| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1429 | 979 | 146.0 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1420 | 1128 | 125.9 |
| 3 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1427 | 1171 | 121.9 |
| 4 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1323 | 1159 | 114.2 |
| 5 | CAR | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1304 | 1147 | 113.7 |
| 6 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1308 | 1365 | 95.8 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 1193 | 1342 | 88.9 |
| 8 | FIT | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1190 | 1332 | 89.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1210 | 1374 | 88.1 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1277 | 1471 | 86.8 |
| 11 | STK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1170 | 1330 | 88.0 |
| 12 | NME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1038 | 1491 | 69.6 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 14 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | RIC | 8. | 7 | 55 | W | 33 | Punt Rd | A | +28.8 | 1/12 | +2.9 | +26 | +0.7 | +29.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 21 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | CAR | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 43 | Princes Park | A | +29.5 | 1/12 | -10.1 | +40 | +0.3 | +29.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 28 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | WBD | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 26 | Western Oval | A | +29.8 | 1/12 | +17.0 | +13 | +1.3 | +31.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 05 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | FIT | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 19 | Punt Rd | H | +31.1 | 1/12 | -1.2 | +32 | -1.3 | +29.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 12 | 6. | 20 | 56 | v | GEE | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | H | +29.8 | 1/12 | +21.0 | +9 | -0.1 | +29.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 19 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | NME | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 42 | Arden St | A | +29.7 | 1/12 | -22.3 | +52 | -1.0 | +28.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 26 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | COL | 9. | 7 | 61 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +28.7 | 1/12 | +13.2 | +16 | +0.2 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 02 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | STK | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 14 | Junction Oval | A | +29.0 | 1/12 | -36.7 | +66 | -5.2 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 09 | 15. | 17 | 107 | v | ESS | 4. | 15 | 39 | W | 68 | M.C.G. | H | +23.8 | 1/12 | +2.1 | +22 | +4.6 | +28.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 23 | 12. | 10 | 82 | v | SYD | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +28.4 | 1/12 | -4.9 | +45 | -2.2 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 30 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | HAW | 5. | 12 | 42 | W | 38 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +26.2 | 1/12 | -8.3 | +34 | +0.4 | +26.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 07 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 7. | 3 | 45 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +26.6 | 1/12 | -9.1 | +36 | -0.2 | +26.4 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 14 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | CAR | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | +26.4 | 1/12 | +6.4 | +20 | -0.5 | +25.9 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 21 | 7. | 17 | 59 | v | WBD | 10. | 12 | 72 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +25.9 | 1/12 | +8.8 | +17 | -3.0 | +22.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 28 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 28 | Brunswick St | A | +22.9 | 1/12 | -6.8 | +30 | -0.2 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 04 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | GEE | 8. | 10 | 58 | L | 2 | Kardinia Park | A | +22.7 | 1/12 | +15.0 | +8 | -1.0 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 11 | 16. | 18 | 114 | v | NME | 11. | 5 | 71 | W | 43 | M.C.G. | H | +21.7 | 1/12 | -24.6 | +46 | -0.3 | +21.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 9. | 6 | 60 | W | 13 | Victoria Park | A | +21.4 | 1/12 | +20.2 | +1 | +1.2 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 01 | 11. | 14 | 80 | v | COL | 8. | 16 | 64 | W | 16 | M.C.G. | H | +22.6 | 1/12 | +19.1 | +4 | +1.2 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 15 | 17. | 19 | 121 | v | COL | 6. | 12 | 48 | W | 73 | M.C.G. | H | +23.8 | 1/12 | +21.0 | +3 | +7.0 | +30.9 | ≡ |