| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1731 | 1213 | 142.7 |
| 2 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1534 | 1404 | 109.3 |
| 3 | COL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1477 | 1215 | 121.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1598 | 1422 | 112.4 |
| 5 | FIT | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1533 | 1351 | 113.5 |
| 6 | NME | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1331 | 1490 | 89.3 |
| 7 | HAW | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1592 | 1412 | 112.7 |
| 8 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1428 | 1515 | 94.3 |
| 9 | SME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1515 | 1465 | 103.4 |
| 10 | GEE | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1320 | 1681 | 78.5 |
| 11 | RIC | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1309 | 1771 | 73.9 |
| 12 | FOO | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1178 | 1607 | 73.3 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 16. | 21 | 117 | v | RIC | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 47 | Punt Rd | A | +14.4 | 2/12 | -10.0 | +24 | +2.3 | +16.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat May 02 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | COL | 12. | 7 | 79 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +16.7 | 1/12 | +11.3 | +5 | +0.8 | +17.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 09 | 11. | 8 | 74 | v | FIT | 13. | 9 | 87 | L | 13 | Brunswick St | A | +17.4 | 1/12 | +6.8 | +11 | -2.4 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 16 | 19. | 17 | 131 | v | WBD | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 65 | M.C.G. | H | +15.1 | 1/12 | -11.5 | +27 | +3.8 | +18.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 23 | 9. | 7 | 61 | v | CAR | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 12 | Princes Park | A | +18.9 | 1/12 | +9.9 | +9 | -2.1 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 30 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | GEE | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 53 | Kardinia Park | A | +16.8 | 1/12 | -19.4 | +36 | +1.7 | +18.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 06 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | SYD | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | H | +18.5 | 1/12 | -4.1 | +35 | +1.0 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Mon Jun 15 | 19. | 15 | 129 | v | ESS | 8. | 8 | 56 | W | 73 | M.C.G. | H | +19.5 | 1/12 | +6.3 | +13 | +6.0 | +25.5 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 27 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | HAW | 6. | 16 | 52 | W | 25 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +25.5 | 1/12 | +5.8 | +20 | +0.5 | +26.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jul 04 | 9. | 23 | 77 | v | STK | 11. | 10 | 76 | W | 1 | Junction Oval | A | +26.0 | 1/12 | -4.2 | +30 | -2.9 | +23.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 11 | 20. | 8 | 128 | v | NME | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 82 | M.C.G. | H | +23.1 | 1/12 | +5.0 | +18 | +6.4 | +29.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 18 | 13. | 10 | 88 | v | RIC | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | H | +29.5 | 1/12 | -19.6 | +49 | -1.2 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 25 | 14. | 7 | 91 | v | COL | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 3 | Victoria Park | A | +28.3 | 1/12 | +10.4 | +18 | -2.1 | +26.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Aug 01 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | FIT | 11. | 11 | 77 | D | 0 | M.C.G. | H | +26.2 | 1/12 | +9.4 | +17 | -1.7 | +24.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 08 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | WBD | 12. | 8 | 80 | L | 9 | Western Oval | A | +24.5 | 1/12 | -21.3 | +46 | -5.5 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 15 | 13. | 14 | 92 | v | CAR | 7. | 5 | 47 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | H | +19.0 | 1/12 | +0.9 | +18 | +2.7 | +21.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 22 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | GEE | 9. | 12 | 66 | W | 54 | M.C.G. | H | +21.7 | 1/12 | -14.0 | +36 | +1.8 | +23.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 29 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | SYD | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +23.6 | 1/12 | +13.0 | +23 | -0.8 | +22.8 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 12 | 11. | 15 | 81 | v | CAR | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 44 | M.C.G. | H | +22.8 | 1/12 | +0.2 | +23 | +2.1 | +24.9 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 26 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | ESS | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | H | +24.9 | 1/12 | +15.8 | +9 | +2.8 | +27.7 | ≡ |