| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1608 | 1300 | 123.7 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1528 | 1235 | 123.7 |
| 3 | FIT | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1551 | 1283 | 120.9 |
| 4 | NME | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1228 | 1324 | 92.7 |
| 5 | ESS | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1519 | 1365 | 111.3 |
| 6 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1419 | 1298 | 109.3 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1158 | 1260 | 91.9 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1340 | 1454 | 92.2 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1450 | 1634 | 88.7 |
| 10 | RIC | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1425 | 1611 | 88.5 |
| 11 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1401 | 1440 | 97.3 |
| 12 | GEE | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1192 | 1615 | 73.8 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 12 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +27.0 | 1/12 | -1.3 | +28 | -1.4 | +25.5 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 19 | 17. | 8 | 110 | v | GEE | 6. | 6 | 42 | W | 68 | Kardinia Park | A | +25.5 | 1/12 | -14.9 | +40 | +2.8 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 26 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | NME | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 39 | Arden St | A | +28.3 | 1/12 | -15.2 | +43 | -0.4 | +27.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 03 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | HAW | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 8 | M.C.G. | H | +27.8 | 1/12 | +10.3 | +18 | -1.0 | +26.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 10 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | ESS | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | +26.9 | 1/12 | +7.1 | +20 | -0.5 | +26.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 17 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | STK | 12. | 7 | 79 | L | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +26.4 | 1/12 | +0.6 | +26 | -2.7 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 24 | 11. | 19 | 85 | v | WBD | 9. | 8 | 62 | W | 23 | M.C.G. | H | +23.7 | 1/12 | -10.3 | +34 | -1.1 | +22.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 31 | 12. | 18 | 90 | v | RIC | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +22.6 | 1/12 | -5.6 | +28 | -2.1 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 07 | 16. | 12 | 108 | v | SYD | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 32 | Lake Oval | A | +20.5 | 1/12 | -9.6 | +42 | -1.0 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 16 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | COL | 10. | 13 | 73 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +19.5 | 2/12 | +19.8 | -0 | +1.1 | +20.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 6. | 11 | 47 | v | FIT | 12. | 16 | 88 | L | 41 | Brunswick St | A | +20.6 | 1/12 | -0.6 | +21 | -6.2 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | CAR | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 16 | Princes Park | A | +14.4 | 2/12 | -4.0 | +18 | -0.2 | +14.2 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 19 | 16. | 22 | 118 | v | GEE | 12. | 12 | 84 | W | 34 | M.C.G. | H | +14.2 | 2/12 | -16.2 | +30 | +0.4 | +14.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 26 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | NME | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | H | +14.5 | 2/12 | -1.6 | +16 | -0.7 | +13.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 02 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | HAW | 12. | 15 | 87 | W | 8 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +13.8 | 1/12 | +4.6 | +9 | -0.1 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 09 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | ESS | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 3 | Windy Hill | A | +13.7 | 1/12 | +13.5 | +0 | -0.3 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 16 | 21. | 11 | 137 | v | STK | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 50 | M.C.G. | H | +13.4 | 2/12 | -13.9 | +27 | +2.3 | +15.7 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 23 | 10. | 18 | 78 | v | WBD | 8. | 11 | 59 | W | 19 | Western Oval | A | +15.7 | 1/12 | +3.4 | +12 | +0.7 | +16.3 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 06 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | COL | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | H | +16.3 | 1/12 | +7.1 | +9 | +3.6 | +19.9 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 20 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | COL | 12. | 10 | 82 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | A | +19.9 | 1/12 | +5.5 | +14 | -3.2 | +16.7 | ≡ |