| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | HAW | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2383 | 1735 | 137.3 |
| 2 | CAR | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2360 | 1827 | 129.2 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2096 | 1821 | 115.1 |
| 4 | RIC | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2269 | 1999 | 113.5 |
| 5 | COL | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 1983 | 2112 | 93.9 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1982 | 1954 | 101.4 |
| 7 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 1968 | 2076 | 94.8 |
| 8 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2222 | 2451 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2079 | 2142 | 97.1 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2092 | 2234 | 93.6 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1735 | 2218 | 78.2 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1798 | 2398 | 75.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 05 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | NME | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 29 | Princes Park | H | +20.0 | 3/12 | +30.5 | -10 | +4.0 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 12 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | STK | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 40 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +23.9 | 2/12 | -16.5 | +40 | -0.0 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 19 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | RIC | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 29 | Waverley Park | A | +23.9 | 1/12 | +22.1 | +2 | +2.7 | +26.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 21 | 99 | v | SYD | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 30 | Lake Oval | A | +26.6 | 1/12 | -17.4 | +56 | -2.6 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 03 | 19. | 22 | 136 | v | MEL | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 55 | Princes Park | H | +24.0 | 1/12 | -20.8 | +45 | +1.0 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 10 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | CAR | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 26 | Princes Park | A | +25.0 | 1/12 | +17.5 | +8 | -3.4 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 17 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | FIT | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 40 | Princes Park | H | +21.7 | 1/12 | -14.3 | +36 | +0.4 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 24 | 17. | 11 | 113 | v | GEE | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 73 | Waverley Park | A | +22.1 | 1/12 | -6.7 | +29 | +4.4 | +26.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 31 | 20. | 14 | 134 | v | WBD | 8. | 10 | 58 | W | 76 | Western Oval | A | +26.5 | 1/12 | -1.9 | +28 | +4.8 | +31.3 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 07 | 19. | 24 | 138 | v | COL | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 49 | Princes Park | H | +31.3 | 1/12 | -1.3 | +33 | +1.6 | +32.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Mon Jun 16 | 21. | 20 | 146 | v | ESS | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 56 | Windy Hill | A | +32.9 | 1/12 | -0.1 | +33 | +2.3 | +35.2 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 21 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | NME | 13. | 17 | 95 | W | 25 | Arden St | A | +35.2 | 1/12 | +9.2 | +26 | -0.1 | +35.1 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 28 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | STK | 7. | 19 | 61 | W | 24 | Princes Park | H | +35.1 | 1/12 | +1.5 | +34 | -1.0 | +34.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 05 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | SYD | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 25 | Waverley Park | H | +34.1 | 1/12 | -11.2 | +57 | -3.2 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 12 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | RIC | 2. | 20 | 32 | W | 62 | Princes Park | H | +30.9 | 1/12 | +12.1 | +19 | +4.3 | +35.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 19 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | MEL | 15. | 17 | 107 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | A | +35.2 | 1/12 | -17.3 | +52 | -4.0 | +31.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 26 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | CAR | 15. | 11 | 101 | W | 4 | Princes Park | H | +31.2 | 1/12 | +22.4 | +9 | -0.5 | +30.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 02 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | FIT | 15. | 23 | 113 | L | 34 | Junction Oval | A | +30.7 | 1/12 | -12.1 | +43 | -7.7 | +23.0 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 09 | 25. | 23 | 173 | v | GEE | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 118 | Princes Park | H | +23.0 | 1/12 | -19.5 | +43 | +7.5 | +30.6 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 16 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | WBD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 2 | Waverley Park | H | +30.6 | 1/12 | -8.9 | +39 | -4.1 | +26.4 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 23 | 3. | 9 | 27 | v | COL | 7. | 15 | 57 | L | 30 | Victoria Park | A | +26.4 | 1/12 | -3.6 | +30 | -6.0 | +20.4 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 30 | 14. | 19 | 103 | v | ESS | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 7 | Princes Park | H | +20.4 | 2/12 | -17.9 | +38 | -4.5 | +15.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 13 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | NME | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 11 | Waverley Park | H | +15.9 | 2/12 | +19.7 | -4 | +1.5 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 27 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | NME | 19. | 8 | 122 | L | 55 | M.C.G. | A | +17.4 | 2/12 | +19.6 | -2 | -5.3 | +12.1 | ≡ |