| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | ESS | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 1574 | 1207 | 130.4 |
| 2 | GEE | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1690 | 1213 | 139.3 |
| 3 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1374 | 1092 | 125.8 |
| 4 | CAR | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1361 | 1205 | 112.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1390 | 1281 | 108.5 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1379 | 1267 | 108.8 |
| 7 | COL | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1365 | 1386 | 98.5 |
| 8 | RIC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1308 | 1446 | 90.5 |
| 9 | HAW | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1307 | 1510 | 86.6 |
| 10 | FIT | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 1222 | 1529 | 79.9 |
| 11 | NME | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1152 | 1575 | 73.1 |
| 12 | SME | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1193 | 1604 | 74.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 21 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | RIC | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 28 | M.C.G. | H | +26.3 | 1/12 | -13.8 | +40 | -1.2 | +25.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 28 | 8. | 8 | 56 | v | GEE | 7. | 7 | 49 | W | 7 | Kardinia Park | A | +25.1 | 1/12 | +4.8 | +20 | -1.3 | +23.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 05 | 14. | 10 | 94 | v | WBD | 4. | 11 | 35 | W | 59 | M.C.G. | H | +23.8 | 1/12 | +16.1 | +8 | +5.1 | +28.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 12 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | COL | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 32 | Victoria Park | A | +28.9 | 1/12 | -8.9 | +38 | -0.6 | +28.3 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 19 | 16. | 8 | 104 | v | NME | 13. | 5 | 83 | W | 21 | M.C.G. | H | +28.3 | 1/12 | -28.3 | +57 | -3.6 | +24.8 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 26 | 8. | 15 | 63 | v | SYD | 1. | 11 | 17 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +24.8 | 1/12 | -19.4 | +56 | -1.0 | +23.7 | ≡ |
| 7 | Mon Jun 04 | 7. | 12 | 54 | v | CAR | 10. | 10 | 70 | L | 16 | Princes Park | A | +23.7 | 1/12 | -7.6 | +31 | -4.7 | +19.0 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 09 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | FIT | 12. | 4 | 76 | L | 2 | Brunswick St | A | +19.0 | 1/12 | -0.4 | +19 | -2.1 | +16.9 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat Jun 23 | 11. | 18 | 84 | v | STK | 11. | 6 | 72 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | +16.9 | 1/12 | +7.5 | +9 | +0.3 | +17.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 30 | 7. | 13 | 55 | v | ESS | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +17.1 | 1/12 | +15.3 | +2 | -2.0 | +15.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 07 | 14. | 12 | 96 | v | HAW | 11. | 14 | 80 | W | 16 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +15.2 | 2/12 | -1.5 | +17 | -0.1 | +15.1 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 14 | 12. | 12 | 84 | v | RIC | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 15 | Punt Rd | A | +15.1 | 3/12 | -7.8 | +23 | -0.8 | +14.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 21 | 9. | 9 | 63 | v | GEE | 10. | 19 | 79 | L | 16 | M.C.G. | H | +14.3 | 2/12 | +12.9 | +1 | -1.7 | +12.6 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 28 | 9. | 14 | 68 | v | WBD | 6. | 11 | 47 | W | 21 | Western Oval | A | +12.6 | 3/12 | +3.4 | +9 | +1.2 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 04 | 14. | 8 | 92 | v | COL | 11. | 11 | 77 | W | 15 | M.C.G. | H | +13.7 | 3/12 | -2.0 | +16 | -0.1 | +13.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 11 | 11. | 17 | 83 | v | NME | 10. | 11 | 71 | W | 12 | Arden St | A | +13.7 | 3/12 | -17.7 | +31 | -1.9 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 18 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | SYD | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 15 | Lake Oval | A | +11.7 | 3/12 | -13.1 | +37 | -2.2 | +9.5 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 25 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | CAR | 5. | 10 | 40 | W | 35 | M.C.G. | H | +9.5 | 4/12 | +10.9 | -1 | +3.6 | +13.2 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 01 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | CAR | 11. | 12 | 78 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | A | +13.2 | 2/12 | +7.3 | +6 | -0.8 | +12.4 | ≡ |