| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1594 | 1183 | 134.7 |
| 2 | COL | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1528 | 1058 | 144.4 |
| 3 | FIT | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1233 | 1170 | 105.4 |
| 4 | CAR | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 1473 | 1310 | 112.4 |
| 5 | SME | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1411 | 1337 | 105.5 |
| 6 | MEL | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 1420 | 1379 | 103.0 |
| 7 | NME | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1352 | 1396 | 96.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 1579 | 1390 | 113.6 |
| 9 | RIC | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1281 | 1384 | 92.6 |
| 10 | FOO | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1052 | 1364 | 77.1 |
| 11 | HAW | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1030 | 1480 | 69.6 |
| 12 | STK | 19 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1071 | 1573 | 68.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 19 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | MEL | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +22.1 | 1/12 | -33.3 | +55 | -4.9 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 26 | 10. | 4 | 64 | v | WBD | 7. | 15 | 57 | W | 7 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.2 | 2/12 | +11.6 | +6 | +0.1 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 03 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | STK | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 65 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.3 | 2/12 | -20.4 | +38 | +2.7 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 10 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | FIT | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 49 | Brunswick St | A | +20.1 | 2/12 | +5.3 | +15 | +3.4 | +23.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 17 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | NME | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 36 | Kardinia Park | H | +23.5 | 1/12 | -6.8 | +30 | +0.6 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 31 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 24 | Punt Rd | A | +24.1 | 1/12 | +1.1 | +23 | +0.1 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 09 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | CAR | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 27 | Princes Park | A | +24.2 | 2/12 | +1.4 | +23 | -5.0 | +19.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 16 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | ESS | 23. | 17 | 155 | L | 69 | Brisbane Exhibition | H | +19.2 | 2/12 | +11.0 | +8 | -7.7 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 21 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | SYD | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 20 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.5 | 4/12 | +12.1 | +11 | +0.9 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 28 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | HAW | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 26 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +12.3 | 3/12 | -21.8 | +34 | -0.8 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 05 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 10. | 16 | 76 | D | 0 | Windy Hill | A | +11.5 | 2/12 | +8.6 | +3 | -0.3 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 12 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | COL | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 29 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.2 | 4/12 | +17.7 | -6 | +3.5 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 14. | 26 | 110 | v | MEL | 8. | 6 | 54 | W | 56 | Kardinia Park | H | +14.8 | 1/12 | -2.8 | +18 | +3.8 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | WBD | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 9 | Western Oval | A | +18.6 | 1/12 | -10.8 | +29 | -2.0 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | STK | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | A | +16.6 | 1/12 | -21.6 | +38 | -2.3 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | FIT | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 48 | Kardinia Park | H | +14.3 | 2/12 | +9.4 | +5 | +4.3 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | NME | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 28 | Arden St | A | +18.6 | 2/12 | -2.1 | +21 | +0.7 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 17. | 9 | 111 | v | RIC | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 44 | Kardinia Park | H | +19.3 | 1/12 | -2.9 | +22 | +2.2 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 30 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | CAR | 3. | 14 | 32 | W | 45 | Kardinia Park | H | +21.5 | 1/12 | +10.9 | +11 | +3.4 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 13 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | COL | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 54 | M.C.G. | H | +24.9 | 1/12 | +18.0 | +7 | +4.7 | +29.6 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 27 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | COL | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +29.6 | 1/12 | +14.1 | +16 | +3.0 | +32.7 | ≡ |