| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1567 | 1129 | 138.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1447 | 1223 | 118.3 |
| 3 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1321 | 1132 | 116.7 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1341 | 1348 | 99.5 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1390 | 1366 | 101.8 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1263 | 1275 | 99.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1506 | 1604 | 93.9 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1404 | 1477 | 95.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1318 | 1394 | 94.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1349 | 1519 | 88.8 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1355 | 1611 | 84.1 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1368 | 1551 | 88.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 22 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | WBD | 10. | 17 | 77 | D | 0 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.9 | 4/12 | +11.9 | -0 | +0.0 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | NME | 9. | 13 | 67 | W | 6 | Arden St | A | +11.9 | 4/12 | -25.4 | +37 | -3.1 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 12. | 5 | 77 | v | COL | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 10 | Kardinia Park | H | +8.8 | 4/12 | +13.7 | -5 | -0.5 | +8.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | CAR | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 13 | Princes Park | A | +8.3 | 4/12 | +3.5 | +5 | -1.8 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | HAW | 3. | 19 | 37 | W | 27 | Kardinia Park | H | +6.5 | 4/12 | -0.9 | +7 | +2.0 | +8.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 5 | 83 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 10 | Junction Oval | A | +8.5 | 3/12 | -9.8 | +18 | -0.8 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | FIT | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 14 | Kardinia Park | H | +7.6 | 2/12 | -6.7 | +14 | -2.8 | +4.8 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | ESS | 21. | 12 | 138 | L | 36 | Windy Hill | A | +4.8 | 4/12 | +1.2 | +4 | -4.0 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 17 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | MEL | 23. | 16 | 154 | L | 60 | M.C.G. | A | +0.8 | 7/12 | +20.5 | -20 | -4.0 | -3.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 2 | Kardinia Park | H | -3.2 | 7/12 | -6.7 | +16 | -1.8 | -5.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | RIC | 14. | 8 | 92 | L | 23 | Kardinia Park | H | -5.0 | 8/12 | -3.6 | -1 | -2.2 | -7.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | WBD | 9. | 11 | 65 | L | 1 | Western Oval | A | -7.1 | 9/12 | +6.4 | -14 | +1.3 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | NME | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 26 | Kardinia Park | H | -5.9 | 9/12 | -2.8 | -3 | +2.9 | -3.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | COL | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 48 | Victoria Park | A | -3.0 | 8/12 | +6.9 | -10 | -3.8 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | CAR | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 42 | Kardinia Park | H | -6.8 | 9/12 | +6.7 | -13 | +5.5 | -1.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | HAW | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 48 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -1.2 | 7/12 | +4.0 | -5 | -4.3 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | STK | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 15 | Kardinia Park | H | -5.5 | 9/12 | -7.2 | +2 | -1.7 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | FIT | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 24 | Brunswick St | A | -7.2 | 11/12 | -18.4 | +11 | -3.5 | -10.7 | ≡ |