| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1630 | 1225 | 133.1 |
| 2 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1423 | 1095 | 130.0 |
| 3 | NME | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1355 | 1361 | 99.6 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1504 | 1239 | 121.4 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1503 | 1310 | 114.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1471 | 1364 | 107.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1312 | 1301 | 100.8 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1382 | 1391 | 99.4 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1177 | 1337 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1209 | 1482 | 81.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1174 | 1604 | 73.2 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1149 | 1580 | 72.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 17 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | FIT | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 72 | Brunswick St | A | +26.4 | 1/12 | -12.8 | +39 | +3.3 | +29.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | NME | 9. | 15 | 69 | L | 9 | Kardinia Park | H | +29.7 | 1/12 | +3.8 | +26 | -3.5 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | ESS | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 16 | Windy Hill | A | +26.2 | 1/12 | +15.1 | +11 | +0.5 | +26.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | STK | 8. | 5 | 53 | W | 42 | Kardinia Park | H | +26.7 | 1/12 | -21.4 | +48 | -0.6 | +26.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | HAW | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 5 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +26.1 | 1/12 | -14.7 | +41 | -4.6 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | COL | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 33 | Kardinia Park | H | +21.5 | 1/12 | +18.3 | +3 | +3.0 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | CAR | 12. | 20 | 92 | L | 10 | Princes Park | A | +24.5 | 1/12 | +0.2 | +24 | -3.4 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | MEL | 10. | 20 | 80 | L | 9 | Kardinia Park | H | +21.1 | 1/12 | -7.9 | +29 | -3.8 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 14 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | WBD | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 4 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.3 | 1/12 | +15.4 | +2 | +0.2 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | RIC | 18. | 12 | 120 | L | 25 | Punt Rd | A | +17.5 | 1/12 | -1.4 | +19 | -4.4 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | SYD | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 50 | Lake Oval | A | +13.1 | 2/12 | +4.4 | +21 | +2.9 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | FIT | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 26 | Kardinia Park | H | +16.0 | 1/12 | -22.7 | +39 | -1.3 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 10. | 2 | 62 | v | NME | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 19 | Arden St | A | +14.8 | 1/12 | -6.9 | +22 | -0.3 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | ESS | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 34 | Kardinia Park | H | +14.5 | 1/12 | +12.0 | +2 | +3.2 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | STK | 7. | 17 | 59 | W | 62 | Junction Oval | A | +17.6 | 1/12 | -24.3 | +42 | +2.0 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | HAW | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 42 | Kardinia Park | H | +19.6 | 1/12 | -12.0 | +32 | +1.0 | +20.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | COL | 6. | 14 | 50 | W | 22 | Victoria Park | A | +20.7 | 1/12 | -0.6 | +21 | +0.1 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | CAR | 6. | 13 | 49 | W | 41 | Kardinia Park | H | +20.8 | 1/12 | +5.3 | +15 | +2.6 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 11 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | WBD | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | A | +23.3 | 1/12 | +17.0 | +6 | -2.9 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 18 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | MEL | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +20.4 | 1/12 | +15.3 | +5 | -2.2 | +18.2 | ≡ |