| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1455 | 1017 | 143.1 |
| 2 | FIT | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1332 | 1184 | 112.5 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1506 | 1204 | 125.1 |
| 4 | COL | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1314 | 1150 | 114.3 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1251 | 1192 | 104.9 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1159 | 1140 | 101.7 |
| 7 | CAR | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1300 | 1313 | 99.0 |
| 8 | SME | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 1304 | 1413 | 92.3 |
| 9 | GEE | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 1311 | 1373 | 95.5 |
| 10 | FOO | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1065 | 1178 | 90.4 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1183 | 1474 | 80.3 |
| 12 | RIC | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1086 | 1628 | 66.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 18 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | NME | 5. | 14 | 44 | W | 55 | M.C.G. | H | +31.8 | 1/12 | -9.3 | +41 | +1.4 | +33.2 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 25 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | STK | 5. | 18 | 48 | W | 24 | Junction Oval | A | +33.2 | 1/12 | -11.7 | +45 | -2.1 | +31.1 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 07 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | SYD | 6. | 10 | 46 | W | 64 | M.C.G. | H | +31.1 | 1/12 | +6.3 | +37 | +2.7 | +33.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 14 | 2. | 7 | 19 | v | COL | 7. | 13 | 55 | L | 36 | Victoria Park | A | +33.8 | 1/12 | +17.9 | +16 | -5.2 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 21 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | HAW | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 20 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +28.6 | 1/12 | +0.6 | +28 | -0.8 | +27.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 28 | 17. | 22 | 124 | v | RIC | 4. | 8 | 32 | W | 92 | M.C.G. | H | +27.8 | 1/12 | -24.6 | +52 | +4.0 | +31.8 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | ESS | 9. | 15 | 69 | W | 2 | Windy Hill | A | +31.8 | 1/12 | +16.3 | +15 | -1.3 | +30.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 11 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | WBD | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 31 | M.C.G. | H | +30.4 | 1/12 | -11.8 | +42 | -1.1 | +29.3 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 18 | 16. | 14 | 110 | v | FIT | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 42 | Brunswick St | A | +29.3 | 1/12 | +2.0 | +27 | +1.5 | +30.8 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 25 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 6. | 5 | 41 | W | 42 | Kardinia Park | A | +30.8 | 1/12 | -9.6 | +40 | +0.2 | +30.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 09 | 9. | 17 | 71 | v | CAR | 6. | 22 | 58 | W | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +30.9 | 1/12 | -1.0 | +32 | -1.9 | +29.0 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 16 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | NME | 9. | 19 | 73 | W | 30 | Arden St | A | +29.0 | 1/12 | -15.4 | +44 | -1.4 | +27.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 23 | 6. | 13 | 49 | v | STK | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +27.6 | 1/12 | +4.4 | +23 | -1.9 | +25.7 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 30 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | SYD | 10. | 10 | 70 | W | 39 | Lake Oval | A | +25.7 | 1/12 | +6.7 | +31 | +0.8 | +26.5 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 06 | 16. | 15 | 111 | v | COL | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +26.5 | 1/12 | +8.8 | +18 | +2.8 | +29.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 13 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | HAW | 11. | 10 | 76 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | H | +29.3 | 1/12 | +3.0 | +26 | -3.5 | +25.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 20 | 8. | 12 | 60 | v | RIC | 9. | 14 | 68 | L | 8 | Punt Rd | A | +25.8 | 1/12 | -29.2 | +55 | -6.3 | +19.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 27 | 10. | 5 | 65 | v | ESS | 10. | 18 | 78 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +19.5 | 1/12 | +7.8 | +12 | -2.5 | +17.0 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 10 | 14. | 18 | 102 | v | FIT | 4. | 16 | 40 | W | 62 | M.C.G. | H | +17.0 | 1/12 | +12.0 | +5 | +5.7 | +22.7 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 24 | 8. | 14 | 62 | v | COL | 2. | 2 | 14 | W | 48 | M.C.G. | H | +22.7 | 1/12 | +9.3 | +13 | +3.5 | +26.2 | ≡ |