| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 2237 | 1666 | 134.3 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2469 | 2098 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2338 | 1747 | 133.8 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1989 | 1721 | 115.6 |
| 5 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2317 | 2140 | 108.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2277 | 2050 | 111.1 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1930 | 2038 | 94.7 |
| 8 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2043 | 1929 | 105.9 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1997 | 2062 | 96.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1994 | 2369 | 84.2 |
| 11 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1513 | 2323 | 65.1 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1628 | 2589 | 62.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 03 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 12 | Lake Oval | A | -20.5 | 9/12 | -31.7 | +23 | -3.5 | -24.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 10. | 3 | 63 | v | RIC | 22. | 17 | 149 | L | 86 | Kardinia Park | H | -24.0 | 10/12 | +20.1 | -44 | -4.2 | -28.2 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | HAW | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 42 | Waverley Park | H | -28.2 | 10/12 | +37.4 | -66 | +2.4 | -25.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | ESS | 17. | 27 | 129 | L | 43 | Windy Hill | A | -25.8 | 10/12 | -9.1 | -17 | -2.6 | -28.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | FIT | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 52 | Kardinia Park | H | -28.5 | 10/12 | +10.5 | -39 | -1.3 | -29.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | CAR | 22. | 15 | 147 | L | 49 | Princes Park | A | -29.8 | 11/12 | +6.3 | -36 | -1.3 | -31.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | WBD | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 3 | Kardinia Park | H | -31.1 | 11/12 | -9.7 | -21 | +1.8 | -29.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | MEL | 20. | 14 | 134 | L | 33 | M.C.G. | A | -29.2 | 11/12 | +0.8 | -30 | -0.3 | -29.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | COL | 28. | 16 | 184 | L | 75 | Victoria Park | A | -29.5 | 11/12 | +19.5 | -49 | -2.6 | -32.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | STK | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 16 | Kardinia Park | H | -32.1 | 11/12 | +21.3 | -53 | +3.7 | -28.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 12 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | NME | 14. | 11 | 95 | W | 9 | Waverley Park | A | -28.4 | 11/12 | -44.0 | +16 | -0.7 | -29.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 31 | Kardinia Park | H | -29.0 | 11/12 | -24.6 | +8 | +2.3 | -26.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 25. | 18 | 168 | v | RIC | 14. | 8 | 92 | W | 76 | M.C.G. | A | -26.7 | 10/12 | +12.7 | -39 | +11.5 | -15.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 10 | Kardinia Park | H | -15.2 | 10/12 | -7.5 | -8 | +1.8 | -13.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | HAW | 19. | 14 | 128 | L | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -13.4 | 10/12 | +17.8 | -31 | +0.1 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | FIT | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | A | -13.3 | 10/12 | -1.6 | -12 | +2.8 | -10.5 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | CAR | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 52 | Kardinia Park | H | -10.5 | 10/12 | +14.8 | -25 | -2.7 | -13.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 10. | 9 | 69 | v | WBD | 9. | 19 | 73 | L | 4 | Western Oval | A | -13.2 | 10/12 | -4.1 | -9 | +0.5 | -12.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | MEL | 21. | 16 | 142 | L | 57 | Kardinia Park | H | -12.7 | 10/12 | -0.8 | -12 | -4.5 | -17.2 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | COL | 17. | 9 | 111 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | H | -17.2 | 10/12 | +29.7 | -47 | +4.8 | -12.4 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | STK | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 15 | Waverley Park | A | -12.4 | 10/12 | +3.3 | -16 | +0.1 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 20. | 20 | 140 | v | NME | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 51 | Kardinia Park | H | -12.3 | 10/12 | -39.4 | +27 | +2.4 | -9.9 | ≡ |