| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2460 | 1601 | 153.7 |
| 2 | STK | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2176 | 1554 | 140.0 |
| 3 | RIC | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2318 | 1890 | 122.6 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2331 | 1840 | 126.7 |
| 5 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2103 | 2014 | 104.4 |
| 6 | FIT | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2047 | 1915 | 106.9 |
| 7 | MEL | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1962 | 1791 | 109.5 |
| 8 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1966 | 2217 | 88.7 |
| 9 | NME | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 1705 | 2551 | 66.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2072 | 2523 | 82.1 |
| 11 | ESS | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1705 | 2252 | 75.7 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1618 | 2315 | 69.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 03 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | STK | 21. | 25 | 151 | L | 94 | Kardinia Park | H | +2.1 | 6/12 | +17.9 | -16 | -7.8 | -5.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 10 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | SYD | 12. | 20 | 92 | W | 18 | Lake Oval | A | -5.7 | 7/12 | -7.3 | +14 | +0.4 | -5.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 17 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | HAW | 16. | 19 | 115 | L | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -5.3 | 7/12 | +13.1 | -18 | +1.0 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 24 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | CAR | 13. | 21 | 99 | L | 13 | Kardinia Park | H | -4.2 | 7/12 | +5.2 | -9 | -0.4 | -4.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 01 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | ESS | 21. | 15 | 141 | L | 33 | Windy Hill | A | -4.6 | 7/12 | -17.2 | +13 | -4.6 | -9.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 08 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | FIT | 20. | 16 | 136 | L | 45 | Waverley Park | H | -9.2 | 7/12 | -18.6 | +9 | -5.4 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 15 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | COL | 15. | 16 | 106 | L | 14 | Victoria Park | A | -14.6 | 11/12 | +31.8 | -46 | +3.2 | -11.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 22 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | MEL | 14. | 22 | 106 | L | 34 | Kardinia Park | H | -11.4 | 9/12 | +4.5 | -16 | -1.8 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 29 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | NME | 16. | 28 | 124 | L | 15 | Arden St | A | -13.2 | 10/12 | -26.6 | +13 | -2.8 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 05 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | WBD | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 2 | Waverley Park | A | -16.0 | 10/12 | -9.1 | -7 | +0.5 | -15.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 14 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | RIC | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 50 | Kardinia Park | H | -15.5 | 10/12 | +13.6 | -29 | -2.1 | -17.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 19 | 3. | 3 | 21 | v | STK | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 78 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -17.6 | 10/12 | +23.0 | -41 | -3.7 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 26 | 13. | 9 | 87 | v | SYD | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 21 | Kardinia Park | H | -21.3 | 11/12 | -13.4 | +4 | +1.7 | -19.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 03 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | HAW | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 19 | Kardinia Park | H | -19.7 | 11/12 | +32.1 | -52 | +3.3 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 10 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | CAR | 21. | 15 | 141 | L | 37 | Princes Park | A | -16.4 | 10/12 | +0.3 | -17 | -2.0 | -18.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 17 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | ESS | 16. | 18 | 114 | L | 29 | Waverley Park | H | -18.4 | 10/12 | -27.3 | +9 | -3.8 | -22.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | FIT | 20. | 19 | 139 | L | 63 | Junction Oval | A | -22.2 | 10/12 | +1.1 | -23 | -4.0 | -26.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 31 | 21. | 11 | 137 | v | COL | 19. | 14 | 128 | W | 9 | Kardinia Park | H | -26.2 | 11/12 | +23.2 | -49 | +5.8 | -20.3 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 07 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | MEL | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 63 | M.C.G. | A | -20.3 | 10/12 | -3.1 | -17 | -4.6 | -24.9 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 14 | 24. | 7 | 151 | v | NME | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 75 | Kardinia Park | H | -24.9 | 11/12 | -36.0 | +11 | +6.4 | -18.5 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 21 | 18. | 18 | 126 | v | WBD | 15. | 5 | 95 | W | 31 | Kardinia Park | H | -18.5 | 10/12 | -10.8 | -8 | +3.9 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 28 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | RIC | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 8 | M.C.G. | A | -14.6 | 9/12 | +20.6 | -35 | +2.7 | -11.9 | ≡ |