| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1948 | 1619 | 120.3 |
| 2 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1993 | 1701 | 117.2 |
| 3 | RIC | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1714 | 1469 | 116.7 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1864 | 1431 | 130.3 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1743 | 1571 | 110.9 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1676 | 1517 | 110.5 |
| 7 | FIT | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1695 | 1760 | 96.3 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1397 | 1552 | 90.0 |
| 9 | NME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1759 | 1893 | 92.9 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1561 | 1880 | 83.0 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1454 | 1775 | 81.9 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1367 | 2003 | 68.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 26 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | FIT | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 24 | M.C.G. | H | +22.5 | 1/12 | -3.7 | +26 | -5.0 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 03 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | SYD | 13. | 15 | 93 | W | 8 | Lake Oval | A | +17.5 | 1/12 | -14.2 | +44 | -3.6 | +13.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 10 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | GEE | 13. | 19 | 97 | W | 11 | Kardinia Park | A | +13.9 | 3/12 | +2.0 | +12 | -0.1 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 17 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | STK | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +13.8 | 3/12 | -13.7 | +28 | -2.4 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 31 | 26. | 11 | 167 | v | COL | 19. | 13 | 127 | W | 40 | Victoria Park | A | +11.5 | 4/12 | +3.6 | +8 | +3.2 | +14.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat Jun 07 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | WBD | 20. | 12 | 132 | L | 28 | Western Oval | A | +14.7 | 3/12 | +15.8 | -1 | -2.7 | +12.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 16 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | CAR | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +12.0 | 4/12 | +8.6 | +3 | -3.0 | +9.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 21 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | HAW | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 40 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +9.0 | 5/12 | -26.8 | +36 | +0.4 | +9.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 28 | 20. | 9 | 129 | v | NME | 17. | 14 | 116 | W | 13 | Arden St | A | +9.4 | 4/12 | -16.6 | +26 | -1.3 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 05 | 16. | 17 | 113 | v | ESS | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 48 | M.C.G. | H | +8.1 | 5/12 | +19.8 | -12 | +6.0 | +14.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 12 | 14. | 24 | 108 | v | RIC | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 47 | M.C.G. | H | +14.1 | 2/12 | +14.5 | -0 | +4.7 | +18.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 19 | 18. | 18 | 126 | v | FIT | 16. | 8 | 104 | W | 22 | Brunswick St | A | +18.8 | 1/12 | -1.5 | +20 | +0.2 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 26 | 18. | 16 | 124 | v | SYD | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | H | +19.0 | 1/12 | +9.0 | +22 | +2.9 | +21.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 02 | 19. | 14 | 128 | v | GEE | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 56 | M.C.G. | H | +21.9 | 1/12 | -14.4 | +36 | +2.0 | +23.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 09 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | STK | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 16 | Junction Oval | A | +23.9 | 1/12 | -16.9 | +41 | -2.5 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 16 | 17. | 8 | 110 | v | COL | 11. | 21 | 87 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +21.4 | 1/12 | +12.6 | +9 | +1.4 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 23 | 17. | 20 | 122 | v | WBD | 16. | 9 | 105 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +22.8 | 1/12 | +3.1 | +20 | -0.3 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 30 | 11. | 22 | 88 | v | CAR | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 25 | Princes Park | A | +22.5 | 1/12 | +16.2 | +6 | -3.1 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 13 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | CAR | 11. | 16 | 82 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +19.4 | 2/12 | +19.3 | +0 | +2.7 | +22.1 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 27 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | ESS | 13. | 20 | 98 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +22.1 | 2/12 | +23.0 | -1 | +3.0 | +25.1 | ≡ |