| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 14 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | SYD | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 27 | Lake Oval | A | +16.3 | 5/12 | -11.2 | +40 | -1.2 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 21 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | NME | 2. | 10 | 22 | W | 88 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.1 | 5/12 | -17.5 | +33 | +5.5 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 28 | 16. | 16 | 112 | v | HAW | 15. | 10 | 100 | W | 12 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +20.6 | 2/12 | -4.6 | +25 | -1.3 | +19.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 05 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | RIC | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 32 | Kardinia Park | H | +19.3 | 2/12 | +4.6 | +15 | +1.7 | +21.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 12 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | MEL | 6. | 20 | 56 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | A | +21.0 | 2/12 | +29.8 | -9 | +0.1 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 19 | 2. | 14 | 26 | v | COL | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 41 | Victoria Park | A | +21.1 | 2/12 | +7.7 | +13 | -5.4 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 26 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | ESS | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 50 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.7 | 2/12 | +8.4 | +7 | +4.3 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 04 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 22 | Kardinia Park | H | +19.9 | 2/12 | -2.0 | +22 | +0.0 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 09 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | CAR | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 1 | Princes Park | A | +19.9 | 2/12 | +3.1 | +17 | -1.6 | +18.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 16 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | WBD | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 22 | Western Oval | A | +18.4 | 2/12 | +12.6 | +6 | -2.8 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | STK | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 5 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.6 | 2/12 | -27.3 | +43 | -3.8 | +11.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | SYD | 3. | 8 | 26 | W | 41 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.8 | 4/12 | +1.4 | +22 | +1.9 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | NME | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 82 | Arden St | A | +13.7 | 3/12 | -25.5 | +39 | +4.3 | +17.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | HAW | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 11 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.9 | 2/12 | -11.0 | +29 | -1.8 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 14 | Punt Rd | A | +16.1 | 3/12 | -9.2 | +25 | -1.1 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 2 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.0 | 3/12 | +22.7 | -8 | +1.0 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | COL | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 32 | Kardinia Park | H | +16.0 | 3/12 | +17.2 | -1 | -3.1 | +12.9 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | ESS | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 28 | Windy Hill | A | +12.9 | 3/12 | -6.2 | +19 | -4.7 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Aug 25 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | WBD | 5. | 13 | 43 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +8.2 | 4/12 | +10.7 | -3 | +0.1 | +8.2 | ≡ |