| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2362 | 1888 | 125.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2576 | 2128 | 121.1 |
| 3 | RIC | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2754 | 1990 | 138.4 |
| 4 | NME | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2345 | 1894 | 123.8 |
| 5 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2491 | 2178 | 114.4 |
| 6 | SME | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2211 | 2174 | 101.7 |
| 7 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2268 | 2151 | 105.4 |
| 8 | HAW | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2249 | 2381 | 94.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2140 | 2709 | 79.0 |
| 10 | FOO | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2056 | 2737 | 75.1 |
| 11 | STK | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 1872 | 2704 | 69.2 |
| 12 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2398 | 2788 | 86.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 29 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 3 | Kardinia Park | H | +0.4 | 6/12 | -11.0 | +23 | -2.6 | -2.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 07 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | CAR | 14. | 25 | 109 | L | 5 | Princes Park | A | -2.2 | 8/12 | +38.4 | -41 | +3.6 | +1.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 12 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | MEL | 14. | 9 | 93 | W | 26 | Kardinia Park | H | +1.3 | 6/12 | -22.3 | +24 | +0.2 | +1.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 19 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | NME | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 37 | Arden St | A | +1.6 | 6/12 | +25.0 | -23 | +6.0 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Fri Apr 25 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | HAW | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 5 | Kardinia Park | H | +7.6 | 4/12 | +2.4 | +5 | -0.0 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 03 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | RIC | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 11 | Waverley Park | H | +7.6 | 5/12 | +13.8 | -6 | -0.5 | +7.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 10 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | ESS | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 14 | Windy Hill | A | +7.1 | 5/12 | +3.3 | +4 | +1.0 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 17 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | STK | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 63 | Kardinia Park | H | +8.1 | 4/12 | -41.6 | +50 | +1.3 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 24 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | COL | 18. | 28 | 136 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | A | +9.5 | 4/12 | +5.2 | +4 | -3.5 | +5.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 31 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | FIT | 17. | 6 | 108 | W | 15 | Kardinia Park | H | +5.9 | 6/12 | -5.4 | +11 | +0.4 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 07 | 22. | 12 | 144 | v | WBD | 15. | 13 | 103 | W | 41 | Western Oval | A | +6.3 | 6/12 | -39.6 | +46 | -0.5 | +5.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sun Jun 15 | 21. | 21 | 147 | v | SYD | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 63 | S.C.G. | A | +5.8 | 6/12 | +15.9 | -22 | +8.5 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 21 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | CAR | 12. | 6 | 78 | W | 5 | Kardinia Park | H | +14.3 | 4/12 | +18.5 | -4 | +0.9 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 28 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | NME | 4. | 3 | 27 | W | 57 | Kardinia Park | H | +15.2 | 4/12 | +23.0 | -8 | +6.5 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 12 | 17. | 15 | 117 | v | HAW | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 80 | Waverley Park | A | +21.7 | 2/12 | +3.6 | +18 | +6.2 | +27.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 19 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | MEL | 15. | 15 | 105 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | A | +27.9 | 1/12 | -23.0 | +51 | -4.2 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 26 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | RIC | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | A | +23.7 | 2/12 | +31.8 | -8 | +2.5 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 02 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | ESS | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 14 | Kardinia Park | H | +26.2 | 2/12 | -0.3 | +26 | -1.2 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 09 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | STK | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 5 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +25.0 | 2/12 | -48.2 | +73 | -7.8 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 16 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | COL | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 18 | Kardinia Park | H | +17.2 | 3/12 | +16.9 | +0 | +1.8 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 23 | 20. | 12 | 132 | v | FIT | 16. | 21 | 117 | W | 15 | Junction Oval | A | +18.9 | 4/12 | -13.8 | +33 | -1.8 | +17.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 30 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | WBD | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 50 | Waverley Park | H | +17.2 | 4/12 | -24.0 | +41 | +0.9 | +18.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 13 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 24 | Waverley Park | A | +18.0 | 2/12 | +27.0 | -9 | -1.5 | +16.5 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 20 | 13. | 11 | 89 | v | COL | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 4 | Waverley Park | A | +16.5 | 3/12 | +22.0 | -5 | +0.1 | +16.7 | ≡ |