| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | COL | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2356 | 1878 | 125.5 |
| 2 | RIC | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2301 | 1957 | 117.6 |
| 3 | CAR | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2342 | 1850 | 126.6 |
| 4 | ESS | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2443 | 2341 | 104.4 |
| 5 | STK | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2024 | 1922 | 105.3 |
| 6 | NME | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1938 | 1986 | 97.6 |
| 7 | HAW | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2194 | 2002 | 109.6 |
| 8 | FIT | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1990 | 2194 | 90.7 |
| 9 | FOO | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 1860 | 2109 | 88.2 |
| 10 | MEL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 1938 | 2111 | 91.8 |
| 11 | GEE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 1903 | 2426 | 78.4 |
| 12 | SME | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 1932 | 2445 | 79.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 07 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | STK | 14. | 14 | 98 | L | 32 | M.C.G. | H | +5.2 | 7/12 | +12.2 | -7 | -2.5 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 14 | 13. | 22 | 100 | v | HAW | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 2 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +2.7 | 6/12 | +2.1 | +1 | +0.1 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon Apr 23 | 11. | 9 | 75 | v | CAR | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +2.8 | 6/12 | +23.7 | -21 | +1.4 | +4.2 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 28 | 13. | 16 | 94 | v | FIT | 13. | 9 | 87 | W | 7 | Junction Oval | A | +4.2 | 6/12 | -6.1 | +10 | -0.3 | +3.9 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 05 | 13. | 13 | 91 | v | RIC | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 19 | M.C.G. | H | +3.9 | 6/12 | +11.2 | -7 | -1.2 | +2.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 12 | 10. | 16 | 76 | v | COL | 15. | 10 | 100 | L | 24 | Victoria Park | A | +2.7 | 6/12 | +29.4 | -27 | +0.3 | +3.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 19 | 17. | 10 | 112 | v | SYD | 12. | 11 | 83 | W | 29 | M.C.G. | H | +3.0 | 7/12 | -32.4 | +47 | -1.8 | +1.1 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 26 | 10. | 11 | 71 | v | ESS | 12. | 9 | 81 | L | 10 | Waverley Park | H | +1.1 | 7/12 | +10.0 | -9 | -0.1 | +1.0 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 04 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | WBD | 9. | 14 | 68 | W | 6 | Western Oval | A | +1.0 | 7/12 | -11.1 | +12 | -0.6 | +0.4 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 09 | 20. | 19 | 139 | v | GEE | 11. | 15 | 81 | W | 58 | M.C.G. | H | +0.4 | 7/12 | -27.6 | +28 | +3.0 | +3.4 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 16 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | NME | 12. | 9 | 81 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | H | +3.4 | 6/12 | -11.8 | +15 | -0.6 | +2.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 23 | 6. | 18 | 54 | v | STK | 11. | 14 | 80 | L | 26 | Moorabbin Oval | A | +2.8 | 7/12 | +7.1 | -4 | -2.2 | +0.6 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 30 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | HAW | 15. | 22 | 112 | L | 7 | M.C.G. | H | +0.6 | 7/12 | +9.5 | -9 | +0.2 | +0.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 07 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | FIT | 14. | 13 | 97 | W | 37 | M.C.G. | H | +0.8 | 7/12 | -12.5 | +13 | +2.4 | +3.2 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 14 | 12. | 9 | 81 | v | CAR | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 41 | Princes Park | A | +3.2 | 7/12 | +15.7 | -13 | -2.8 | +0.3 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 21 | 9. | 19 | 73 | v | RIC | 16. | 14 | 110 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | A | +0.3 | 7/12 | +15.8 | -16 | -2.1 | -1.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 28 | 12. | 15 | 87 | v | COL | 17. | 24 | 126 | L | 39 | M.C.G. | H | -1.8 | 7/12 | +13.9 | -16 | -2.3 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 04 | 11. | 12 | 78 | v | SYD | 12. | 14 | 86 | L | 8 | Waverley Park | A | -4.1 | 8/12 | -2.1 | +10 | -1.8 | -5.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 11 | 15. | 11 | 101 | v | ESS | 17. | 13 | 115 | L | 14 | Windy Hill | A | -5.9 | 8/12 | +6.5 | -12 | -0.2 | -6.1 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 18 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | WBD | 17. | 8 | 110 | L | 37 | M.C.G. | H | -6.1 | 8/12 | -15.5 | +9 | -4.6 | -10.7 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 25 | 14. | 14 | 98 | v | GEE | 17. | 11 | 113 | L | 15 | Kardinia Park | A | -10.7 | 9/12 | -21.2 | +10 | -2.5 | -13.3 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Sep 01 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | NME | 11. | 5 | 71 | L | 5 | Waverley Park | A | -13.3 | 11/12 | -10.0 | -3 | -0.2 | -13.5 | ≡ |