| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 |
| 5 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 10. | 8 | 68 | v | CAR | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 56 | Kardinia Park | H | -17.0 | 10/12 | +26.0 | -43 | -1.3 | -18.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 14 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | RIC | 18. | 19 | 127 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | A | -18.3 | 10/12 | +16.2 | -35 | +1.8 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 21 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 21. | 23 | 149 | L | 70 | Victoria Park | A | -16.6 | 10/12 | +25.2 | -42 | -2.8 | -19.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 28 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | SYD | 12. | 14 | 86 | W | 32 | Kardinia Park | H | -19.4 | 10/12 | -32.6 | +25 | +0.7 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | ESS | 16. | 26 | 122 | L | 16 | Windy Hill | A | -18.7 | 10/12 | +3.2 | -22 | +0.6 | -18.1 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | WBD | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 18 | Kardinia Park | H | -18.1 | 11/12 | -13.3 | -5 | -1.3 | -19.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | HAW | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 61 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -19.5 | 11/12 | +4.9 | -24 | -3.7 | -23.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | STK | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 46 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -23.1 | 11/12 | +2.9 | -26 | -2.0 | -25.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 04 | 14. | 6 | 90 | v | NME | 18. | 13 | 121 | L | 31 | Kardinia Park | H | -25.1 | 11/12 | -19.3 | -6 | -2.5 | -27.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | MEL | 20. | 19 | 139 | L | 58 | M.C.G. | A | -27.6 | 11/12 | +0.4 | -28 | -3.0 | -30.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 16 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | FIT | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 23 | Kardinia Park | H | -30.6 | 12/12 | -4.4 | -26 | +4.9 | -25.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | CAR | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 47 | Princes Park | A | -25.7 | 11/12 | +23.3 | -49 | +0.2 | -25.5 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | RIC | 21. | 7 | 133 | L | 44 | Waverley Park | H | -25.5 | 12/12 | +12.2 | -38 | -0.6 | -26.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | SYD | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 45 | Lake Oval | A | -26.1 | 12/12 | -23.2 | +9 | -5.4 | -31.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 14 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | COL | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 8 | Kardinia Park | H | -31.5 | 12/12 | +21.6 | -53 | +4.5 | -27.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | ESS | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | H | -27.0 | 12/12 | +9.4 | -36 | +3.7 | -23.3 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | WBD | 21. | 15 | 141 | L | 49 | Waverley Park | A | -23.3 | 12/12 | -19.6 | -4 | -4.5 | -27.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | HAW | 14. | 10 | 94 | W | 1 | Kardinia Park | H | -27.8 | 12/12 | +9.5 | -37 | +3.8 | -24.0 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | STK | 11. | 17 | 83 | W | 3 | Waverley Park | H | -24.0 | 12/12 | +6.2 | -30 | +3.3 | -20.7 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | NME | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 16 | Arden St | A | -20.7 | 12/12 | -10.3 | -10 | -0.6 | -21.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | MEL | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 15 | Kardinia Park | H | -21.2 | 12/12 | -10.7 | -10 | +2.5 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | FIT | 17. | 15 | 117 | L | 16 | Junction Oval | A | -18.7 | 12/12 | -7.5 | -11 | -0.5 | -19.2 | ≡ |