| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 1980 | 1407 | 140.7 |
| 2 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1849 | 1477 | 125.2 |
| 3 | FOO | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1917 | 1628 | 117.8 |
| 4 | MEL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1700 | 1622 | 104.8 |
| 5 | RIC | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1921 | 1659 | 115.8 |
| 6 | CAR | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 1724 | 1688 | 102.1 |
| 7 | SME | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1627 | 1528 | 106.5 |
| 8 | FIT | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1589 | 1339 | 118.7 |
| 9 | NME | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 1536 | 1685 | 91.2 |
| 10 | GEE | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1505 | 2124 | 70.9 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1332 | 1902 | 70.0 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1487 | 2108 | 70.5 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 22 | 7. | 19 | 61 | v | COL | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 63 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -14.6 | 10/12 | +23.5 | -38 | -2.5 | -17.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | GEE | 15. | 14 | 104 | L | 31 | Kardinia Park | A | -17.1 | 10/12 | -42.1 | +25 | -5.6 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | CAR | 19. | 17 | 131 | L | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -22.7 | 10/12 | +6.4 | -29 | -0.1 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 8. | 6 | 54 | v | ESS | 24. | 13 | 157 | L | 103 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -22.8 | 10/12 | +14.3 | -37 | -6.6 | -29.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 6. | 17 | 53 | v | SYD | 11. | 21 | 87 | L | 34 | Junction Oval | A | -29.4 | 10/12 | +15.4 | -33 | -0.1 | -29.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 16. | 10 | 106 | v | MEL | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 15 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -29.5 | 10/12 | -5.3 | -24 | +3.9 | -25.6 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | WBD | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 9 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -25.6 | 10/12 | +16.9 | -43 | +3.4 | -22.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 34 | Brunswick St | A | -22.2 | 10/12 | +17.4 | -40 | +0.6 | -21.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 17 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | NME | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -21.7 | 10/12 | +6.2 | -28 | +5.3 | -16.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | STK | 10. | 24 | 84 | L | 18 | Junction Oval | A | -16.4 | 10/12 | -43.3 | +27 | -4.5 | -20.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 9. | 6 | 60 | v | RIC | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 38 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -20.9 | 10/12 | +3.1 | -24 | -1.4 | -22.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | COL | 15. | 23 | 113 | L | 33 | Victoria Park | A | -22.3 | 10/12 | +14.4 | -37 | +0.4 | -21.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 15. | 22 | 112 | v | GEE | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 31 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -21.9 | 10/12 | -32.3 | +10 | +2.1 | -19.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | CAR | 15. | 18 | 108 | L | 37 | Princes Park | A | -19.8 | 10/12 | +3.1 | -23 | -1.4 | -21.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | ESS | 21. | 18 | 144 | L | 65 | Windy Hill | A | -21.2 | 10/12 | +20.3 | -42 | -2.3 | -23.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | SYD | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 23 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -23.6 | 10/12 | +15.8 | -27 | +0.4 | -23.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 13. | 8 | 86 | v | MEL | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | A | -23.2 | 11/12 | +5.3 | -28 | -0.9 | -24.0 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | WBD | 23. | 27 | 165 | L | 112 | Western Oval | A | -24.0 | 11/12 | +5.8 | -30 | -8.2 | -32.2 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 31 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | FIT | 12. | 22 | 94 | L | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -32.2 | 11/12 | +12.4 | -45 | +2.0 | -30.3 | ≡ |