| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1559 | 1036 | 150.5 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1526 | 1197 | 127.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1524 | 1241 | 122.8 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1435 | 1099 | 130.6 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1323 | 1018 | 130.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1471 | 1387 | 106.1 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1384 | 1403 | 98.6 |
| 8 | HAW | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1262 | 1342 | 94.0 |
| 9 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1258 | 1421 | 88.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1276 | 1454 | 87.8 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1233 | 1617 | 76.3 |
| 12 | STK | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 861 | 1897 | 45.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | STK | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 59 | Junction Oval | A | +12.2 | 4/12 | -24.9 | +37 | +2.2 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | GEE | 8. | 14 | 62 | W | 49 | M.C.G. | H | +14.4 | 3/12 | +18.8 | -4 | +5.3 | +19.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 6. | 22 | 58 | v | WBD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +19.8 | 2/12 | +21.9 | -2 | +1.4 | +21.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | NME | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 13 | Arden St | A | +21.2 | 1/12 | -13.2 | +34 | -2.1 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | ESS | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 14 | Windy Hill | A | +19.0 | 2/12 | +10.7 | +8 | +0.6 | +19.6 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 11. | 5 | 71 | v | HAW | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +19.6 | 1/12 | -3.7 | +23 | +0.4 | +20.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 11. | 6 | 72 | v | SYD | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 1 | Lake Oval | A | +20.0 | 1/12 | +1.7 | +30 | -2.9 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 20. | 15 | 135 | v | CAR | 9. | 16 | 70 | W | 65 | M.C.G. | H | +17.0 | 1/12 | -0.7 | +18 | +4.7 | +21.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 13 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | RIC | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | H | +21.8 | 1/12 | +1.6 | +20 | -0.4 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | FIT | 5. | 9 | 39 | W | 32 | Brunswick St | A | +21.4 | 1/12 | -8.7 | +30 | +0.2 | +21.5 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 5. | 15 | 45 | v | COL | 7. | 6 | 48 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +21.5 | 1/12 | +18.4 | +3 | -0.6 | +20.9 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | STK | 3. | 3 | 21 | W | 97 | M.C.G. | H | +20.9 | 1/12 | -42.3 | +63 | +3.4 | +24.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 6. | 16 | 52 | v | GEE | 10. | 11 | 71 | L | 19 | Kardinia Park | A | +24.3 | 1/12 | +14.7 | +10 | -2.9 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | WBD | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 1 | Western Oval | A | +21.4 | 1/12 | +16.3 | +5 | -0.6 | +20.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | NME | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 27 | M.C.G. | H | +20.8 | 1/12 | -16.4 | +37 | -1.0 | +19.8 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 16. | 23 | 119 | v | ESS | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 65 | M.C.G. | H | +19.8 | 1/12 | +17.9 | +2 | +6.3 | +26.1 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | HAW | 12. | 13 | 85 | W | 6 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +26.1 | 1/12 | -8.4 | +35 | -2.9 | +23.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 12. | 22 | 94 | v | SYD | 4. | 7 | 31 | W | 63 | M.C.G. | H | +23.3 | 1/12 | -3.6 | +39 | +2.4 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 03 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +25.7 | 1/12 | +8.3 | +17 | -0.6 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 17 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | COL | 5. | 6 | 36 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | H | +25.0 | 1/12 | +10.9 | +14 | +1.4 | +26.4 | ≡ |