| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | MEL | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1532 | 1109 | 138.1 |
| 2 | COL | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1470 | 1104 | 133.2 |
| 3 | ESS | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1499 | 1151 | 130.2 |
| 4 | GEE | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 1328 | 1042 | 127.4 |
| 5 | HAW | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 1382 | 1142 | 121.0 |
| 6 | STK | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 1408 | 1189 | 118.4 |
| 7 | FOO | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 1146 | 1301 | 88.1 |
| 8 | NME | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 1231 | 1411 | 87.2 |
| 9 | RIC | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 1143 | 1346 | 84.9 |
| 10 | CAR | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1190 | 1318 | 90.3 |
| 11 | SME | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1125 | 1654 | 68.0 |
| 12 | FIT | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1019 | 1706 | 59.7 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 18 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | GEE | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 13 | M.C.G. | H | +32.5 | 1/12 | +12.0 | +20 | -3.3 | +29.1 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 25 | 11. | 11 | 77 | v | NME | 8. | 13 | 61 | W | 16 | Arden St | A | +29.1 | 1/12 | -9.6 | +39 | -2.3 | +26.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat May 02 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | CAR | 4. | 9 | 33 | W | 46 | M.C.G. | H | +26.8 | 1/12 | -1.3 | +28 | +1.8 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 09 | 9. | 13 | 67 | v | STK | 13. | 15 | 93 | L | 26 | Junction Oval | A | +28.6 | 1/12 | +20.7 | +8 | -3.4 | +25.2 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 16 | 10. | 25 | 85 | v | ESS | 7. | 11 | 53 | W | 32 | Windy Hill | A | +25.2 | 1/12 | +19.7 | +6 | +2.6 | +27.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 23 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | HAW | 10. | 8 | 68 | W | 5 | M.C.G. | H | +27.9 | 1/12 | +13.4 | +14 | -0.9 | +26.9 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 30 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | WBD | 6. | 8 | 44 | W | 42 | M.C.G. | H | +26.9 | 1/12 | -12.2 | +39 | +0.3 | +27.2 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 06 | 17. | 16 | 118 | v | FIT | 7. | 9 | 51 | W | 67 | Brunswick St | A | +27.2 | 1/12 | -34.7 | +62 | +0.5 | +27.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 15 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 8. | 15 | 63 | W | 10 | M.C.G. | H | +27.7 | 1/12 | +11.0 | +17 | -0.7 | +27.1 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 27 | 23. | 18 | 156 | v | RIC | 6. | 7 | 43 | W | 113 | M.C.G. | H | +27.1 | 1/12 | -14.3 | +41 | +7.2 | +34.2 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 04 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | SYD | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 46 | Lake Oval | A | +34.2 | 1/12 | -16.8 | +63 | -1.7 | +32.5 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 11 | 10. | 15 | 75 | v | GEE | 7. | 12 | 54 | W | 21 | Kardinia Park | A | +32.5 | 1/12 | +14.2 | +18 | +0.3 | +32.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 18 | 18. | 15 | 123 | v | NME | 6. | 15 | 51 | W | 72 | M.C.G. | H | +32.8 | 1/12 | -4.8 | +38 | +3.4 | +36.2 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 25 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | CAR | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 12 | Princes Park | A | +36.2 | 1/12 | -8.8 | +45 | -3.3 | +32.9 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Aug 01 | 8. | 7 | 55 | v | STK | 5. | 7 | 37 | W | 18 | M.C.G. | H | +32.9 | 1/12 | +12.3 | +21 | -0.3 | +32.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 08 | 7. | 6 | 48 | v | ESS | 6. | 14 | 50 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +32.7 | 1/12 | +14.6 | +18 | -2.0 | +30.7 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 15 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | HAW | 10. | 9 | 69 | W | 4 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +30.7 | 1/12 | +6.2 | +24 | -2.0 | +28.6 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 22 | 4. | 14 | 38 | v | WBD | 12. | 6 | 78 | L | 40 | Western Oval | A | +28.6 | 1/12 | -12.6 | +41 | -8.1 | +20.5 | ≡ |
| SF | Sat Sep 05 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | COL | 6. | 9 | 45 | W | 89 | M.C.G. | H | +20.5 | 2/12 | +15.6 | +5 | +8.4 | +28.9 | ≡ |
| GF | Sat Sep 19 | 8. | 16 | 64 | v | COL | 8. | 12 | 60 | W | 4 | M.C.G. | H | +28.9 | 1/12 | +8.4 | +20 | -1.6 | +27.3 | ≡ |