| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 1567 | 1129 | 138.8 |
| 2 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1447 | 1223 | 118.3 |
| 3 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1321 | 1132 | 116.7 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1341 | 1348 | 99.5 |
| 5 | COL | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1390 | 1366 | 101.8 |
| 6 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1263 | 1275 | 99.1 |
| 7 | RIC | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1506 | 1604 | 93.9 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1404 | 1477 | 95.1 |
| 9 | STK | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1318 | 1394 | 94.5 |
| 10 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1349 | 1519 | 88.8 |
| 11 | FIT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1355 | 1611 | 84.1 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1368 | 1551 | 88.2 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 22 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | FIT | 7. | 11 | 53 | L | 3 | Brunswick St | A | +27.0 | 1/12 | -11.9 | +39 | -4.2 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 27 | 10. | 20 | 80 | v | COL | 10. | 12 | 72 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | H | +22.8 | 1/12 | +13.6 | +9 | -0.1 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 04 | 11. | 20 | 86 | v | ESS | 5. | 11 | 41 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | H | +22.7 | 1/12 | -1.4 | +24 | +2.1 | +24.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 11 | 4. | 9 | 33 | v | HAW | 6. | 15 | 51 | L | 18 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +24.8 | 1/12 | -5.7 | +30 | -4.8 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 18 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | STK | 13. | 12 | 90 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +19.9 | 1/12 | -9.9 | +30 | -0.1 | +19.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 25 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | SYD | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 63 | M.C.G. | H | +19.8 | 1/12 | -4.0 | +36 | +2.7 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 01 | 6. | 14 | 50 | v | RIC | 7. | 10 | 52 | L | 2 | Punt Rd | A | +22.5 | 1/12 | -13.8 | +36 | -3.8 | +18.7 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 08 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | CAR | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 28 | Princes Park | A | +18.7 | 1/12 | +8.2 | +10 | +1.8 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 17 | 23. | 16 | 154 | v | GEE | 14. | 10 | 94 | W | 60 | M.C.G. | H | +20.5 | 1/12 | +0.8 | +20 | +4.0 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 22 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | NME | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 31 | Arden St | A | +24.5 | 1/12 | -10.5 | +35 | -0.4 | +24.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 29 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | WBD | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 36 | M.C.G. | H | +24.1 | 1/12 | +8.5 | +16 | +2.0 | +26.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 06 | 24. | 14 | 158 | v | FIT | 10. | 14 | 74 | W | 84 | M.C.G. | H | +26.1 | 1/12 | -12.7 | +39 | +4.5 | +30.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 13 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | COL | 7. | 7 | 49 | D | 0 | Victoria Park | A | +30.6 | 1/12 | +4.2 | +26 | -2.6 | +28.0 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 27 | 11. | 7 | 73 | v | ESS | 9. | 18 | 72 | W | 1 | Windy Hill | A | +28.0 | 1/12 | +3.4 | +25 | -2.4 | +25.6 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 03 | 8. | 18 | 66 | v | HAW | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +25.6 | 1/12 | +0.9 | +25 | -3.2 | +22.5 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 10 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 1. | 5 | 11 | W | 38 | Junction Oval | A | +22.5 | 1/12 | -6.2 | +29 | +0.9 | +23.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 17 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | SYD | 11. | 9 | 75 | L | 4 | Lake Oval | A | +23.4 | 1/12 | -0.3 | +36 | -4.0 | +19.4 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 24 | 18. | 12 | 120 | v | RIC | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 49 | M.C.G. | H | +19.4 | 1/12 | -6.9 | +26 | +2.3 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 07 | 8. | 19 | 67 | v | ESS | 12. | 11 | 83 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | A | +21.7 | 1/12 | +11.8 | +10 | -2.6 | +19.1 | ≡ |
| PF | Sat Sep 14 | 22. | 12 | 144 | v | HAW | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 68 | M.C.G. | H | +19.1 | 1/12 | +9.6 | +9 | +5.9 | +25.0 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 21 | 17. | 14 | 116 | v | ESS | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 61 | M.C.G. | H | +25.0 | 1/12 | +14.3 | +11 | +5.0 | +30.0 | ≡ |