| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2129 | 1651 | 129.0 |
| 2 | CAR | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 2260 | 1875 | 120.5 |
| 3 | GEE | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 2092 | 1745 | 119.9 |
| 4 | RIC | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 2060 | 1653 | 124.6 |
| 5 | HAW | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 2025 | 2050 | 98.8 |
| 6 | ESS | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 1941 | 1893 | 102.5 |
| 7 | STK | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1803 | 1747 | 103.2 |
| 8 | NME | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1859 | 2125 | 87.5 |
| 9 | SME | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1803 | 2186 | 82.5 |
| 10 | FIT | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 1745 | 2118 | 82.4 |
| 11 | FOO | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 1778 | 2079 | 85.5 |
| 12 | MEL | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 1838 | 2211 | 83.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Mon Apr 07 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | GEE | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 27 | Kardinia Park | A | -15.7 | 10/12 | +4.7 | -20 | -0.7 | -16.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 12 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | NME | 15. | 17 | 107 | L | 28 | M.C.G. | H | -16.3 | 10/12 | -24.0 | +8 | -3.6 | -19.9 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 19 | 9. | 8 | 62 | v | COL | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 68 | Victoria Park | A | -19.9 | 10/12 | -1.3 | -19 | -4.9 | -24.8 | ≡ |
| 4 | Fri Apr 25 | 10. | 19 | 79 | v | ESS | 13. | 19 | 97 | L | 18 | M.C.G. | H | -24.8 | 12/12 | +13.8 | -39 | +2.1 | -22.8 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 03 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | HAW | 21. | 10 | 136 | L | 32 | Glenferrie Oval | A | -22.8 | 11/12 | +2.2 | -25 | -0.7 | -23.5 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 10 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | RIC | 16. | 25 | 121 | L | 28 | M.C.G. | H | -23.5 | 11/12 | +18.1 | -42 | +1.4 | -22.1 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 17 | 12. | 6 | 78 | v | CAR | 14. | 24 | 108 | L | 30 | Princes Park | A | -22.1 | 11/12 | +15.4 | -38 | +0.8 | -21.4 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 24 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | FIT | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 21 | Princes Park | A | -21.4 | 11/12 | -24.7 | +3 | +1.8 | -19.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 31 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | SYD | 14. | 10 | 94 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | H | -19.6 | 11/12 | -8.7 | +1 | -2.6 | -22.2 | ≡ |
| 10 | Mon Jun 16 | 17. | 18 | 120 | v | WBD | 12. | 23 | 95 | W | 25 | M.C.G. | H | -22.2 | 11/12 | -14.3 | -8 | +3.3 | -18.9 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 21 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | STK | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 26 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -18.9 | 11/12 | +10.8 | -30 | +0.4 | -18.6 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 28 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | GEE | 15. | 9 | 99 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -18.6 | 11/12 | +14.6 | -33 | +1.2 | -17.3 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 05 | 19. | 13 | 127 | v | NME | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 3 | Arden St | A | -17.3 | 11/12 | -15.4 | -2 | -0.1 | -17.4 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 12 | 16. | 11 | 107 | v | COL | 15. | 19 | 109 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | -17.4 | 11/12 | +21.4 | -39 | +3.7 | -13.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 19 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | ESS | 13. | 21 | 99 | L | 5 | Windy Hill | A | -13.8 | 9/12 | +5.5 | -19 | +1.4 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 26 | 13. | 17 | 95 | v | HAW | 21. | 5 | 131 | L | 36 | M.C.G. | H | -12.3 | 9/12 | -1.7 | -11 | -2.5 | -14.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 09 | 12. | 13 | 85 | v | RIC | 19. | 11 | 125 | L | 40 | M.C.G. | A | -14.9 | 10/12 | +10.9 | -26 | -1.4 | -16.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 16 | 14. | 15 | 99 | v | CAR | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 7 | M.C.G. | H | -16.3 | 11/12 | +21.7 | -38 | +4.5 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 23 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | FIT | 14. | 15 | 99 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | -11.8 | 9/12 | -14.8 | +3 | -0.5 | -12.3 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 30 | 13. | 7 | 85 | v | SYD | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 35 | Lake Oval | A | -12.3 | 10/12 | -10.6 | +10 | -4.5 | -16.8 | ≡ |