| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1687 | 1073 | 157.2 |
| 2 | STK | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1641 | 1149 | 142.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1599 | 1162 | 137.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1457 | 1204 | 121.0 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1626 | 1320 | 123.2 |
| 6 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1233 | 1143 | 107.9 |
| 7 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1294 | 1381 | 93.7 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1486 | 1505 | 98.7 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1224 | 1650 | 74.2 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1004 | 1458 | 68.9 |
| 11 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1235 | 1580 | 78.2 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1004 | 1865 | 53.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 23 | 9. | 4 | 58 | v | ESS | 11. | 6 | 72 | L | 14 | Windy Hill | A | +9.5 | 5/12 | +18.6 | -9 | -0.5 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 30 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | SYD | 11. | 8 | 74 | W | 20 | Kardinia Park | H | +9.0 | 5/12 | -5.3 | +26 | -0.6 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | WBD | 7. | 4 | 46 | W | 40 | Kardinia Park | H | +8.4 | 5/12 | -19.7 | +28 | +1.2 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | STK | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 43 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +9.6 | 5/12 | +31.8 | -22 | -2.1 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | RIC | 15. | 8 | 98 | L | 18 | Kardinia Park | H | +7.5 | 6/12 | +19.4 | -12 | -0.6 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 12. | 20 | 92 | v | NME | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 37 | Arden St | A | +6.9 | 6/12 | -11.8 | +19 | +1.8 | +8.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | CAR | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | H | +8.7 | 6/12 | +14.3 | -6 | +0.7 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 11 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | COL | 14. | 21 | 105 | L | 29 | Victoria Park | A | +9.4 | 5/12 | +19.2 | -10 | -1.9 | +7.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 20. | 24 | 144 | v | FIT | 5. | 1 | 31 | W | 113 | Kardinia Park | H | +7.5 | 5/12 | -31.6 | +39 | +7.4 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | HAW | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 60 | Kardinia Park | H | +14.8 | 4/12 | -21.8 | +37 | +2.3 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | MEL | 9. | 21 | 75 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +17.2 | 2/12 | -12.5 | +30 | -1.2 | +16.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 15. | 7 | 97 | v | ESS | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 60 | Kardinia Park | H | +16.0 | 3/12 | +9.0 | +7 | +5.3 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | SYD | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 6 | Lake Oval | A | +21.3 | 2/12 | +3.2 | +30 | -2.4 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | WBD | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 20 | Western Oval | A | +18.9 | 2/12 | -15.1 | +34 | -1.4 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | STK | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 23 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.5 | 4/12 | +18.3 | -1 | +2.4 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | RIC | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | A | +19.9 | 2/12 | +15.7 | +4 | +3.0 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | NME | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 39 | Kardinia Park | H | +22.9 | 1/12 | -7.7 | +31 | +0.8 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | CAR | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 70 | Princes Park | A | +23.7 | 2/12 | +7.4 | +16 | +5.4 | +29.1 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 03 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | ESS | 15. | 6 | 96 | L | 10 | M.C.G. | A | +29.1 | 2/12 | +15.0 | +14 | -2.4 | +26.7 | ≡ |