| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1455 | 1017 | 143.1 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1332 | 1184 | 112.5 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1506 | 1204 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1150 | 114.3 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1251 | 1192 | 104.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1159 | 1140 | 101.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1300 | 1313 | 99.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1304 | 1413 | 92.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1311 | 1373 | 95.5 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1065 | 1178 | 90.4 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1183 | 1474 | 80.3 |
| 12 | RIC | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1086 | 1628 | 66.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 18 | 10. | 6 | 66 | v | WBD | 15. | 7 | 97 | L | 31 | Western Oval | A | -19.2 | 10/12 | -23.7 | +4 | -3.5 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | SYD | 14. | 6 | 90 | W | 44 | Kardinia Park | H | -22.8 | 12/12 | +13.1 | -24 | +6.8 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | FIT | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 14 | Brunswick St | A | -16.0 | 10/12 | +7.3 | -23 | +3.7 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | STK | 9. | 5 | 59 | L | 21 | Kardinia Park | H | -12.3 | 10/12 | -8.9 | -3 | -1.8 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | NME | 10. | 6 | 66 | L | 15 | Arden St | A | -14.0 | 10/12 | -19.3 | +5 | -2.0 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | CAR | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 45 | Kardinia Park | H | -16.0 | 10/12 | +0.1 | -16 | +6.1 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | HAW | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -9.9 | 9/12 | +0.9 | -11 | +0.9 | -9.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 11 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | ESS | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 11 | Kardinia Park | H | -9.0 | 9/12 | +17.6 | -27 | +1.6 | -7.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 11. | 17 | 83 | D | 0 | Punt Rd | A | -7.5 | 8/12 | -28.7 | +21 | -2.1 | -9.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 6. | 5 | 41 | v | MEL | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 42 | Kardinia Park | H | -9.6 | 10/12 | +30.8 | -40 | -0.2 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 13. | 16 | 94 | L | 21 | Victoria Park | A | -9.8 | 9/12 | +9.3 | -19 | -0.2 | -9.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | WBD | 8. | 4 | 52 | W | 27 | Kardinia Park | H | -9.9 | 9/12 | -10.9 | +1 | +2.6 | -7.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 10. | 20 | 80 | L | 1 | Lake Oval | A | -7.3 | 9/12 | +6.8 | -2 | +0.1 | -7.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 7. | 11 | 53 | v | FIT | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 42 | Kardinia Park | H | -7.2 | 9/12 | +9.2 | -16 | -2.6 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | STK | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 17 | Junction Oval | A | -9.8 | 9/12 | +6.7 | -16 | +3.3 | -6.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | NME | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 40 | Kardinia Park | H | -6.4 | 9/12 | -11.0 | +5 | +3.5 | -2.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | CAR | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 30 | Princes Park | A | -2.9 | 9/12 | -0.9 | -2 | -2.8 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | HAW | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 33 | Kardinia Park | H | -5.7 | 9/12 | +6.3 | -12 | -2.1 | -7.8 | ≡ |