| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 1942 | 1197 | 162.2 |
| 2 | NME | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1595 | 1293 | 123.4 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1485 | 1205 | 123.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1562 | 1256 | 124.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1452 | 1314 | 110.5 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1506 | 1476 | 102.0 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1586 | 1437 | 110.4 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1528 | 1637 | 93.3 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1341 | 1553 | 86.3 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1475 | 1608 | 91.7 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1438 | 1904 | 75.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1022 | 2052 | 49.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 22 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | CAR | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 20 | M.C.G. | H | +11.0 | 5/12 | +16.0 | -5 | +2.5 | +13.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 29 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | RIC | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 1 | Punt Rd | A | +13.5 | 4/12 | +8.5 | +5 | -0.4 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 06 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | NME | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 24 | Arden St | A | +13.1 | 6/12 | +14.8 | -2 | -2.2 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 13 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | GEE | 9. | 16 | 70 | L | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +10.9 | 6/12 | +12.1 | -1 | -0.2 | +10.7 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 20 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | WBD | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 16 | Western Oval | A | +10.7 | 5/12 | -13.3 | +24 | -0.8 | +9.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 27 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | FIT | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 51 | M.C.G. | H | +9.9 | 4/12 | +2.5 | +7 | +4.4 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 03 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | HAW | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 48 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +14.3 | 3/12 | -54.7 | +69 | -2.1 | +12.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 12 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | COL | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +12.2 | 5/12 | +13.2 | -1 | +4.7 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 17 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | SYD | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 34 | Lake Oval | A | +16.9 | 3/12 | -17.8 | +47 | -1.3 | +15.6 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 24 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | ESS | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | H | +15.6 | 3/12 | +25.4 | -10 | +0.1 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 01 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 6. | 17 | 53 | W | 14 | Junction Oval | A | +15.7 | 3/12 | -15.5 | +31 | -1.7 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 08 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | CAR | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 11 | Princes Park | A | +14.0 | 4/12 | +0.4 | +14 | -0.3 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 15 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | RIC | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +13.7 | 4/12 | +7.9 | +6 | +2.4 | +16.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 22 | 4. | 8 | 32 | v | NME | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +16.1 | 3/12 | +15.0 | +1 | -2.4 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 05 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | GEE | 13. | 14 | 92 | L | 26 | Kardinia Park | A | +13.7 | 4/12 | +17.0 | -3 | -2.3 | +11.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 12 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | WBD | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +11.5 | 5/12 | -8.3 | +20 | -1.7 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 19 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | FIT | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 5 | Brunswick St | A | +9.8 | 5/12 | +3.4 | +6 | -1.1 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 26 | 23. | 18 | 156 | v | HAW | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 96 | M.C.G. | H | +8.6 | 5/12 | -48.2 | +57 | +3.9 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 02 | 6. | 8 | 44 | v | GEE | 13. | 10 | 88 | L | 44 | M.C.G. | A | +12.6 | 3/12 | +12.4 | +0 | -4.4 | +8.1 | ≡ |