| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1886 | 1438 | 131.2 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1678 | 1280 | 131.1 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 1887 | 1408 | 134.0 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1529 | 1430 | 106.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1656 | 1259 | 131.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1619 | 1614 | 100.3 |
| 7 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1358 | 1402 | 96.9 |
| 8 | MEL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1521 | 1481 | 102.7 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 1358 | 1502 | 90.4 |
| 10 | COL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1452 | 1629 | 89.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1268 | 1914 | 66.2 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1210 | 2065 | 58.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat May 06 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | WBD | 15. | 23 | 113 | L | 58 | Western Oval | A | -18.3 | 10/12 | -4.8 | -8 | -5.0 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 11. | 18 | 84 | L | 19 | Kardinia Park | H | -23.2 | 12/12 | +6.7 | -13 | -0.6 | -23.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 20 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | HAW | 22. | 12 | 144 | L | 53 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -23.8 | 12/12 | -0.9 | -18 | -3.5 | -27.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 27 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | MEL | 22. | 10 | 142 | L | 73 | Kardinia Park | H | -27.3 | 12/12 | -9.3 | -13 | -6.0 | -33.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Jun 03 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | ESS | 17. | 14 | 116 | L | 36 | Windy Hill | A | -33.3 | 12/12 | +12.2 | -41 | +0.5 | -32.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 10 | 5. | 10 | 40 | v | CAR | 13. | 25 | 103 | L | 63 | Kardinia Park | H | -32.9 | 12/12 | +18.2 | -46 | -1.7 | -34.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 17 | 9. | 2 | 56 | v | RIC | 25. | 23 | 173 | L | 117 | Punt Rd | A | -34.6 | 12/12 | +19.2 | -49 | -6.8 | -41.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 24 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 25 | Kardinia Park | H | -41.4 | 12/12 | -14.4 | -22 | -0.3 | -41.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | COL | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 35 | Victoria Park | A | -41.7 | 12/12 | -5.9 | -31 | -0.4 | -42.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 08 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | NME | 21. | 14 | 140 | L | 53 | Kardinia Park | H | -42.1 | 12/12 | -6.7 | -30 | -2.3 | -44.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | FIT | 25. | 29 | 179 | L | 123 | Brunswick St | A | -44.4 | 12/12 | +8.0 | -47 | -7.6 | -52.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 22 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | WBD | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 24 | Kardinia Park | H | -52.0 | 12/12 | -0.5 | -46 | +2.2 | -49.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 29 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | SYD | 8. | 30 | 78 | L | 22 | Junction Oval | A | -49.7 | 12/12 | +4.6 | -37 | +1.5 | -48.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 05 | 11. | 20 | 86 | v | HAW | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 25 | Kardinia Park | H | -48.2 | 12/12 | -28.8 | -14 | +3.9 | -44.3 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 12 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | MEL | 8. | 21 | 69 | L | 13 | Punt Rd | A | -44.3 | 12/12 | +4.7 | -44 | +3.1 | -41.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ESS | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 25 | Kardinia Park | H | -41.2 | 12/12 | +17.0 | -53 | +2.8 | -38.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | CAR | 23. | 28 | 166 | L | 106 | Princes Park | A | -38.4 | 12/12 | +17.2 | -50 | -5.6 | -43.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | FIT | 15. | 15 | 105 | L | 35 | Kardinia Park | H | -43.9 | 12/12 | +22.3 | -61 | +2.6 | -41.3 | ≡ |