| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 1860 | 1428 | 130.3 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1751 | 1343 | 130.4 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 1528 | 1431 | 106.8 |
| 4 | STK | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 1718 | 1263 | 136.0 |
| 5 | RIC | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 1889 | 1536 | 123.0 |
| 6 | HAW | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 1934 | 1869 | 103.5 |
| 7 | COL | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1623 | 1717 | 94.5 |
| 8 | MEL | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1434 | 1709 | 83.9 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 1639 | 1954 | 83.9 |
| 10 | FOO | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 1413 | 1710 | 82.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1643 | 2035 | 80.7 |
| 12 | NME | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1266 | 1703 | 74.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 15 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | ESS | 26. | 16 | 172 | L | 73 | Windy Hill | A | -33.4 | 12/12 | +8.5 | -42 | -3.1 | -36.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 20 | 17. | 24 | 126 | v | SYD | 19. | 12 | 126 | D | 0 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -36.5 | 12/12 | -10.7 | -14 | +1.4 | -35.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 27 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | WBD | 14. | 10 | 94 | W | 11 | Western Oval | A | -35.1 | 12/12 | -20.4 | -15 | +2.6 | -32.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 04 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | CAR | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 23 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -32.6 | 12/12 | +12.1 | -45 | +2.2 | -30.4 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 11 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | COL | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 31 | Victoria Park | A | -30.4 | 12/12 | +12.5 | -43 | +1.2 | -29.2 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 18 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | GEE | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 11 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -29.2 | 12/12 | +14.3 | -44 | +3.3 | -25.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 25 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | MEL | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 4 | M.C.G. | A | -25.9 | 12/12 | -15.3 | -11 | +0.7 | -25.3 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 10 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | RIC | 11. | 15 | 81 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | A | -25.3 | 12/12 | +27.2 | -52 | +5.1 | -20.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 15 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | FIT | 16. | 14 | 110 | W | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -20.1 | 10/12 | -24.2 | +4 | +2.6 | -17.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | NME | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 44 | Arden St | A | -17.5 | 10/12 | -12.9 | -5 | +4.9 | -12.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | STK | 17. | 9 | 111 | L | 10 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -12.7 | 8/12 | +20.9 | -34 | +2.4 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | ESS | 17. | 10 | 112 | L | 29 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -10.3 | 8/12 | +13.6 | -24 | -0.5 | -10.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | SYD | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 19 | Lake Oval | A | -10.8 | 8/12 | -3.1 | +4 | +1.5 | -9.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 20 | 24. | 8 | 152 | v | WBD | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 82 | Glenferrie Oval | H | -9.3 | 9/12 | -8.3 | -1 | +8.3 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | CAR | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 13 | Princes Park | A | -1.0 | 7/12 | +22.0 | -23 | +3.6 | +2.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 03 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | COL | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +2.6 | 7/12 | +5.6 | -3 | +2.8 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 10 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | GEE | 10. | 7 | 67 | L | 16 | Kardinia Park | A | +5.4 | 6/12 | +5.9 | -0 | -1.6 | +3.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 17 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | MEL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 38 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +3.8 | 6/12 | -11.6 | +15 | +2.3 | +6.1 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 24 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 11. | 22 | 88 | L | 9 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +6.1 | 6/12 | +19.3 | -13 | +0.4 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 31 | 18. | 18 | 126 | v | FIT | 17. | 14 | 116 | W | 10 | Princes Park | A | +6.5 | 5/12 | -20.1 | +27 | -1.7 | +4.8 | ≡ |