| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | NME | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2407 | 1991 | 120.9 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2496 | 2120 | 117.7 |
| 3 | COL | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2347 | 2072 | 113.3 |
| 4 | CAR | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 2329 | 1994 | 116.8 |
| 5 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2153 | 2104 | 102.3 |
| 6 | STK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 2330 | 2503 | 93.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 2459 | 2389 | 102.9 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2390 | 2383 | 100.3 |
| 9 | FIT | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2258 | 2339 | 96.5 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 32 | 2203 | 2337 | 94.3 |
| 11 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2272 | 2508 | 90.6 |
| 12 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2025 | 2929 | 69.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 01 | 22. | 15 | 147 | v | MEL | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 79 | Princes Park | H | +30.0 | 1/12 | -17.0 | +47 | +3.2 | +33.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 08 | 18. | 24 | 132 | v | SYD | 16. | 8 | 104 | W | 28 | Lake Oval | A | +33.2 | 1/12 | +5.6 | +40 | -1.2 | +32.0 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 15 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | NME | 16. | 15 | 111 | L | 25 | Waverley Park | A | +32.0 | 1/12 | +27.5 | +5 | -3.0 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 22 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | COL | 14. | 19 | 103 | W | 2 | Victoria Park | A | +29.0 | 2/12 | +24.2 | +5 | -0.3 | +28.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat Apr 29 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | FIT | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 1 | Princes Park | H | +28.8 | 1/12 | -17.5 | +46 | -4.7 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 06 | 24. | 13 | 157 | v | CAR | 19. | 12 | 126 | W | 31 | Princes Park | A | +24.0 | 2/12 | -5.7 | +30 | +0.1 | +24.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 13 | 27. | 15 | 177 | v | WBD | 13. | 13 | 91 | W | 86 | Princes Park | H | +24.2 | 3/12 | -14.7 | +39 | +4.7 | +28.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 20 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | RIC | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 29 | Waverley Park | A | +28.9 | 1/12 | +1.4 | +27 | +0.2 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | STK | 8. | 9 | 57 | W | 40 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +29.0 | 1/12 | -17.6 | +47 | -0.7 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 03 | 12. | 24 | 96 | v | GEE | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 35 | Princes Park | H | +28.4 | 1/12 | -8.3 | +37 | -0.2 | +28.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 17 | 19. | 19 | 133 | v | ESS | 16. | 8 | 104 | W | 29 | Windy Hill | A | +28.2 | 1/12 | -5.2 | +33 | -0.4 | +27.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 24 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | MEL | 15. | 18 | 108 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | A | +27.8 | 1/12 | -34.3 | +62 | -4.2 | +23.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 01 | 21. | 14 | 140 | v | SYD | 18. | 11 | 119 | W | 21 | Princes Park | H | +23.6 | 1/12 | +16.2 | +19 | +0.2 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | COL | 13. | 6 | 84 | L | 10 | Waverley Park | H | +23.7 | 1/12 | +10.8 | +13 | -2.3 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 15 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | NME | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 19 | Princes Park | H | +21.4 | 1/12 | +2.4 | +19 | -0.0 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 22 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | FIT | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +21.4 | 1/12 | -6.2 | +28 | -2.9 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 29 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | CAR | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 24 | Princes Park | H | +18.6 | 2/12 | +18.8 | -0 | -2.4 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 05 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | WBD | 17. | 10 | 112 | W | 6 | Western Oval | A | +16.2 | 3/12 | +2.8 | +13 | -0.7 | +15.5 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 12 | 18. | 19 | 127 | v | RIC | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 57 | Princes Park | H | +15.5 | 3/12 | +5.2 | +10 | +4.7 | +20.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 19 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | STK | 21. | 13 | 139 | L | 56 | Waverley Park | H | +20.1 | 2/12 | -12.6 | +33 | -8.9 | +11.3 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 26 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | GEE | 13. | 8 | 86 | W | 2 | Kardinia Park | A | +11.3 | 3/12 | -6.1 | +17 | -1.5 | +9.7 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 02 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | ESS | 16. | 13 | 109 | W | 9 | Princes Park | H | +9.7 | 4/12 | -16.1 | +26 | -1.7 | +8.0 | ≡ |
| QF | Sat Sep 09 | 23. | 16 | 154 | v | COL | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 56 | M.C.G. | H | +8.0 | 4/12 | +10.4 | -2 | +5.8 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 16 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | NME | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 14 | Waverley Park | H | +13.9 | 2/12 | +13.7 | +0 | +1.4 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 30 | 18. | 13 | 121 | v | NME | 15. | 13 | 103 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +15.3 | 2/12 | +13.1 | +2 | +1.6 | +16.8 | ≡ |