| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1630 | 1225 | 133.1 |
| 2 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1423 | 1095 | 130.0 |
| 3 | NME | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 1355 | 1361 | 99.6 |
| 4 | MEL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1504 | 1239 | 121.4 |
| 5 | RIC | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1503 | 1310 | 114.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1471 | 1364 | 107.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1312 | 1301 | 100.8 |
| 8 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1382 | 1391 | 99.4 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1177 | 1337 | 88.0 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1209 | 1482 | 81.6 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1174 | 1604 | 73.2 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1149 | 1580 | 72.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 19 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 38 | M.C.G. | H | -15.3 | 10/12 | +15.9 | -31 | -0.7 | -16.0 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 24 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | CAR | 12. | 10 | 82 | W | 19 | Princes Park | A | -16.0 | 9/12 | +1.8 | -18 | +3.7 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 01 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | HAW | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 11 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -12.3 | 9/12 | -18.6 | +6 | -1.7 | -14.0 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 08 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | FIT | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 42 | M.C.G. | H | -14.0 | 9/12 | -17.9 | +4 | +3.8 | -10.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 15 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | RIC | 10. | 7 | 67 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | -10.2 | 9/12 | -6.0 | -4 | +3.4 | -6.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 22 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | STK | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 21 | Junction Oval | A | -6.8 | 8/12 | -20.9 | +14 | -3.5 | -10.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 29 | 15. | 21 | 111 | v | SYD | 14. | 5 | 89 | W | 22 | M.C.G. | H | -10.3 | 10/12 | +4.1 | -2 | +2.4 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 05 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | GEE | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 9 | Kardinia Park | A | -7.9 | 10/12 | +21.1 | -29 | +3.8 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 14 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | ESS | 14. | 17 | 101 | L | 22 | M.C.G. | H | -4.1 | 9/12 | +13.7 | -18 | -0.4 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 26 | 8. | 9 | 57 | v | WBD | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 16 | Western Oval | A | -4.5 | 9/12 | +15.2 | -20 | +0.4 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 03 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | NME | 11. | 6 | 72 | W | 33 | M.C.G. | H | -4.1 | 9/12 | +0.9 | -5 | +3.8 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 10 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | COL | 8. | 6 | 54 | L | 8 | Victoria Park | A | -0.3 | 7/12 | +8.3 | -9 | +0.1 | -0.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 17 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | CAR | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | H | -0.3 | 7/12 | -1.7 | +1 | +3.4 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 31 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | HAW | 5. | 3 | 33 | W | 77 | M.C.G. | H | +3.1 | 5/12 | -3.0 | +6 | +7.1 | +10.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 07 | 6. | 12 | 48 | v | FIT | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 11 | Brunswick St | A | +10.2 | 3/12 | -15.7 | +26 | -3.7 | +6.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 14 | 15. | 4 | 94 | v | RIC | 10. | 18 | 78 | W | 16 | Punt Rd | A | +6.5 | 5/12 | +7.1 | -1 | +1.7 | +8.2 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 21 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | STK | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 57 | M.C.G. | H | +8.2 | 4/12 | -22.6 | +31 | +2.6 | +10.8 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 28 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | SYD | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 52 | Lake Oval | A | +10.8 | 2/12 | -0.3 | +23 | +2.9 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 04 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | NME | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | +13.7 | 3/12 | +0.2 | +14 | +1.6 | +15.3 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 18 | 10. | 7 | 67 | v | GEE | 7. | 8 | 50 | W | 17 | M.C.G. | H | +15.3 | 3/12 | +20.4 | -5 | +2.2 | +17.5 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 25 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | WBD | 15. | 12 | 102 | L | 51 | M.C.G. | A | +17.5 | 3/12 | +20.0 | -2 | -4.9 | +12.7 | ≡ |