| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2558 | 1979 | 129.3 |
| 2 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2398 | 1728 | 138.8 |
| 3 | HAW | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2168 | 1729 | 125.4 |
| 4 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2131 | 2037 | 104.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 54 | 1899 | 1746 | 108.8 |
| 6 | GEE | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1858 | 1989 | 93.4 |
| 7 | CAR | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2053 | 1941 | 105.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2110 | 2162 | 97.6 |
| 9 | SME | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 1947 | 2327 | 83.7 |
| 10 | STK | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1790 | 2018 | 88.7 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1770 | 2481 | 71.3 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 1840 | 2385 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 06 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | RIC | 12. | 16 | 88 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +8.7 | 4/12 | +15.6 | -7 | +2.3 | +11.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 13 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | COL | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 23 | Princes Park | H | +11.0 | 4/12 | +21.7 | -11 | -1.2 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 20 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | SYD | 8. | 18 | 66 | W | 69 | Lake Oval | A | +9.8 | 4/12 | -21.7 | +44 | +2.5 | +12.3 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 27 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | ESS | 5. | 13 | 43 | W | 26 | Princes Park | H | +12.3 | 4/12 | +8.7 | +4 | +2.2 | +14.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 04 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | WBD | 11. | 19 | 85 | L | 23 | Waverley Park | H | +14.6 | 3/12 | -9.3 | +24 | -4.7 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 11 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 18. | 16 | 124 | L | 30 | Junction Oval | A | +9.9 | 4/12 | -17.1 | +27 | -5.7 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 18 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | CAR | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 40 | Princes Park | H | +4.2 | 5/12 | +6.4 | -2 | +4.2 | +8.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 25 | 13. | 21 | 99 | v | MEL | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 48 | M.C.G. | A | +8.4 | 4/12 | -14.8 | +23 | +2.5 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 01 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | STK | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 47 | Princes Park | H | +10.9 | 3/12 | -4.0 | +15 | +3.2 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 08 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | GEE | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 31 | Waverley Park | H | +14.1 | 2/12 | -8.9 | +23 | +0.8 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 17 | 9. | 21 | 75 | v | NME | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 20 | Arden St | A | +14.9 | 2/12 | +11.6 | +3 | -2.3 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 22 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | RIC | 15. | 18 | 108 | W | 23 | Princes Park | H | +12.6 | 5/12 | +16.2 | -4 | +2.7 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 29 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | COL | 13. | 18 | 96 | L | 6 | Victoria Park | A | +15.2 | 3/12 | +16.7 | -1 | -0.5 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 06 | 23. | 17 | 155 | v | ESS | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 80 | Windy Hill | A | +14.8 | 5/12 | -2.1 | +17 | +6.3 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 13 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | SYD | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 79 | Princes Park | H | +21.1 | 3/12 | -14.6 | +48 | +3.1 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 20 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | WBD | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 21 | Western Oval | A | +24.2 | 2/12 | -10.4 | +35 | -1.4 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 27 | 13. | 28 | 106 | v | FIT | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 48 | Princes Park | H | +22.9 | 3/12 | -28.3 | +51 | -0.3 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 03 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | CAR | 14. | 12 | 96 | W | 24 | Princes Park | A | +22.5 | 3/12 | +9.7 | +13 | +1.1 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 10 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | MEL | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 25 | Princes Park | H | +23.7 | 2/12 | -20.2 | +44 | -1.9 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 17 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | STK | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 33 | Waverley Park | A | +21.8 | 2/12 | -6.8 | +29 | +0.4 | +22.2 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 24 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | GEE | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 40 | Kardinia Park | A | +22.2 | 2/12 | -9.5 | +32 | -7.2 | +15.0 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 31 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | NME | 16. | 10 | 106 | L | 29 | Princes Park | H | +15.0 | 3/12 | +23.8 | -9 | -2.0 | +13.0 | ≡ |
| QF | Sat Sep 07 | 8. | 17 | 65 | v | NME | 15. | 13 | 103 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | A | +13.0 | 3/12 | +25.8 | -13 | -2.5 | +10.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 21. | 12 | 138 | v | COL | 13. | 10 | 88 | W | 50 | M.C.G. | H | +10.5 | 3/12 | +4.2 | +6 | +4.4 | +14.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 21 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | NME | 8. | 8 | 56 | L | 5 | M.C.G. | A | +14.9 | 3/12 | +26.0 | -11 | +0.6 | +15.5 | ≡ |