| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.6 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | SYD | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 38 | Kardinia Park | H | +19.3 | 1/12 | -12.2 | +44 | -0.6 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | MEL | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 49 | M.C.G. | A | +18.8 | 2/12 | +14.4 | +4 | -5.3 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 38 | Kardinia Park | H | +13.4 | 3/12 | +8.7 | +5 | +3.3 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | FIT | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 10 | Brunswick St | A | +16.8 | 3/12 | -24.5 | +41 | -3.1 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | WBD | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 12 | Kardinia Park | H | +13.6 | 3/12 | +20.9 | -7 | +1.9 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | STK | 4. | 5 | 29 | W | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +15.6 | 3/12 | -44.8 | +60 | -4.1 | +11.4 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 15 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.4 | 4/12 | -0.4 | +12 | +0.3 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | COL | 11. | 11 | 77 | L | 10 | Victoria Park | A | +11.7 | 4/12 | +15.8 | -4 | -0.6 | +11.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 13 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | NME | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 14 | Arden St | A | +11.1 | 4/12 | -7.9 | +19 | -0.5 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | ESS | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 13 | Kardinia Park | H | +10.6 | 4/12 | +10.4 | +0 | +1.3 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | HAW | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 59 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.9 | 4/12 | -6.3 | +18 | +4.1 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 11 | Lake Oval | A | +16.0 | 4/12 | +4.1 | +24 | -1.3 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | MEL | 6. | 16 | 52 | W | 19 | Kardinia Park | H | +14.7 | 4/12 | +24.3 | -10 | +2.9 | +17.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | RIC | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 3 | Punt Rd | A | +17.6 | 2/12 | +1.7 | +16 | -1.9 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | FIT | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 21 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.7 | 4/12 | -11.0 | +27 | -0.6 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | WBD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 3 | Western Oval | A | +15.1 | 4/12 | +14.8 | +0 | +0.3 | +15.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 79 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.4 | 3/12 | -44.7 | +60 | +1.9 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | CAR | 10. | 6 | 66 | L | 6 | Princes Park | A | +17.3 | 3/12 | -5.7 | +23 | -2.9 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 27 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | ESS | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | H | +14.4 | 4/12 | +21.2 | -7 | +1.5 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 10 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | COL | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +15.9 | 4/12 | +9.0 | +7 | -1.9 | +14.0 | ≡ |