| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | RIC | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1746 | 1237 | 141.1 |
| 2 | SME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1764 | 1383 | 127.5 |
| 3 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1702 | 1488 | 114.4 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1730 | 1327 | 130.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1534 | 1453 | 105.6 |
| 6 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1760 | 1559 | 112.9 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1520 | 1555 | 97.7 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1463 | 1717 | 85.2 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1380 | 1706 | 80.9 |
| 10 | MEL | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1511 | 1842 | 82.0 |
| 11 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| 12 | ESS | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1392 | 1806 | 77.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 29 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | RIC | 14. | 12 | 96 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | H | -18.5 | 9/12 | +21.3 | -40 | +0.8 | -17.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 06 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | GEE | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 18 | Corio Oval | A | -17.8 | 10/12 | +21.7 | -40 | +2.1 | -15.6 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 13 | 15. | 9 | 99 | v | ESS | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -15.6 | 10/12 | -3.3 | -12 | +4.1 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 20 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | FIT | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 3 | Brunswick St | A | -11.5 | 9/12 | -4.6 | -7 | +0.4 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 27 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | WBD | 14. | 13 | 97 | L | 20 | M.C.G. | H | -11.1 | 9/12 | +4.5 | -16 | -0.4 | -11.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Mon Jun 05 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | CAR | 13. | 13 | 91 | L | 4 | Princes Park | A | -11.5 | 8/12 | +15.6 | -27 | +2.3 | -9.2 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 10 | 13. | 19 | 97 | v | COL | 18. | 18 | 126 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -9.2 | 8/12 | +5.4 | -15 | -1.4 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 17 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | NME | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | H | -10.7 | 9/12 | -8.9 | -2 | -2.2 | -12.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 24 | 3. | 15 | 33 | v | STK | 13. | 12 | 90 | L | 57 | Junction Oval | A | -12.9 | 9/12 | -27.2 | +14 | -7.1 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 01 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | SYD | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 7 | Lake Oval | A | -20.0 | 10/12 | +12.5 | -20 | +1.3 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 08 | 21. | 10 | 136 | v | HAW | 15. | 8 | 98 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -18.7 | 9/12 | -26.6 | +8 | +3.0 | -15.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 15 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 20. | 15 | 135 | L | 50 | Punt Rd | A | -15.7 | 10/12 | +21.1 | -37 | -1.3 | -17.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 22 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | GEE | 18. | 15 | 123 | L | 35 | M.C.G. | H | -17.0 | 10/12 | +28.6 | -46 | +1.1 | -15.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 29 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | ESS | 14. | 7 | 91 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | A | -15.9 | 10/12 | -19.8 | +4 | +1.1 | -14.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | FIT | 13. | 8 | 86 | L | 17 | M.C.G. | H | -14.8 | 9/12 | +4.1 | -19 | +0.2 | -14.6 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 19 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | WBD | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 30 | Western Oval | A | -14.6 | 9/12 | -4.8 | -10 | -2.0 | -16.6 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 26 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | CAR | 19. | 21 | 135 | L | 64 | M.C.G. | H | -16.6 | 9/12 | +7.2 | -24 | -4.0 | -20.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Sep 02 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | COL | 19. | 13 | 127 | L | 23 | Victoria Park | A | -20.6 | 11/12 | +15.2 | -36 | +1.3 | -19.4 | ≡ |