| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | CAR | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2245 | 1690 | 132.8 |
| 2 | HAW | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 2323 | 2035 | 114.2 |
| 3 | NME | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 2041 | 1748 | 116.8 |
| 4 | GEE | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 2251 | 2166 | 103.9 |
| 5 | FOO | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1958 | 2023 | 96.8 |
| 6 | MEL | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 2319 | 2333 | 99.4 |
| 7 | RIC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2192 | 2224 | 98.6 |
| 8 | SME | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2223 | 2364 | 94.0 |
| 9 | STK | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 2056 | 2282 | 90.1 |
| 10 | ESS | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 36 | 1987 | 2253 | 88.2 |
| 11 | FIT | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 2005 | 2161 | 92.8 |
| 12 | COL | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 2033 | 2354 | 86.4 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Apr 03 | 11. | 21 | 87 | v | NME | 9. | 10 | 64 | W | 23 | Arden St | A | -6.5 | 9/12 | +12.5 | -19 | +4.2 | -2.3 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 10 | 16. | 9 | 105 | v | WBD | 23. | 15 | 153 | L | 48 | M.C.G. | H | -2.3 | 6/12 | -5.6 | +3 | -5.1 | -7.4 | ≡ |
| 3 | Mon Apr 19 | 20. | 13 | 133 | v | ESS | 15. | 8 | 98 | W | 35 | Windy Hill | A | -7.4 | 9/12 | -7.3 | -0 | +3.5 | -3.9 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 24 | 17. | 12 | 114 | v | CAR | 24. | 13 | 157 | L | 43 | M.C.G. | H | -3.9 | 7/12 | +26.6 | -30 | -1.3 | -5.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 01 | 17. | 13 | 115 | v | FIT | 15. | 13 | 103 | W | 12 | Junction Oval | A | -5.1 | 7/12 | -9.8 | +5 | +0.7 | -4.4 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 08 | 21. | 10 | 136 | v | SYD | 16. | 12 | 108 | W | 28 | Lake Oval | A | -4.4 | 7/12 | -11.1 | +19 | +0.9 | -3.5 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 15 | 14. | 13 | 97 | v | HAW | 21. | 19 | 145 | L | 48 | M.C.G. | H | -3.5 | 7/12 | +23.9 | -27 | -2.1 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 22 | 9. | 15 | 69 | v | RIC | 14. | 11 | 95 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | A | -5.5 | 7/12 | -0.3 | -5 | -2.1 | -7.6 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 29 | 15. | 19 | 109 | v | STK | 7. | 13 | 55 | W | 54 | M.C.G. | H | -7.6 | 8/12 | +4.4 | -12 | +6.6 | -1.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 05 | 13. | 15 | 93 | v | GEE | 19. | 8 | 122 | L | 29 | Waverley Park | A | -1.0 | 4/12 | -3.2 | +2 | -3.1 | -4.1 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 12 | 12. | 16 | 88 | v | COL | 12. | 18 | 90 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | -4.1 | 7/12 | -8.9 | +5 | -0.7 | -4.8 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 19 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | NME | 22. | 14 | 146 | L | 85 | Waverley Park | H | -4.8 | 9/12 | +9.9 | -15 | -7.0 | -11.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 26 | 14. | 20 | 104 | v | WBD | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 52 | Western Oval | A | -11.8 | 11/12 | -0.8 | -11 | +6.3 | -5.5 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 03 | 6. | 22 | 58 | v | CAR | 18. | 7 | 115 | L | 57 | Waverley Park | A | -5.5 | 7/12 | +9.1 | -15 | -4.2 | -9.8 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 10 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | ESS | 18. | 11 | 119 | L | 15 | M.C.G. | H | -9.8 | 10/12 | -7.7 | -2 | -1.3 | -11.1 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 17 | 21. | 20 | 146 | v | FIT | 15. | 16 | 106 | W | 40 | M.C.G. | H | -11.1 | 10/12 | -0.1 | -11 | +5.1 | -6.0 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 24 | 11. | 13 | 79 | v | SYD | 14. | 9 | 93 | L | 14 | Waverley Park | H | -6.0 | 10/12 | -2.5 | +9 | -2.3 | -8.2 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Jul 31 | 14. | 11 | 95 | v | HAW | 16. | 17 | 113 | L | 18 | Princes Park | A | -8.2 | 10/12 | +12.6 | -21 | +0.3 | -7.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 07 | 17. | 17 | 119 | v | RIC | 13. | 11 | 89 | W | 30 | M.C.G. | H | -7.9 | 9/12 | -3.2 | -5 | +3.5 | -4.5 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 14 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | STK | 13. | 14 | 92 | W | 37 | Moorabbin Oval | A | -4.5 | 7/12 | -7.7 | +3 | +3.4 | -1.1 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 21 | 22. | 18 | 150 | v | GEE | 16. | 9 | 105 | W | 45 | M.C.G. | H | -1.1 | 5/12 | -4.4 | +3 | +4.2 | +3.1 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 28 | 18. | 20 | 128 | v | COL | 17. | 11 | 113 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +3.1 | 5/12 | -12.1 | +15 | -0.0 | +3.1 | ≡ |