| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
| 1 | GEE | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2362 | 1888 | 125.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 2576 | 2128 | 121.1 |
| 3 | RIC | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 2754 | 1990 | 138.4 |
| 4 | NME | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2345 | 1894 | 123.8 |
| 5 | COL | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 2491 | 2178 | 114.4 |
| 6 | SME | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 2211 | 2174 | 101.7 |
| 7 | ESS | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2268 | 2151 | 105.4 |
| 8 | HAW | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2249 | 2381 | 94.5 |
| 9 | MEL | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2140 | 2709 | 79.0 |
| 10 | FOO | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 2056 | 2737 | 75.1 |
| 11 | STK | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 1872 | 2704 | 69.2 |
| 12 | FIT | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2398 | 2788 | 86.0 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
| 1 | Sat Mar 29 | 18. | 14 | 122 | v | STK | 14. | 16 | 100 | W | 22 | Waverley Park | A | -30.3 | 11/12 | -45.5 | +15 | +0.7 | -29.6 | ≡ |
| 2 | Mon Apr 07 | 22. | 8 | 140 | v | FIT | 17. | 14 | 116 | W | 24 | Waverley Park | A | -29.6 | 11/12 | +19.7 | -49 | +7.3 | -22.3 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 12 | 14. | 9 | 93 | v | GEE | 17. | 17 | 119 | L | 26 | Kardinia Park | A | -22.3 | 11/12 | +1.3 | -24 | -0.2 | -22.5 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat Apr 19 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | WBD | 18. | 12 | 120 | W | 9 | M.C.G. | H | -22.5 | 11/12 | -17.3 | -5 | +1.4 | -21.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Fri Apr 25 | 9. | 20 | 74 | v | CAR | 14. | 19 | 103 | L | 29 | Waverley Park | A | -21.1 | 11/12 | +32.3 | -53 | +2.4 | -18.7 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 03 | 15. | 14 | 104 | v | SYD | 19. | 16 | 130 | L | 26 | M.C.G. | H | -18.7 | 10/12 | -3.9 | -3 | -2.3 | -21.0 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 10 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | NME | 24. | 15 | 159 | L | 87 | Waverley Park | H | -21.0 | 10/12 | +30.8 | -52 | -3.5 | -24.5 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat May 17 | 15. | 18 | 108 | v | HAW | 17. | 16 | 118 | L | 10 | Princes Park | A | -24.5 | 10/12 | +3.9 | -28 | +1.8 | -22.7 | ≡ |
| 9 | Sat May 24 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | RIC | 29. | 21 | 195 | L | 93 | M.C.G. | H | -22.7 | 10/12 | +26.8 | -49 | -4.4 | -27.0 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat May 31 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 17. | 18 | 120 | L | 44 | Windy Hill | A | -27.0 | 10/12 | +4.0 | -31 | -1.3 | -28.3 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jun 07 | 18. | 11 | 119 | v | COL | 19. | 15 | 129 | L | 10 | Victoria Park | A | -28.3 | 10/12 | +8.1 | -36 | +2.6 | -25.7 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jun 14 | 19. | 20 | 134 | v | STK | 14. | 8 | 92 | W | 42 | M.C.G. | H | -25.7 | 10/12 | -39.7 | +14 | +2.8 | -22.9 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jun 21 | 18. | 21 | 129 | v | FIT | 18. | 9 | 117 | W | 12 | M.C.G. | H | -22.9 | 10/12 | -14.0 | -9 | +2.1 | -20.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jun 28 | 6. | 7 | 43 | v | WBD | 10. | 13 | 73 | L | 30 | Western Oval | A | -20.8 | 10/12 | -27.0 | +6 | -3.6 | -24.4 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 12 | 15. | 13 | 103 | v | CAR | 18. | 24 | 132 | L | 29 | M.C.G. | H | -24.4 | 11/12 | +18.8 | -43 | +1.4 | -23.0 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Jul 19 | 15. | 15 | 105 | v | GEE | 17. | 12 | 114 | L | 9 | M.C.G. | H | -23.0 | 10/12 | +27.9 | -51 | +4.2 | -18.8 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Jul 26 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | SYD | 17. | 22 | 124 | L | 34 | Lake Oval | A | -18.8 | 10/12 | +2.3 | -9 | -2.5 | -21.3 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 02 | 7. | 15 | 57 | v | NME | 12. | 15 | 87 | L | 30 | Arden St | A | -21.3 | 11/12 | +21.2 | -42 | +1.2 | -20.0 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 09 | 9. | 10 | 64 | v | HAW | 19. | 27 | 141 | L | 77 | M.C.G. | H | -20.0 | 10/12 | -13.0 | -7 | -7.0 | -27.0 | ≡ |
| 20 | Sat Aug 16 | 16. | 13 | 109 | v | RIC | 26. | 18 | 174 | L | 65 | M.C.G. | A | -27.0 | 10/12 | +32.0 | -59 | -0.6 | -27.6 | ≡ |
| 21 | Sat Aug 23 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | ESS | 18. | 14 | 122 | L | 21 | M.C.G. | H | -27.6 | 11/12 | -1.7 | -26 | +0.5 | -27.2 | ≡ |
| 22 | Sat Aug 30 | 9. | 12 | 66 | v | COL | 19. | 10 | 124 | L | 58 | M.C.G. | H | -27.2 | 11/12 | +15.0 | -42 | -1.6 | -28.7 | ≡ |