| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1869 | 1281 | 145.9 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 1425 | 1133 | 125.8 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1625 | 1323 | 122.8 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1629 | 1232 | 132.2 |
| 5 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1630 | 1328 | 122.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1406 | 1327 | 106.0 |
| 7 | MEL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1258 | 1417 | 88.8 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1234 | 1310 | 94.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1446 | 1763 | 82.0 |
| 10 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1241 | 1766 | 70.3 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1193 | 1655 | 72.1 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1060 | 1481 | 71.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | COL | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | H | +27.2 | 2/12 | +33.1 | -6 | +0.7 | +27.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | MEL | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | A | +27.9 | 2/12 | -13.9 | +42 | -0.9 | +27.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | HAW | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 34 | Kardinia Park | H | +27.0 | 2/12 | -20.5 | +48 | -1.4 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 22. | 13 | 145 | v | FIT | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 81 | Princes Park | A | +25.7 | 2/12 | -50.7 | +76 | +0.5 | +26.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | ESS | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 11 | Windy Hill | A | +26.1 | 2/12 | +4.9 | +21 | -1.0 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 20 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 19 | Kardinia Park | H | +25.1 | 2/12 | +3.2 | +34 | -1.5 | +23.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 27 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | RIC | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | A | +23.6 | 2/12 | +19.5 | +4 | -4.2 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | CAR | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 4 | Princes Park | A | +19.4 | 3/12 | +14.8 | +5 | -0.9 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 12 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 40 | Kardinia Park | H | +18.6 | 3/12 | -29.8 | +48 | -0.8 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | STK | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 52 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +17.7 | 3/12 | +8.4 | +9 | -6.1 | +11.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | NME | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 6 | Kardinia Park | H | +11.6 | 5/12 | -2.9 | +15 | -0.9 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 37 | Victoria Park | A | +10.7 | 5/12 | +30.7 | -20 | +5.7 | +16.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | MEL | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 33 | Kardinia Park | H | +16.4 | 3/12 | -8.5 | +25 | +0.8 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | HAW | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 20 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +17.2 | 3/12 | -27.1 | +44 | -6.4 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | FIT | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 18 | Kardinia Park | H | +10.8 | 5/12 | -26.3 | +37 | -1.9 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | ESS | 4. | 10 | 34 | W | 39 | Kardinia Park | H | +8.9 | 5/12 | +13.9 | -5 | +4.4 | +13.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 21. | 13 | 139 | v | SYD | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 76 | Lake Oval | A | +13.3 | 4/12 | -10.5 | +36 | +4.0 | +17.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | RIC | 18. | 9 | 117 | L | 12 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.3 | 3/12 | +31.4 | -14 | +0.2 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 02 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | COL | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +17.5 | 3/12 | +16.0 | +2 | +2.8 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 16 | 17. | 6 | 108 | v | CAR | 11. | 13 | 79 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +20.4 | 2/12 | +4.2 | +16 | +1.3 | +21.6 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 23 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | RIC | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +21.6 | 2/12 | +32.6 | -11 | +0.2 | +21.8 | ≡ |