| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.6 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 7. | 16 | 58 | v | FIT | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 35 | Brunswick St | A | -7.0 | 9/12 | -21.5 | +14 | -4.9 | -12.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | CAR | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 27 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -12.0 | 10/12 | +5.6 | -18 | +4.5 | -7.5 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 15. | 8 | 98 | v | SYD | 7. | 14 | 56 | W | 42 | Lake Oval | A | -7.5 | 9/12 | -7.1 | +12 | +3.0 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | COL | 12. | 3 | 75 | W | 9 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -4.5 | 8/12 | +5.2 | -10 | +1.9 | -2.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 14. | 7 | 91 | v | NME | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -2.6 | 8/12 | -11.0 | +8 | -1.0 | -3.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | MEL | 11. | 5 | 71 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | A | -3.7 | 9/12 | +19.6 | -23 | -0.4 | -4.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | ESS | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 5 | Windy Hill | A | -4.0 | 9/12 | +4.3 | -8 | +1.3 | -2.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | RIC | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -2.7 | 9/12 | +2.3 | -5 | +0.7 | -2.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 11 | 8. | 11 | 59 | v | WBD | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 55 | Western Oval | A | -2.0 | 8/12 | +12.7 | -15 | -4.0 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | STK | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 38 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -6.0 | 8/12 | -47.1 | +41 | -0.3 | -6.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | GEE | 16. | 13 | 109 | L | 59 | Kardinia Park | A | -6.3 | 8/12 | +11.9 | -18 | -4.1 | -10.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | FIT | 9. | 5 | 59 | W | 61 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -10.4 | 9/12 | -9.7 | -1 | +6.2 | -4.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | CAR | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | -4.2 | 8/12 | -13.1 | +9 | -2.5 | -6.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | SYD | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 20 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -6.7 | 8/12 | -0.9 | +6 | +1.4 | -5.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 5. | 6 | 36 | v | COL | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 35 | Victoria Park | A | -5.4 | 8/12 | +14.2 | -20 | -1.5 | -6.9 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 8. | 5 | 53 | v | NME | 8. | 12 | 60 | L | 7 | Arden St | A | -6.9 | 9/12 | -15.4 | +8 | -1.5 | -8.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | MEL | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -8.4 | 9/12 | +26.1 | -35 | +2.9 | -5.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 7. | 8 | 50 | v | ESS | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 42 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -5.6 | 8/12 | +19.5 | -25 | -1.7 | -7.3 | ≡ |