| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2110 | 1677 | 125.8 |
| 2 | RIC | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1787 | 1489 | 120.0 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1611 | 1489 | 108.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1645 | 1599 | 102.9 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1730 | 1555 | 111.3 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1696 | 1558 | 108.9 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1443 | 1563 | 92.3 |
| 8 | COL | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1621 | 1611 | 100.6 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1549 | 1760 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1480 | 1696 | 87.3 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1418 | 1634 | 86.8 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1381 | 1840 | 75.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 27 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | ESS | 18. | 17 | 125 | L | 17 | Windy Hill | A | +23.2 | 1/12 | -5.1 | +28 | -4.5 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 04 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | RIC | 14. | 15 | 99 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +18.7 | 1/12 | +8.1 | +11 | +1.2 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 11 | 20. | 21 | 141 | v | WBD | 15. | 12 | 102 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | H | +19.9 | 1/12 | -7.7 | +28 | +1.1 | +21.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 18 | 16. | 20 | 116 | v | CAR | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 26 | Princes Park | A | +21.1 | 1/12 | +10.1 | +11 | +1.5 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 25 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | COL | 13. | 20 | 98 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | H | +22.6 | 1/12 | +8.8 | +14 | +0.2 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 01 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | HAW | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +22.8 | 1/12 | -16.6 | +39 | -4.5 | +18.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 08 | 12. | 34 | 106 | v | NME | 8. | 1 | 49 | W | 57 | Arden St | A | +18.3 | 1/12 | -6.6 | +25 | +3.2 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 17 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | FIT | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +21.5 | 1/12 | -8.9 | +30 | -2.8 | +18.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 22 | 17. | 21 | 123 | v | STK | 16. | 16 | 112 | W | 11 | Junction Oval | A | +18.6 | 1/12 | +2.1 | +17 | -0.6 | +18.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 29 | 22. | 19 | 151 | v | GEE | 24. | 10 | 154 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +18.1 | 1/12 | +1.1 | +17 | -2.0 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 06 | 19. | 16 | 130 | v | SYD | 10. | 18 | 78 | W | 52 | Lake Oval | A | +16.1 | 1/12 | -9.7 | +38 | +1.4 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 13 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | ESS | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 68 | M.C.G. | H | +17.5 | 1/12 | +2.1 | +15 | +5.3 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 20 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | RIC | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 7 | Punt Rd | A | +22.8 | 1/12 | +11.5 | +11 | -0.4 | +22.3 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 15. | 20 | 110 | v | WBD | 12. | 19 | 91 | W | 19 | Western Oval | A | +22.3 | 1/12 | +1.2 | +21 | -0.2 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 10 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | CAR | 20. | 13 | 133 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | H | +22.1 | 1/12 | -0.6 | +23 | -6.0 | +16.2 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 17 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | COL | 12. | 18 | 90 | W | 14 | Victoria Park | A | +16.2 | 1/12 | +1.8 | +14 | -0.0 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 24 | 26. | 20 | 176 | v | HAW | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 114 | M.C.G. | H | +16.1 | 1/12 | -11.7 | +28 | +8.6 | +24.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 31 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | NME | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 48 | M.C.G. | H | +24.7 | 1/12 | -30.6 | +55 | -0.7 | +24.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 14 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | RIC | 16. | 11 | 107 | L | 6 | M.C.G. | A | +24.0 | 1/12 | +18.4 | +6 | -1.2 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 21 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | ESS | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | H | +22.9 | 1/12 | +10.1 | +13 | -0.8 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 28 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | RIC | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 39 | M.C.G. | H | +22.1 | 1/12 | +19.6 | +2 | +3.6 | +25.7 | ≡ |