 | +48 | -0.9 | +32.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 11. | 20 | 86 | v | FIT | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 12 | Brunswick St | A | +32.4 | 1/12 | +3.9 | +28 | -4.0 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | RIC | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 24 | Corio Oval | H | +28.3 | 1/12 | +20.5 | +8 | -3.2 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 6. | 10 | 46 | v | SYD | 23. | 17 | 155 | L | 109 | Lake Oval | A | +25.1 | 2/12 | +26.3 | +11 | -12.0 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +13.2 | 5/12 | +13.6 | -0 | +1.3 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 23 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | RIC | 13. | 5 | 83 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +14.5 | 3/12 | +24.7 | -10 | +0.1 | +14.6 | ≡ |