| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 2237 | 1666 | 134.3 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2469 | 2098 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2338 | 1747 | 133.8 |
| 4 | STK | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 1989 | 1721 | 115.6 |
| 5 | ESS | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2317 | 2140 | 108.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2277 | 2050 | 111.1 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1930 | 2038 | 94.7 |
| 8 | MEL | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2043 | 1929 | 105.9 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1997 | 2062 | 96.8 |
| 10 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1994 | 2369 | 84.2 |
| 11 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1513 | 2323 | 65.1 |
| 12 | NME | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1628 | 2589 | 62.9 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | MEL | 10. | 15 | 75 | W | 29 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +39.0 | 1/12 | +7.8 | +31 | -0.2 | +38.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 19. | 24 | 138 | v | NME | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 62 | Arden St | A | +38.8 | 1/12 | -37.6 | +76 | -1.4 | +37.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | GEE | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 42 | Waverley Park | A | +37.4 | 1/12 | -28.2 | +66 | -2.4 | +35.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | FIT | 11. | 17 | 83 | L | 19 | Junction Oval | A | +35.0 | 1/12 | +5.7 | +29 | -4.8 | +30.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | WBD | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 28 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +30.2 | 1/12 | -16.4 | +47 | -1.9 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | COL | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 5 | Victoria Park | A | +28.3 | 1/12 | +25.1 | +3 | +0.2 | +28.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | SYD | 9. | 20 | 74 | W | 18 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +28.5 | 2/12 | -25.3 | +66 | -4.8 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 13. | 6 | 84 | v | RIC | 11. | 25 | 91 | L | 7 | Waverley Park | A | +23.7 | 2/12 | +6.4 | +17 | -2.4 | +21.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 14. | 21 | 105 | v | ESS | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 2 | Windy Hill | A | +21.3 | 1/12 | -0.2 | +21 | -2.3 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 11. | 22 | 88 | v | CAR | 13. | 7 | 85 | W | 3 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +18.9 | 3/12 | +16.0 | +3 | +0.0 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 10 | 7. | 14 | 56 | v | STK | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 54 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +19.0 | 2/12 | +17.6 | +1 | -5.5 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 17 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | MEL | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 1 | M.C.G. | A | +13.4 | 4/12 | +6.3 | +7 | -0.8 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | NME | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 64 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +12.6 | 5/12 | -40.8 | +53 | +1.1 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 19. | 19 | 133 | v | FIT | 12. | 8 | 80 | W | 53 | Waverley Park | H | +13.7 | 4/12 | +2.1 | +12 | +4.1 | +17.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | GEE | 15. | 8 | 98 | W | 30 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +17.8 | 3/12 | -13.4 | +31 | -0.1 | +17.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | WBD | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 41 | Western Oval | A | +17.7 | 2/12 | +0.7 | +17 | +2.4 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 11. | 16 | 82 | v | COL | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 45 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +20.1 | 2/12 | +22.5 | -2 | -4.3 | +15.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 23. | 10 | 148 | v | SYD | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 59 | Lake Oval | A | +15.8 | 4/12 | -23.2 | +51 | +0.8 | +16.6 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | RIC | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 11 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +16.6 | 4/12 | +17.4 | -1 | -1.0 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | ESS | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 19 | Waverley Park | H | +15.6 | 4/12 | -0.5 | +16 | +0.3 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 11. | 22 | 88 | v | CAR | 24. | 12 | 156 | L | 68 | Princes Park | A | +15.9 | 4/12 | +21.1 | -5 | -6.3 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | STK | 18. | 13 | 121 | L | 19 | Glenferrie Oval | H | +9.6 | 4/12 | +3.2 | +6 | -2.5 | +7.1 | ≡ |