| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | STK | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1573 | 1154 | 136.3 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1473 | 1131 | 130.2 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1319 | 1088 | 121.2 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1465 | 1102 | 132.9 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1561 | 1249 | 125.0 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1317 | 1190 | 110.7 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1265 | 1315 | 96.2 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1386 | 1550 | 89.4 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1143 | 1415 | 80.8 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1010 | 1310 | 77.1 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1114 | 1580 | 70.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1200 | 1742 | 68.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 19 | 5. | 5 | 35 | v | WBD | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 2 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.0 | 3/12 | -10.7 | +28 | -2.6 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | CAR | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 6 | Princes Park | A | +14.4 | 4/12 | -0.4 | +15 | -0.9 | +13.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | NME | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 43 | Coburg Oval | A | +13.6 | 4/12 | -8.7 | +22 | +2.1 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 5 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.6 | 4/12 | +19.6 | -4 | +0.9 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | MEL | 10. | 9 | 69 | L | 14 | Kardinia Park | H | +16.5 | 4/12 | +17.6 | -1 | -1.3 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 11. | 21 | 87 | v | FIT | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 31 | Brunswick St | A | +15.2 | 3/12 | -33.4 | +49 | -1.8 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | HAW | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 77 | Kardinia Park | H | +13.5 | 4/12 | -9.5 | +23 | +5.4 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | STK | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 19 | Kardinia Park | H | +18.9 | 1/12 | +12.3 | +7 | +1.2 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 12 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | SYD | 20. | 9 | 129 | L | 14 | Lake Oval | A | +20.1 | 1/12 | -5.4 | +38 | -5.2 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | RIC | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 16 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.0 | 3/12 | +8.5 | +6 | +0.9 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 10 | 6. | 9 | 45 | v | ESS | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 43 | Windy Hill | A | +15.9 | 2/12 | +12.1 | +4 | -4.7 | +11.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 17 | 5. | 13 | 43 | v | WBD | 1. | 8 | 14 | W | 29 | Western Oval | A | +11.2 | 6/12 | -11.5 | +23 | +0.6 | +11.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 24 | 5. | 9 | 39 | v | CAR | 9. | 12 | 66 | L | 27 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.9 | 5/12 | +5.8 | +6 | -3.3 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | NME | 5. | 4 | 34 | W | 43 | Kardinia Park | H | +8.6 | 6/12 | -13.5 | +22 | +2.1 | +10.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 7. | 4 | 46 | v | COL | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 47 | Victoria Park | A | +10.6 | 5/12 | +17.2 | -7 | -4.0 | +6.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | MEL | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | A | +6.6 | 5/12 | -3.5 | +10 | +2.4 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 9. | 16 | 70 | v | FIT | 8. | 4 | 52 | W | 18 | Kardinia Park | H | +9.0 | 5/12 | -25.8 | +35 | -1.7 | +7.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | HAW | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 53 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +7.3 | 5/12 | -16.2 | +24 | +2.9 | +10.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | ESS | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 52 | M.C.G. | A | +10.3 | 5/12 | +14.1 | -4 | -4.8 | +5.4 | ≡ |