| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1467 | 1173 | 125.1 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1510 | 1151 | 131.2 |
| 3 | STK | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1373 | 1173 | 117.1 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1334 | 1216 | 109.7 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1469 | 1258 | 116.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1367 | 1362 | 100.4 |
| 7 | ESS | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1462 | 1335 | 109.5 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1279 | 1325 | 96.5 |
| 9 | COL | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1166 | 1375 | 84.8 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1126 | 1428 | 78.9 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1187 | 1644 | 72.2 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1133 | 1433 | 79.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 15 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | SYD | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +3.6 | 5/12 | -5.4 | +21 | -4.6 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 22 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | MEL | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 32 | M.C.G. | A | -1.0 | 9/12 | +26.7 | -28 | +6.0 | +5.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 29 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | FIT | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 26 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +5.0 | 3/12 | +4.8 | +0 | +2.6 | +7.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 06 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | NME | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 30 | Arden St | A | +7.6 | 3/12 | -18.2 | +26 | +0.4 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 13 | 9. | 21 | 75 | v | ESS | 12. | 4 | 76 | L | 1 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +8.0 | 3/12 | +16.7 | -9 | +0.8 | +8.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | STK | 14. | 16 | 100 | L | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +8.8 | 3/12 | +3.4 | +5 | -2.4 | +6.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | RIC | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 13 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +6.3 | 3/12 | -23.7 | +30 | -1.7 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 12 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | WBD | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 12 | Western Oval | A | +4.6 | 5/12 | -8.1 | +13 | -2.5 | +2.2 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 10. | 10 | 70 | v | GEE | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 9 | Kardinia Park | A | +2.2 | 5/12 | -5.8 | +8 | +0.1 | +2.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | CAR | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 32 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +2.3 | 5/12 | -6.2 | +8 | +2.4 | +4.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | COL | 4. | 12 | 36 | W | 54 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +4.6 | 5/12 | +1.3 | +3 | +5.1 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 9. | 11 | 65 | v | SYD | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 16 | Lake Oval | A | +9.7 | 2/12 | -8.8 | +30 | -1.4 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | MEL | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 18 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +8.2 | 3/12 | +28.1 | -20 | +3.8 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 7 | Brunswick St | A | +12.0 | 2/12 | +9.1 | +3 | +0.4 | +12.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 15. | 10 | 100 | v | NME | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 53 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +12.4 | 2/12 | -16.9 | +29 | +2.4 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | ESS | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 7 | Windy Hill | A | +14.8 | 2/12 | +8.0 | +7 | +0.0 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 19. | 6 | 120 | v | STK | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 29 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +14.8 | 3/12 | +14.9 | -0 | +2.9 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | RIC | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 25 | Punt Rd | A | +17.7 | 2/12 | -22.7 | +40 | -1.5 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 09 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | MEL | 11. | 7 | 73 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +16.2 | 2/12 | +17.3 | -1 | +0.8 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 23 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | WBD | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 43 | M.C.G. | H | +17.0 | 1/12 | +9.1 | +8 | +3.5 | +20.5 | ≡ |